Qualified members of the Social Security System (SSS) can expect to receive this week PHP2,000 cash aid under the government's expanded Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food and Transport (UPLIFT) program.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27, highlighting his administration’s key programs, accomplishments, and plans for the country. Here are the key quotes and highlights from the President’s speech: Addressing concerns over public funds SONA 2026 highlights: Expanded fare discounts Reviving

Filipino boxers Benny "The Bull" Cañete and Gary Tamayo came up short against hometown opponents after suffering separate decision losses in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Sunday, July 26.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Calls for higher wages, lower prices of basic goods, accountability in public spending, and improved flood control took center stage as around 200 members of various cause-oriented groups staged the “SONA sa Katawhan 2026” in Cebu City on Monday, July 27. They held the event hours before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Council passed a resolution condemning what it described as the unlawful and aggressive actions of the People’s Republic of China against Filipino military personnel on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. The council approved the resolution, drafted by Councilor Carlo Pontico Fortuna, during its session on Monday,

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Former Bayan Muna Representative and Makabayan leader Carlos Isagani Zarate challenged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to officially certify as urgent the repeal of electricity systems loss charges and their corresponding Value-Added Tax (VAT). In an emailed statement Monday, July 27, Zarate reacted to the president’s call to stop passing these

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The police have identified the suspects in the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of a woman last week in Malasiqui. Lieutenant Colonel Francis Sawadan, chief of the Malasiqui Municipal Police Station, said he could not yet disclose the identities of the suspects or the motive behind the attack until