Five Supreme Court justices are on the shortlist as Gesmundo reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 on November 6 MALACAÑANG (November 5, 2026) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to name the country’s next chief justice within the week, as Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo bows out of the Supreme Court on Friday, November … Read more
A single safety checklist now covers disaster readiness, child protection, health, mental health support and physical security in every public school MAKATI CITY (November 4, 2026) – The Department of Education (DepEd) is rolling out a nationwide campus safety program called the Safe School Environment Audit (SSEA), which puts every safety measure in public schools … Read more
Jail bureau says initial CCTV check shows no power cut and no exit by the former Speaker, as Malacañang reminds jailers not to break the rules MANILA, Philippines (November 4, 2026) – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has opened an investigation into claims that detained former House Speaker Martin Romualdez has been … Read more
State auditors find cracks, corrosion and exposed steel bars in hundreds of public works projects and tell the DPWH to fix them MANILA – The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged 300 infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) worth about P17.34 billion for “visible defects,” ranging from cracked walls to … Read more
Gatchalian says unverifiable line items will not get ‘a single peso’ as Malacañang insists President Marcos will keep his hands off Congress’ budget work MANILA – The Senate will strip 295 Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects worth P8.836 billion from the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 because they lack supporting documents, … Read more
Quezon City revokes its 2025 heat-related class suspension circular as schools gain the power to call off in-person classes on their own under the new national framework QUEZON CITY (November 4, 2026) – The Quezon City government is scrapping its own rules on heat-related class suspensions to follow the Department of Education’s latest directive and … Read more
The gap in a hypothetical 2028 presidential matchup is now the smallest OCTA Research has recorded between the two, as the undecided bloc grows to 26 percent MANILA – Vice President Sara Duterte is still ahead of Naga City Mayor and former Vice President Leni Robredo in a hypothetical 2028 presidential showdown, but her lead … Read more
Malacañang says the manhunt for the fugitive senator is a test for the PNP chief and the entire police force after the DILG chief admitted it is ‘more difficult’ Malacañang on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, challenged Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. to make sure that Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s … Read more
The Education department says the units come with a five-year warranty and will be delivered to public school teachers and staff from November 2026 to March 2027 The Department of Education (DepEd) has secured 172,654 Apple MacBook Neo laptops for public school teachers and administrative staff at about P43,000 per unit, the agency announced on … Read more
Former DPWH Region 12 officials and seven private individuals face charges at the Sandiganbayan over allegedly inflated payments for land along the Digos-Makar National Road ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY SCAM – The Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, filed graft and malversation charges before the Sandiganbayan against six personnel of the Department of Public … Read more