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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to proposals to declare Feb. 25 of every year a national holiday, to give Filipinos time to commemorate the Edsa People Power Revolution. Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Tuesday the President was “ready to study” the proposed legislation to declare Feb. 25 a regular

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said any initiative to legalize the use of medical cannabis must be anchored on sound scientific evidence, cost-effectiveness, and public health impact.

MANILA, Philippines — A total lunar eclipse will be visible in Manila and other parts of the country for nearly an hour on March 3, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in an advisory. It invited the public to watch the lunar eclipse which will start at 7:04 p.m., peak at

SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — The police chief of Tago town, Surigao del Sur commended several of its personnel for assisting a woman give birth while being transported to a hospital in a patrol car. Capt. Romer Acos, acting Tago police chief, said the actions of Corporals Kietch Patrick D. Pontilan and Jonalyn

MANILA, Philippines — A consolidated bill pushing for the proposed abolition of the travel tax has been approved by the House tourism committee and forwarded to the ways and means panel for the crafting of alternative taxation mechanisms. During Monday’s hearing of the tourism committee headed by Romblon Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona, a still unnumbered

MANILA, Philippines — An order to replace Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) chief Director Jesus Fernandez will be issued soon, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday, weeks after he said he had asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to remove the official over “massive corruption” in the bureau. Remulla told reporters that he was just

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte will be given a chance to respond to the impeachment complaints against her, but it will be her prerogative whether to appear at the House of Representatives, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said on Tuesday. The House committee on justice chaired by Luistro is set to deliberate on the

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he is keen on endorsing someone who has done “exceptional” service in government as his candidate for president in 2028. “So you look at people in government and you see who is doing well, who is exceptional. And we have, I’m glad to say, exceptional

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — Personnel of Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) have assessed and eventually buried a 12.3 meter female sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) found dead off the coast of Glan, Sarangani on Sunday morning. The sea mammal, already in moderate decomposition stage, was first sighted by Bantay Dagat (Sea patrol) of Glan,

This is the Daily Gospel for February 25, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the First week of Lent. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, February 24, 2026 Daily Gospel, February 23, 2026 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Luke 11, 29-32. While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation