The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey shows that 22 percent of households experienced involuntary hunger, having nothing to eat at least once in the past three months. Read more »
The United States and the Philippines have launched a new joint military initiative aimed at bolstering deterrence and defense readiness in the South China Sea, amid escalating regional tensions and reports of continued Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »
The local government of Bais City in Negros Oriental has declared a state of calamity following a massive wastewater spill from the Universal Robina Corporation Bais Distillery that polluted around 3,000 hectares within the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS). Read more »
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has officially outlawed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) following the signing of Republic Act No. 12312, or the Anti-POGO Act of 2025. Read more »
Workers across Cagayan Valley are set to receive a long-awaited pay boost, as the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Region 2 approved a new wage order that takes effect on November 5, 2025. Read more »
Most Filipinos believe that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should make lowering food prices his top priority, according to a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned by Stratbase Consultancy. Read more »
