Angara says high-risk, crowded urban schools will be first in line as safety drills continue nationwide MANILA (November 8, 2026) – The Department of Education will hire additional school security guards using P500 million included in the proposed 2027 General Appropriations Bill, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said after a Friday forum on preventing school-based violence. … Read more
Sara Duterte Camp Says Prosecution ‘Had Its Chance but Failed’ as Defense Opens Nov. 9 MANILA (November 8, 2026) — The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte said House prosecutors “had its chance” and “failed” in her Senate impeachment trial, as her defense team prepares to present evidence when hearings resume Monday, November 9. Duterte … Read more
House Prosecutors Ready to Grill Sara Duterte, Mans Carpio if They Take Stand MANILA — House prosecutors say they are ready to question Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio, if the defense puts them on the stand when the impeachment trial resumes Nov. 9 — especially on bank records and … Read more
Marcos, MILF Commit to Sign CAB Exit Deal Before End of Term MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders have vowed to finish remaining obligations under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and sign the exit agreement before the President’s term ends, Malacañang said Friday. Presidential Communications Office … Read more
Agency also seeks immigration lookout orders as probe expands to LGU permits MANILA (November 7, 2026) – The National Bureau of Investigation has filed criminal complaints against four people linked to a Bacoor pet crematorium accused of dumping dog and cat remains in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan instead of cremating them, NBI Director Melvin … Read more
Pre-2022 financial papers allowed only as baseline; COA confidential-fund exhibits shut out MANILA (November 7, 2026) – The Senate impeachment court has formally admitted Vice President Sara Duterte’s statements of assets, liabilities and net worth and Anti-Money Laundering Council records into evidence, while fencing off Commission on Audit files tied to her confidential funds, as … Read more
Distribution of MacBook Neo and Windows units starts Nov. 9, with deliveries due by March 2027 MANILA (November 7, 2026) – The Department of Education saved at least P1.4 billion by putting more than 231,000 laptops for public school teachers out to open competitive bidding instead of negotiated procurement, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said Friday. … Read more
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