March 31, 2026: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to initiate direct negotiations with Iran to ensure the safe passage of Philippine-bound oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The Philippines imports 98% of its crude oil from the Middle East.
March 31, 2026: The Philippine peso hit a new record low, closing at ₱60.748 against the US dollar, driven by intense demand for the greenback amid escalating Middle East tensions.
March 24, 2026: President Bongbong Marcos has declared a State of National Energy Emergency as a result of the conflict in the Middle East.
March 2025: Former president Rodrigo Duterte is arrested on an ICC warrant.
Feburary 2025: The National Bureau of Investigation files charges against Vice President Sara Duterte. The charges are related to her previous remarks about hiring someone to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez if an assassination plot against her were to succeed.
November 2024: The country is reeling from the impact of Super Typhoon Man-Yi, which has left at least eight people dead.
November 2024: Three South Koreans wanted in their country for operating gambling sites online have been arrested in Parañaque and Quezon City.
May 2022: Bongbong Marcos, son of Ferdinand Marcos, is elected president of the Philippines.
February 22: 768K deaths in PH in 2021 highest since post-World War II
The first-ever gold medal for the Philippines was won by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, ending the country’s 97-year bid to win an Olympic gold medal since it first started competing in the games in 1924.
The Philippines also had athletes gather more than one Olympic medal, with three other medals in boxing. This includes the first silver medal by a female boxer courtesy of Nesthy Petecio, a bronze medal by Eumir Marcial, and a silver medal by Carlo Paalam.
With four medals, the delegation gave the Philippines its highest medal haul in Olympic history, surpassing the three medals the country won at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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December 23, 2019
Malacañang reminded the public to be extra careful about what they eat or drink after the number of people who died from drinking coconut wine, locally known as lambanog (distilled palm liquor), climbed to 11.
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo made the statement after it was reported that at least 300 individuals were rushed to hospitals in Laguna and Quezon provinces after drinking lambanog.
“The Palace expresses alarm over the reported cases of lambanog poisoning in Laguna and Quezon,” Panelo said in his Monday press briefing.
Panelo then reminded the public to only consume food and beverage items registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), especially during the holiday season.
“We remind the public that they should always check whether their alcohol purchases, or any product that they consume for that matter, have been registered or approved by the Food and Drug Administration,” he said.
“Prudence dictates that we should always be mindful of what we ingest, particularly during this time of merrymaking,” he added.
The incident prompted Laguna Governor Ramil Hernandez to order a temporary ban on the sale and purchase of lambanog.
In 2018, at least 20 people in Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon were killed after drinking lambanog. According to the FDA, the lambanog brand involved in the recent deaths and hospitalization in Southern Luzon was different from that which caused the casualties last year.
The Philippines’ largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation is the Manila Bulletin (300,000 printed copies), followed by the Philippine Daily Inquirer (260,000 copies). Both are in English.
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