Manila Standard – Defining the News

Gov’t cancels passport of Zaldy Co—PBBM

Charles Dantes - December 10, 2025, 2:11 PM

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced Wednesday that the government has canceled the passport of former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, over his alleged links in the multibillion-peso flood control projects scandal. President Marcos said...

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Key reform bills a priority despite no urgent tag

Charles Dantes - December 10, 2025, 1:16 PM

Palace: No confirmation of ICC warrant for Bato Dela Rosa

December 10, 2025, 4:26 PM

MMDA frees up ‘Mabuhay Lanes’ of illegally parked vehicles

December 10, 2025, 4:00 PM

Palace: No confirmation of ICC warrant for Bato Dela Rosa

MMDA frees up ‘Mabuhay Lanes’ of illegally parked vehicles

Venezuela opposition chief Machado to miss Nobel Peace Prize award

December 10, 2025, 3:41 PM

‘No Filipino in danger’ as Thailand-Cambodia clash intensifies

December 10, 2025, 3:05 PM

No special treatment for Atong Ang amid prosecution

December 10, 2025, 1:48 PM

Cambodia pulls out of SEA Games in Thailand—organizers

December 10, 2025, 12:28 PM

Bong Revilla files counter on graft raps

December 10, 2025, 12:07 PM

Gov’t issues over 2.2K safe conduct passes to rebels

December 10, 2025, 11:43 AM

World

Cambodia-Thailand border clashes send half a million into shelters

December 10, 2025, 1:32 PM

Samraong, Cambodia—Half a million evacuees in Cambodia and Thailand were sheltering in pagodas, schools and other safe havens on...

World

Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

December 10, 2025, 11:46 AM

Sydney, Australia—Australia banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to "take...

Business

Foreign direct investments hit $5.5 billion in 9 months

December 10, 2025, 11:38 AM

Foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines posted net inflows of $320 million in September 2025, led by...

Business

Philippine jobless rate climbed to 5% in October

December 10, 2025, 9:39 AM

The Philippines' unemployment rate increased to 5.0 percent in October 2025 from 3.9 percent in the same month...

The News Room

Marcos puts Maralit in, Ruiz out of MECO board

December 10, 2025, 11:17 AM

DSWD’s assistance for ‘Wilma’ victims reaches P7.8M

December 10, 2025, 11:14 AM

House approves on second reading bill extending EDCOM II

December 10, 2025, 11:03 AM

Marcos: AI will ‘touch everything,’ urges policy preparedness

December 10, 2025, 10:54 AM

BOC seeks documents of Zaldy Co’s sports car in video

December 10, 2025, 10:24 AM

Hontiveros thanks health workers after daughter survives severe asthma

December 10, 2025, 9:54 AM

Atong Ang camp seeking reversal of DOJ’s resolution

December 10, 2025, 9:32 AM

Senate OKs proposed 2026 budget, bicam starts Thursday

December 9, 2025, 11:10 PM

PH squads brace for crucial battles in Day 1 of Bangkok SEA Games

December 9, 2025, 11:00 PM

Images

Lifesaver

December 10, 2025, 3:59 PM

Insurance Commissioner lawyer Reynaldo Regalado, Pru Life UK president and chief executive officer Sanjay Chakrabarty, Save the Children...

Paskong Pag-asa

December 9, 2025, 10:50 PM

Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro and Rep. Marcy Teodoro lead the kickoff of the city’s 29th Cityhood Anniversary...

Christmas Stamps

December 9, 2025, 10:46 PM

A Philippine Postal Corp. employee prepares Filipino-inspired nativity Christmas stamps at the PHLPost office in Manila. The design...

Christmas Centerpiece

December 8, 2025, 11:10 PM

The iconic Nativity scene or the Belen is the centerpiece of the Christmas decorations at Plaza Natividad of...

SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight

TIEZA and GCash Partner to Streamline Online Travel Tax Refunds for Filipino Travelers

December 10, 2025, 6:13 PM

09 DECEMBER 2025, Makati City, Philippines — The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has formally partnered with...

Spotlight

KFC Waltermart Mabalacat is now open

December 10, 2025, 1:52 PM

KFC Philippines continues to expand its presence in Pampanga with the opening of its third store in Mabalacat City,...

Spotlight

KFC now serving in Samar

December 10, 2025, 1:50 PM

KFC Philippines has opened its first store in Samar Island, located on Diversion Road 2, Sitio Macopa, Catarman,...

Spotlight

Leading insurer partners with LRT-1 to provide “The Gift of Protection” to thousands of daily commuters throughout December

December 10, 2025, 12:26 PM

Malayan Insurance Co., Inc. (MICO), one of the country's leading non-life insurance providers, has partnered with LRT-1 to...

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Ruffa Gutierrez requests prayers as her father undergoes spinal surgery in Singapore

Manila Standard Showbiz - December 10, 2025, 3:17 PM

Big Brother separates ‘PBB’ teen housemates after ‘green joke’ concerns

December 9, 2025, 6:30 PM

BTS Jin celebrates birthday with donation to youth welfare

December 9, 2025, 6:22 PM

Lapid open to biopic but insists on real stunts, family casting

December 9, 2025, 6:15 PM

‘Rekonek’ lights up MMFF with Filipino Christmas story

December 9, 2025, 6:13 PM

Million Trees Foundation receives solar-powered indoor cultivation system

Manila Standard Business - December 10, 2025, 3:18 PM

DigiPlus Foundation pledges P8 million for disaster relief

December 10, 2025, 3:02 PM

PAGCOR tightens digital gaming rules, cites integrity and player protection

December 10, 2025, 2:51 PM

Foreign direct investments hit $5.5 billion in 9 months

December 10, 2025, 11:38 AM

ADB cuts Philippines growth forecast amid spending delays, but hikes Asia-Pacific outlook

December 10, 2025, 10:09 AM

JGFP slates 2nd Parent and Child 2 golf tourney on Dec. 22

Darwin G. Amojelar - December 10, 2025, 4:51 PM

Yamakawa, Lee lead winners in the First Davao-Japan Friendship Cup

December 10, 2025, 1:39 PM

Cambodia pulls out of SEA Games in Thailand—organizers

December 10, 2025, 12:28 PM

Eala-led Team Philippines wows in SEAG opening ceremony

December 9, 2025, 11:17 PM

PH squads brace for crucial battles in Day 1 of Bangkok SEA Games

December 9, 2025, 11:00 PM

‘Wilma’ makes landfall: 19 areas under Signal 1

Rex Espiritu & Maricel Cruz - December 6, 2025, 10:35 PM

‘Wilma’ now approaches Eastern Samar after ‘almost stationary’ afternoon

December 6, 2025, 8:25 PM

La Niña arrives, ‘Wilma’ slips into Visayas region

December 5, 2025, 7:03 PM

Signal No.1 up as ‘Wilma’ enters Visayas region

December 4, 2025, 6:36 PM

LPA develops into Tropical Depression ‘Wilma’

December 4, 2025, 4:45 PM

FEATURES

Studio Ghibli anime film exhibition in China postponed amid row with Japan

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Studio Ghibli anime film exhibition in China postponed amid row with Japan

Features Kyodo News - December 10, 2025, 3:15 PM

Bethlehem Christmas tree lit up for first time since Gaza war

December 7, 2025, 10:43 AM

Facebook ‘supreme court’ admits ‘frustrations’ in 5 years of work

December 5, 2025, 1:34 PM

Away from the manger: Jesus stolen from Brussels nativity in ‘zombie’ row

December 3, 2025, 12:16 PM

Finance plans being explored for ‘hikikomori’ after parents’ deaths

December 1, 2025, 2:16 PM

OPINION

Editorial

Numbered days

THEIR days are numbered, we are told. We refer to the personalities against whom cases will be filed in connection with the massively anomalous flood...

December 10, 2025, 12:34 AM