THE Philippines faced 2026 with a sense of dread and cautious optimism after the DPWH multibillion-peso corruption scandal, criminal conspiracies, unabated calamities and toxic politics that marked ...

MANILA — Nearly 200 people were injured during traditionally raucous New Year celebrations in the Philippines despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s order limiting the use of firecrackers, the health ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will welcome the New Year and formally launch Sinulog 2026 in a single, citywide celebration on Wednesday, December 31. Organizers announced that the kickoff will ...