Senator Risa Hontiveros has proven time and again that when it comes to exposing corruption, she will not be sidelined. She boldly unmasked Alice Guo, a Chinese national posing as a Filipino mayor and key figure in POGO-linked human trafficking and money laundering.
Month: August 2025
P2M livelihood support for Surigao fisherfolks, workers’ union
Workers and fisherfolk in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur now have more sustainable sources of income after receiving more than P2 million worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Studio One, the all-in-one studio recording is now open
You don’t have to wait a lifetime or a big break to have your own professional video as a singer.
SAMBACUR PLUS Wins Gold at the Silicon Valley International Inventions Festival
Filipino Inventors shine bright in the recently concluded 4th Silicon Valley International Inventions Festival, held from August 8 to 10, 2025, at the Silicon Valley Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.
ACC PHILIPPINES AND NATIONAL MUSEUM PARTNER FOR “LAYERS AND SHADOWS” BY DEMI PADUA
The Asian Cultural Council Philippines (ACCP) has partnered with the National Museum to host “Layers and Shadows,” an exhibition showcasing the works of multifaceted artist Demi Padua.
Chairman Goitia: “Katotohanan ang Sandata Laban sa Kasinungalingan ng Tsina.”
Sa isang eksklusibong panayam kay Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, na nagsisilbing Chairman Emeritus ng apat na makabayan at pang-sibikong organisasyon, ang West Philippine Sea, ayon sa kanya, ay hindi lamang labanan ng mga barko at coast guard. Isa rin itong labanan ng mga naratibo, at sa digmaang ito ng mga salita, nagsasagawa ang Tsina ng agresibo at may pondo na propaganda laban sa sambayanang Pilipino.
PhilHealth Rolls Out Outpatient Cancer Screening Tests
To help reduce cancer-related deaths and ease the financial burden on Filipino families, PhilHealth will begin covering selected outpatient cancer screening tests under its new YAKAP (Yaman ng Kalusugan Program) starting August 14, 2025.
SB19 launches global fan contest for Singapore leg of Simula at Wakas World Tour
SB19 and Sony Music Entertainment Asia are giving fans worldwide the chance of a lifetime to join the “Paglayag” global giveaway campaign for the Simula at Wakas World Tour in Singapore.
BOC-NAIA Nasabat ang PHP2.25 Milyong Halaga ng High-Grade Marijuana
Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni District Collector Alexandra Lumontad at sa pakikipagtulungan ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), ang anim na inbound parcel na naglalaman ng kush, isang high-grade na uri ng marijuana, na may tinatayang halaga sa merkado na PHP2,253,800.
Agham ay ramdam, sa Bagong Pilipinas— Solidum
Just after the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Science and Technology Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. has vowed for a more responsive and reliable department, under the current administration.
Postponing Barangay Elections Makes Sense
President Marcos is expected to sign into law the bill postponing the Barangay and SK Elections, originally scheduled for December 1, 2025, to the first Monday of November 2026.
Goitia: “Hindi bastos si Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro. Tumindig lang siya para ipaglaban ang bansang Pilipinas. Yan ang malinaw”
Para kay Chairman Emeritus Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, malinaw ang mga salitang binitiwan na may paninindigan: wala kang dapat ikahiya kapag ipinaglalaban mo ay ang bayan.
Francisco backs Supreme Court ruling in Duterte impeachment case, slams House for “grave abuse of discretion”
Veteran constitutional litigator Atty. Ernesto B. Francisco, Jr., the petitioner in the landmark Francisco v. House of Representatives case, has come out in strong defense of the Supreme Court’s recent 13–0 decision halting the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Pag-IBIG Fund Net Income Jumps 15% to ₱28B in H1 2025, Highest in 45 Years
Pag-IBIG Fund reported double-digit year-on-year growth in its income for the first half of 2025, marking the highest earnings for the period in the agency’s 45-year history, top officials announced on Friday (August 01).
BOC nasabat ang PHP40.5M halaga ng misdeclared vape products mula China
Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang tatlong container na naglalaman ng maling deklaradong mga vape products at iba pang regulated na produkto na nagkakahalaga ng PHP40.5 milyon sa Manila International Container Port (MICP).
