Day: December 26, 2025
1 dead, 11 injured in Ipil collision involving truck, bus, motorcycle
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — One man was killed and 11 others were injured in a multi-vehicle collision involving an Elf truck, a bus, and a motorcycle at dawn on Friday, December 26, 2025. Police said the Elf truck, which was loaded with fish and traveling from Zamboanga City to Ipil, was headed in the opposite
DOH: Road Crash Cases Dip 7 Percent During Holidays, Motorcycles Still Top Cases
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 263 road crash cases in 10 sentinel hospitals from December 21 to 5 a.m. of December 26, with motorcycle-related incidents accounting for the majority, the agency said Friday. In its latest monitoring report, the DOH said the figure is 7% lower than cases recorded during the
Stories That Shaped 2025 — And Why They Will Matter Long After
The year 2025 will be remembered not for a single shock, but for a series of slow-breaking events that quietly redrew the country’s political, moral, and environmental landscape. From collapsing political alliances to deepening climate disruption, the stories that defined the year revealed a common pattern: institutions built on spectacle and obedience weakened, while those
ANALYSIS | Why INC Bloc Voting Thrives In A Broken Political System — And Why That Still Matters
For decades, the Iglesia ni Cristo’s (INC) practice of bloc voting has drawn controversy, suspicion, and outright condemnation. Critics often frame it as religious coercion or an assault on individual conscience. Supporters, meanwhile, defend it as an exercise of religious freedom and internal discipline. A recent essay, “Iglesia ni Cristo, Bloc Voting, and the Neoliberal
