Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
Senator Ping Lacson says the Senate majority bloc is united in removing ‘corruption-prone’ items from the House-approved version of the proposed 2027 national budget.
A report by state auditors says firms with questionable capacity bagged thousands of public works contracts.
The Moro National Liberation Front, or MNLF, denies it is the -quote- ‘powerful armed group’ sheltering Senator Bato dela Rosa.
The Department of Education completes a massive procurement of 170,000 MacBook Neo laptops for teachers and staff nationwide.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejects the Trump administration’s request to temporarily stop California from counting some 20,000 mail-in ballots. – Rappler.com
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