The Culture Secretary responded to comments from Angela Rayner ahead of the Labour Party conference next week
Sep 26, 2026
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation into “nefarious” foreign activities in the Philippines, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Saturday.
With 26 items found inside, each product works out to cost just £3.45 apiece, which is much cheaper than if you were to buy them individually
MANILA, Philippines — Wage Order No. 28 took effect starting Saturday, Sept. 26, raising the minimum wage in Metro Manila by P60 for workers in both the nonagricultural and agricultural sectors. Under the new wage order, the daily minimum wage for nonagricultural workers increased from P695 to P755, while agricultural workers will receive P718 from
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is targeting an 85 percent reduction in plastic pollution by 2040 under a new national roadmap that seeks to prevent plastic waste at the source while improving collection, recovery and recycling nationwide. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said the Philippine National Plastic Action Roadmap 2026-2040, launched in Makati
The search is on to find a new tenant to run a main road pub after its sudden closure earlier this month.
MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Queenie maintained its strength on Saturday morning as it continued to move northwestward over the Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest typhoon bulletin, Queenie was last spotted 600 kilometers (km) east northeast of Ibtayat,
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued show cause orders against DITO Telecommunity Corporation (DITO), Globe Telecom, Inc. (Globe), and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), imposing a P100,000 daily fine over poor mobile broadband services monitored in September 2026.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A 50-year-old man was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants in Sitio Bontong, Barangay Camaman-an here on Friday, Sept. 25, police said. The victim, identified as Marlou Valmoria, a resident of the city’s Barangay Bonbon, was attacked at 11:15 a.m. and sustained a gunshot wound to the head, which killed him
Entire Bangkok neighbourhoods were inundated on Saturday as the city government declared a flood disaster after the worst rains in years overwhelmed the Thai capital, submerging roads, cars and forcing thousands to leave their homes. Bangkok is flood-prone, especially during the monsoon season, but waters rarely linger for long. Nonetheless, the city’s drainage is notoriously ill-equipped to handle storm bursts as it struggles to cope with waters that have reached at least two feet (60cm) and...
MANILA, Philippines — The provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya has documented 68 bird species thriving in its mountains, highlighting the province’s “rich biodiversity.” The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Cagayan Valley said the Provincial Tourism and Culture Office, together with the Wild Bird Photographers, conducted a bird census in selected areas. READ:
First ladies Peng Liyuan and Melania Trump opened a new front in US-China exchanges this week, with their unusually frequent and spontaneous interactions putting a more personal face on ties during the presidential summit in Washington. The pair charted a parallel path of soft power diplomacy – sharing conversations, cultural outings and moments of apparent warmth during a visit otherwise shadowed by trade tensions, and artificial intelligence and other strategic issues. According to US-China...
LEGAZPI CITY — Sixty-one learners who have been holding classes at the school stage and covered court of Burgos Elementary School in Albay’s Daraga town, will finally have classrooms of their own following the inauguration of a new two-classroom building on Friday (Sept. 25) The P9.65-million building was constructed by the Department of Public Works