House pushes thousands more multi-purpose buildings. Are they really needed?

Rappler - Nov 9, 2026

House appropriations panel senior vice chairperson Albert Garcia says multi-purpose buildings can be used for Zumba, basketball games, and even as evacuation centers

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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court has received a list of 24 witnesses from Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team as the trial resumes on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. Presiding officer Francis Escudero informed the chamber of the developments during the court’s recess, including matters involving the sub judice rule and the presentation of

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TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered 250 kilos of oil-contaminated materials from the shoreline of Barangay Tugas in Tabango, Leyte, following an oil leak involving an underwater submarine cable belonging to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The Marine Environmental Protection Unit-Western Leyte continued its shoreline cleanup operations on Monday,

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MANILA, Philippines — The defense panel in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday called a Davao City assessor as its first witness to debunk allegations of Duterte’s unexplained wealth. Davao City Assessor Engr. Jaime Adalin is set to testify that Duterte’s property in Matina Crossing was disclosed in her statement of assets, liabilities

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College ‘ban’ on hijab stirs controversy in Northern Mindanao

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ILIGAN CITY — An alleged ban on wearing a hijab, a traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, by a college here has stirred controversy in Northern Mindanao (Region 10), prompting the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) to bring a complaint against the school before the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Ustadz Abdul Jabbar Montañer,

FACT CHECK: AI image falsely shows Army division backing Bato dela Rosa

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