The Philippines faces the highest disaster risk in the world, according to the 2026 World Risk Report, which placed the country at the top of its ranking of 193 United Nations member states. Read more »
He has supposedly outlasted presidents, watched over palace staff, and smoked cigars from a centuries-old balete tree. Meet Mr. Brown, the legendary kapre of Malacañang, and discover the stories behind the palace’s most famous ghost. Read more »
The waters around Romblon have seen some of the country’s worst maritime disasters. But while the wrecks are real, the “triangle” is a much newer idea. Read more »
Education Secretary Sonny Angara issued DepEd Order 022 of 2026, which establishes the Enhanced Minimum Performance Standards and Specifications for public schools and updates building guidelines. Read more »
Sugarcane farmers and plantation workers in Capiz affected by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation are beginning to receive emergency financial assistance. Read more »
Notes that the late Pope Francis kept for more than three decades will be published on Nov. 24 in a book by one of his closest collaborators, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican’s publishing house announced on Monday, Oct. 5. Read more »
