Philippines Headlines
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:07:00 +0800GSIS offers solar loan program to help members cut electricity costs
Government workers can now shift to solar energy to help cut monthly electricity bills through a financing program offered by the Government Service Insurance System.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0800CHR starts probe into Negros Occidental 'clash'
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it has launched an investigation following a violent armed encounter in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental that left at least 19 people dead.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:52:00 +0800Mike Defensor’s wife denies ties to raided Pasig City establishment
The wife of former lawmaker Mike Defensor has broken her silence, denying allegations linking her and her daughter to an establishment recently raided by the National Bureau of Investigation.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:10:00 +08005 renewable energy facilities with 128.9 MW capacity now active — DOE
Five renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 128.9 megawatts are now operational as of April 17, the Department of Energy said, marking early progress in its push to expand the country’s green energy supply.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Caritas brings power of charity to everyone
The year 2025 was a year of achievements and milestones for Caritas Manila.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Repeal of CHED, Tesda charters backed
The Second Congressional Commission on Education backed the repeal of the charters of the Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, saying reforms are long overdue more than three decades after the a...
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Balikatan ‘correct path forward’ for Philippines in West Philippine Sea
An international think tank believes that expanded military cooperation with allies is the “correct path forward” for the Philippines in handling the situation in the West Philippine Sea.
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Arrest of Duterte co-perpetrators sought
With charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte confirmed and the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court upheld, human rights groups are now pushing for the arrest of other co-perpetrators named in the crimes against humanity cas...
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Bernardo maintains he’s not the mastermind in flood control mess
Former Department of Public Works and Highways undersecretary Roberto Bernardo insisted that he should not be labeled as the mastermind behind the flood control scandal, wherein up to 30 percent of funds for infrastructure projects became kickba...
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Mike Defensor: Family no longer tied to raided hotel
Former lawmaker Mike Defensor asserted that his family had long divested its stake in the company operating the hotel that the National Bureau of Investigation raided last Tuesday for allegedly recruiting and sexually exploiting women.