https://www.philstar.com/rss/headlines Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community (c) 2026, philstar.com. All rights reserved. 15Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:30:04 +0800 en https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553874/leptospirosis-cases-reach-6253-doh-warns-post-flood-surgeAndrew Ronquillo Leptospirosis cases in the country have reached 6,253 from Jan. 4 to Aug. 29, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday, warning that infections may surge as another wave of cases could be experienced in two weeks due to the disease’s incubation period. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553874/leptospirosis-cases-reach-6253-doh-warns-post-flood-surge https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553876/local-execs-vow-proper-use-p5832-billion-lgsfDelon Porcalla Learning a hard lesson from massive anomalies in the flood control scandal, the League of Municipalities in the Philippines gave assurances that the government’s record high P58.32-billion budget for local government units in 2027 will be used properly. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553876/local-execs-vow-proper-use-p5832-billion-lgsf https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553879/lacson-cayetano-trade-barbs-anewMarc Jayson Cayabyab  Senators Panfilo Lacson and Alan Peter Cayetano renewed their trading of barbs over allegations of anomalous flood control and land reclamation projects in Taguig, Cayetano’s bailiwick. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553879/lacson-cayetano-trade-barbs-anew https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553880/sws-33-pinoys-say-quality-life-improvedJanvic Mateo One in every three Filipinos reported experiencing better quality of life in the past 12 months, an improvement compared to data from the first quarter of the year, according to the latest survey by Social Weather Station. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553880/sws-33-pinoys-say-quality-life-improved https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553881/dbm-oks-p868-billion-teachers-pay-raiseAubrey Rose Inosante Salary upgrades for 93,344 public school personnel are underway after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of an additional P8.68 billion to the Department of Education. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553881/dbm-oks-p868-billion-teachers-pay-raise https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553882/senate-ratings-down-house-q2-octa-pollJanvic Mateo The Senate has retained better performance and trust ratings than the House of Representatives despite a drop in the latest survey conducted by the OCTA Research group. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553882/senate-ratings-down-house-q2-octa-poll https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553883/remulla-judiciary-needs-soul-searchingMarc Jayson Cayabyab Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla yesterday urged the judiciary to undertake “soul-searching” as he lamented the dismissal of corruption cases filed before the courts. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553883/remulla-judiciary-needs-soul-searching https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553884/palace-eyes-integration-flood-master-planAlexis Romero The Marcos administration is considering integrating the flood control master plan drawn during the term of the late president Benigno Aquino III with other frameworks to come up with a system that addresses the new realities caused by climate change. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553884/palace-eyes-integration-flood-master-plan https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553885/trb-mulls-extending-nlex-toll-holidayRanier Allan Ronda The Toll Regulatory Board is open to studying proposals for extended toll-free travel along the North Luzon Expressway as regulatory authorities evaluate public petitions regarding the liability of NLEX Corp., the operator of the tollway, for massive flood-induced gridlocks. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553885/trb-mulls-extending-nlex-toll-holiday https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553886/2-filipino-sailors-killed-hormuz-attackChristine Boton Two Filipino seafarers were killed after the Saudi-operated oil tanker Sidr was involved in a security incident while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 31, the Department of Migrant Workers reported. Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/09/04/2553886/2-filipino-sailors-killed-hormuz-attack