Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in Metro-Manila for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
MANILA — Malacañang on April 5, 2026 warned against the circulation of fabricated information after a graphic falsely claiming that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer spread widely on social…
Vice President Sara Duterte announced her 2028 presidential bid on February 18 as renewed impeachment efforts moved forward in the House. Announcement comes as new impeachment complaint is filed…
Photo from @pcogovph TAGUIG CITY, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Feb. 13, 2026 led the groundbreaking for two stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) in the Bonifacio…
Undated photo shows workers in an apparel manufacturing plant located at the Mactan Export Processing Zone in Cebu province. (Photo courtesy of MEPZ Workers Alliance) MANILA — The Philippine economy slowed…
Joseph Victor Ejercito, chair of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges, faces an ethics complaint alleging inaction on a pending case against Francis Escudero. MANILA — An ethics complaint has been filed against Joseph…
Farmworkers harvest leafy vegetables in a Philippine upland farming community, illustrating smallholder agriculture that clustering and consolidation programs aim to organize for scale, efficiency, and improved market access. – Photo courtesy…
Observed each year during the Feast of the Black Nazarene, the Traslación draws millions of devotees to Manila’s streets, driven by sacred vows, physical devotion, and a centuries-old tradition that…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and San Miguel Corporation president and CEO Ramon Ang, shown here with DPWH officials in a file photo during the dredging operations at Balihatar Creek in…
The Department of Foreign Affairs reiterated that no recruitment program for Ukraine exists. (File photo) MANILA – Malacañang has rejected as “fake news” a claim circulated by the Russian Foreign…
Russian troops in Novoaidar Photo via Wikimedia Commons, 6 March 2022 (CC BY 4.0). MANILA — Germany firmly rejected a Russian accusation that its Manila embassy issues visas to Filipinos allegedly recruited…
File photo from the Senate of the Philippines Sen. Panfilo Lacson files a bill to expand the AMLC’s authority as investigators freeze more assets tied to alleged flood-control corruption….
Top row, from left: Zaldy Co; Edwin Gardiola. Second row, from left: James Ang Jr.; Jernie Jett Nisay. Third row, from left: Noel Rivera; Augustina Dominique Pancho. Bottom row, from…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Senator Imee Marcos in separate appearances. The siblings became the center of a national controversy after the senator publicly accused the President of long-term drug use,…
The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in Morong, Bataan remains preserved but non-operational nearly four decades after its completion. Under the country’s new nuclear safety law, the facility cannot be rehabilitated…
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (PNA photo) Executive secretary says he remains on the job as investigations widen MANILA — Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Sunday, November 16, 2025, denied rumors that he…
MEGA RALLY. Iglesia ni Cristo members, along with students, civic organizations and other community groups, gather at Rizal Park in Manila on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, for the opening of a…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. formally receives the ASEAN chairship gavel from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the closing ceremony of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, marking the official turnover of…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued an administrative order creating the National Sports Tourism Inter-Agency Committee (NST-IAC) to oversee all government initiatives promoting sports tourism locally and globally.(Photo courtesy of Presidential Communications Office)…
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., the Philippines’ largest toll road operator, has named ex-Philippine Airlines president Gilbert Santa Maria as CEO, marking its third leadership shakeup in a year. MANILA — Metro…
About 100 members of the Akbayan group peacefully dispersed at 10:22 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, following a rally at the gates of the Discaya-owned St. Gerrard Construction compound…
A collage of Baybayin characters, a Tagalog proverb, and Cebuano and Ilocano greetings surrounding the word “Filipino.” The Baybayin symbols are shown as a representation of the pre-colonial script, not…
Senator Risa Hontiveros| Photo from Senate of the Philippines MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros has welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s directive ordering lifestyle checks on government officials involved in flood…
Floating lanterns drift atop dark waters during a Ghost Month ceremony, symbolically guiding wandering spirits back to the underworld at the close of the seventh lunar month. (Photo via Unsplash)…
Senator Erwin Tulfo / Senate of the Philippines MANILA — Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday said legislation against political dynasties will remain difficult to pass because many lawmakers in Congress are themselves members…
FBI “Wanted” poster of Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, who faces federal sex trafficking and labor trafficking charges in California. (Image via FBI.gov) MANILA — Conflicting statements between Philippine officials and the country’s…
Sen. Robin Padilla, author of Senate Bill 1200 or the “Drug-Free Government Act,” which seeks annual mandatory drug testing for all elected and appointed officials. (File photo from his Facebook…
Photo by Mick De Paola on Unsplash Inside Manila Golf & Country Club, where a single share sold for ₱200 million (US $3.6 million), golf has become the quiet language of power in…
A modern rendition of the iconic “Love Bus” is set to hit Philippine roads by late 2025, featuring a retro-inspired design with heart motifs and the signature baby blue color….
Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada (right) sits beside former President Corazon Aquino during the “Mass for Truth and Accountability” held at Baclaran Church on February 25, 2008, days after Lozada surfaced as…
MANILA — Businessman and political kingmaker Luis “Chavit” Singson has publicly withdrawn his support for the Marcos family, citing feelings of neglect after helping secure President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s…
