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What most Filipinos wish for their country
As the year winds down, reflection and introspection come naturally.
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Ombudsman ready to take on ICI tasks
The ombudsman is ready to take on the task that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has started, should the latter cease operations following the successive resignations of two of its commissioners, assistant ombudsman Mico Clavano said yesterday.
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Meet the bookmakers
The history of printed books is dotted with periods when the demise of the printed book is predicted by the general public.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Legalization: The perfect Christmas gift!
As we celebrate yet another Christmas, Filipinos around the world are cheerful and excited over the joy and memories the holiday season brings.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
GOCC dividends hit P106 B, close in on year-end target
Government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) have remitted more than P100 billion in dividends to the national government as part of the administration’s revenue share in the January to November period.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Banks told to align retail payments with global standards
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is now requiring all retail payment systems in the country to adopt ISO 20022, a global standard designed to make domestic and cross-border retail payments more seamless, efficient and secure.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
2026: Make-or-break politics - BBM, Dutertes and the democratic opposition
2025 was a brutal year for the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the Dutertes and the democratic opposition.
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
I killed color on my phone; the result shocked me
I have long been skeptical of the current hysteria about how our phones are addictive machines destroying our previously pristine analog world.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Again, death from a stray bullet
If you shoot a bullet into the air, it won’t disintegrate in the atmosphere or head for the moon.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
BSP warns of wider BOP deficit in 2026
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects the country's balance of payments (BOP) deficit to widen in 2026 as external headwinds persist, prompting a downward revision in its latest quarterly forecasts.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
2 kids lose fingers due to powerful firecrackers
Two minors lost their fingers due to fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) yesterday, according to the Department of Health.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
YEARENDER: Marcos SONA exposes flood control mess
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” was how Malacañang described the year 2025 for the country and for President Marcos.
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
BBM seeks passage of bill creating IPC
Amid the resignation of two commissioners of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), President Marcos would rather see the passage of a bill seeking to create an Independent People’s Commission (IPC), Malacañang stressed yesterday.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
China slammed over WPS 'PR stunt'
Civil society group Atin Ito Coalition blasted China yesterday for an alleged public relations stunt involving Chinese soldiers coming to the aid of a stranded Filipino fisherman on Christmas Day.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Advincula: There is still hope for Phl
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula said there is still hope for the Philippines despite the crisis, calamities and corruption that continue to test the country.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Malaysian ex-PM gets 15 years, hefty fine in 1MDB trial
Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 15 years and a hefty 13.5 billion ringgit ($3.3 billion) in fines and assets after being convicted on Friday in his biggest corruption trial tied to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Will Converge finally make it?
Since Converge acquired the Alaska franchise to join the PBA in 2022, the FiberXers never qualified for the semifinals in eight conferences.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
The holidays at NAIA
Dec. 20, 2025, just made local history.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
New dashcam footage seen as key in Cabral's probe
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has obtained new dashcam footage that it described as “very substantial” in the ongoing probe into the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Celtics drop 20 three-point bombs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jaylen Brown scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics made 20 three-pointers in a 140- 122 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte has died aged 65, the legendary British dark rock band announced on Friday.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Solenn Heussaff on telling a very real story about marriage
After years away from the big screen, Solenn Heusaff admits she was nervous stepping back into a movie set.
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Russian drones, missiles pound Ukraine before Zelensky-Trump meeting
Russia attacked Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine with missiles and drones yesterday, ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelensky said would be a key meeting with US President Donald Trump to work out a deal to end nearly four years of war.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
PNP probes disappearance of priest in Tacloban
The Philippine National Police is investigating the disappearance of Fr.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Traslacion preparations on track – CBCP
Preparations for the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9 are on schedule, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said yesterday.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
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Viber message to The STAR.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate ceasefire yesterday, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
Actor Tyler Perry sued for sexual assault
Tyler Perry was sued for sexual assault by an actor who appeared in “Boo!
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
LGU shuts unsafe amusement park in Bulacan town
After inspectors found its rides to be unsafe, an amusement facility here was ordered closed by the municipal disaster risk reduction and management office yesterday.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Philippine Star
SC releases parameters for social media identity verification
In a criminal case, how can an individual be proven as the account owner/holder of a social media account?
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