The ‘sari-sari’ store as bastion of community healthcare

Inquirer.net - Sep 24, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Medicine should never feel out of reach. Yet for many Filipinos, a trip to the pharmacy can mean literally crossing mountains and streams for a handful of tablets. In a remote sitio in Barangay Kalawakan, Bulacan, for instance, getting to the nearest pharmacy can mean traveling almost a dozen kilometers without public

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Cyclone east of N. Luzon expected to enter PAR Thursday morning

Sep 24, 2026

Cyclone east of N. Luzon expected to enter PAR Thursday morning

MANILA, Philippines — The tropical storm spotted east of Northern Luzon is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Thursday morning, according to the state weather bureau. In its morning forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the tropical storm with an international name “Surigae” was last located

Metro Manila subway project marks first tunnel boring breakthrough

Sep 24, 2026

Metro Manila subway project marks first tunnel boring breakthrough

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) breakthrough of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) at Quezon Avenue station an important milestone in the construction of the country’s first-ever underground railway system. Marcos inspected the site of the Quezon Avenue station, where excavation has been completed

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for New York sexual assault

Sep 24, 2026

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for New York sexual assault

More than 100 women, including famous actresses, have accused ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct

Impossible to fix Sunwest’s defective P289.4-M dike project – Dizon

Sep 24, 2026

Impossible to fix Sunwest’s defective P289.4-M dike project – Dizon

MANILA, Philippines — The allegedly substandard P289.4 million road dike project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro—which served as the basis for the graft case pending against former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co and other Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division—would be impossible to fix. This was the opinion of

FACT CHECK: Duterte not back in PH; posts use AI-generated ‘airport’ photo

Sep 24, 2026

FACT CHECK: Duterte not back in PH; posts use AI-generated ‘airport’ photo

The viral photos of Duterte at the airport are 99% likely to be AI-generated, according to AI detection tools. Duterte is still in the custody of the ICC, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity.

Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays lower than 10-day average, data shows

Sep 24, 2026

Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays lower than 10-day average, data shows

Before the US-Israeli war on Iran started on February 28, the strait typically handled about 125 large, commercial vessels a day, including tankers, gas carriers, bulkers and container vessels

Marcos ‘seriously considering’ pardon for Mary Jane Veloso – Palace

Sep 24, 2026

Marcos ‘seriously considering’ pardon for Mary Jane Veloso – Palace

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was “seriously considering” granting an absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipino woman who came close to being executed in Indonesia for a drug trafficking conviction but was later allowed to be moved to a Philippine prison to serve the rest of her

VP defense team may still go to SC over conviction vote

Sep 24, 2026

VP defense team may still go to SC over conviction vote

MANILA, Philippines — Following the Senate impeachment court’s decision to lower the conviction threshold, Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team said she reserved her right to exhaust all legal remedies, including raising the issue before the Supreme Court. “Going up to the Supreme Court is a real possibility. As to when, well, we will have

COA also flags OVP relief ops involving P168 million

Sep 24, 2026

COA also flags OVP relief ops involving P168 million

MANILA, Philippines — On top of the issues raised in her impeachment trial over the use of confidential funds, more questions may be forthcoming, this time over the disaster relief operations attributed to the office of Vice President Sara Duterte. The Commission on Audit (COA) noted either deficiencies or inconsistencies in the documentation of the

[Ask the Tax Whiz] Why is the BIR auditing your business?

Sep 24, 2026

[Ask the Tax Whiz] Why is the BIR auditing your business?

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‘2/3’ rule revisited: Fewer votes needed to convict Sara Duterte

Sep 24, 2026

‘2/3’ rule revisited: Fewer votes needed to convict Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court on Wednesday voted to lower the number of votes needed to find Vice President Sara Duterte guilty at her impeachment trial, ruling that the constitutionally required two-thirds majority would be computed only from senators legally and factually capable of participating in the impeachment proceedings. The 13-1 vote effectively

P500 hike in gov’t workers’ allowance ‘an insult’

Sep 24, 2026

P500 hike in gov’t workers’ allowance ‘an insult’

MANILA, Philippines — The Confederation of Independent Unions in the Public Sector (CIU-Sentro) has criticized the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) proposed P500 monthly increase in the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (Pera) for government employees in 2027. In a statement, the labor group said the proposed adjustment was inadequate, noting that the allowance has

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