Manila City Workers to Get Salary, Year-End Bonus and P5,000 Cash Gift All on Nov. 13

Manila City Hall and its clock tower with the Metro Manila skyline at dusk

Manila City Workers to Get Salary, Year-End Bonus and P5,000 Cash Gift All on Nov. 13 MANILA (November 10, 2026) – Employees of the Manila city government will receive their regular salary, year-end bonus and P5,000 cash gift all at once on Friday, November 13, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced. Domagoso shared the news … Read more

Tulfo Brothers Grill Sara Duterte’s First Defense Witness Over Davao Property, China Trip

Senator-judges in maroon robes inside the Senate session hall for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, file photo

Tulfo Brothers Grill Sara Duterte’s First Defense Witness Over Davao Property, China Trip MANILA — The defense of Vice President Sara Duterte presented its first witness on Monday, November 9, 2026, as her impeachment trial resumed at the Senate, but the testimony quickly drew sharp words from senator-judges Raffy Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo. Davao City … Read more

5,445 Promoted, Newly Hired DepEd Personnel Take Oath Before Marcos in Pangasinan

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administers the oath to Education Secretary Sonny Angara in Malacañang in a file photo

5,445 Promoted, Newly Hired DepEd Personnel Take Oath Before Marcos in Pangasinan DAGUPAN CITY — A total of 5,445 newly promoted and newly hired Department of Education (DepEd) personnel from across Pangasinan took their oath of office on Monday, November 9, 2026, in a mass ceremony at the CSI Stadia witnessed by President Ferdinand Marcos … Read more

DFA Calls Officials’ China Remarks ‘Regrettable,’ Says Marcos Alone Sets Foreign Policy

Department of Foreign Affairs building along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City

DFA Calls Officials’ China Remarks ‘Regrettable,’ Says Marcos Alone Sets Foreign Policy MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday called recent public comments on China by some government officials “regrettable,” reminding everyone in government, civilian or uniformed, that only President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sets the direction of Philippine foreign policy. “Under the … Read more

Gov’t Workers to Get Year-End Bonus, P5,000 Cash Gift With First November Pay

Department of Budget and Management Caraga regional office building

Gov’t Workers to Get Year-End Bonus, P5,000 Cash Gift With First November Pay MANILA (November 9, 2026) – Government employees will receive their year-end bonus equal to one month’s basic salary plus a P5,000 cash gift with their first November paycheck, after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P82.998 billion to cover the … Read more

Lacson: Some Senator-Judges ‘Already Formed a Decision’ on Sara Duterte

Official Senate portrait of Senator Panfilo Ping Lacson

Lacson: Some Senator-Judges ‘Already Formed a Decision’ on Sara Duterte MANILA — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson admitted that some of his fellow senator-judges seem to have already made up their minds on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, just as her defense team takes its turn to present evidence when the trial resumes … Read more

Louie Alas Says Sorry After Viral Flare-Up Over Jacob Bayla’s Buzzer Dunk in UP-Ateneo Game

Ateneo coach Louie Alas being pacified by his staff as UP players walk away after the UAAP Season 89 game

Louie Alas Says Sorry After Viral Flare-Up Over Jacob Bayla’s Buzzer Dunk in UP-Ateneo Game MANILA (November 8, 2026) — Ateneo head coach Louie Alas apologized after a video of him angrily confronting UP forward Jacob Bayla spread across social media, following a dunk at the final buzzer of the Fighting Maroons’ 82-74 win on … Read more