MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called out racist attacks against Filipinos, saying that aside from being a “noble, kind, gracious and great race,” Filipinos are dignified and do not yield. In his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), Marcos said there is a collective threat facing the country, directed against Filipinos’ dignity and

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. highlighted the government's new law designed to accelerate right-of-way acquisition for major infrastructure projects during his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, even as Cebu City officials identified unresolved land acquisition as the primary obstacle delaying the long-awaited Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT).

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Carlo “Brown Sugar” Bacaro delivered a statement victory, stopping Thailand’s Channarong Injampa in the second round to capture the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Silver welterweight championship in the main event of “Fist of Fury XII: Cebu Clash 2026” on Sunday, July 26, at Robinsons Galleria Cebu. Bacaro, a Hong Kong–based Negrense

A clip fan is being eyed as the possible origin of a fire that left a four-year-old girl fatally injured in Talisay City, with the child succumbing to severe burns several hours later in a hospital.

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced in his State of the Nation Address on Monday that the Philippines is expected to launch its first rocket in 2027. The space launch, he said, will be done in partnership with an aerospace company in South Korea. “A sounding rocket launch test is slated for next

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Kiyapo has left three people dead and affected more than 295,000 individuals across the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Monday. Data as of 6 a.m. showed that the death toll stood at three, with one fatality reported in Davao and two in Sarangani. Authorities

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) in Region 9 staged symbolic protests across public schools in Zamboanga del Sur, demanding urgent reforms in the education sector. Liza Idiang , ACT Teachers Region 9

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. starts his fifth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 27, 2026, with an update on the gains made in going after those behind flood control anomalies, which he exposed in his last Sona. Marcos hinted that charges are soon to be filed against a former speaker,

MANILA, Philippines — National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin maintained that the 51 individuals his unit apprehended during a rally on Monday had “committed violations.” The arrests came during a rally mounted by progressive and militant groups along Commonwealth Avenue ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the