Weather
If you're heading out for the EDSA anniversary rallies or just going about your Wednesday, Pagasa has some welcome news: fair weather is expected across the entire Philippines today, Wednesday, February 25. The easterlies — warm winds from the Pacific — are dominating the weather pattern, bringing humid and warm
Nation
The Philippines has 226 billion cubic meters of water available every year — and yet 332 municipalities are classified as "waterless," meaning more than half their residents don't have reliable water supply. A new study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) reveals just how broken
Politics
Mark your calendars: the House Committee on Justice will begin deliberations on the four impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte starting March 2, 3, and 4. Committee Chair Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro confirmed the schedule, saying they'll first determine whether the complaints are sufficient in
Politics
Just hours after seven lawmakers filed resolutions urging the Philippines to rejoin the International Criminal Court, Malacañang shut the door. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro confirmed on Tuesday that there are "no discussions" on the country's return to the Rome Statute — the treaty that established the
Politics
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa is officially in hot water — not from the ICC this time, but from his own colleagues. A civil society group led by former Finance Undersecretary Prof. Cielo Magno has filed an ethics complaint against the senator before the Senate Committee on Ethics and
Politics
Former President Rodrigo Duterte has decided he doesn't want to attend the annual review of his own detention at the International Criminal Court. In a one-page waiver dated February 23, Duterte informed the ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber I that he will not participate in the hearing scheduled
Nation
While thousands marched on EDSA in Manila, students at Mindanao State University in Marawi City chose a different way to mark the 40th anniversary of the People Power Revolution — a seminar. And there's a beautiful reason why: it's Ramadan, and the Muslim students are fasting. The
Netflix Philippines just dropped its most ambitious content slate ever, and Filipino entertainment fans have a lot to be excited about. To celebrate its 10th anniversary in the country, the streaming giant announced five brand-new Philippine originals — three series and two films — that aim to put Pinoy storytelling on the
It's officially happening. Thousands of Filipinos are marching along EDSA right now for the third installment of the Trillion Peso March, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the People Power Revolution. Protesters began gathering at the EDSA Shrine early Wednesday morning and have been marching toward the People
Philippine cinema legend Hilda Koronel — the woman who starred in "Insiang" and "Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag" — is making her grand return to the big screen after a 13-year hiatus. Her comeback vehicle? "Sisa," a spy thriller directed by Jun Robles Lana, set
The flood control corruption scandal isn't just a political problem — it's now hitting the stock market. Unicapital Securities has slashed its year-end PSEi forecast from 7,100 to 6,800, citing slower infrastructure spending and the ongoing corruption investigation as the primary drags on investor sentiment.
The Marcos-Duterte political war just reached The Hague. After Duterte's defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman dropped a bombshell claim at the ICC hearing — alleging the existence of a secretly recorded phone call involving a "silent partner" of President Marcos funneling witnesses to the court — Malacañang hit back
The National Capital Region Police Office isn't playing around for tomorrow's Trillion Peso March. A total of 13,448 police officers will be deployed across Metro Manila on Wednesday, February 25, to secure the demonstrations marking the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. That&
The United States Embassy in Manila just issued a pointed warning to American citizens in the Philippines: do not participate in the February 25 rallies marking the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. The embassy made it clear that foreign nationals caught engaging in protests or mass demonstrations
Forty years after millions of Filipinos united on EDSA to topple a dictatorship, the opposition can't even agree on how to commemorate it. Multiple rounds of talks between progressive groups failed to produce a unified rally for the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday
If you're hoping for holiday pay this Wednesday for the EDSA People Power anniversary, DOLE has some bad news: there's no extra pay for workers reporting on February 25. The Department of Labor and Employment issued Labor Advisory 1-2026 clarifying that the 40th anniversary of the
Here's some good news for the 2.5 million government employees and pensioners counting on the GSIS for their retirement: the state pension fund just reported a total income of ₱344.47 billion for 2025 — a solid 6.4 percent increase from the previous year. And total assets?
Kylie Padilla just gave the most Kylie Padilla answer ever when asked about her father, Senator Robin Padilla, possibly running for Vice President in 2028. During a press conference for her upcoming film "The Lotto Winners," entertainment reporters asked what she thought about the political buzz — and she
The Philippine stock market is on a roll. The PSEi closed Tuesday at 6,547.98, up 0.92 percent, marking its fifth consecutive day of gains and hitting a nine-month high. Investors are riding a wave of optimism fueled by the peso's recovery to the ₱57 level