Marcos signs P6.3 trillion 2025 national budget, vetoes P194 billion
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Monday signed into law the P6.326 trillion national budget for 2025.
Marcos signed the budget in a ceremony in Malacañang, coinciding with the country’s observation of Rizal Day.
‘Bird stuck in wing,’ passenger on South Korea plane crash says in texts to family
One of the passengers on the ill-fated plane that crashed Sunday morning sent a text message about the aircraft “not being able to land because of a bird on a wing,” in one of the last known texts sent to a family member.
A family member of one of the passengers aboard Jeju Air 7C 2216, which left 179 dead in a crash landing, received the text messages moments before the incident.
MMFF clarifies viral ’in memoriam’ segment featuring Eugene Domingo
Two days after Eugene Domingo went viral for her inclusion in a segment at the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Gabi ng Parangal, the festival’s executive committee clarified that it was meant to be a tribute to the “luminaries” who played a significant role in its 50-year history.
Domingo caught the attention of netizens after she was included in a Gabi ng Parangal segment aimed to pay tribute to the “stars who came before us,” according to a spiel from Gabbi Garcia, who was one of the ceremony’s hosts.