Senate court responds as SWS poll finds 32 percent of Filipinos still undecided on trust in final vote IMPEACHMENT COURT SWS SURVEY – The Senate impeachment court said on Thursday, October 29, 2026, that it will decide the case against Vice President Sara Duterte based on law and admissible evidence, not public opinion, after a … Read more
Leased rooms in Baliwag and Marikina now serve more than 800 public school learners The Department of Education (DepEd) is now leasing available private school facilities to ease the classroom shortage in crowded public schools, Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced in a statement on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The leasing program targets highly congested public … Read more
Tracker teams now deployed in every region, but police say ‘the door is always open’ The Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched an all-out manhunt for Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa after the one-week deadline for his voluntary surrender lapsed on Friday, October 30, 2026. Lt. Gen. Wilson Joseph Lopez, who heads the police task … Read more
Marcos to the Bangsamoro: “We will never abandon you” The first duly elected Bangsamoro Parliament convened its inaugural session on Friday, October 30, 2026, and elected Abdulraof Macacua as chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Seventy-nine of the 80 elected members of Parliament voted Macacua into the post. He will … Read more
The “Agri Tayo, Lab for All” project aims for 700 units nationwide The Department of Education (DepEd) and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos have launched a nationwide school-based hydroponics project that will put greenhouse facilities in public schools as part of the “Agri Tayo, Lab for All” program. The project was launched on Thursday, October 29, … Read more
A six-minute explosive eruption sends a 3,000-meter ash plume over Albay Mayon Volcano in Albay recorded a moderately explosive eruption on Friday, October 30, 2026, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) to raise Alert Level 3 over the country’s most active volcano. According to PHIVOLCS, the eruption began at 11:53 a.m. and … Read more
352,391 Slots Up for Grabs in the March 2027 Career Service Exam; Here’s How to Apply CIVIL SERVICE EXAM 2027 – Aspiring government workers can start securing their slots for the next Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) on Monday, November 2, 2026, when the Civil Service Commission (CSC) opens online registration at 8:00 … Read more
Senators Seek Relief for Filipinos Hit by Weak Peso and El Niño VAT CUT WAGE HIKE – With the peso at record lows and El Niño battering farms, two senators are pressing for tax cuts and higher pay to protect the shrinking budget of ordinary Filipinos. In separate statements on Thursday, October 29, 2026, Senators … Read more
Senate to Cut Nonessential Spending to Fund El Niño Measures in ₱7.2-Trillion Budget 2027 BUDGET EL NIÑO – The Senate is reshaping the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 to prepare for a strong El Niño, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, October 29, 2026. “Itong 2027 budget, we are tilting it to El … Read more
Angara: DepEd Ends Practice of Giving Early Grades to New Teachers, Taps Best Educators to Fix Reading Gaps DEPED EARLY GRADES – The Department of Education (DepEd) will put its best teachers in Grades 1 to 3 to tackle reading difficulties at the earliest stage, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said in remarks published on Wednesday, … Read more