July 2026

Commuters will board an idea while the actual vehicle remains in a planning phase indefinitely MANILA, Philippines — The long-delayed jeepney modernization program reached a new milestone this week with the rollout of its first fully conceptual jeepney, a vehicle that does not physically exist but which commuters are nonetheless encouraged to board, ride, and …

Officials say the waterway has achieved inner purity, which is the kind that matters most MANILA, Philippines — Authorities have declared the Pasig River spiritually clean, a milestone reached without disturbing a single particle of the river’s substantial physical filth, which officials concede remains exactly where it has always been. The announcement, first waded into …