Over 300,000 People Displaced: Davao Region Reels From Massive Flooding After Days of Nonstop Rain

The Davao region is in crisis mode after a shear line brought continuous moderate to heavy rainfall starting February 19, triggering widespread flooding that has affected more than 85,600 families — that's over 302,000 individuals across the region. It's one of the worst flooding events

Gas Up Na Agad: Fuel Prices Rise for the 7th Straight Week — Diesel Jumps ₱1.20, Gasoline Up ₱0.60

Brace yourselves, motorists — fuel prices are going up again. Starting Tuesday, February 24, gasoline went up by ₱0.60 per liter while diesel and kerosene both jumped by ₱1.20 per liter. That makes it seven consecutive weeks of gasoline increases and a brutal nine straight weeks for diesel and

₱800 Billion in Suitcases? Napoles Case Lawyer Drops Bombshell Claim About Flood Control Cash Deliveries to 'Corrupt Officials'

Lawyer Levi Baligod, the private complainant in the pork barrel scam case against businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, just made a jaw-dropping allegation: up to ₱800 billion in cash was allegedly delivered to corrupt government officials over the years in connection with flood control project anomalies. Yes, you read that right

Palace Shuts Down Roque's Claim That Marcos Tried to Reconcile With Sara Duterte: 'Another Lie'

Malacañang just hit back hard at former Palace spokesman Harry Roque after he claimed on Facebook that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attempted to reconcile with Vice President Sara Duterte. The Palace's response? Two words: fake news. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro branded Roque's post as

From Beats to Trees: Apl.de.Ap Wants to Plant 380 Million Trees Across the Philippines — Cagayan Valley Is Next

Black Eyed Peas member and proud Filipino Apl.de.Ap is proving he's more than just a hitmaker — the Grammy-winning artist has set his sights on planting a staggering 380 million trees across the Philippines through his national-scale agroforestry program, and Cagayan Valley is the next stop. The

Military Goes Full Red Alert Ahead of EDSA 40th Anniversary — Trillion Peso March Part 3 Set for Tomorrow

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has gone on full red alert status as the country prepares for the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Wednesday, February 25. With mass gatherings and the third Trillion Peso March expected, the military isn't taking any chances. AFP

Visa Warns AI Could Wipe Out Entry-Level BPO Jobs in the Philippines — Country Ranks 43rd Out of 47 in AI Readiness

Here's a wake-up call for the Philippines: global financial giant Visa just released a report warning that artificial intelligence could seriously disrupt the country's BPO industry — the same sector that employs millions of Filipinos and has been one of the economy's biggest success stories.

Vico Sotto's Pasig Just Won $1 Million From Bloomberg for Building Floating Parks on the River

Pasig City just leveled up big time. Mayor Vico Sotto's floating parks initiative — yes, actual parks that float on the Pasig River — has won a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, beating out more than 630 cities from around the world. It's the kind of flex

Need Quick Cash? GSIS Just Launched 'Ginhawa Go' — Micro-Loans Starting at ₱1,000 for Government Workers at Just 6% Interest

Government employees just got a new financial lifeline. The Government Service Insurance System has launched "Ginhawa Go" — a micro-loan program that lets members borrow as little as ₱1,000 straight from their phones, with an interest rate of just 6% per annum. That's significantly cheaper than

Duterte's Lawyer Fires Back at ICC: 'This Is Political Demagoguery, Not Justice' — Kaufman's Full Defense Strategy Revealed

While the prosecution spent Day 1 quoting Duterte's own words, his lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman came out swinging with a counter-narrative: this case is built on "political demagoguery" and cherry-picked evidence, not facts that meet judicial standards. It was the most detailed look yet at

Philippines Could Score $3 Billion Windfall If JPMorgan Adds Its Bonds to Benchmark Emerging Market Index

Here's a number that should make every Filipino investor sit up: the Philippines could attract roughly $3 billion in foreign capital inflows if its government bonds are added to JPMorgan Chase's benchmark emerging-market bond index this year. That's according to National Treasurer Sharon Almanza,

OFWs Left in Legal Limbo: Advocacy Paper Says DOLE's Dispute System No Longer Covers Overseas Workers — and Nobody's Fixed It

There's a bureaucratic gap quietly screwing over millions of overseas Filipino workers — and a new advocacy paper is sounding the alarm. The Department of Labor and Employment's dispute resolution system, called SENA (System for Efficient and Enforceable Negotiated Agreements), was designed to settle labor disputes quickly.