Jobless Filipinos Hit 2.86 Million in September as Youth Unemployment Climbs to 15.3% MANILA (November 6, 2026) – The number of jobless Filipinos climbed to 2.86 million in September, pushing the unemployment rate to 5.4 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, a figure that lands just as a new Labor chief takes … Read more
VP Sara Duterte’s Defense Asks Senate to Subpoena 24 Witnesses as Trial Resumes Monday MANILA (November 6, 2026) – Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team wants the Senate impeachment court to subpoena 24 witnesses as it prepares to open its case when the trial resumes on Monday, November 9. The request was contained in manifestations … Read more
Marcos Swears In Recto, Vida, Tolentino and 7 Other Ad Interim Cabinet Officials MALACAÑANG (November 6, 2026) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday swore in 10 Cabinet-level officials who received ad interim appointments, among them Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, and called the group “the best team ever assembled” since the Cabinet of his late … Read more
Around 100 senior high school teachers kicked off the program in Makati as Copilot access expands to a million public school educators MAKATI CITY (November 6, 2026) – The Department of Education is pairing with Microsoft to train and credential 2,000 public school teachers in artificial intelligence literacy, rolling out classroom tools meant to keep … Read more
The House leader says amendments are not automatically graft and backs more public scrutiny of the P7.2-trillion 2027 budget MANILA (November 6, 2026) – House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has broken his silence on allegations of insertions in the 2027 national budget, rejecting claims of corruption in the budget process and insisting that “there … Read more
The President tells local officials ghost projects, commissions and substandard rebuilds will face the full force of the law MALACAÑANG (November 6, 2026) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has turned over P8.6 billion in disaster rehabilitation assistance to local governments, warning that anyone who tries to profit from calamity victims will face the full force … Read more
The columnist says he was fed a wrong report, as DILG chief Jonvic Remulla dismisses the sneak-out story as ‘chismis’ MANILA (November 5, 2026) – Columnist Ramon “Mon” Tulfo has taken back his explosive claim that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez had been sneaking in and out of the Quezon City Jail, admitting on Thursday … Read more
Angara says decisions under EO 130 will rest on Pagasa and Phivolcs data so classes resume as soon as it is safe PASIG CITY (November 5, 2026) – The Department of Education (DepEd) is putting the finishing touches on the guidelines that will decide when classes are called off under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s new … Read more
The 63-year-old magistrate succeeds retiring Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo and can lead the Supreme Court until August 2033 MALACAÑANG (November 5, 2026) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has chosen Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda as the next chief justice of the Supreme Court, making him the 28th head of the Philippine judiciary and the first chief … Read more
The 2027-2030 roadmap lets foreign universities set up branches with Filipino partners so students can get international degrees without leaving the country MAKATI CITY (November 5, 2026) – Filipino college students may soon be able to earn degrees from foreign universities without flying abroad. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has launched a national strategy … Read more