Category: News Tracker

March 31, 2016 – Flood Control Scandal Monitor

CONCERNED citizens filed a graft complaint at the Office of the Ombudsman on Monday against former undersecretary Adrian Bersamin of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office and former Education undersecretary Trygve Olaivar in connection with what the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said appeared to be a “commitment-insertion-kickback” scheme.

March 31, 2026 – On science and technology

The next U.S. trip to the moon isn’t about planting a flag. It’s about learning how to live and work there. NASA has just reset its Artemis program, marking a clear strategic shift: Space exploration is moving away from a race to achieve milestones and toward a system built on repeated operations, a sustained presence and lunar infrastructure that could become part of the technology networks we rely on here on Earth.

March 31, 2026 – Trending News Worldwide

The assailant who attacked a synagogue in Michigan earlier this month was inspired by Hezbollah, the FBI said on Monday.

Jennifer Runyan, head of the FBI’s Detroit field office, announced during a press conference that Ayman Ghazali, 41, had frequently consumed Hezbollah-related content online before the attack. In a video recorded before he drove his truck into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township – a north-western suburb of Detroit – on 12 March, Ghazali said he wanted to “kill as many of them as I possibly can”.

March 31, 2026 – War in Iran Updates

Diplomats from around the region met in Pakistan, and the U.S.-Israeli bombardment hit a southern Iranian port, killing at least five people, Iranian state media said.

🍵 March 30, 2026 Coverage: VP Sara Duterte Updates

As former President Rodrigo Duterte spent his 81st birthday on March 28 detained abroad, his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte has renewed her vow to continue fighting for his rights.

While she appreciated the public support for her father, the Vice President acknowledged that defending the former leader’s rights is not just a personal fight, but a matter of national sovereignty.

March 30, 2026 – News Updates on Former President Rodrigo Duterte

FIL-AMS MARK DUTERTE’S 81ST BIRTHDAY IN TIMES SQUARE
Filipino-Americans gather in Times Square, New York Saturday evening, March 28 (Sunday morning, March 29, PH time), to mark the 81st birthday of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Supporters come together in a show of unity, prayer, and continued support—thousands of miles away, yet closely connected in purpose.

☕ March 30, 2026 – PH Trending News

MANILA, Philippines — In observance of the Holy Week, Cebu Archbishop Alberto Uy yesterday encouraged parishes to walk with Jesus through the cross, resurrection and ascension to heaven by performing acts of charity and kindness to those in need.

March 30, 2016 – Flood Control Scandal Monitor

MANILA, Philippines — Amid the still unresolved scandal over the government’s flood control projects, a project by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)—the agency in the center of that controversy—is introducing new technology to bolster the flood defense of Metro Manila.