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Nation
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
Economy
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
Economy
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,
Politics
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
Nation
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.
Nation
President Marcos personally witnessed the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the Department of Education and 149 city governments on Monday, formalizing a massive push to close the Philippines' staggering 165,000-classroom gap. The message was clear: schools can't wait for decades, and kids can'
Politics
Senator Erwin Tulfo emerged from his meeting with Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan on Monday with a potentially game-changing claim: China is willing to sign the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, and the Philippines — as this year's ASEAN chair — could have the framework finalized by December
Showbiz
The internet is shipping them and Chanty had absolutely no idea. The Lapillus K-Pop idol — who's currently competing on 'Stars On The Floor Season 2' — was completely blindsided when she found out that netizens on TikTok and X (Twitter) have been pairing her with none other
Economy
International credit ratings agency Moody's is forecasting that the Philippine economy will bounce back to 5.5% growth in 2026 and 5.6% in 2027 — a welcome recovery after last year's disappointing 4.4% performance, which was the weakest in five years outside the pandemic. But
Nation
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon just dropped a department order that could shake the DPWH to its foundations — literally and figuratively. From now on, appointments and promotions in one of the country's biggest and most corruption-prone agencies will be based strictly on performance. No more political referrals. No
Weather
If you've been feeling the heat lately, PAGASA just confirmed what your skin already knows: the amihan (northeast monsoon) has effectively left the building. As of Monday, only one weather system affects the entire Philippine archipelago — the easterlies, those warm, humid winds blowing in from the Pacific Ocean.
Politics
The ICC didn't just come for Duterte on Day 1 — they named names. Senior Trial Lawyer Julian Nicholls identified five co-perpetrators who allegedly helped the former president run the Davao Death Squad and carry out thousands of extrajudicial killings across the Philippines. The five named in open court: