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MANILA, Philippines — The Notice to Airmen (Notam) covering flights near Mayon Volcano in Albay has been extended until Sunday morning, Dec. 14, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap). In

its latest advisory on Saturday afternoon, Caap said the latest-issued Notam, covering flights near Mayon with vertical limits from the surface

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Daily Inquirer’s mascot, the feisty carabao Guyito, does not only live by its slogan “Balanced news, Fearless views.” It also

symbolizes the publication’s quest to make young learners fall in love with the written word, in reading and to aspire for academic excellence. Thus, Guyi

to has become a “gift” to many

MANILA, Philippines — After a two-hour deliberation during the first day of the bicameral conference committee meeting on the disagreeing provisions of the 2026 budget, lawmakers have decided to fund farm-to-market roads a whopping P33 billion. Se

nators and congressmen found themselves in an elaborate discussion regarding the funding of farm-to-market roads for 2026. RE

AD:  Congressmen

MANILA, Philippines — Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards), the country’s flagship disaster risk reduction and management program, will be getting a long-overdue boost next year after the bicameral conference committee approved to allocate it P1 billion under the 2026 General Appropriations Bill. Th

e increased funding was approved alongside other amendments to the P18-billion

MANILA, Philippines — No one hit the jackpot in the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Lotto 6/42 draws on Saturday, December 13, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). In

the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw, the winning combination was 46‑52‑09‑37‑40‑17. The jackpot

for the game stood at P204,170,773.40, but there were no jackpot winners. READ:

MANILA, Philippines — At least P13 billion of the P60 billion diverted from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (P

hilhealth) in 2024 were used as government counterpart financing for foreign-assisted projects (FAPs), a lawmaker revealed on Saturday, as Congress discussed how to return the amount to the state insurer. Du

ring the first day of the bicameral

MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has asked the Senate to restore the deducted amounts from the projects in the 2026 proposed budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) due to the reductions in the Construction Materials Price Data (CMPD). Th

e DPWH announced this in a statement on Saturday, a

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Catholic religious and lay leaders in Surigao del Sur province welcomed the resignation of Rep. Ro

meo Momo Sr. from the bicameral conference committee on Saturday. “W

e acknowledge and welcome the courtesy resignation of Congressman Romeo S. Momo

Sr. But

the point must be made: resignation from a committee does

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health’s (DOH) controversial health aid program had its budget increased to P51 billion at the bicameral conference committee level despite clamor from civil society watchdogs to cut all funding for pork and patronage programs. If

signed into law, the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) Program will even see a

MANILA, Philippines — Rain showers brought by the northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan, and shear line are forecast to persist over a large part of the Luzon region, while fair weather is expected over Visayas and Mindanao on Sunday due to the easterlies, the state weather bureau reported on Saturday. Ba

sed on the 5

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino-led team of international researchers has developed a new physics-based algorithm that can detect a weather system known as a “shear line.” A shea

r line occurs when the northeast monsoon or “amihan” meets the warm easterlies from the Pacific Ocean, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

MANILA, Philippines — Four senators skipped the first day of the bicameral conference committee meeting for the 2026 national budget.  Senator Bato dela Rosa, who has been absent in plenary sessions since mid-November, still skipped the bicam opening despite being named as one of the conferees.  READ: Bicameral panel convenes to reconcile 2026 national budget