Friday, September 25, 2026 · 56 stories
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday announced he already signed Mary Jane Veloso’s papers for absolute pardon. READ: Absolute pardon eyed for Veloso, says solon In an interview in Samar…
MANILA, Philippines – An Octa research survey has shown that the hypothetical tandem of Vice President Sara Duterte and Sen. Robin Padilla held the national lead by 12 percent against that of Naga City Mayor Leni…
Filipino series “Love at First Spike” has secured a nomination in the Kids: Live Action category at the 2026 International Emmy Awards. The series, produced by ABS-CBN Studios and iWant, was among the nominees for the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The local weather bureau here ruled out any impact on Cebu from Tropical Storm Queenie on Friday, pointing to the cyclone’s distant track and its expected recurve toward Southern Japan. This…
MANILA, Philippines —Former Exec. Secretary Victor Rodriguez has petitioned the Supreme Court to strike down the Senate Impeacment court’s recent decision to modify the voting threshold needed for a conviction of an…
Movie star Susan Sarandon and “Hacks” actress Hannah Einbinder were among a reported 100 people detained by police in New York on Thursday, Sept. 24, as they broke up a protest against the Israeli prime minister. AFP…
JAKARTA, Indonesia —The Philippines should no longer consider bringing back the historic Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) because its infrastructure is aging, and pushing for the move could spark further safety fears…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines led 11 naval vessels from eight countries in a series of exercises in the West Philippine Sea, including coordinated maneuvers, search-and-rescue and medical evacuation drills, the…
The delegates of this year’s Miss Asia Pacific International pageant are in for a treat, as they are set to explore Cebu’s tourist destinations from north to south in a span of three weeks. Many of the participants are…
MANILA, Philippines — Local fuel prices may drop next week, September 29, as optimism grows for a supply increase and a potential renewal of peace talks between the United States and Iran. In an advisory on Friday…
MANILA, Philippines — An investigation into flood control projects in Davao City has been widened by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). This was after the agency claimed to have found projects worth about P7…
Kaban Hotel and Casino Boracay has opened at Station 0, adding a new inland tourism and entertainment destination to the island’s world-famous beach attractions. The six-storey KABAN, which opened on Sept. 16, features…
[Updated Sept. 25, 2026, 12:09 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled for Nov. 2 and…
MANILA, Philippines – Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste is currently taking care of his mother, Sen. Loren Legarda, who is undergoing treatment for a lung and autoimmune condition in France, according to the…
[Updated Sept. 25, 2026, 11:51 a.m.] MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday confirmed that he had signed Mary Jane Veloso’s absolute pardon. In a brief media interview in Samar, Marcos was asked…
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Friday called out the lawyers of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over their media remarks about the court process during his arraignment. During…
MANILA, Philippines — Thirty percent of Filipinos disagree with the statement, “A person like me cannot do anything to reduce corruption in the government,” according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations…
MANILA, Philippines – The hypothetical tandem of Vice President Sara Duterte and Sen. Robin Padilla held the national lead by 12 percent against that of Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo and Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino…
MANILA, Philippines — Former Speaker Martin Romualdez will testify in his plunder case before the Sandiganbayan, his lawyer Ade Fajardo said on Friday. Fajardo, who called Romualdez as their most important witness, said…
MANILA, Philippines — Blessed Fulton Sheen, who was beatified by the Catholic Church on Thursday, Sept. 24, visited the Philippines during his lifetime, leaving a lasting connection with Filipino Catholics. Sheen, a…
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — A 29-year-old farmer was arrested during a routine police checkpoint after being found with suspected shabu in Barangay Macabiag, Sinait town in Ilocos Sur on Wednesday. Personnel of the…
CALASIAO, Pangasinan— Police arrested a 59-year-old gunsmith and seized 36.10 grams of suspected shabu worth P245,480 during a search operation in this town on Wednesday in Pozorrubio. The suspect was classified as a…
MANILA, Philippines — A 24-year-old man was arrested in Quezon City for allegedly taking four maintenance-free car batteries in a compound belonged to a water company. According to the Quezon City Police District…
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Thirteen local government units (LGUs) in Bukidnon received gold recognitions from the Office of the Civil Defense Region 10 (OCD-10) as Gawad Kalasag 2026 awardees for their exemplary disaster…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — Eighteen nursing graduates from Mindanao landed in the top rankings of the August 2026 Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination (PNLE), according to the results released by the…
VALENCIA CITY, BUKIDNON, Philippines — A 45-year-old murder suspect listed as “most wanted” in Bukidnon province was killed during an armed confrontation in the course of an arrest operation in Sitio Lagaan, Barangay…
CALAPAN CITY — Five residents of San Fernando town on Sibuyan Island have filed a verified administrative complaint against their municipal council before the Romblon Provincial Board over council proceedings that led…
MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has clarified that while their proposed changes to their 2027 national budget would be geared toward flood control projects, other infrastructure items would also…
TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — A classroom activity involving the bursting of balloons triggered a false shooting alarm at Holy Name University (HNU) in Barangay Dampas here on Thursday evening, Sept. 24…
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — After nearly two months of suspension, face-to-face classes have resumed at a school in the Zambales town of San Marcelino following severe flooding and lahar that damaged parts of the school…
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Queenie has maintained its strength while moving over the Philippine Sea east of extreme northern Luzon, the state weather bureau reported on Friday. Based on the 5 a.m. Philippine…
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Police arrested a suspected high-value drug target and seized around 275.55 grams of suspected shabu worth P1.87 million, along with firearms, ammunition, and drug paraphernalia, during…
MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has offered tissue paper to critics who cannot get over the Senate Impeachment Court’s ruling allowing a lower minimum vote to convict Vice President Sara…
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of former House Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez will submit its answer by Monday as to why he should not be preventively suspended as a lawmaker by the Sandiganbayan, his…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has lifted the ban on social media platform Discord less than 24 hours after it was imposed, with officials citing the success of…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday said the 13-1 vote on Wednesday to overturn the 16-vote threshold requirement for conviction is not indicative of how the senator-judges will…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda is “raring to come back” to the Philippines as soon as possible, her spokesperson Tony La Viña said Thursday. La Viña told the Inquirer in an interview that Legarda will return…
MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the jackpots in the Super Lotto 6/49 and Lotto 6/42 draws on Thursday, Sept. 24, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The Super Lotto 6/49 winning combination was…
MANILA, Philippines — Health Undersecretary Dr. Albert Domingo has been appointed as the new head of the Department of Health’s (DOH) Essential Life-Saving Services Cluster (ELSS), effective Sept. 21. As ELSS chief…
MANILA, Philippines — While the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is willing to sit down again and discuss with social media company Meta how they can jointly protect children, continuous…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday challenged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation to go after wealthy agricultural smugglers to prove that they are not…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has apprehended an individual being linked to last week’s fatal campus shooting in Banga, South Cotabato, and another person suspected of being an online…
MANILA, Philippines — The departure of majority of the families of missing “sabungeros” (cockfighting enthusiasts) as parties to the kidnapping charges against gaming tycoon Atong Ang and police officers would not…
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court effectively rewrote the Constitution through a vote when it lowered to 14 the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, former Executive Secretary…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has widened its probe into flood control projects in the first district of Davao City, saying it found that projects worth about P7 billion were awarded to a…
MANILA, Philippines — A week after his arraignment on Sept. 16, former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez has yet to file a bail petition for his plunder case involving alleged kickbacks worth P7.4 billion…
MANILA, Philippines — Former Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez asked the Supreme Court (SC) to nullify a recent Senate Impeachment Tribunal ruling modifying the threshold required to convict an impeached official…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday, Sept. 24, continued its search for eight individuals still missing after a passenger ferry fire off Coron, Palawan. The PCG said its BRP Cape Engaño…
(Last of two parts) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, Philippines — The municipal government of San Simon, Pampanga, should lead the search and revival of irrigation channels, road canals, creeks, rivers and swamplands to…
TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — The tourism industry in Bohol province—a major nature destination in Central Visayas—is facing a sharp slowdown, with tourist arrivals plunging nearly 22 percent in the first half…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will ask lawmakers to shuffle roughly P20 billion in funding across its infrastructure projects, according to Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo Momo, Sr…
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato — Police seized P427,850 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes from a copra dryer in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat, early Wednesday. The Police Regional Office 12 (PRO 12) said boxes of suspected…
MANILA, Philippines — In the digital age, it only takes one cyberattack to bring a government service to a halt. When the Maritime Industry Authority’s (MARINA) seafarer document system was hit, the disruption exposed a…
MANILA, Philippines – UAAP Esports is no longer content with proving that esports belong in the collegiate sports scene. It now wants to prove that it can draw the same respect, attention, and energy as the league’s…
The Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 is the latest mid-range enterprise tablet from Lenovo. Released only this year, it refreshes and refines the specs and functions that came to define its predecessor. At a time when budgets are…
Most people who want to try AI tools in the Philippines run into the same problem: there are several of them, each with its own subscription, and most are priced in dollars. Local telco player Smart Communications is…
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