The completion of two of the country’s biggest transportation undertakings, the Metro Manila Subway and the expanded Philippine National Railways (PNR), is now facing major delays after their funding was slashed in recent budgets. Read more »
Nineteen-year-old Zamboanga native Albert Ian Delos Santos continues to make history for Philippine weightlifting after setting a new junior world record at the 2025 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Forde, Norway. Read more »
On the 53rd anniversary of martial law, tens of thousands of Filipinos marched nationwide in a National Day of Protest, decrying what they described as massive corruption in government flood control projects worth billions of pesos. Read more »
Young learners in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are set to receive a boost in education, thanks to a new partnership between the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education and the United Nations Population Fund. Read more »
The Department of Education, through the leadership of DepEd Sec. Sonny Angara has proposed a record P928.52 billion (USD16.4 billion) budget for 2026. The plan seeks to expand classrooms, strengthen school feeding programs, provide digital tools for teachers, and open wider career opportunities across the sector. Read more »
Under Senator Sonny Angara, the Department of Education has launched reforms focused on teacher support, higher allowances, hiring thousands of new teachers, and improving school resources. Read more »
