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CHED eyes P13B boost for 2026 funds

To continue supporting low-income students, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is seeking an additional P13 billion for its 2026 budget.

Almira Cereno · Sep 3, 2025

Pope Leo XIV, magiging bukas sa LGBTQ community

Ninais ni Pope Leo XIV na ipagpatuloy ang ‘Pope Francis approach’ na pagiging bukas sa mga miyembro ng LGBTQ community, matapos ang 30-minutong private audience kasama si Fr. James Martin, SJ ng Amerika noong ika-1 ng…

Kian Gabriel Managbanag · Sep 3, 2025

Fighting Scams, Risking Strains: The Philippines’ Dilemma

The Philippine government’s sweeping cybercrime raid in Pasay, which led to the arrest of more than 400 individuals, including over 200 Chinese nationals, has been hailed as one of the most decisive actions yet against…

Maria Selma · Sep 1, 2025

Balotang Binulsa

Ang halalan ay sumasalamin sa kalayaan ng bansa at boses ng taumbayan—patas at malinis. Ngunit paano kung ang mismong kumpanyang humahawak ng makinarya para sa botohan ay ngayo’y inaakusahan na sangkot sa katiwalian?

Roger Palomaria Jr. · Sep 1, 2025

Pasay police confirms robbery-rape suspect surrenders after partner’s intervention

Police revealed that one of the suspects in the Pasay City massage parlor robbery-rape case surrendered on the advice of his live-in partner, as reported on Monday, September 1.

Jasmine Danica Batoctoy · Sep 1, 2025

Sec. Dizon, ipinag-utos ang malawakang courtesy resignation sa DPWH

Agad na nagpatupad si Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon ng malawakang courtesy resignation sa buong ahensya matapos manumpa bilang bagong kalihim nitong ika-1 ng Setyembre sa…

Kian Gabriel Managbanag · Sep 1, 2025

DILG chief admits delay in class, gov’t work suspension

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla admitted on Monday, September 1, that the announcement on the suspension of classes and government work in Metro Manila and 16 provinces came later than intended.

Fritz Nicolai R. Rodriguez · Sep 1, 2025

War on Drugs, War on Justice?: ICC sets schedule of hearing for Duterte’s case this September

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, has set a four-day confirmation of charges hearing for Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces crimes against humanity charges linked to his bloody…

Jasmine Danica Batoctoy · Sep 1, 2025

Yemen’s Houthi rebels storms UN premises, detain at least 11 staff

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels raided offices of the United Nations’ food, health and children’s agencies in the Yemeni Capital Sanaa on Sunday, and captured at least 11 employees.

Ken Jansen Vinuya · Sep 1, 2025

Sports Column

Deteriorated system

Ever since the implementation of sports in schools in the early 1900s, student-athletes have received several achievements and medals for their respective institutions; however, it is concerning that some students tend…

Antonino Leonardo · Sep 1, 2025

An Abandoned Promise Submerged in Deceit

Bulacan, once again submerged into the depths of its flood, is drowning from deceit—from a promised change that was delayed day by day until it was left abandoned. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. visited a…

Kayleigh V. Shingler · Sep 1, 2025

SONA 2025: A Five-Act Farce (With a Predictable Ending and a Chorus of Forgotten Voices)

President Marcos's fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) played out less as a speech and more as a theatrical production—a five-act farce with a predictable ending and a chorus of voices pointedly ignored. Act I…

Gean Pineda · Jul 30, 2025

SONA Naman Maisakatuparan Na

Siguro nga ay marami ang mga nawiwili sa mga card-stacking statements ng ating 'huwarang' Pangulo na si Ferdinand E. Marcos sa State of the Nation Address (SONA) niya ngayon, ngunit ibabaon na lang ba natin sa limot ang…

Rhan Saloma · Jul 29, 2025

PBBM, nilatag mga plano sa isports; Torre, na-shout out

Pabirong itinampok ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sa kanyang isinagawang ikaapat na State of the Nation Address (SONA) si Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Nicolas Torre III bilang “Atletang…

Francis Owen Romano · Jul 29, 2025

PBBM slams corrupt officials over stolen funds from gov’t projects; ensures transparency

In his 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday, July 28, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., reprimanded corrupt officials for stealing public funds intended for the government’s infrastructure projects.

Nawaf M. Abdullah Salam · Jul 29, 2025

Justice Delayed. Justice Denied.

This is not a new story. Philippine democracy has established the script of accountability—yet, it rarely delivers the ending it promises. For decades, serious allegations against high-ranking officials in the…

Insight PH · Jul 28, 2025

VP Duterte's impeachment trial should proceed despite SC’s decision — Senate

Senators ruled on Friday, July 25, that the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte should continue even after the Supreme Court (SC) deemed the case as ‘unconstitutional.’

Nawaf M. Abdullah Salam · Jul 27, 2025

Tropical Storm Emong Develops from LPA, Enters PAR

Tropical Cyclone Emong intensified into a tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon, July 23, PAGASA reported.

Jasmine Danica Batoctoy · Jul 25, 2025

Grace Tanfelix donates relief goods to victims of Typhoon Dante, Emong

In a Facebook post, Miguel Tanfelix’s mother, Grace Tanfelix, shared a photo of herself posing with boxes of canned goods and rice packs.

Jasmine Danica Batoctoy · Jul 25, 2025

Telling truths in a country that won’t listen

A young writer sits on a monobloc chair, scribbling notes from a press conference. In front of her: a lagging laptop, government tabs, and a deadline that won’t wait. Unpaid and overlooked, she presses on. And in a…

Chel Amihan Nacabu-an · Jul 25, 2025

Bylines, Bye Lives

From the start, I’ve known that being a journalist in the Philippines is not easy– you work with a pen or microphone in your hand, and a target on your back.

Sofia Dela Peña · Jul 25, 2025

Stay connected for free: These telcos aids those affected by ‘Crising’, habagat

Telecommunications companies are offering free unlimited calls and data to users amid the heavy rains and severe flooding brought about by the southwest monsoon and Severe Tropical Storm Crising.

Jasmine Danica Batoctoy · Jul 25, 2025

Ilang nitso sa Oas Catholic Cemetery bumagsak; mga labi, nangamoy

Nagdulot ng matinding pag-aalala sa mga residente ng Brgy. Mayao, Oas, Albay ang pagkasira ng ilang nitso sa Oas Catholic Cemetery ngayong araw, July 24.

Gian Bert Nol Llaneta · Jul 25, 2025

‘Huwag pilitin ang LGU’: Angara sa publiko ukol sa pagsuspinde ng klase

Hinimok ni Education Sec. Sonny Angara ang publiko na huwag pilitin ang mga lokal na pamahalaan na magsuspinde ng klase kahit na bahagya lamang ang mga pag-ulang nararanasan sa kani-kanilang lugar.

Jasmine Danica Batoctoy · Jul 25, 2025

Drowning in Praise, Starving for Change

It’s time we stop romanticizing endurance. It’s time we stop praising survival as if it were a choice. What we need now is accountability, infrastructure, and equity in disaster response—not just for the next storm, but…

Akia Zuriel DG Besin · Jul 24, 2025

Education Needs Nutrition, Not Corruption

The expanded SBFP is promising in fighting malnutrition in our country but may fall short of its goals if corruption, inefficiency, and weak monitoring systems persist. The Philippines must invest not only in food but also integrity systems. Only then can the SBFP truly deliver its promise to feed minds, bodies, and futures.

Drew Ezekiel Diamsay · Jul 23, 2025

Laughing While Lives Are Ruined

Filipinos are known for having a good sense of humor. We often say that laughter helps us survive hard times. But we must ask ourselves, is it still humor when someone is already hurting?

Alleya Naveros · Jul 22, 2025

Saudi ‘Sleeping Prince’ dies after 20 years coma

Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid bin Talal Al Saud, known as the "Sleeping Prince" for being in a coma since a 2005 car accident, passed away on July 19, as announced by his father and the Saudi Royal Court, marking the end of a long and closely followed medical journey that touched many in Saudi Arabia and beyond.

Jasmine Batoctoy · Jul 22, 2025

Cracks in the Current

When the budget for materials is cut back, maintenance is shrugged off, and oversight is buried beneath bureaucracy, these structures become liabilities. What happened to the Wawa dam today is not an act of nature but rather the consequence of decisions made by people trying to cut costs.

Ash Malig · Jul 22, 2025