This year, many new literary releases reflected Filipino writers’ frustrations with an identity, a nation, and a world in flux

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Our 25-track playlist of the best music right now, carefully curated and ranked by the Rolling Stone Philippines staff

From corruption scandals to power reshuffles and public unrest, 2025 reconfigured the country’s political landscape, setting the stage for a turbulent 2026

Artists protested, AI flooded the ecosystem, and users bristled at the changes. Spotify made it through 2025 anyway, maintaining its status as a music streaming giant