MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. began delivering his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) before a joint session of Congress at the Plenary Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City on Monday. On board the presidential helicopter, Marcos arrived at the venue at exactly 3:37 p.m. where he

BACOLOD CITY — Around 2,000 protesters joined a “Sona ng Bayan” rally in Bacolod City on Monday, ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address, calling for greater government accountability, an end to corruption, and higher wages. The demonstrators, led by the Taumbayan Ayaw sa Magnanakaw at Abusado Network Alliance (TAMA

Another Oil Price Hike Expected This Week, DOE Says FUEL PRICE UPDATE – The Department of Energy announced that Filipino motorists will face another oil price hike this week.  On Tuesday (July 28, 2026), various oil companies in the country are set to implement another major increase in pump prices.   Based on DOE’s projections, diesel will see the biggest adjustment with an increase ... Read more

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Tyson Fury beat Mariusz Wach at Max Muay Thai Stadium in Pattaya on Friday night. The Polish veteran’s corner retired him on his stool after seven completed rounds of a scheduled ten. The 1,500 fans inside the arena were the only people on earth who saw it happen. As promised, the charity bout was not …

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Artificial intelligence, talent shortages, burnout, and constant disruption are changing what it means to lead. According to Philios Andreou, PhD, Deputy CEO and Global Partner of BTS Group, a global professional services firm that helps organisations turn strategy into results by developing the skills, mindsets, and behaviours of their people through experiential learning and simulations, …

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A Thai housemaid filed a police complaint, alleging that two foreign men insulted and threatened her during a dispute over rubbish outside a home in Pattaya. The neighbour dispute took place in a housing estate on Khao Thap Phraya Road, although the date and time of the incident were not disclosed. The woman, whose identity …

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MANILA – Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has shared new evidence that indicated double billing and collection involving “ghost” infrastructure projects in Taguig City, the political bailiwick of former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. One case involved two supposedly different projects that shared the same photo for billing purposes, while another involved a single slope protection

MANILA, Philippines — A US-led coalition aiming to anchor critical mineral, semiconductor, and AI supply chains in the Philippines could generate as much as P180 billion in annual revenues and nearly 200,000 jobs for Filipinos once fully operational — a payoff officials say is now a decade away. That estimate comes from Joshua Bingcang, president

Filipino motorists are set to feel the pinch this week, with oil companies preparing to raise pump prices by roughly P7 per liter starting Tuesday — one of the steeper single-week increases so far this year. Unioil was first to issue an advisory on the adjustment, confirming that diesel prices will climb by P7.30 per

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, July 27, 2026, starting at 4:00 p.m. The address is expected to run for approximately one hour and twenty minutes. Amid mounting public pressure for job creation, affordable food, and tougher anti-corruption measures, the president is expected to highlight his administration’s