MANILA, Philippines — Businesses are urging the government to extend year-end deadlines for regulatory and tax filings after Malacañang suspended work in government offices on Dec. 29 and Jan. 2. The suspension, announced on Dec. 18, was intended to give government employees more time and flexibility to celebrate New Year’s Day and also to promote […]... Keep on reading: Biz group: Extend year-end deadline for tax, permits
MANILA, Philippines — Finance Secretary Frederick Go has laid out additional measures to tighten the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) crackdown on the reported abuse and misuse of letters of authority (LOAs), building on earlier reform plans announced by BIR Commissioner Charlie Mendoza. Go said fixing the LOA system is one of his top marching […]... Keep on reading: Finance chief Go sets more steps vs abuse of BIR’S LOAs
Here are the lotto draw results of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Check these out. READ MORE: Lotto draw results, December 22, 2025 Lotto draw results, December 21, 2025 Dec. 21: No winners in Ultra, Super Lotto jackpots PCSO Lotto games The PCSO holds five 6-pick number games, the Lotto 6/42, MegaLotto 6/45, SuperLotto 6/49 GrandLotto 6/55 and UltraLotto 6/58 at ₱20.00 per combination. All of these number games can be played using the system play (systems 7 to 12), 5 Roll, and Lucky Pick. The Lotto 6/42 is drawn on Tuesdays, Thursdays and […]... Keep on reading: Lotto draw results, December 23, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The owner of one of the companies implicated in the flood control corruption scandal has returned some P15 million more in cash to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to boost her chances of being admitted as a state witness. Sally Santos of SYMS Construction Trading had the money delivered to the DOJ […]... Keep on reading: Company boss in flood mess gives P15M more to DOJ
MANILA, Philippines — A businessman and three former public works officials detained by the Senate in connection with its inquiry into anomalous flood control projects will not be home for Christmas. The holiday furlough requested by contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya and district engineers Brice Hernandez, Jaypee Mendoza, and Henry Alcantara of the Department of Public […]... Keep on reading: Curlee Discaya, 3 DPWH Bulacan execs won’t be home for Christmas
MANILA, Philippines — Christmas won’t be the same this year for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. since he will be busy reviewing the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, according to Malacañang. “The President will be spending the holidays working,” Communications Secretary Dave Gomez told reporters in a message on Tuesday, two days before Christmas Day. […]... Keep on reading: ‘Working holiday’ for Marcos due to budget review
MANILA, Philippines — The computer used by the late former Public Works Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral and the files she kept in her office have been turned over to the Office of the Ombudsman, an action made urgent by her sudden death last week. The antigraft agency moved to secure sensitive documents from Cabral, who […]... Keep on reading: DPWH yields Cabral files, computer to Ombudsman
On this holy night, we pray in quiet anticipation, preparing our hearts for the birth of our Savior.
Magnolia rookie Yukien Andrada eased his way into the PBA, welcomed by products of his alma mater. On Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum, the sixth overall pick in the Draft finally debuted for the Hotshots, and it was a first game that didn’t exactly go Magnolia’s way after losing to TNT at the close of […]... Keep on reading: Andrada gets feet wet in PBA, and fellow Lions just happy to ease him in
The 2025 Philippine golf season was like no other, with the PGT toasting multiple champions even as ICTSI broke ground by establishing the Intercollegiate Tour that aims to strengthen the golf development pipeline using a structured, varsity-level platform awarding World Amateur Golf Ranking points. Despite academic pressures, natural calamities and logistical challenges, the intercollegiate circuit […]... Keep on reading: With first OOM title, Que stands out in banner year for local golf
Soon to be submitted for President Marcos’ signature is the proposed P6.7-trillion national budget for 2026 that comes with a P961.3-billion allocation for the Department of Education (DepEd), the highest in the country’s history that will go mainly into basic education facilities and the construction of as many as 35,000 new classrooms. Attached to the […]... Keep on reading: Hopes for landmark education budget
The beauty of the season lies in how we show up for each other and how we try to make each other's celebrations special. The most precious gift that we can both give and receive this season is the love and care we show each other.
He lived a life so filled with achievement, it took three volumes to tell. The first was his family’s story and the experiences that molded him; the second was his rise through the ranks and then becoming a CEO in the private sector; and the third was his public service. By the time I got […]... Keep on reading: Last man standing
The 2026 budget of P6.793 trillion was approved by the bicameral conference committee last week, dispelling fears that the country would have to do with a reenacted budget for next year. The budget process for 2026 made history. Previous bicameral budget conferences were held behind closed doors, often leading to suspicions of anomalous insertions in […]... Keep on reading: What the 2026 budget is telling us
My mother always knew her name to be Belen, that is, until she needed a Philippine Statistics Authority-certified birth certificate to renew her passport. No birth record could be found, prompting us to presume she was born at home rather than in a hospital. Her parents must have forgotten to register the infant. The best […]... Keep on reading: Relics of the nativity
Has Christmas changed, or have we? Since I was young, Christmas has been one of the most awaited celebrations. No matter how far everyone was, especially with my siblings and me pursuing different paths in different schools away from our province, it has always been an opportunity to come home. This time, our family, on […]... Keep on reading: Has Christmas changed?
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