Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
Embattled contractor Sarah Discaya is arrested Thursday night, December 18, over a P96-million ghost project in Davao Occidental.
ABS-CBN’s full line-up returns to Mega Manila’s airwaves on channel 2 as it signs a deal with the Villar-owned AMBS to air the Kapamilya Channel on ALLTV.
Alex Eala claims another piece of history as she captures her first-ever Southeast Asian Games gold medal after reigning in the women’s singles.
The Philippine women’s national football team captures a historic gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games as they deny Vietnam a fifth straight title.
Islay Bomogao and LJ Rafael Yasay deliver the Philippines two gold medals in muay in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. —Rappler.com



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