What is the Filipino Dream? Health security, owning a business top Pinoys’ dreams

Vanessa Hidalgo 04/13/2025

  What is the Filipino dream? “In a world where nations often rally around a unifying vision—the American Dream, the Chinese Dream—it is peculiar that the Philippines, the 13th most populous country on the globe, lacks a…

Dolphin found dead in Pangasinan after eating plastic waste

Yolanda Sotelo 04/10/2025

DAGUPAN CITY, PANGASINAN, Philippines — A dolphin has tragically died from plastic pollution in the waters off Pangasinan after ingesting nearly a kilogram of plastic waste, including grocery bags, and plastic containers, according to the Bureau of…

PH questions alleged ‘confessions’ of 3 Filipinos arrested in China

Geraldford Ticke, Nestor Corrales 04/06/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The National Security Council (NSC) on Saturday questioned the validity of the Filipino spies confession in China, asserting that the three detained Filipinos are ordinary citizens with no military training. In Palawan, the families…

China Coast Guard blocks 2 PH ships in Scarborough – US expert

Faith Agrosino 03/24/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels reportedly intercepted two Philippine ships near Scarborough Shoal on Monday, according to a U.S. maritime expert. Ray Powell, director of of SeaLight — a program of Stanford University’s…

Rainy weather expected across the PH on Saturday 

Faith Argosino - @inquirerdotnet 03/22/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will experience rainy weather on Saturday due to three weather systems, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). The northeast monsoon (amihan) will mainly affect Luzon. Easterlies will…

US aid freeze threatens $94M DepEd projects

Agence France Presse 02/06/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is exploring ways to continue five projects funded by the US government, despite US President Donald Trump’s recent freeze on foreign aid. These projects, worth $94.02 million (about P5…

Senators defend vote granting citizenship to Chinese businessman

Jane Bautista, Marlon Ramos 01/30/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Three of the 19 senators who voted to grant Filipino citizenship to a Chinese businessman defended their decision on Wednesday, despite strong opposition from Sen. Risa Hontiveros, the only one who voted against it.…

Marcos’ Senate picks lead in latest SWS survey

01/30/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Eight senatorial candidates supported by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remain in the lead, according to the latest SWS survey commissioned by the Stratbase Group. The survey, conducted from January 17 to 20, 2025, involved…

Rising demand: More Filipinos embrace first-class travel

Vanessa Hidalgo 12/08/2024

More Filipinos are now willing to pay extra for the luxury of first-class seats. Emirates reports flying 3,166 first-class passengers in the first 10 months of 2024, expecting to exceed the 3,609 passengers it served in 2023.…

Reward offered, but no leads in search for ‘Mary Grace Piattos’ after 11 days

Joselle Badilla, Ryan Rosario 11/30/2024

DAVAO CITY — It’s been 11 days since some House members announced a P1-million reward for information on “Mary Grace Piattos.” However, the search for her, linked to alleged misuse of confidential funds from the Office of…

Is Harry Roque still in PH? VP Sara’s viral video sparks speculation

Faith Agrosino 11/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Is former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque still in the Philippines? Many netizens were confused after watching Vice President Sara Duterte’s online press conference early Saturday morning, where she discussed the detention of Zuleika Lopez,…

GCash faces another bank transfer glitch

Meg Adonis 11/23/2024

Just days after users reported unauthorized deductions from their accounts, popular e-wallet platform GCash faced another issue. On Friday afternoon, the Ayala-backed company announced that its bank transfer feature via BancNet was experiencing problems, though the cause…

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