The Manila Times - January 12, 2026

DAY OF PRAYER

‘Chi▪a, Viet▪am top destroyers of reefs’

MARCOS OFF TO UAE FOR WORKING VISIT

House OKs 12 priority bills

ICC denies new appeals by Duterte lawyers

FIRST THINGS FIRST

America’s empire is collapsing

The Traslación and being Church

Pope baptizes infants to mark end of Christmas season

House OKs 12 priority bills

Seizure of Zaldy Co’s luxury cars legal – PNP

China, Vietnam lead

CA backs wage hike order for brewery workers

GO CONTINUES FEEDING PROGRAM

MARCOS

First lady lauds moves to improve Pasig River Esplanade

Rent of residential units may not be increased by more than 10 percent annually

Lacson flags P2.5 billion ‘allocables’tied to Imee Marcos

Palace dismisses impeachment talks vs Marcos

Fil-Australians join CFO immersion program

Venezuelan battleground: US regime change vs Chinese economic cooperation

When confusion undermines accountability

Turmoil in Iran could reshape Middle East’s political landscape

America

A horrible tragedy exposes Cebu City’s garbage crisis

Venezuelan

Traslación

A Vigan haunting

Judicial restraint totally unwarranted amid blatant constitutional violations

Should low-income students’ school choices be limited to poor private schools as COA suggests?

Brgy. Mabolo wins Sinulog sa Dakbayan title

Absence of wage hikes in Bicol, Davao scored

‘Katutubong Dumagat’ families in Bulacan receive food packs

Policeman in Sibulan shooting indicted

No signal shutdown in Dinagyang Festival

Cebu inaugurates new command center

BARMM legislature set to pass districting bill

‘Case vs ex-general not related to shoes’

Cadiz mayor backs sugar import policies

GOLDMINE CELEBRATES THIRD ANNIVERSARY

Bataan marks 269th Foundation Day

America on trial

PANAHON TV

NAPC hails rise in cap on non-taxable benefits

3 persons arrested over shabu parcels

ICC denies

Las Piñas secures P255M for socialized housing

DHSUD addresses homeowners’ concerns

No more rate cuts i▪ 2027 – BSP poll

FIESTA BUSINESS

The AI gap is narrowing — but for Philippine telcos, the real work begins

Tourism reforms urged as visitor numbers drop

Improving sentiment seen lifting share prices

Fiscal tightening expected to limit rebound

BACK TO NORMAL

BSP mops up P1.5T in excess liquidity

The AI gap

Tobacco farmers’ wood needs being addressed

Korean-Japanese JV to design train network

Zamboanga del Sur offers to help build FMRs

No more

PSE pushes reforms to revitalize market

ERC OKs Mindoro firm’s connection to power grid

Fiscal

Firms rush to transfer Venezuelan oil to US

Trump moves to lower credit card interest

INDIA EYES NEW MARKETS WITH US TRADE LIMBO

Rio Tinto’s Glencore bid pressures BHP

Myanmar election’s second phase starts

Homes razed, one dead in Australia bushfires

Four injured in Thailand bomb attacks

Gas drum blast kills bride, groom in Pakistan

NKorea wants South to explain drone foray

Death toll in Iran protests reaches 116

Maduro loyalists stage protests in Venezuela

US LAUNCHES STRIKES AGAINST IS IN SYRIA

Canada’s Carney to rebuild ties with China

Honduras outgoing president wants meeting with Trump

Wembanyama, Fox power Spurs over Celtics

Stafford lifts Rams past Panthers in wild-card round

Alcaraz downs Sinner in sold-out SKorea match

Salah-powered Egypt ousts Ivory Coast

NBA suspends Kings’ Dennis Schroder

Eala heads to Melbour▪e for Kooyo▪g Classic

Top PH sports stories turning 10 in 2026

VAN DER VALK RELOADS FOR TCC INVITATIONAL

PH settles for silver in Asia-Pacific tilt

UST hosts global linguistics conference with delegates from 15 countries

Philippines, Thailand reinforce enduring ties as Manila assumes ASEAN chairmanship

Maduro’s ignominious downfall

New Year flag-raising in Cavite highlights growing ties between Taiwan and PH

Solar-powered vessel adva▪ces Philippi▪e mari▪e scie▪ce a▪d plastic research

DOST pushes data-driven projects to support national development goals

SRMO marks 125 years of uninterrupted legal practice

Okada Manila rolls out Lunar New Year resort-wide celebrations

Vivo X300 Pro accessories push mobile photography further

Sun Life names JJ Moreno as next Philippine chief

Clean energy leads local mergers and acquisitions in 2025

IR Impact Awards recognize SM for good reporting practice

Filipino product designer builds global career from New York

Surgery to end poverty