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At least 46 people have died and over 26 remain missing after MV Trisha Kerstin 3, a 300-passenger roll-on roll-off ferry, capsized off the waters of Zamboanga City on January 26. The Department of Transportation has ordered a full investigation ...

As of writing, the impeachment process against President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has all but officially ended, while a third impeachment complaint was filed against Vice President Sara Duterte. On February 9, the 39 panel members of the House of Representatives ...

The use of colorum vehicles for public transportation in the Philippines is a common but risky practice due to the uncertainty of legal liability and insurance coverage for passengers.  Colorum vehicles refer to private vehicles that operate as public transportation ...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has officially postponed the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) originally scheduled on the 30th of March 2026 as prescribed by the Supreme Court. In its resolution, the Comelec ruled that delays in the passage of the region’s new redistricting bill ultimately ...

Airport security apprehended a knife-wielding passenger who refused manual inspection and fled security at the Iloilo International Airport last Wednesday, January 28.  The Office for Transportation Security (OTS) at the Iloilo International Airport’s pre-departure area detected a knife inside a 54-year-old passenger’s ...

Two security incidents occurred separately on Saturday, January 24 in San Dionisio, Parañaque City and Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City involving Japanese nationals. Observed patterns and indicators show that one of the incidents may have been a targeted attack, rather than a ...

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. signed the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2026 last Monday, January 5. The budget was passed amidst a backdrop of public outrage and increased scrutiny, brought by the infrastructure corruption scandal stemming from the 2025 national budget. In ...

A significant decrease in foreigners’ net investments in debt instruments partly drove net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in October 2025 down by 39.8 percent to USD 642 million (PHP 38.18 billion) from USD 1.067 billion (PHP 63.45 billion) in ...

The World Economic Forum recently published its Global Risks Report 2026, highlighting geopolitical shocks, economic risks, climate instability, societal strife, and rapid technological change as the main challenges requiring international collaboration and shared responsibility. Recent global developments however indicate that governments are exercising ...

The province of Sulu has banned the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) from organizing any activities in the province’s jurisdiction after the group reportedly tried to conduct a general assembly without local government clearance. The MILF and the Moro National Liberation ...

The Philippines’ full-year inflation rate for 2025 settled at 1.7 percent, well below the government target range of 2 to 4 percent and slower than the 3.2 percent recorded in 2024. The current rate for the previous year is reportedly the slowest pace ...

The January 1, 2026 encounter between the Philippine military and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro recently drew increased media attention amid contesting narratives and casualty count on the incident, as well as the involvement of ...

PSA expects corruption to continue as a major theme of political debates and government initiatives for the first half of 2026. Since July 2025, the current administration has been focused on the anti-corruption investigation on unfinished and non-existing flood control projects ...

Subdued economic momentum driven by weak investor and business confidence in 2025 is highly likely to persist through 2026, and potentially until the 2028 presidential elections. Philippine economic growth is at 5 percent for the first three quarters of 2025, making ...

In a surprise announcement on December 9, 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed Congress to prioritize passing four bills: the contentious Anti-Dynasty bill, Independent People’s Commission bill, Party-list System Reform bill, and the Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) ...

In a surprise announcement on December 9, 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed Congress to prioritize passing four bills: the contentious Anti-Dynasty bill, Independent People’s Commission bill, Party-list System Reform bill, and the Citizens Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability (CADENA) ...

The number of unemployed Filipinos increased to a three-month high in October 2025, due in part to severe weather events and the base effects of an expanding labor force. Read the full assessment here.

On December 12, Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels watercannoned and cut the anchors of 20 fishing vessels around Escoda Shoal (also known as Sabina Shoal), injuring three Filipino fishermen and damaging two vessels. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels responding to the ...