January •
January 2 – A ban on
light electric vehicles from using
major roads in Metro Manila is implemented. It was originally scheduled on December 1, 2025, and was supposed to be enforced
nationwide. •
January 5 – Retired
air force general
Romeo Poquiz is arrested on charges of
inciting to
sedition in relation to a Facebook post criticizing
the Marcos administration. •
January 6 –
PHIVOLCS raises Alert Level 3 over
Mayon volcano in
Albay following a magmatic eruption. On January 20, a
state of calamity is declared in
Tabaco, Albay as a result. •
January 8 – The
Binaliw landfill in
Cebu City collapses, destroying a building used by its employees. Thirty-six people are killed. On January 13, a
state of calamity is declared in the city as a result. •
January 13 –
Philippines–United Arab Emirates relations: A
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is signed between the Philippines and the UAE during President Marcos' visit to
Abu Dhabi, marking the first free trade agreement between the Philippines and a Middle Eastern country. •
January 14 – A court in
Tuguegarao acquits political prisoner and peasant activist
Amanda Echanis on charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. • January 14 and
16 – Twenty-one individuals, including fourteen police officers (three have been in police custody), are arrested in a manhunt operation for gaming tycoon
Atong Ang, accused mastermind in
the disappearance of sabungeros particularly in the alleged abduction and killing of at least four in early 2022. Ang remains at large. •
January 15: •
Japan–Philippines relations: The Philippines and Japan sign three bilateral agreements in Manila, including one allowing their defense forces to exchange logistical support—the second major defense accord following the implementation of the
reciprocal access agreement in 2025; and another for funding of the new facilities of the
Philippine Navy and the proposed wireless broadband connectivity for the
Sulu Archipelago. • The
Brave Pioneer, the Philippines’ first
methanol dual-fueled bulk carrier ship, is inaugurated at the
Tsuneishi Cebu Shipyard in
Balamban,
Cebu. •
January 16: • A court in Manila acquits former
Negros Oriental representative
Arnie Teves of murder over the 2019 killing of
Negros Oriental Provincial Board member Michael Lopez Dungog. • The
Department of Information and Communications Technology orders the blocking of
Grok AI in the Philippines over its usage in generating illicit images of women and children. •
January 19: • President Marcos announces the discovery of an estimated of gas reserves from the
Malampaya East-1 field. • An impeachment complaint is filed in the
House of Representatives against president
Bongbong Marcos on charges related to the
arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, his alleged drug use and involvement in the flood control scandal and issues over the national budget. • Former senator
Bong Revilla surrenders to the
Philippine National Police (PNP) after an arrest warrant is issued against him by the
Sandiganbayan over the
Flood control projects scandal. • The recreational boat
MBCA Amejara, carrying 12 passengers and four crew members, capsizes in
Davao Gulf off
Davao Occidental, while on its way to
Governor Generoso,
Davao Oriental. Only a crewman is rescued; six of his companions are found dead. •
January 20 –
Bangsamoro chief minister
Abdulraof Macacua signs into law Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 86, restoring the number of single-member
parliamentary districts in the
Bangsamoro Parliament from 25 to 32 in response to the 2024
Supreme Court ruling that excluded
Sulu from Bangsamoro. •
January 21 – Corey Dickpus, former vice mayor of
Lubuagan,
Kalinga, dies after a police encounter in his residence. He has been in the national most wanted list since 2001, being implicated in various criminal cases including a double murder in 2000 while serving as a
barangay captain. •
January 22 – A court in
Tacloban convicts community journalist
Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil of
terrorism financing and acquits them for
illegal possession of weapons. The two are part of the so-called "Tacloban 5" who were arrested in a joint law enforcement operation in 2020. •
January 23: •
Dupax del Norte anti-mining protests: Seven protestors and one employee of Woggle Corporation are arrested while attempting to dismantle a barricade at an anti-mining protest in
Dupax del Norte,
Nueva Vizcaya. • The cargo vessel
Devon Bay, with a
Zamboanga City–
Yangjiang route and carrying 21 Filipino sailors, capsizes in the
South China Sea northwest of
Scarborough Shoal; at least two sailors are killed while four others remain missing. •
January 26–
30 – Events related to the beginning of country's chairmanship of the
ASEAN are held in
Metro Cebu, including the Tourism Forum (January 26–30) and the Foreign Ministers' Retreat (January 28–29), both held in
Cebu City. •
January 26: • The ferry vessel
M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 with a
Zamboanga City–
Jolo route sinks off
Hadji Muhtamad,
Basilan, killing at least 65 people and leaving 14 missing. • A second impeachment complaint is filed in the House of Representatives against President Marcos on charges of betrayal of public trust in the flood control scandal. •
January 28 – The Supreme Court votes, 13–0, to affirm its July 2025 ruling declaring
the impeachment of vice president Duterte unconstitutional for violating a provision on the filing of complaints against the same official within a year, eventually dismissing an appeal from the House of Representatives. •
January 30: • The Sandiganbayan acquits former
Misamis Oriental vice governor Jose Mari Go Pelaez of graft in a case involving the employment of three government employees in Pelaez's properties. • Police arrest three suspects in connection with the
killings of a police officer and her son, whose bodies were found separately in
Bulacan and
Tarlac.
February •
February 2 – Two impeachment complaints are filed in the
House of Representatives against vice president
Sara Duterte on charges of betrayal of public trust in the usage of confidential funds. •
February 4: • The leadership of the House of Representatives announces the resignation as
ACT-CIS Partylist representative of
Edvic Yap, who has been linked to flood control projects controversy. He is replaced by Jeffrey Soriano, who is proclaimed by
COMELEC on March 4. • The House of Representatives votes, 238–10 with nine abstentions, to suspend Cavite representative
Kiko Barzaga, whose earlier suspension has ended on January 30, anew for 60 days due to his social media posts. • The
Philippine House Committee on Justice dismisses the two impeachment complaints filed in January against President Marcos, citing insufficiency in substance. • A state of calamity is declared in
Bongao,
Tawi-Tawi due to a fire that destroys 1,000 houses. •
February 5 – The Supreme Court recognizes that cohabiting same-sex couples are entitled for
recognition as co-owners of property if there is proof of actual contribution, in a case involving the disputed sale of a house and lot. •
February 6 and
9 – A state of calamity is declared in
Iligan and
Surigao del Sur due to damage caused by
Tropical Storm Penha (Basyang). At least 12 people are killed due to the storm, while 36 others are injured. •
February 9 – A third impeachment complaint is filed in the
House of Representatives against vice president
Sara Duterte on charges of betrayal of public trust in the usage of confidential funds. •
February 10 –
China imposes an entry ban on the entire municipal council of
Kalayaan, Palawan, in response to the passage of resolutions declaring Chinese ambassador to the Philippines
Jing Quan and his predecessor,
Huang Xilian,
persona non grata. •
February 12 – A Mongolian national is arrested on suspicion of spying on sensitive locations in
Iba, Zambales. •
February 13 – The
International Criminal Court identifies eight individuals, namely senators
Bong Go and
Ronald dela Rosa, former PNP chiefs
Vicente Danao,
Camilo Cascolan and
Oscar Albayalde, former
National Bureau of Investigation chief
Dante Gierran, former
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief
Isidro Lapeña and former justice secretary
Vitaliano Aguirre II as indirect co-perpetrators in the crimes against humanity case against former president
Rodrigo Duterte during the
Philippine drug war. •
February 17–18 – A
power outage occurs for almost 27 hours in
Cotabato City,
Maguindanao del Norte,
Maguindanao del Sur, the
Special Geographic Area of the
Bangsamoro, and six municipalities in
Cotabato; caused by a cut conductor in a transmission tower in
Pikit. •
February 18 – A fourth impeachment complaint is filed in the
House of Representatives against vice president
Sara Duterte on charges of betrayal of public trust and violation of the constitution in the usage of confidential funds and issuing threats against president Marcos. •
February 24 – A US military aircraft collides with a concrete barrier along a road in
Laoac,
Pangasinan, while undergoing contingency training, injuring its five crew and damaging the aircraft. •
February 25 – A state of calamity is declared in
San Jose del Monte,
Bulacan due to a water shortage blamed on mismanagement by water utility firm
PrimeWater that affects 47,611 households.
March •
March 10 – A state of calamity is declared in
Isabela due to agricultural damage caused by drought. •
March 12 – The Sandiganbayan acquits former
Isabela State University president Aleth Misola Mamauag of graft in a case involving the university's purchase of property in
Quezon City in 2012 valued at P6.2 million. •
March 13 – The
Cebu Bus Rapid Transit System begins operations. •
March 14 – A
special election is held in the
2nd district of
Antipolo to select a new member of the
House of Representatives following the death of
Romeo Acop in December 2025. Acop's son,
Bong, is proclaimed the winner the following day, defeating five
independent candidates, and sworn into office on March 16. •
March 17 – The Sandiganbayan dismisses a case of the
Coco Levy Fund scam filed in 1987 against former president
Ferdinand Marcos, former first lady
Imelda Marcos and
United Coconut Planters Bank board members
Juan Ponce Enrile and
Maria Clara Lobregat, citing inordinate delay. •
March 19: •
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and
PISTON hold a nationwide transportation strike in protest against rising fuel prices. • The Sandiganbayan dismisses a forfeiture case filed against former
Leyte governor
Benjamin Romualdez and his wife involving more than US$5 million in alleged unexplained wealth held in Swiss bank accounts, citing the previous dismissal of a similar case in 2025. •
March 23 – A state of calamity is declared in
Sorsogon due to damage caused by the
2026 Philippine energy crisis. •
March 24 – President Marcos issues Executive Order No. 110, declaring a
state of national energy emergency, which would be effective within a year, citing risks to the
country's energy supply due to
the Middle East conflict. •
March 25: • President Marcos signs Republic Act No. 12316, authorizing him to suspend or reduce
excise taxes on fuel, in relation to the
2026 Philippine energy crisis. • President Marcos signs Republic Act No. 12317, resetting the first regular elections for the
Bangsamoro Parliament to the second Monday of September; setting the term period for the elected officials from October 30 to June 30, 2031; and synchronizing the elections with
those being held nationwide every three years, starting in 2031. •
March 26–
27: The No to Oil Price Hike coalition holds a nationwide transportation strike in protest against rising fuel prices. •
March 26: • President Marcos issues Executive Order No. 111, giving Philippine names to 131 features in the
Kalayaan Island Group. • (
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France–Philippines relations: The governments of
the Philippines and
France sign the former's first
visiting forces agreement with a European country in a bilateral meeting at the
École Militaire in
Paris. •
March 30 –
Philtranco, the country's oldest bus operator, ceases operations due to financial losses. •
March 31: • The
Independent Commission for Infrastructure ceases operations, citing fulfillment of its mandate to investigate
flood control anomalies. • The Supreme Court publicizes its November 2025 decision which, by denying separate petitions by media companies
GMA Network and
ABS-CBN, upholds the ruling dismissing a complaint filed by the former regarding statements by
ABS-CBN in 2007 alleging
the manipulation by
GMA of television ratings surveys. • A state of calamity is declared in
Ajuy, Iloilo due to damage caused by the energy crisis.
April •
April 1: • A
state of local emergency is declared in
Bongao,
Tawi-Tawi, due to fuel shortages caused by the shutdown of the municipality's two gasoline stations. • A state of calamity is declared in
New Lucena,
Iloilo, due to damage caused by the energy crisis. •
April 2: • The Supreme Court announces its January 20 resolution which, by granting the
Solicitor General's withdrawal of its motion for extension to file a petition for review in September 2025, terminates the case involving the shutdown of online news website
Rappler, thus upholding an earlier decision by the
Court of Appeals nullifying the 2018 revocation by the
Securities and Exchange Commission of
its certificates of incorporation. •
Iran–Philippines relations: Foreign affairs secretary
Tess Lazaro announces that Philippine vessels, energy sources, and seafarers will be granted safe passage through the
Strait of Hormuz by Iran amid the
2026 Iran war, following a phone call with Iranian foreign minister
Abbas Araghchi. •
April 7: • A state of energy emergency is declared in
Cagayan de Oro due to the ongoing fuel crisis. • A state of calamity is declared in
Baguio due to the ongoing fuel crisis. •
April 8 – A state of calamity is declared in
Zamboanga City due to the ongoing fuel crisis. •
April 10 –
A fire breaks out at the
Navotas Sanitary Landfill, an abandoned offshore dumpsite, affecting around 90% of the area as of late April. The fire continues with the smoke reaching as far as
Bataan, and causes evacuations in
Obando, Bulacan, where one dies from toxic fumes in one of the country's worst environmental disasters. •
April 12 – The
RAGE Coalition is formed at
Club Filipino in
San Juan with
Sebastian Duterte,
mayor of Davao City and newly-appointed president of
PDP, named as its central convenor. •
April 13 and 16 – President Marcos announces the removal of
excise tax on
liquefied petroleum gas and
kerosene by the virtue of Republic Act No. 12316. Three days later, Marcos issues Executive Order No. 114 in relation to the order that would last for three months. •
April 15–17 –
Manibela holds a nationwide transportation strike in protest against rising fuel prices. •
April 16 – Former
Ako Bicol partylist representative
Zaldy Co, who is wanted on charges relating to the
flood control scandal, is detained in
Prague,
Czech Republic, following a travel violation after being stopped at the
Czech Republic–Germany border in his attempt to enter
Germany. Co is later released and is reported to be still within the
Schengen Area. •
April 17 – Ten members of the
Dawlah Islamiya–
Maute Group, involved in the 2017
Marawi siege, are killed in a joint law enforcement operation in
Marantao,
Lanao del Sur. •
April 19 – Nineteen suspected members of the
New People's Army are killed in
encounters with the military in
Toboso, Negros Occidental. •
April 20: •
Philippines–United States relations: The largest, 19-day annual
Balikatan exercise by the American and Philippine militaries begins, being held in northern and western coasts of
Luzon and joined by contingents from Australia, Canada, France, Japan (for the first time), and New Zealand. • A state of calamity is declared in
Cagayan due to
drought and the ongoing fuel crisis. •
April 21–
23 – Transport groups Manibela and
Piston stage another nationwide transportation strike in relation to high fuel prices. •
April 22 – A state of calamity is declared in
Calanasan, Apayao, due to the ongoing energy crisis. •
April 28 – A state of calamity is declared in
Paracelis, Mountain Province, due to drought,
water shortage, and the ongoing energy crisis.
May •
May 2 – The Supreme Court overturns the dismissal of deputy ombudsman
Melchor Arthur Carandang by the Duterte administration in 2018, citing lack of authority by the Office of the President. •
May 4 – The
Cebu Provincial Board lifts the province-wide state of calamity which has been in effect since 2025, following
an earthquake and
typhoon Tino. •
May 5 – A state of calamity is declared in three cities (
Legazpi,
Ligao and
Tabaco) and five municipalities (
Camalig,
Malilipot,
Santo Domingo,
Daraga, and
Guinobatan) of
Albay following a
pyroclastic flow from
Mayon volcano on May 2.
Predicted and scheduled •
May – The
Cavite Bus Rapid Transit System will commence partial operations from
Makati to
Imus. •
May 8–
9 – The 48th
ASEAN Summit will be held in
Cebu City. •
June – The full-scale rehabilitation of the entire
Maharlika Highway network will be launched. •
July 24 – The ASEAN Regional Forum, ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference, and a special meeting of foreign ministers for the 50th anniversary of the
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, will be held. •
August –
EDSA rehabilitation will be completed. •
September 14 – The
first election for the Bangsamoro Parliament will be held in accordance to Republic Act No. 12317 which is signed into law by President Marcos on March 25. on January 28, the
Commission on Elections announces the deferment of the election due to delays caused by the passage of the law reallocating parliamentary seats following the exclusion of
Sulu from
Bangsamoro. • Sometime from
October to
February 2027 – The
International Criminal Court (ICC)
will begin the trial on three counts of
crimes against humanity against former President
Rodrigo Duterte in connection with
his war on drugs following the ICC's rejection of his challenge to the court's jurisdiction, and the confirmation of all charges against him in late April. •
November 2 –
The barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, originally scheduled on December 1, 2025, will be held in accordance to Republic Act No. 12232 which is signed into law by President Marcos on
August 13, 2025. • On or before
November 4 – The effectivity of a previous year's proclamation declaring a state of national calamity for a year due to the effects of
Typhoon Kalmaegi (Tino) will end. •
November 10–
12 – The 49th ASEAN Summit will be held at the
Philippine International Convention Center in
Pasay. •
November 21 – The
country's television industry is set to complete the long-overdue transition from analog to
digital broadcast. The process has been in effect since November 2025, following the issuance of guidelines by the
National Telecommunications Commission, initially commencing in
Mega Manila. •
December – The
Senate will start moving to its
new building in
Taguig.
Date unknown • Construction of the
New Manila International Airport in
Bulacan will begin. •
Australia–Philippines relations: The Philippines will sign an upgraded defense pact with
Australia. • The first solar-powered podcar transport system in Southeast Asia will start its operations in
Ilagan, Isabela. • The
MRT-3 will be handed over by the
Metro Rail Transit Corporation to the
national government upon the end of its build-lease-transfer contract. • The
MRT Line 7 will be operational for its initial 12 stations from
North EDSA in
Quezon City to
Sacred Heart in
Caloocan. • The status of
Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, as a
highly urbanized city will be determined, pending a plebiscite in accordance with Proclamation No. 1247. • The world's largest solar power plant will be completed in the
Bulacan–
Nueva Ecija boundary. • The
Runruno mine in
Nueva Vizcaya will cease operations. ==Holidays==