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MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III led the House of Representatives on Friday in honoring the late Batanes Rep. Ciriaco “Jun” B. Gato Jr. “For three consecutive Congresses, the people of Batanes entrusted him with the privilege of representing them,” Dy said in his eulogy during the necrological service for Gato at

MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the jackpots in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 and Mega Lotto 6/45 draws on Friday, Sept. 25, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The Ultra Lotto 6/58 winning combination was 41-29-43-16-54-27 for a jackpot of ₱330.18 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The Mega Lotto 6/45 winning combination was 37-33-38-14-45-32

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Mayor Francis Zamora recently welcomed delegations from Australia and Cebu City for an exchange on local governance, programs, and best practices. The delegation from the Australian Political Exchange Council was headed by Sen. Josh Anthony Dolega of Tasmania, a member of the Australian parliament, and the one from Cebu City was headed Mayor

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) released the approved fare adjustments for buses and other public transportations, which will take effect on Monday, Sept. 28. In an advisory posted on Facebook, the LTFRB said the fare adjustment for ordinary Metro and City buses is rated at P15 for the first

Washington and Beijing have spent nearly a decade trading tariffs, export controls and blacklists, with each round threatening rupture. Yet they keep recovering from the brink. Tensions soared before summits and plunged immediately after. For example, in 2019 at Osaka, Trump walked back threats to impose tariffs on US$300 billion of Chinese goods and eased curbs on Huawei after Beijing reportedly agreed to buy American farm goods. In Busan last October, he lowered tariffs and shelved export...

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The National Police Commission (Napolcom) is probing two Laoag City cops who were caught allegedly counterflowing at a roundabout on Sept. 19. In a statement on Friday (Sept. 25), the Napolcom office in the Ilocos region said the two officers have been identified and were issued traffic citation tickets. This

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd), led by Secretary Sonny Angara, has spearheaded partnerships with state agencies, local government units (LGUs), and the private sector to modernize public school infrastructure and expand digital connectivity nationwide. The partnerships aim to address two critical challenges facing the basic education system — a classroom shortage and

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has approved fare increases for public utility vehicles (PUVs), with the new rates taking effect on Monday, Sept. 28. Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez approved the recommendation of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to lift the suspension of the fare increase, which was imposed in March 2026.

MANILA, Philippines—Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso is finally free after she has been released from the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City. This event comes following an absolute pardon granted by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Veloso walked out of the facility with full civil and political rights, completely extinguishing the

MANILA, Philippines — INQToday’s 6 p.m. broadcast today, Sept. 25, includes the following stories: Rep. Martin Romualdez, former House speaker, will testify in his own plunder case filed before the Sandiganbayan. His lawyer, Ade Fajardo, says his client will be the most important witness in the case as he intends to defend himself. President Ferdinand

Chinese President Xi Jinping has completed a whirlwind 43-hour trip to the United States, his first state visit to the country in more than a decade, with US President Donald Trump pulling out all the stops to make it a grand affair. The two leaders met several times during the visit, including at a ceremonial airport welcome, the White House reception and bilateral talks on a wide range of topics including trade, tariffs and Taiwan. They also attended a state dinner in Xi’s honour with top...

MANILA, Philippines — Direct funding for public schools nationwide will reach P61.02 billion under the proposed 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP), the Department of Education (DepEd) said in a statement issued on Friday. The proposed amount is more than double the 2022 public school funding of around P30 billion in 2022. As DepEd pointed out,