2025 Wrap-Up: A Year of Resilience and Reckoning
As 2025 ends, we reflect on a transformative year marked by natural disasters, governance shifts, and personal resilience. Discover the key lessons and look ahead with clarity. Read the full analysis.
As 2025 ends, we reflect on a transformative year marked by natural disasters, governance shifts, and personal resilience. Discover the key lessons and look ahead with clarity. Read the full analysis.
As 2025 ends, we explore the Filipino concepts of kapwa and malasakit, learning to set boundaries, accept steadiness, and find quiet courage in personal growth and gratitude. Discover a uniquely Filipino realism.
After 2025's disasters, a new journalism approach asks why Cebu suffered so much. It shifts focus from survival stories to accountability for flood control funds and failed projects. Read the investigation.
The DOH records 7 firecracker injuries from Dec 21-23, a 75% drop from 2024. The agency urges the public to use safe noisemakers and attend community displays.
The Philippine Red Cross Zamboanga City Chapter concluded 2025 by providing free medical services, groceries, and kits to 180 underprivileged families in Guiwan. Read about this impactful community partnership.
Cebu authorities rescued eight Badjao individuals for violating the Anti-Mendicancy Ordinance at a major intersection. The operation aims to ensure safety ahead of Sinulog and ASEAN Summit.
The DOH records 7 firecracker injuries days before New Year 2026, a 75% drop from 2024. Officials urge the public to use safe noisemakers and attend community displays instead.
Nearly 2,000 Abellana National School alumni gathered for a grand homecoming, celebrating friendship and resilience after recent earthquakes and typhoons. Read how the community reconnected.
Persons with Disabilities in Mandaue City celebrated their Year-End General Assembly, sharing inspirational stories and strengthening community bonds. Discover how they advocate for an inclusive society.
More than 100 children in Lapu-Lapu City experienced Christmas joy at the Soong dumpsite. The Hokkomslow Organization event brought games, gifts, and hope to the community.
Discover how Cebu's Janet Gordola and local artists embody the Christmas spirit, turning typhoon damage into symbols of hope. Join the special Beyond the Headlines edition.
Discover how a Capiz parol maker in Basak and Cebu artists transform typhoon damage into symbols of hope. Tune in to witness stories that redefine the Christmas spirit.
In Cebu, a parol maker keeps her craft alive and artists transform typhoon-damaged roofs into a glowing Christmas tree. Discover stories of resilience that redefine the holiday spirit. Tune in to Beyond the Headlines.
Hausland Holdings partners with Don Bosco Academy Mabalacat to fund educational programs, aiming to expand opportunities for student growth. Read more.
Over 300 Angeles City residents received gifts in the 'WE KEN' Wish Ko Lang Christmas Edition 2025. Sponsor Kenneth Lansang vows more aid for the marginalized. Read the heartwarming story.
Over 100 children experienced Christmas joy at the Soong Dumpsite in Lapu-Lapu City during the 'Joyful Hearts' gathering organized by Hokkomslow Organization. The event featured games, gifts, and a message of hope.
The DHSUD and Mandaue City inaugurate Pasilong sa Paradise, a model modular community with 200 homes for families displaced by Typhoon Tino. First 14 families move in Dec. 22. Read more.
Hokkomslow Organization brought festive cheer to children at the Soong Dumpsite in Lapu-Lapu City. The event featured games, gifts, and a message of hope. See how community spirit made Christmas meaningful.
Residents of El Pardo, Boljoon, Cebu, voice their silent suffering, questioning how long they must endure poverty and neglect. Read their powerful story of resilience.
The Cawayan Sustainable Livelihood Program Association in Bohol, recognized as a 2021 Sulong Bayanihan awardee, has grown its gross income to nearly P2 million, supporting local nutrition and community development. Discover their inspiring journey.
The Philippine National AIDS Council clarifies that HIV transmission is linked to high-risk actions, not sexual preference, warning against harmful stigma. Learn the facts.
Sixty young leaders from Basilan underwent a four-day training to empower them for community development. Discover how the program aims to rebuild post-conflict areas.
Police in Negros Island Region recover P365,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes in two separate operations. Community tips lead to successful busts, protecting local revenue. #LawEnforcement #NegrosOriental
A new water drilling project in Barangay Naalad, Naga, Cebu, promises a reliable and clean water supply, solving a decades-old problem for residents. Completion is expected by January 2026.
Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro announces cash incentives up to P10,000, new uniforms, and noche buena packs for over 9,000 barangay health workers. A merrier Christmas for frontline community heroes.
A Cebu-based restaurateur shares how a grateful heart shaped their mindset, deepened relationships, and built resilience through business cycles and challenges. Discover the power of daily appreciation.
The Philippine Army's 11th Infantry Division provided free medical services to 238 individuals in Indanan, Sulu. Read how this civic action strengthens community health and security.
Cebu faces recovery after a year of earthquakes and typhoons. See how community spirit and simple Christmas celebrations bring hope and strength to affected families. #CebuStrong
Philippine Ambassador to Canada met with Alberta's Minister to boost trade, investment, and address skilled labor shortages. Explore the future of PH-Alberta cooperation.
The Korean Community Association in Central Luzon held its annual Hanbi Cultural Festival at Clark's Royce Hotel, with Governor Pineda pledging safety for the 20,000-strong Korean community. Read more about this cultural bridge.