LIVE UPDATES: Marcos in Malaysia for ASEAN Summit, chairmanship turnover
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flies to Kuala Lumpur to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits from Sunday, October 26, to Tuesday, October 28. In...
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House ups its own budget in 2026 by P10B. Where do the increases go?
The House of Representatives initially proposed P17 billion to the executive for its 2026 budget, which the executive granted. But when the House passed the spending bill for next year, the chamber...
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[OPINION] To build trust, include researchers in major disaster infra projects
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Philippines to protest the alleged siphoning off billions of pesos designated for flood projects into ghost projects or into the hands of a few...
View ArticleThailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, influential style icon, dies at 93
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has...
View ArticleKim Kardashian reveals brain aneurysm
Kim Kardashian, the American reality television star and businesswoman, disclosed that she has a brain aneurysm during the Season 7 premiere of The Kardashians. A preview clip from the opening episode...
View ArticleWhat you need to know: Marcos in Malaysia for 47th ASEAN Summit
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leaves Manila for Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, October 25, to join fellow Southeast Asian leaders and dialogue partners in the 47th Association of...
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[Vantage Point] How the treasury drained PDIC’s shield – right when we needed...
In a banking system built on confidence, deposit insurance is the keel that keeps the ship upright when seas turn rough. In the Philippines, that keel is the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation...
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‘Moderately explosive’ Kanlaon Volcano eruption triggers ashfall
MANILA, Philippines – A “short-lived, moderately explosive eruption” occurred at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island on Friday evening, October 24, generating a “billowing plume” 2,000 meters or 2...
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Martin Romualdez inilipat ang P130-M US property sa korporasyon kapalit ng $1...
Isinalin sa Filipino ang orihinal na artikulo gamit ang OpenAI model. Sinuri ng isang editor ang salin bago ito inilathala. AT A GLANCE Kapalit ng $1 lang, inilipat ni dating House speaker Martin...
View ArticleCarney ready to resume US-Canada trade talks halted by Trump over Reagan ad
Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday, October 24, that Canada stands ready to resume trade talks with the United States that President Donald Trump halted over an anti-tariff advertisement issued...
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FACT CHECK: Video of Vice Ganda promoting weight loss supplement is fake
Claim: Comedian and television host Vice Ganda promotes Herbapure, a product that claims to be a herbal weight loss supplement. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted on August 9...
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Juan Ponce Enrile cleared in all pork barrel cases
MANILA, Philippines – The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan acquitted Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile of graft on Friday, October 24, clearing him in all of his pork barrel scam cases....
View Article[In This Economy] How safe are government pensions under Marcos’ watch?
Last week, I wrote about how the banking system has been compromised with the P107-billion cash sweep of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation. I also talked about the poor performance of the...
View ArticleLIST: November 2025 special non-working days in PH provinces, cities, towns
MANILA, Philippines – This is a compilation of special non-working days in various localities in the Philippines for November 2025, as proclaimed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. November 4 – Quezon...
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[OPINION] NGCP’s vulnerability: The national security risk they don’t want us...
Imagine we have to pay the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines or NGCP for projects proposed but we don’t get a rebate of payments for projects not completed. We are also expected to be...
View ArticleSamuel Martires secretly reversed dismissal of Joel Villanueva | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Martires reversed Ombudsman’s dismissal of Joel Villanueva in secret Former Ombudsman Samuel Martires appears to...
View ArticleICC upholds jurisdiction over Rodrigo Duterte’s case
ISTANBUL, Turkey – The International Criminal Court (ICC) upheld its jurisdiction over the crimes against humanity case against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, clearing another hurdle to...
View ArticleWhy the joint prayer of Pope Leo and King Charles symbolizes reconciliation
LONDON, United Kingdom – The sight of King Charles praying with Pope Leo at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel signaled the latest step in a historic reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the...
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Tropical Depression Salome weakens into LPA; scattered rain still possible
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression Salome weakened into a remnant low at 2 pm on Thursday, October 23, “due to the cold and dry air from the northeasterly windflow,” said the weather bureau....
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Sepak takraw duo finds success in teqball with Asian Youth Games bronze
SAKHIR, Bahrain – Never in the wildest dreams of Nicole Tabucol and Crystal Cariño that they would win a medal in a competition as big as the Asian Youth Games. After all, the pair from Pangasinan...
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