Four Impeachment Complaints Against VP Sara Duterte Now Officially in the Hands of the House Justice Committee

The House of Representatives officially referred all four impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Committee on Justice on Monday, formally kicking off what could become one of the most politically charged proceedings of 2026. The latest — and fourth — complaint was filed just last Wednesday by lawyer

Mark Your Calendars: A Blood Moon Is Coming to Philippine Skies on March 3

Get ready to look up, Pilipinas — a total lunar eclipse is happening on March 3, and PAGASA says it will be fully visible from Metro Manila and other parts of the country. The celestial show will last about an hour, giving Filipinos a front-row seat to one of nature'

Another 'Guo' Busted: Chinese National Caught With Fake Filipino Driver's License in Bohol

The Bureau of Immigration has nabbed yet another Chinese national with the surname "Guo" — and yes, the Alice Guo comparisons are writing themselves. This time, it's 48-year-old Guo Jinjin, arrested on February 17 in Barangay Tawala, Panglao, Bohol, for pretending to be Filipino. According to BI

Meet the 30-Something Finance Whiz Now Running the Philippines' Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments

The Maharlika Investment Corporation just put a relatively young gun in charge of where the Philippines' sovereign wealth fund money goes. Kheed Nielsen Ng has been named Chief Investment and Operating Officer of MIC, making him the principal technical authority on how the country's first-ever sovereign wealth

Marcos Drops Record ₱58 Billion on LGUs — Plus Free Rice for 5 Million Families

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. just opened the government's wallet wider than ever for local governments, bumping the Local Government Support Fund to a historic ₱58 billion for 2026 — a whopping ₱34 billion increase from last year's allocation. Speaking at the launch of "Sa Bagong Pilipinas,

Tulfo Meets Chinese Ambassador Today to Cool the WPS Word War — Lacson Says Senate ‘Not Surrendering Anything’

Senator Erwin Tulfo is scheduled to sit down with Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan on Monday to try and ease the escalating war of words between Philippine senators and Chinese embassy officials over the West Philippine Sea. The meeting, set for 11 a.m. at a hotel in Manila, comes after

Walang Pasok! Ateneo, La Salle, UST, and Dozens More Schools Suspend Classes for EDSA’s 40th Anniversary on February 25

If you’re a student in Metro Manila, good news: a massive wave of class suspensions has been announced for Wednesday, February 25, as the country commemorates the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. Major universities have declared academic holidays — Ateneo de Manila called it a ‘University Holiday’

Seven House Lawmakers File Resolutions to Bring the Philippines Back Into the ICC — Timing Couldn’t Be More Dramatic

On the very same day the ICC began its confirmation of charges hearing against former President Duterte, seven House lawmakers filed two separate resolutions urging the Philippines to rejoin the International Criminal Court. House Resolution 809 was filed by the Makabayan bloc — ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio, Gabriela Women’s

No Stage for You: QC Bars Bayan and Pro-Duterte Groups from Setting Up at People Power Monument for EDSA Anniversary

With the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on February 25, the Quezon City government has decided: only one stage, and not everyone gets access. Bayan and pro-Duterte groups have been denied permits to set up near the People Power Monument. Elmo San Diego, head of QC’s

First Body Recovered from Rodriguez Landfill Collapse — Two More Still Missing as Mayor Says Manual Retrieval Will Be Slow

The body of one of three people reported missing after a landfill collapsed in Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal has been recovered, Mayor Ronnie Evangelista confirmed Monday. The retrieval was made on Sunday, February 22. But finding the two remaining victims won’t be easy. ‘The retrieval will not be that easy

Neri Colmenares and Kristina Conti in The Hague: Two Filipino Lawyers Stand for Drug War Victims at Duterte’s ICC Hearing

As the International Criminal Court began its confirmation of charges hearing against former President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, two Filipino lawyers were there to make sure the victims’ voices were heard: human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares and fellow attorney Kristina Conti. Colmenares confirmed in a radio interview that he and

Goodbye Travel Tax? Joey Salceda Says Scrapping the ₱11 Billion Levy Would Generate ₱46 Billion in Economic Output

Former Albay representative and noted economist Joey Salceda is throwing his weight behind the Marcos administration’s push to abolish the travel tax — and the math, he says, makes total sense. Yes, the government would lose about ₱11 billion in revenue if the tax is scrapped. But Salceda argues the