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Showbiz
Pinoy pride moment alert! Two of the biggest P-pop acts in the country — BINI and SB19 — have officially been confirmed to join Weverse, the global superfan platform created by HYBE that's home to massive acts like BTS, BLACKPINK, and other K-pop royalty. This is a huge deal for
Politics
It's official: Christina Garcia Frasco is out as Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT). Malacañang confirmed her exit on Thursday, ending a tenure that started back in June 2022 — and one that wasn't exactly controversy-free. But before you think she's been totally kicked
Economy
With fuel prices spiraling out of control, Malacañang hauled in oil company executives for a face-to-face meeting on Thursday, March 12, to demand answers on supply and pricing. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto led the government delegation alongside DOE Secretary Sharon Garin. "The meeting focused on supply and prices, on
Showbiz
America's Got Talent 2025 Grand Champion Jessica Sanchez is finally bringing her winning energy to the Philippines with a massive homecoming concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on May 16, presented by Wilbros Live. And yes, the Fil-Am singer is beyond excited. During a Zoom press conference on
Nation
In the middle of the escalating Middle East crisis, 24 Filipinos got a surprise lifeline — a Singapore Air Force military transport plane that flew them out of Saudi Arabia and back home safely. Talk about unexpected help from our ASEAN neighbor. Singaporean Ambassador to Manila Constance See confirmed on Friday,
Crime
A married couple from Gen. Natividad, Nueva Ecija who had been missing for five days were found dead — their decomposing bodies stuffed in sacks and dumped in an irrigation canal in Cabanatuan City. The gruesome discovery has shocked the local community and sent investigators scrambling for answers. The victims have
Economy
With fuel prices spiraling out of control thanks to the Middle East conflict, House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Miro Quimbo is pushing hard to review the 28-year-old Oil Deregulation Law — and he's not mincing words about why the government is helpless right now. During a DOE
Economy
Nearly three million Filipinos started 2026 without a job, as the country's unemployment rate surged to 5.8% in January — the highest level since June 2022. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), that's 2.96 million jobless workers out of a total labor force, a
Politics
Sen. Risa Hontiveros didn't hold back during a Senate hearing on Monday, slamming the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for taking three whole months to act on the fraudulent birth certificate of a billionaire Chinese national dubbed "Alice Guo 2.0." The senator's frustration was
Showbiz
The showbiz world is buzzing — Bea Alonzo is finally walking down the aisle! Marriage banns for the Kapuso actress (real name: Phylbert Angelli Escalante Ranollo) and Puregold Price Club president Ferdinand Vincent Pe Co were published at St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Paco, Manila on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Nation
President Bongbong Marcos just gave every worker in the country a reason to smile — March 20, 2026 is officially a regular holiday nationwide for Eid'l Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The announcement was made during the Grand Iftar at Malacañang, where the President
Nation
More than 6,000 Filipino seafarers remain stranded in and around the Strait of Hormuz as the Middle East war between the US and Iran turns one of the world's most critical shipping lanes into a danger zone. The Philippines, which supplies roughly a quarter of the world&