Two of Bicol’s six provinces posted negative growth last year, but Sorsogon also saw the region’s biggest drop in poverty. Read more »
The House approves the ?7.2-trillion 2027 national budget, as lawmakers and watchdogs question infrastructure allocations, social aid spending, and transparency ahead of the 2028 elections. Read more »
A dark giant in an old tree, the smell of tobacco, and a path that keeps looping back on itself. Here’s what Filipino folklore says about the kapre, where its name came from, and what old folks say to do when one takes an interest in you. Read more »
Open Pulitiklan.com and the country turns into a field of colored dots. Each one is a province or city, and each opens into a list of surnames and the relatives in public office who share them. “Kapag ang public office, family business,” the site says under its logo. Read more »
The Gokongwei Brothers Foundation is building 10 new classrooms for four public elementary schools in Pangasinan and Bacolod. Read more »
A proposed Provincial Indigenous Peoples Tribal Center in Nueva Vizcaya is being pushed as a permanent space where Indigenous communities can preserve their heritage while gaining better access to health, livelihood and educational opportunities. Read more »
