Thursday - Jan 01, 2026
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Weather Forecast as of 6 AM
Manila City 27°C (broken clouds) You can expect partly cloudy in the morning, with rain in the afternoon
Baguio City 16°C (broken clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Cebu City 26°C (broken clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Davao City 26°C (few clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Puerto Princesa 26°C (overcast clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
City of Naga 24°C (overcast clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Tuguegarao 23°C (scattered clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Source: OpenWeather
Manila City 27°C (broken clouds) You can expect partly cloudy in the morning, with rain in the afternoon
Baguio City 16°C (broken clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Cebu City 26°C (broken clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Davao City 26°C (few clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Puerto Princesa 26°C (overcast clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
City of Naga 24°C (overcast clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Tuguegarao 23°C (scattered clouds) Expect a day of partly cloudy with rain
Source: OpenWeather
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Holidays Today
- New Year's Day (Regular)
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On This Day in Philippine History
- 1834 - The Royal Company of the Philippines was abolished, formally opening Manila to world trade.
- 1848 - The first issue of the newspaper Diario de Manila was published.
- 1899 - President Emilio Aguinaldo held a New Year's reception in Malolos, appealing for the recognition of Philippine independence.
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Crime & Justice
- From carnap to contraband: Over P1-B of suspected smuggled cigarettes seized in Batangas City
- P55 billion more: Can building more prisons solve overcrowding?
- Cigarettes worth P1.1B found in unattended trucks in Batangas
- Charges dropped against Argentine footballers in rape case
- Others accused in Pogo-linked trafficking case arrested â nabbed exec
- P1.4-M seized illegal fireworks to be destroyed - NCRPO
- Vice Mayor ng Dueñas, Iloilo, sugatan matapos umanong mabaril ang sarili sa La Paz, Iloilo City
- Woman arrested for kidnapping
- PNP cracks down on indiscriminate firing in Eastern Visayas with one-strike policy
- Supreme Court penalizes FCash over data privacy breach
- Supreme Court says no to workplace pregnancy discrimination, orders BPO firm to pay back wages and over P250,000 in damages
- Seguridad sa mga ospital pahugtan tungod sa pagdagit sa 2 ka masuso
- Over P2-M shabu seized in Bacolod
- Police seize P1.4-M worth of illegal firecrackers in Metro Manila
- Leviste refutes accusation he took Cabral files by force: 'It's a cover-up'
- Lalaki, nang-hostage ng kaniyang tiyahin at pinsan sa QC; sumuko matapos ang negosasyon
- Caraga cops heighten firecracker inspections for New Year festivities
- 284 drug case acquittals due to poor police work
- NCRPO destroys hundreds of improvised cannons or boga
- âOceanâs Elevenâ gang steals cash, gold from German bank over Christmas
- New Yearâs Eve operation yields high-value suspect, â±427K shabu
- Teacherâs killer nabbed in Quirino
Health
- 5 die from non-communicable diseases before NY celebration
- Editoryal: Hugot nga seguridad sa ospital pagpanalipod sa masuso
- Welcome Your Best Skin of the Year With This New Breakthrough Facial
- Trump v âObamacareâ: US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026
- Number of younger firecracker victims alarming - JRMMC exec
- Stroke, heart attack, asthma cases reach 288 this holiday season --DOH
- DOH urges meditation for a calmer, stress-free 2026
- Fabella Hospital seeing fewer pregnant patients on Dec. 31 amid preps for âNew Year babiesâ
- Metro Manila hospitals gird for New Year 2026 firecracker-related cases
- DOH reports surge in stroke, heart attack during holiday
- PB advances health, disaster measures
- Stroke cases up in holidays
- Doctors brace for surge in firecracker blast injuries after New Year revelry
- Fireworks injury toll rises to 140 â DOH
Politics & Government
- What Rep. Leviste is alleging about budget 'allocables,' 'incentives'
- Only âsmall fryâ jailed? Mere propaganda, says Palace
- BuCor reports lower overcrowding in jails
- Imee Marcos rejects 2026 national budget
- Meta sued by US Virgin Islands over ads for scams, dangers to children
- President Marcos renews call for discipline, unity in 2026
- Israel to ban 37 aid groups operating in Gaza
- Brawner: AFPâs resilience tested in 2025
- LRT 2 to return to normal operations beginning Jan. 1
- Top 10 agencies with biggest budget based on 2026 bicam
- Zelenskyy discusses US troop presence in Ukraine with Trump
- Marcos: Use turn of the year to renew, reflect
- Archival sets 2026 agenda
- Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026 -- report
- DPWH employees claim Leviste camp also tried to forcibly access files in Batangas office
- Vallena: Exclusive bike lanes
- Argentina shutters disability agency amid graft claims
- Mandaue City vows stronger safety, recovery, and growth in 2026
- Chinese Embassy refutes PCG claim on fisherman rescue
- Marcos, family to welcome New Year in Malacañang amid 2026 budget review
- Archival sets sights on 2026, vows to do more for Cebu City
- Marcos urges Filipinos: Welcome 2026 with discipline, commitment to PH progress
- Soco urges public leaders to serve people better, deliver results in 2026
- Alvarez to Leviste: Checks for House staff salaries, not bonus
Environment
- Thunderstorms less likely to develop in Metro Manila on New Year's Day
- Draft offshore wind price cap ceiling set
- 55 percent chance of weak La Niña in Q1 â WMO
- Komisyon sa kabilin gimugna pagpalig-on sa conservation
- NIA undertakes river clearing, dike formation in Zamboanga Sibugay
- Board game helps Filipinos master disaster readiness
- Northeast monsoon, easterlies to bring scattered rains
- New Yearâs Eve rains to drench most of PH â Pagasa
- Ban on âforever chemicalsâ in cosmetics, clothing to enter force
- Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025
- Bangkok turned a golf course into a park. Is Manila ready to do the same?
Disasters & Accidents
- Dog in Baguio City passes away after being stressed by firecracker noise
- Cebuâs 2025 wake-up call: What disasters exposed, what must change
- Call center employees seek probe of office fire
- Sakyanan mibangga sa center railings; drayber naluwas
- Balamban typhoon survivors rebuild, cling to hope as 2026 begins
- Train crash near Peruâs Machu Picchu kills one, injures 40
- Babae, patay nang mahulog sa bangin ang minamanehong SUV sa Mt. Province; 5 sakay sugatan
- Firecrackers injured 40 in Central Visayas amid holidays
- Fire razes 6 houses, industrial building
- Quezon City vows to help victims of Infanta bus crash
- Hong Kong rings in 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades
- N. Luzon folk warned of debris drop as China launches rocket
- Avoid improper use of electrical gadgets to prevent fire â BFP
- Drones dive into aviation's deepest enigma as MH370 hunt restarts
- PhilSA warns of debris after Long March rocket launch from China
- Some fireworks run out in Bocaue, Bulacan ahead of New Year's Eve
- Coastal Road mishap on Rizal Day
- Binatilyo sugatan nang mabundol ng sasakyan sa Maynila
- Beer truck spills hundreds of boxes on S. Korean expressway
World News
- New Year 2026: UN chief asks world leaders to 'choose people and planet over pain'
- Tino victims malaumon sa tuig 2026
- New Year 2026: Peru shamans predict fall of Venezuela's Maduro
- Over 22K outbound, 20K inbound passengers logged on New Year's Eve morning
- Global trend worries UN refugee chief
- New Year's 2026 celebration around the world
- Cebu-based prospect Dacullo moataki sa Bohol
- Over 100,000 travelers in seaports hours before New Yearâs Day
- From Trumpâs return to ceasefires: A turbulent, fragile world in 2025
- Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July
- Poor Filipino fishermen suffer in silence as illegal, large-scale commercial fishing threaten livelihoods
- Taiwan stays on high alert as Chinese ships pull back after massive drills
- Tourists flock to Baguio, Boracay for New Year 2026
- PCG challenges Chinese research vessel operating near Cagayan waters
- PH 'deeply concerned' by China's drills around Taiwan
- AFP reports reduced threats in 2025
- World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
- Sydney falls silent before fireworks bring in 2026
- Eurostar urges passengers to postpone journeys due to âmajor disruptionâ
Business & Finance
- Hands off our chats! AlfaMart CEO blasts Jollibeeâs âintrusiveâ Viber Christmas ads
- Beauty Beyond Local Boundaries: NEW Lounge Goes Global
- Tagaytay eats: Cebu's Mediterranean restaurant Anzani opens at Ville Sommet
- Bullish outlook for homestyle, decor
- DTI plans âmajor business matchingâ during Asean meetings
- In Bulacan, contractors among biggest buyers of fireworks
- Antigraft drive might dampen growth thru â28
- [Slingshot] Are the big fishes swimming away?
- Minimum wage hikes granted in 14 regions in 2025 - DOLE
- Makâs Noodle finally lands in the Philippines
- Victoria Plaza: Davao Cityâs first mall closes after 32 years
- Data year-end gathering brings renewed challenge to lead Davao into the world
- Silver slips lower in mixed end to Asia trading year
- Who got richer in 2025? Ricky Razon, Lucio Tan, RSA, Susan Co post gains as Villar, Andrew Tan and Sy-blings drop in awful year for stocks
- Building on Success: TCLâs All-Category Growth Powers Forward into 2026
- Chinese leasing firm CALC orders 30 Airbus A320neo planes
- Mary Grace preps Singapore cafe launch after sold-out Christmas pop-up
- Ayalaâs ACEN completes coal exit
- Filinvest Land redeems P5B in bonds
- Domestic investors seen driving Cebu growth in 2026
- Citicore discloses property dividend reshuffle
- Vietnam records 21.5 million in international arrivals in 2025
- Northern Mindanao workers to get higher wages in 2026
- Fish prices surge ahead of New Year in Bohol
Sports
- Kenneth Llover lined up for world title shot next says Peñalosa
- In the NBA, 2025 might go down as the year of the injured
- PBA: âWorking holidayâ for Tim Cone, Barangay Ginebra
- With KQ gone and Phillips graduating, Cortez takes over as King Archer
- PVL: Eya Laure leads Choco Mucho's newest additions for 2026
- NBA: VJ Edgecombe's trey late in OT leads Sixers past Grizzlies
- Luka, Doncic nag-una sa All-Star votes
- PBA: Resiliency key to Meralcoâs semis berth, says Trillo
- Noy Pacing pugs set to see action in Bohol fight card
- NBA fines Suns' Jalen Green $25,000 for profanity on live TV
- It's official: Eya Laure joins Choco Mucho
- Norwood miretiro na sa PBA
- Jokic out for four weeks after knee injury: Nuggets
- God and guts: How Mike Phillips became the ideal UAAP icon
- NBA: Pistons beat Lakers, spoil LeBron James' 41st birthday
- NBA: Clippers post biggest winning margin of season vs. Kings
- Philippines shines in Olympic sports in SEA Games
- 76ers rookie mipakaging sa Grizzlies
- Cebuano nangandoy nga makaduwa sa KBL
- Alex Eala looks back at 'forever' moment training with Rafael Nadal
- Year of the queen: Eala's atmospheric run
- Darts transforms into global sporting bonanza
- NBA: Derrick White packs stat sheet as Celtics outlast Jazz
- Alex Eala now practicing in Auckland ahead of Australian Swing
Human Interest
- How should Catholics welcome 2026?
- 8K devotees join Jesus Nazareno procession; minor hit by taxi in hit-and-run
- Wedding still on, says fiancé of missing bride-to-be after her safe return
- Two 'New Year babies' born in Manila
- Mga estudyante, tunghaan sa Sugbo, mitingog na
- Kris Aquino shares what she is most grateful for in 2025: âIâm alive because of your prayersâ
- No winners of major lotto jackpot draws on New Year's Eve
- Rambutan, saging, â13â dunay gidala nga dimalas sa pagsugat sa 2026?
- Word of the Day for December 31, 2025: bisperas
- Spanish woman known for failed fresco restoration dies
- Taylor Swiftâs big Christmas tip brings an Arrowhead Stadium employee to tears
- Media Noche rush: Filipinos flock to markets for lechon, ham, fruits ahead of New Year
- SWS: 44% of Filipinos expect better quality of life in 2026
- Kris Aquino admits she is at her âweakest,â but welcomes 2026 with hope
- CHR renews commitment to human dignity
- Prayer for the New Year
- German dog owners sit out New Year's Eve chaos in airport hotels
- Debate on P500 Noche Buena exposes income gap - data scientist
- LOTTO RESULTS: Disyembre 31, 2025
- Dianne Medina namakyaw ng lote
- Sophia Laforteza Gets a Sweet Birthday Surprise From Her Family
- 89% of Filipinos starting 2026 with hope - SWS
- Journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, dies at 35
- Daniel Miranda and partner Sofia share sweet sunset moment
Entertainment
- Holiday Heartwarmers: âLaro Laro Pickâ winning moments on âItâs Showtimeâ that made us cry happy tears!
- How âWhat Lies Beneathâ breathes new life into classic teleserye tropes
- Rizalâs âNoli Me Tangereâ gets Arabic translation
- 2025 RECAP: BINI, SB19, TJ Monterde, more Filipino acts took center stage headlining major PH concerts
- Teaser for Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales's reunion movie 'The Loved One' unveiled
- F-Beauty Pride: All the Filipino Beauty Brands That Were Launched in 2025
- Aiko Melendez, Onemig Bondoc ânagkakamabutihanâ
- Year-End Musings: 'Love You So Bad' Leading Lady Bianca de Vera on Her Breakthrough Year
- Muntik sumuko! Bianca de Vera feeling kulelat
- Alden Richards excited na kontrabida
- Miss Universe Paraguay Yanina Gomez addresses allegations surrounding her inclusion in Top 30
- 2025 RECAP: Movies that made waves in PH cinemas this year
- 51st Metro Manila Film Festival
- 2025 RECAP: LoiNie, Shin Min-Ah, Carla Abellana, Zeinab Harake, Kiray Celis and celebs who said 'I do'
- With âUnMarry,â Solenn Heussaff hopes to show the reality of marriage
- Alora Sasam looks back on challenges during early days of her showbiz career
- Rio receives Guinness record for biggest New Yearâs bash
- Why Alden Richards wanted to play a villain in upcoming film âBig Tigerâ
- A Michelin-starred feast: Charles Tiuâs AndĆ Hong Kong experience
- Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo, Sharon Cuneta pasiklaban sa New Year Countdown
- Ciar: Yearender: Mga nag-viral sa showbiz 2025
- Kapuso stars, inilahad ang kanilang goals sa 2026
- Vice Ganda offers âmotherlyâ (but punchline-loaded) advice in âMeme Nagtextâ
- Aika Robredo and Jim Guzman Tie the Knot With a Meaningful Modern Filipiniana Celebration
Science & Technology
- Engineered lies: How 2025âs disinformation machinery hijacks our collective reality
- First meteor shower and supermoon clash
- PhilSA warns of possible debris fall from Chinese rocket
- Tiny tech, big AI power: what are 2-nanometre chips?