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BSKE 2026: COC Filing Opens September 28 — Here’s What Candidates Need
Eight days. That’s the entire window aspiring barangay and SK candidates have to file their Certificate of Candidacy before the 2026 elections. Here’s everything you need to…
Malacañang Confirms: National Heroes Day 2026 Falls on August 31
National Heroes Day Pay Rules: What You’re Entitled to If You Work
SONA generated more Facebook posts than anything else in July 2026. But it wasn’t the month’s biggest story — a single question about a ₱85 wage…
August 17, 2026
23,026 SONA-related posts. Not one of them was the month’s biggest story. A single question about ₱85 was. Here’s what happened, and why the “Haha” reactions…
August 17, 2026
Short answer: yes, walang pasok nationwide on August 21, 2026. Here’s the official confirmation, what stays open, and one thing worth watching before the date arrives.…
August 11, 2026
President Marcos signed off on the full 2026 holiday calendar nearly a year in advance. Here’s the official confirmation for August 21 — and what else…
August 7, 2026
President Marcos framed the Pax Silica Industrial Hub as a jobs-and-competitiveness win in his SONA 2026 address. But since the Philippines formally joined the Pax Silica…
August 3, 2026
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano called on the minority bloc to unite in defending the independence and integrity of the Senate amid the controversies and pressure…
June 2, 2026
PHILIPPINE SANJIA STEEL CORPORATION OFFICIAL STATEMENT On May 15 and 16, 2026 authorities from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and other government agencies conducted operations…
May 21, 2026
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has fired back at claims blaming Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries for the recent surge…
May 7, 2026
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Posibleng makinabang ang mga consumer sa Soccsksargen sa modernong power system na ginagamit na sa Iloilo City. Ipinapakita ng MORE Electric and…
May 7, 2026