MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste urged Palace press officer and Undersecretary Claire Castro to check with Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon if the claims are true that some cabinet officials are proponents of budget insertions. Leviste, in a statement on Thursday, said this after Castro stressed a day before that allegations of some cabinet secretaries being among the proponents of the infrastructure budget insertions in 2025 are still mere “hearsay” and therefore have “no probative value.” In response, Leviste said he understands that Dizon has not yet released the list of proponents, but Castro can check with the […]... Keep on reading: Leviste to Castro: Check with Dizon if claim of insertions is true

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Aired (December 25, 2025): Alamin kung ano nga ba ang Christmas message nina Carmina, Zoren, Cassy, at Mavy Legaspi sa isa't isa, at kung bakit tila hindi nila napigilan maging emosyonal. For more Fast Talk With Boy Abunda videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRhcC_vtOrYkYNWgPJ9ntTVJ7BHCXumB Watch the latest episodes of 'Fast Talk with Boy Abunda' weekdays at 4:45 PM on GMA Afternoon prime, starring Boy Abunda. #FastTalkwithBoyAbunda To our Global Pinoys in the U.S., catch your favorite Pinoy shows from GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV, now available on YouTube TV! Subscribe now for only $14.99 per month. Visit tv.youtube.com for more details.

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Today’s headlines: 2026 budget, Christmas, Norman Black

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MANILA – Lower-middle-income Filipinos may access rice at PHP20 per kilogram under the massive and accelerated rollout of Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na across the country starting January 2026, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). This is part of the promise of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to provide Filipinos, particularly the poor and vulnerable members of society, with cheaper and higher-quality rice options. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., in a recent year-ender interview, said the intensified implementation seeks to reach 15 million households, in coordination with local government units (LGUs). READ: P20 per kilo rice? We have […]... Keep on reading: Massive, accelerated BBM Na rollout to begin in January – DA

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Aired (December 25, 2025): Tutukan ang masayang Christmas edition ng 'Fast Talk,' dahil ang buong pamilyang Legaspi ang makakasama ni Tito Boy sa tanungan! For more Fast Talk With Boy Abunda videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRhcC_vtOrYkYNWgPJ9ntTVJ7BHCXumB Watch the latest episodes of 'Fast Talk with Boy Abunda' weekdays at 4:45 PM on GMA Afternoon prime, starring Boy Abunda. #FastTalkwithBoyAbunda To our Global Pinoys in the U.S., catch your favorite Pinoy shows from GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV, now available on YouTube TV! Subscribe now for only $14.99 per month. Visit tv.youtube.com for more details.

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• 2 gün, 23 saat, 47 dakika

Aired (December 25, 2025): Tinalakay ng Legaspi family ang kuwento ng kanilang bagong pelikula na 'Rekonek,' pati na rin ang tanong kung posible para sa kanila ang mamuhay nang walang internet. For more Fast Talk With Boy Abunda videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRhcC_vtOrYkYNWgPJ9ntTVJ7BHCXumB Watch the latest episodes of 'Fast Talk with Boy Abunda' weekdays at 4:45 PM on GMA Afternoon prime, starring Boy Abunda. #FastTalkwithBoyAbunda To our Global Pinoys in the U.S., catch your favorite Pinoy shows from GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV, now available on YouTube TV! Subscribe now for only $14.99 per month. Visit tv.youtube.com for more details.

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• 2 gün, 23 saat, 50 dakika

MANILA, Philippines — Light traffic was still observed at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) on the evening of Christmas Day.  According to the traffic update issued by the NLEx Corporation at 7:05 p.m., traffic eased up in the following areas: READ: LOOK: Light traffic along NLEX on Christmas day Light traffic was also observed in all other areas of the NLEx-SCTEx (Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway)-NLEx Connector, including toll plazas and interchanges. Meanwhile, NLEx Corporation said that approximately 30-40 kilometers per hour (kph) running speed was monitored over the San Simon Southbound due to a previously stalled vehicle. Approximately 300 meter traffic buildup […]... Keep on reading: Light volume of traffic observed at NLEx on Christmas evening

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Aired (December 25, 2025): Alamin kung papaano nga ba ipinagdiriwang ng pamilyang Legaspi ang Pasko. Panoorin ang kuwentuhan chikahan sa video na ito. For more Fast Talk With Boy Abunda videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRhcC_vtOrYkYNWgPJ9ntTVJ7BHCXumB Watch the latest episodes of 'Fast Talk with Boy Abunda' weekdays at 4:45 PM on GMA Afternoon prime, starring Boy Abunda. #FastTalkwithBoyAbunda To our Global Pinoys in the U.S., catch your favorite Pinoy shows from GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV, now available on YouTube TV! Subscribe now for only $14.99 per month. Visit tv.youtube.com for more details.

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• 2 gün, 23 saat, 52 dakika

Aired (December 25, 2025): Ngayong Pasko, nakipag-kuwentuhan si Tito Boy sa pamilyang Legaspi tungkol sa kanilang tradisyon sa pagdiriwang ng Pasko at ang kanilang Christmas messages para sa isa't isa. For more Fast Talk With Boy Abunda Full Episodes, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRhcC_vtOrattdXLVqpvE8vMq3pOq8qT Watch the latest episodes of 'Fast Talk with Boy Abunda' weekdays at 4:45 PM on GMA Afternoon prime, starring Boy Abunda. #FastTalkwithBoyAbunda To our Global Pinoys in the U.S., catch your favorite Pinoy shows from GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV, now available on YouTube TV! Subscribe now for only $14.99 per month. Visit tv.youtube.com for more details.

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• 2 gün, 23 saat, 56 dakika

My Christmas Day as a member of a large family clan is a memory that can’t fade with the years. I had to greet dozens of aunts and uncles, cousins of all ages, a frail matriarch and robust and feisty matriarchs-in-waiting. And always a new baby to cuddle. #MBOpinions READ:

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• 3 gün, 12 dakika

MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan has junked motions for reconsideration filed by the accused individuals in one of the Pharmally contracts cases. The court also questioned the Ombudsman’s withdrawal of the charges in the meantime to re-examine the same. READ: Court OKs withdrawal of 6 Pharmally graft cases  In a six-page resolution promulgated on Dec. 12 and written by Associate Justice Maria Theresa Mendoza-Arcega, the anti-graft court’s First Division denied the motions filed by the accused, claiming the latter “failed to raise any new and substantial arguments, and no cogent reason exists to warrant a reconsideration of the Court’s resolution.” “Furthermore, the […]... Keep on reading: Sandiganbayan denies appeals of accused in Pharmally case

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• 3 gün, 25 dakika

VATICAN — Pope Leo XIV condemned the “senselessness” of war and the “open wounds” it leaves behind, as he delivered his first Christmas message on Thursday after a year marked by conflict but also hopes for peace in Gaza and Ukraine. In Bethlehem, the Christian community celebrated its first festive Christmas in more than two years as the occupied West Bank city emerged from the shadow of the war in Gaza. Pope Leo, who was elected in May after the death of his predecessor Pope Francis, spoke of Gaza during a mass in St Peter’s basilica, saying: “How… can we […]... Keep on reading: Pope Leo condemns ‘open wounds’ of war in first Christmas homily

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• 3 gün, 34 dakika

MANILA, Philippines — A new set of documents supposedly under the late Public Works Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral’s possession before has been released by Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste — this time containing the summary of allocation per district, province, and region from 2023 to 2026. In a post on his Facebook page, Leviste said the allocation for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects for the entire country is around P3.5 trillion, which corresponds to P130,000 per family. READ: Leviste releases Cabral docs, but says solons in list aren’t proponents Across 2023 to 2026 — including the House […]... Keep on reading: Cabral files: Leviste releases summary of 2023-2026 allocations

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• 3 gün, 56 dakika

BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested three foreign nationals and seized suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of more than P54 million, from a grounded yacht off Siargao Island, authorities reported Thursday. The Surigao del Norte Police said concerned residents of Daku Island in General Luna town found sealed packages containing illegal drugs washed ashore and floating at sea on Christmas Eve. A joint operation recovered eight bricks of suspected shabu weighing about 8 kg., valued at P54.4 million, and 10 grams of high-grade marijuana. READ: P2.55-M ‘shabu’ seized, high-value target nabbed in Bohol drug bust READ: P20.4-M shabu seized, 3 […]... Keep on reading: Shabu in Siargao: 3 foreigners nabbed with P54-M shabu

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• 3 gün, 58 dakika

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has arrested the gunman in the murder of two security guards inside a car dealership showroom along Commonwealth Ave. in Barangay North Fairview, Quezon City (QC), on Christmas Eve. READ:

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• 3 gün, 1 saat

'Fragile is the flesh of defenseless populations, tried by so many wars, ongoing or concluded, leaving behind rubble and open wounds,' says the Pope

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