#Philippines

China’s Cheapest Shopping Empire Just Failed —EU is Calling it a Scam

September 18, 2026 Newsfe_Admin 4

Image: Climate Group Training U.S. Judges Faces New Scrutiny Over Alleged CCP Links Related: Experts Warn Climate Lawsuits Headed To Supreme Court Could Aid Adversaries, Hike Energy Bills From Climate Alarmism To AI Hysteria: The […]

Rodrigo Duterte Appears Before ICC as Trial on Drug War Killings Nears

September 18, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte appears at the International Criminal Court during the third status conference in the case of The Prosecutor v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, September 16, 2026. Handout/ICC via Flickr Reported by: Cherry Meigh […]

What’s Wrong With Philippines Economy | Philippines Economic Crisis Explained | The Blueprint

September 16, 2026 Newsfe_Admin 0

Image: Why India And Philippines Aren’t Losing The AI Battle – Yet Related: Philippine lawmaker pleads not guilty to taking kickbacks in flood control projects Former Muslim rebels lead results in first election held in […]

Palawan Ferry Disaster: 76 Dead, 43 Survivors as Search for 13 Missing Continues

September 14, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) says joint authorities reported an initial count of 30 cadavers recovered on board MV June Aster on September 11, 2026, following the declaration of fire out and subsequent safety assessment. […]

Palawan Ferry Inferno: 5 Dead, Dozens Missing as Rescue Race Continues

September 10, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

This screengrab of the handout video from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) taken on Sept. 9, 2026, and received on September 10, 2026, shows the ferry that caught fire off Palawan. At least five people […]

Philippines’ Flood-Control Corruption Scandal Deepens as Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez Is Arrested

September 8, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), former Sen. Bong Revilla (middle), and Sen. Jinggoy Estrada (right) INQUIRER FILE Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published September 8, 2026 MANILA — The Philippines’ long-running flood-control […]

Sara Duterte Arrest Warrant Deepens Philippine Political Crisis as Impeachment Trial Continues

September 4, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte arrives before the start of her impeachment trial hearing at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 7, 2026…. Purchase Licensing Rights Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content […]

China Accelerates South China Sea Island-Building, Raising Fears of a New Military Stronghold

August 27, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

A satellite view of Yagong Reef in the Crescent Group of the Paracel Islands of the South China Sea, August 17, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 27, […]

Teodoro Accuses China of ‘Extortion and Blackmail’ Over Action Against More Than 100 Filipinos

August 13, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. — File photo by Gabryelle Dumalag Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 13, 2026 MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. has sharply condemned China’s […]

China urges Philippines to back off West Philippine Sea as Maritime Tensions Rise

August 11, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

Published August 11, 2026 MANILA, Philippines — China is once again calling on the Philippines to pull back from what Beijing describes as “provocative” activities in the South China Sea, as tensions continue to build […]

Pax Silica: The Philippines’ Next Silicon Valley—or Its Next Environmental Flashpoint?

August 1, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

An aerial view shows the proposed 1,620-hectare Pax Silica site at New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, on July 27, 2026. (Grig C. Montegrande/Inquirer) Published August 1 , 2026 A 4,000-acre technology hub. Billions of […]

International Coalition Rejects China’s South China Sea Claims as Beijing Condemns Joint Statement

July 13, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

In this image made from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannon on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas […]

China, Batanes, and the Battle for the First Island Chain: What Every Filipino Should Know

July 10, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Published July 10, 2026 A controversial statement by several Chinese scholars claiming that Batanes is part of China has sparked concern in the Philippines, prompting an immediate rejection from government officials and renewed discussions about […]

Love, Loneliness, and a Deadly Deception: The Tragic Story of Dutch Widower Han and the Search for Justice in Mindanao

June 29, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Kees van der Spek in a screenshot of the documentary and Mae Ann, the 19-year-old Filipina who scammed Han Published June 29, 2026 For 65-year-old Dutch retiree Han, the search for love after a difficult […]

Rising Bills, Growing Frustration: Consumers Question Why Electricity Costs Keep Climbing

June 25, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Published June 25, 2026 MANILA, Philippines — As Filipino families continue to grapple with rising food prices, transportation costs, and other daily expenses, electricity bills have become another source of growing financial pressure. In recent […]

The Island That Lost Its Land: How a Bulacan Village Is Slowly Disappearing Beneath the Water

June 19, 2026 MeighTimbol 1

Published June 19, 2026 BULAKAN, Bulacan — In Sitio Pariahan, a coastal community along Manila Bay, the sea no longer stops at the shoreline. It reaches homes, roads, schools, and even the village church. What […]

Earthquake Raises Sarangani Coastline, Exposing Vast Seafloor

June 19, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Coastal sea bed which was lifted following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. Published June 19, 2026 GLAN, Sarangani Province — June 2026 Residents along portions of the Sarangani coastline were stunned to discover what […]

Senate Split Deepens as “12 vs 13” Leadership Row Emerges; Malacañang Recognizes Gatchalian Bloc

June 14, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Published June 14, 2026 MANILA, Philippines — A constitutional and political standoff has erupted in the Philippine Senate after a disputed session involving a 12-senator quorum led to competing claims of leadership, with Malacañang openly […]

Philippines Declares National Energy Emergency Amid Global Supply Crisis

March 25, 2026 Diana Zapata 0

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order No. 110 this Tuesday, declaring a state of national energy emergency in light of the “imminent danger” that the Middle East conflict and the effective closure of the Strait […]

Two Foreign Nationals Arrested in Occidental Mindoro ₱6.8-B Shabu Smuggling Case

March 12, 2026 MeighTimbol 0

Authorities seize sacks of suspected shabu estimated at P6.8 billion from a speedboat that ran aground along the shoreline of Barangay Harrison in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. Courtesy of 76 IB, 203rd Brigade, Philippine Army Published March […]

Marcos forms 3-member independent body to probe flood control, other infra anomalies in past decade

September 12, 2025 Diana Zapata 0

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon, Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando, and other officials, inspects the ₱77.1-million flood mitigation structure in Barangay Frances, Calumpit, Bulacan. Mark Balmores, PPA pool/File Published September 12, 2025 […]