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MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said PhilHealth will double its benefit package for children with developmental disabilities and raise the number of covered therapy sessions from 90 to 150. Marcos announced the expanded coverage in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), where he also cited the Department of Social Welfare and

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday paid tribute to the victims of the Tacloban City school shooting, honoring their courage while calling for stronger efforts to protect children from violence and harmful influences. During his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), Marcos recognized the families of Chris Lorenz Fabian, Joyancee Separa

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur – The Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) has deployed 2,913 personnel across the Caraga region as part of security measures for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday in Quezon City, Metro Manila. There have been no anti-SONA rallies held in urban

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday pledged to complete the distribution of land titles to agrarian reform beneficiaries by next year, after more than 400,000 titles covering over 500,000 hectares were distributed in the past four years. Marcos made the commitment in his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), where he

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is set to launch a rocket in 2027, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in his State of the Nation Address on Monday. The space launch, he said, will be done in partnership with an aerospace company in South Korea. READ: Rocket scientist says time to launch PH space dreams “A

An Italian content creator, based in Thailand, joined online reactions to the Italian students BTS dispute by jokingly eating pineapple pizza and breaking spaghetti as a light-hearted apology to Thai social media users. The posts followed a viral confrontation on a Bangkok BTS train, where a Thai woman accused a group of Italian students of …

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has maintained that he is the president of the nation and not of his family, as he noted the Office of the Ombudsman’s announcement that cases will soon be filed against his cousin, former House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City plans to begin rolling out a one-stop mobile app offering public services and digital payments as early as August, Mayor Nestor Archival said on Monday, as the city accelerates efforts to digitize government transactions and improve response to public concerns. The mobile app, which is still under testing, will

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said during his his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27, 2026, that reforms at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have begun. This comes after giving out an order to investigate allegedly anomalous flood control projects. “Reforms within the DPWH have

    MANILA, Philippines —  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday called for the removal of electricity system loss charges passed on to consumers as he delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday at Batasang Pambansa.  Marcos said it is about time to stop making households shoulder costs stemming from inefficiencies in