2026-08

Philippine News

Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial, Day 11 — 15 Boxes of “Confidential Funds” Documents as Hearings Turn to Whether the Money Was Properly Used

Day 11 of Vice President Sara Duterte's Senate impeachment trial saw 15 boxes of confidential fund documents and testimony from a former COA auditor, as the proceedings moved from tracing the money's movement to whether it was used for its intended purpose.
2026年8月4日
Philippine NewsPolitics
Economy

Philippine House Representative Welcomes President Marcos’s Push to Introduce Nuclear Energy

Representative Chin Bernos welcomed President Marcos's call to reconsider nuclear power for energy security, citing the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act, PhilATOM, and a realistic 2038 timeline for a first reactor.
2026年8月4日
EconomyPhilippine NewsSociety
Incidents and Accidents

Fuel-Assistance Mission Hit by Water Cannon Again — China’s Repeated Harassment at Scarborough Shoal

China Coast Guard vessels fired water cannon at Philippine BFAR fishing-assistance ships near Scarborough Shoal on July 24, 2026, the third clash that week, coinciding with the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila.
2026年8月3日
Incidents and AccidentsInternational Affairs & SecurityInternational NewsPhilippine News
Incidents and Accidents

¥46 Billion Unregistered Bond Fraud Out of the Philippines: The Full Story of the Scandal That Rocked the Nikkan Manila Shimbun

Nine people were arrested in Japan over an unregistered bond scheme run through Philippines-based S Division Holdings that defrauded roughly 5,500 investors of an estimated 46 billion yen, a case tied to the former president of the Nikkan Manila Shimbun, which ended print publication in September 2025.
2026年8月2日
Incidents and AccidentsJapanese CommunityJapanese CompaniesSociety
Society

The Philippines’ Demographic Miscalculation — From Pre-Pandemic Optimism to the Shock of a 1.7 Fertility Rate

The Philippines' total fertility rate fell to a record-low 1.7 in 2023-25, well below replacement level, upending years of forecasts that its population would overtake Japan's by 2028 and casting doubt on its long-touted demographic dividend.
2026年8月1日
Society
Business

Major Differences Between Philippine and Japanese Real Estate Law

A guide to how the Philippines' Torrens land title system, title chain, and condominium ownership structure differ fundamentally from Japan's registration system, plus the 40% foreign ownership cap and 2025's extension of land lease terms to 99 years.
2026年8月1日
BusinessCondominiums and Real Estate
Japanese Community

Foreign Ownership Rules for Philippine Retail Are Relaxed — Why Setting Up in a Mall Is Now Essential for Success

The Philippines' 13th Foreign Investment Negative List clarifies that small retail businesses can now have up to 40% foreign ownership, opening new opportunities for Japanese entrepreneurs — and why success still depends on locating inside a shopping mall.
2026年8月1日
Japanese CommunityJapanese Companies
Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 1)

Part 1 of a serialized biography of Jose Rizal: his birth in Calamba, his prodigious early gifts in language and poetry, his schooling in Binan, and the vow that led him to rediscover Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas in London two decades later.
2026年8月1日
FictionHistoryHobbiesSeriesSociety
Condominiums and Real Estate

1. Why Is Metro Manila’s Bay Area Overrun With Unsold Condominiums?

The exit of POGOs, a pandemic-era construction boom, and cooling demand have left the Bay Area with a massive glut of unsold condominiums — and developers offering discounts of up to 50% to move inventory.
2026年8月1日
Condominiums and Real Estate
Business

Philippines-Based Unregistered Bond Scheme: ¥17 Billion in Damages, 9 Arrested in Massive Fraud That Also Rocked the Nikkan Manila Shimbun

Nine people have been arrested over an unregistered foreign bond scheme run from the Philippines that defrauded Japanese investors of over ¥17 billion — and became entangled with the now-defunct Nikkan Manila Shimbun newspaper.
2026年8月1日
BusinessIncidents and AccidentsJapanese Community