The rift among the children of the late National Artist Nora Aunor deepened this week after Ian De Leon and Lotlot De Leon traded conflicting claims over the management of their mother 's estate, legacy, and plans to preserve her name. The latest exchange marks another development in the...
The SIBOL Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) national team drew mixed results on Day 2 of the 2026 Asian Games Qualifiers, securing a win over Laos before suffering a defeat against Cambodia at the Resorts World Sentosa Convention Centre on Friday, June 19. The result moves the Philippines to a 2-1...
For decades, the relationship between Filipino consumers and their electricity providers was entirely one-sided. If you lived in Metro Manila, you paid whatever the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) billed you. If the summer heat strained the power plants feeding the high-voltage lines of the National...
Approximately 5.3 million Filipinos are expected to benefit from improved government services after about 500 government agencies and facilities across Mindanao were connected under the first phase of the Mindanao Integrated Government Network (MIGN), the Department of Information and...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it will actively evaluate new regulatory guidelines that strip away its exclusive control over building the country’s power lines, aiming to protect the legal and operational framework of the national transmission network. The privately...
The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) and the Filipino at Tsino Magkaibigan Foundation have provided P11 million in relief and rehabilitation assistance to victims of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8. During a press conference...
The SIBOL Mobile Legends: Bang Bang national team was off to a rousing start in the 2026 Asian Games Qualifiers campaign, blanking host Malaysia, 2-0, at the Sentosa Convention Center on Thursday, June 18. As expected the Filipinos immediately stamped their class against the Southeast Asian rivals...
The SIBOL Honor of Kings national team is now bound for Nagoya, Japan after punching its ticket to 2026 Asian Games with a flawless run in the qualifiers at the Petaling Jaya Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, June 17. The Nationals swept Uzbekistan 2-0 to improve to a perfect 3-0 record in Group A and...
The SIBOL Honor of Kings national team moved on cusp of securing a berth in the 2026 Asian Games after a dominant 2-0 sweep of Mongolia in the group stage of the Asian Games Qualifiers at the Petaling Jaya Marriott Hotel. Coming off an opening-day victory over Pakistan, the Filipinos stayed...
The Philippines has sought World Bank backing for a $1-billion program aimed at tackling the country ’ s plastic waste problem, starting with Metro Manila. In a June 10 document, the World Bank said that the proposed Clean Philippines Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) is designed to improve...
The national government will increase its tax allocations to local government units (LGUs) by nearly 11 percent to a record ₱1.32 trillion for fiscal year (FY) 2027, ramping up state spending to insulate regional economies from persistent global energy shocks. Based on Local Budget Memorandum...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Saturday condemned China 's sanctions against Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr., calling the move a direct affront to the Philippine government and its sovereign decisions. In a statement, Pangilinan said...
