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

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

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.

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