Stories Behind The Headlines
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. turned over ₱3.4 billion…
Nearly four decades after the 1987 Constitution warned against political dynasties, Congress still hasn’t passed the one law that would make that warning real. In that vacuum, political families didn’t just survive — they flourished. Today, they dominate nearly every…
Winter feels like a myth for many of us who’ve lived our entire lives sweating through December. We see it on Netflix, scroll past it on Instagram, and sometimes wonder if snow really crunches the way it does in movies.…
MANILA — Young para table-tennis standout Lhey Marie Manginsay will carry the national flag for the Philippines at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Manginsay — hailing from Zamboanga Sibugay…
MANILA, Philippines – If you’re aiming for one of the country’s highest-paid jobs, the latest figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) show that aviation and high-skilled tech occupations continue to dominate the wage ladder in 2024. The PSA’s 2024…
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — Basilan may soon take a major step away from its decades-long dependence on unreliable diesel power as Lamitan City explores the possibility of hosting a mixed solar-hydrogen power plant that could cut electricity costs by half. Lamitan…
COTABATO CITY — Twenty-five former members of the now-defunct Dawlah Islamiya and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to the military, turning over firearms and explosives in a ceremony in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Friday, December…
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – As the holiday rush begins, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 9 is making a simple appeal: choose local. Buy a bag of locally grown coffee, a jar of homemade coco jam, or a…
We live in a time when truth is no longer simply spoken—it competes. Every day, a flood of voices rushes toward us: headlines designed to provoke, posts crafted to deceive, and messages engineered to manipulate emotions. It feels as though…
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque stirred the political pot on Sunday after claiming that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has already issued a warrant of arrest for Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa — a remark that immediately raised questions about…
