Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
A Social Weather Station survey says 27% of Filipinos witnessed and experienced being cheated on. The respondents also identified seven different types of cheating.
The Department of Education is proposing a trimester system for students in kindergarten to Grade 12. Education Secretary Sonny Angara explains the proposal is part of a ‘holistic approach’ for quality education.
The Senate and the House of Representatives both seek investigations into the Epstein files to try and uncover the links between the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Philippine-based online image cleaning operations.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and The Nerve Head of Global Strategy Maria Ressa says US President Donald Trump’s ‘narrative warfare’ during his second term is far more insidious than what she experienced during former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s term.
Actor-model Donny Pangilinan leads the successful staging of the Donato Cup on Thursday, February 12, an invitational golf tournament at the Canlubang Golf and Country Club. – Rappler.com



BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate. BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more