Philippines Headlines
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0800At P300 a day per jeepney, fuel subsidy falls far short of crisis, lawmakers say
Makabayan bloc lawmakers called the Marcos administration's P10-per-liter fuel subsidy for public utility vehicles "consuelo de bobo" — a token gesture — made to keep government spending low rather than deliver relief to tra...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0800165 million liters of oil already secured, more coming — DOE
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said that the government has acquired 165 million liters of oil through the Philippine National Oil Corp.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:27:00 +0800SC dismisses Discaya bid to quash graft charges over P96.5-million flood control project
The Supreme Court has thrown out a bid by flood control contractor Sarah Discaya to block her prosecution for graft and malversation over an allegedly unfinished P96.5-million flood control project in Davao Occidental.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:22:00 +0800Arroyo denies role in alleged plot to oust House Speaker Dy
The Pampanga congresswoman on Friday, April 10, issued a statement categorically denying involvement in a reported move to unseat House Speaker Bojie Dy III.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:59:00 +0800Who scored perfect? Senate attendance data puts focus on Bato's 31 absences
Senate data show some lawmakers present in all sessions, while others logged multiple absences.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:29:00 +0800Hazing hits PNPA again weeks after PNP chief vowed crackdown
More than 20 cadets at the Philippine National Police Academy were reportedly burned with a mixture of drain cleaner and muriatic acid by fellow cadets in the latest hazing scandal to hit the country's premier police training institution.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:05:00 +0800Marcos appoints Dita Angara-Mathay as new Tourism chief
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Dita Angara-Mathay as the new secretary of the Department of Tourism.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0800Price Tracker: Oil, fuel monitor for Apr. 10
Pump prices remained near multiyear highs on Friday, even as the outlook for next week began to improve.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:50:00 +0800Marcos OKs P8-billion aid for barangays, students amid crisis
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the release of P8 billion in assistance to over 42,000 barangays nationwide to help cushion the impact of the Middle East crisis, Malacañang said.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +080084% repatriated OFWs hope for redeployment
bout 84 percent of overseas Filipino workers returning from the Middle East still hope to find employment abroad, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said, even as the government ramps up repatriation efforts amid ongoing regional tensions....