READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 NAGOYA, Japan — They’re called the Asian Games. But more aptly, they should be called the “China Games,” another chapter in country’s…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 NAGOYA–Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Shavkatov on Sunday became the first medalist at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan to test positive for…
The Cebu Doctors University Hospital (CDUH) celebrated its 54th anniversary with a gala night on September 2, 2026, at the Pacific Grand Ballroom of Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Lahug, Cebu City. The celebration brought…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–Team Philippines pushes forward with its medal bid at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday, September 28…
Here are the lotto draw results of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. Check these out.
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 89 basketball tournament – first round MANILA, Philippines—Things were quite different in National U’s match with the University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ Janry Ubas advanced to the men’s long jump final of the Asian Games 2026 after hitting the…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–John Cabang Tolentino won the Philippines’ first medal in the athletics competition of the Asian Games 2026 after a…
We wish to clarify the references to Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN) and its publicly listed affiliate, SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC), in Atty. Antonio G.M. La Viña’s letter responding to the Inquirer editorial…
LONDON, United Kingdom — British counterterrorism police Sunday were reportedly probing a major incident near a base used by the US Air Force after several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offenses…
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UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 89 basketball tournament – first round MANILA, Philippines—While Far Eastern University was waiting for its matchup with the University of the East in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball…
LOURDES, France — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged French bishops to keep battling the “scourge” of clerical sex abuse during a trip to France, after repeated accusations against the Church in recent years. The leader of…
SINGAPORE—Leylah Fernandez found her stride after a shaky start to beat Talia Gibson, 7-5, 6-0, for the Singapore Open title on Sunday night in front of an adoring crowd at OCBC Arena Center Court. It was a tale of two…
MANILA, Philippines — A bus carrying Filipino tourists veered off a highway west of the German city of Munich and overturned, killing at least two people and seriously injuring at least eight others, German state media…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–Kristel Macrohon narrowly missed the podium as she closed out the Philippines’ weightlifting campaign at the Asian…
MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine men’s football team was handed a 1-0 loss by Asean Hyundai Cup champion Vietnam on Saturday to start off its campaign in the inaugural Fifa Asean Cup in Bandung, Indonesia. A goal from…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–Sibol settled for bronze in the Pokémon Unite event of the Asian Games 2026 esports competition after a 2-0…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cabinet Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos said that a five-year term for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials is appropriate, because a longer period would give local officials more…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro was elated by the strong support of the province’s cities and municipalities during the opening ceremony of the Governor’s Cup U-18 Basketball Tournament 2026 on…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–Top-seeded Filipina tennis standout Alex Eala begins her quest for gold in the women’s singles tournament of the…
For Kirk Bondad, Mister International is the leading male pageant in the world. The 2025 winner from the Philippines made this declaration when he delivered his farewell speech at the 2026 competition in Thailand on…
BTS’ Jungkook has added another notch to his TikTok record, with six of his songs each surpassing 3 million uses on the platform. Jungkook’s most-used song on TikTok was “Left and Right,” his collaboration with the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu media community is mourning the death of veteran and multi-awarded broadcaster Sam Costanilla, who was found dead inside his vehicle in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City, on Sunday morning…
MANILA, Philippines–For years, the Philippine men’s volleyball team has battled a persistent lack of support. Despite the sport’s growing popularity in the country, Alas Pilipinas players say they continue to deal with…
Another Mutya ng Pilipinas titleholder has won an international crown for the Philippines. Andrea Endicio topped the inaugural Miss Polo Universe pageant held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sept. 26 (27 in Manila)…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metro Cebu Collegiate Basketball League (MCCBL) enters its second season with a bigger field, longer format, and more venues as it continues to provide a competitive platform for schools and…
Gabrielle Galapia has given Filipinos more reason to cheer for her as she aims to give the Philippines its sixth Miss Asia Pacific International win. The Kapampangan lass amassed the most votes among members of the…
Radio personality Martin Oliver Solis Dipasupil, popularly known as DJ Martin D, one of the longtime voices of 101.9 FM, has died at the age of 56. Yey Carteciano, a family member, announced Dipasupil’s death in a…
Bela Padilla announced that she and tech CEO Martin Tan have decided to end their relationship and move forward separately after eight months of dating. Padilla shared the update in an Instagram post on Sunday, Sept…
Angelica Panganiban, Eugene Domingo and Kaila Estrada are among the actresses who will headline director Antoinette Jadaone’s first slate of projects under her newly launched production outfit, Ilaya Ilaya. Deadline…
The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry....
ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet adopted a decree law Thursday banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping the number of students with a poor command of Italian per class. It introduces “A 30…
Former two-division world champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales made a successful debut in the featherweight division, scoring a second-round knockout over hometown fighter Nirun Baonok on Saturday, September 26, in…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines called for disputes and conflicts to be resolved through diplomacy and international law rather than force, warning that ongoing conflicts, including those in the Middle East and…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, police said Sunday. The South African Police Service said 17 people were killed Saturday night when…
When I sat down to write my initial movie review of Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ (2026), I knew the film was something extraordinary. Writing from the perspective of a longtime gamer and collector, I praised its…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 NAGOYA – Tenny Madis bowed out of the women’s tennis singles event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Sunday. Madis fell to…
On September 23, fighting escalated dramatically in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Tigrayan forces seized three local airports and the conflict spread into the neighboring regions of Afar and Amhara, according to reports…
Earlier this year, several schools in Novosibirsk, a city of 1.6 million in southern Siberia, received a textbook on patriotism from the authorities. According to students, with whom DW spoke to on condition of…
The Cebu City Legal Office has recommended that the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit Project Management Office (CBRT-PMO) pause the processing of payments for properties affected by the CBRT project along F. Vestil Street in…
When US President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Andrews Air Force Base on Wednesday evening, it was a rare diplomatic gesture that has only happened a handful of times in US…
SYDNEY — Drone patrols in New South Wales detected an average of 20 sharks a day at patrolled beaches over winter as aerial surveillance is ramped up for the school holidays. Drone operators detected 1,225 sharks from…
The spokesperson of the Senate impeachment said it is optimistic that the Supreme Court would immediately decide on the petitions challenging its decision to reduce the number of votes needed to convict — or acquit…
MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas men’s beach volleyball pair James Buytrago and Ronniel Rosales bowed out of the Asian Games medal contention after losing to unbeaten Bintang Akbar and Sofyan Rachman Efendi of…
MANILA, Philippines — The United States (US) condemned China’s interference in a Philippine humanitarian rotation and resupply (RoRe) mission at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea earlier this week. In a statement…
On Sunday, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson dared Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon to explain how an infrastructure project in Taguig City, which supposedly contained coordinates pointing outside verified…
LOURDES — Pope Leo XIV will meet on Sunday with victims of clerical sex abuse, a day after holding an open-air mass for hundreds of thousands of worshippers and praying at a holy shrine in Lourdes during his official…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas men started their Asian Games 2026 campaign off the wrong foot after getting swept by South Korea…
Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées avenue to attend an open-air Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church’s enduring appeal in the once staunchly Catholic but…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY— For over two decades, Clarita Alia, a vegetable vendor at Davao’s Bankerohan market, carried the unspeakable weight of burying her four teenage boys—Richard, Christopher, Bobby and Fernando…
READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine Blu Girls dropped to 0-2 in the women’s softball competition of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026…
Kyiv has denied Seoul’s claim that the two parties agreed to keep the recent transfer of two North Korean prisoners-of-war to South Korea confidential, sparking criticism from President Lee Jae Myung’s political…
South Korean military and the United Nations Command on Saturday conducted a preparatory inspection as the onsite investigation into the cause of the blast in the Demilitarized Zone earlier this week. Some 20 troops led…
Pope Leo XIV prayed for France on Saturday at its holy shrine in Lourdes, after riding along the Champs Elysees in the popemobile and holding an emotional open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands of worshippers…
The most powerful politician in Sulu is Abdusakur “Sakur” Tan, who has held sway in the southern Philippine province near Sabah for decades. However, as local observers like Ameera Tammang note, the 76-year-old Tausug…
For failing to comply with quality standards, 26 teacher education programs in 11 teacher education institutions (TEIs) have been closed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd)....
While many fans would agree that Regine Velasquez remains timeless, the singer opened up about learning to work with a singing voice that has changed as she goes through menopause. During the press conference for her…
MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau reported on Sunday that typhoon Queenie (international name: Surigae) has further intensified but is already about to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). The…
Anyone flying out of Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on an Indian-registered aircraft undergoes an additional security screening just before boarding. At a screening point on a raised platform on the airport…
Cash and medical assistance accounted for most of the aid extended by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) to more than 250,000 beneficiaries during the first eight months of…
In Rasuwa and Nuwakot, the two districts hardest hit by the late-August flash floods, fresh spells of rain began before the rivers had fully receded. The rains added further layers of hardship to the already suffering…
Gimando sa Court of Appeals ang pagpagawas sa prisohan kanhi modelo nga si Deniece Cornejo. Kini human na-ususan ang iyang jail term para sa kasong serious illegal detention. Napriso niadtong Mayo 2024 si Deniece tungod…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared special non-working days in five municipalities in Isabela, Cebu, Palawan, Nueva Vizcaya and Davao del Sur to allow residents to participate in their respective local…
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is training with a South Korean space company to develop a liquid-fueled rocket for a planned test launch in Cagayan in 2027. A 10-member PhilSA team is gaining…
Thanongsak Simsri retained his International Boxing Federation (IBF) world light flyweight title with a second-round technical knockout victory over Filipino challenger Mark Vicelles on Saturday, September 26, at the…
The Cebu Provincial Board is seeking tighter security measures in schools, including requiring students to use transparent bags and posting police in public campuses across the province....
SexBomb Girls member Cynthia Yapchingco is mourning the death of her partner, concert producer Susan O. Lim. In a social media post on Saturday, Sept. 26, Yapchingco shared a solo photo of Lim and a photo from their…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Reinhard Jumamoy appears to have found his groove at just the right time. After putting together a stunning performance in National University’s win against the University of the East last…
BEIJING — China sent two giant pandas to the United States on Sunday, state media said, after a Washington summit that was heavy on symbolism and light on major breakthroughs. The pandas’ transfer had been already…
Regal Entertainment Inc. has warned the public that its official X (formerly Twitter) account has been compromised and is currently under unauthorized access. In a Facebook statement on Monday, Sept. 26, the film…
SINGAPORE – When two Nepali families tried to claim the same body after the Aug 26 flood, Singaporean fingerprint specialist Yong Heng Wei was called to resolve the situation. Both families identified the body as their…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Most of the Visayas will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms on Sunday, September 27, due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the state weather bureau said. In…
MANILA, Philippines — Long before container ships and cargo planes shrank the world, massive wooden galleons were already crossing the Pacific, linking Manila and Acapulco and connecting Asia with the Americas. For…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) Junior Baby Webmasters, University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguar Cubs, and University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Baby…
Heavy rain and flooding across Bangkok prompted shoppers to stock up on food and essentials, leaving some convenience-store shelves empty as authorities moved to replenish supplies. Heavy rain and widespread flooding…
PARIS — Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées avenue to attend an open-air Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church’s enduring appeal in the once staunchly Catholic…
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A 25-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly throwing his two daughters off the balcony of his sixth-floor apartment in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, police said. The police had already been called to the…
BANGKOK — Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left homes, shops and roads waterlogged and residents wading through waist-deep water…
MANILA, Philippines — The defense team of former President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drastically reduce the prosecution’s 62,000-piece evidence trove, arguing that much of the…
UNITED NATIONS, United States — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday accused Europe of blocking efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, after another round of strikes left 16 dead on both sides. Both…
LOURDES, France – Pope Leo XIV prayed for France on Saturday at its holy shrine in Lourdes, after riding along the Champs Elysees in the popemobile and holding an emotional open-air mass in front of hundreds of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Minimum wage earners in Central Visayas are set to receive a P42 increase in their daily wage starting October 14. The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) approved the region’s new…
MANILA, Philippines — Several groups have expressed concern over a new law extending the terms of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials until November 2028, arguing that the move could strengthen political…
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week. The waterway is key to the world’s energy…
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UNITED NATIONS, United States — Saudi Arabia warned U.N. members Saturday that attempts to block Middle East waterways are a threat to global energy security and demanded that the international community do more to…
MANILA, Philippines — The defense of former President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to slash by sixfold the prosecution’s massive trove of evidence, saying the more than 62,000 items…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY— “Justice for me is when the other mothers whose children were killed during (then President Rodrigo) Duterte’s war on drugs also come out in the open and tell their stories.” Clarita Alia, a…
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PAGASA ISLAND, Palawan — The local government of this island town in Palawan province, located in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), received a boost to its presence in the region after receiving an updated chart and map of…
The sweltering heat is no longer a warning: El Niño is here and already affecting several areas in the country. In an advisory this week, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration…
The 1987 Constitution (Article XI, Section 3[6]) states that in impeachment cases, “No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all the Members of the Senate.” Who would have thought, when the…
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MANILA, Philippines — A change in administration after the 2028 elections could slow the Philippines’ efforts to protect its interests in the West Philippine Sea, warned Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr…
NAGOYA, Japan—Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo sees an Olympian in Albert Ian Delos Santos. Maybe even an Olympic champion. But she was quick to temper expectations after watching the 20-year-old produce a record-breaking bronze…
National University handed University of the Philippines its first loss in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament, pulling off a 72-64 victory Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. Coming off a convincing win over…
Albert Ian Delos Santos arrived at his first Asian Games with a medal to chase and his late father on his mind. Why not write a little record along the way? The 20-year-old rising star won bronze Saturday in the men’s…
NAGOYA—Olympic medalists Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam moved into the boxing quarterfinals while the Philippines’ Sibol Pokémon UNITE team completed a comeback to reach the knockout stage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian…
NAGOYA—Another silver medal gave the Gilas Pilipinas women’s program more evidence of its progress in 3×3 basketball—and more motivation to finally turn a string of runner-up finishes into gold. The Philippines settled…
MANILA, Philippines — For Filipino women, getting in is no longer the biggest hurdle. Somewhere between getting a foot in the door and reaching the top, however, the gap remains. Women have nearly reached parity with…
MANILA, Philippines — Video games developed in Manila could find players in Jakarta. A television series from Thailand could become a hit in the Philippines. Or, a design dreamed up in Singapore could find a market…
SAN ILDEFONSO, ILOCOS SUR, Philippines — Local government officials and employees of Narvacan, along with representatives from the Department of Tourism and other guests, joined a Bagnet Boodle Fight as part of the…
SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — Police seized seven firearms, a hand grenade, ammunition, and suspected illegal drugs in three separate operations in Zambales on Saturday, Sept. 26. Two search warrant operations in…
MANILA, Philippines – The week’s defining development came on Day 29, September 23, when the Senate impeachment court voted 13 to 1 to overturn Presiding Officer Francis Escudero’s original ruling that 16 votes were…
MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the jackpots in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 and Super Lotto 6/49 draws on Sunday, Sept. 27, according to results provided by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The Ultra Lotto 6/58…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) ensured public safety and assistance to commuters who may be affected by the transport strike from Monday to Wednesday. NCRPO Officer-in-Charge…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Police seized around a kilogram of suspected shabu worth P6.8 million and arrested a high-value suspect in a sting operation in Barangay Indahag here late Saturday afternoon. The joint operation…
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Rural Transit Mindanao Inc. (RTMI) will implement higher bus fares starting Monday, Sept. 28, with commuters paying an additional P50 per ride on a particular route. The fare hike…
MANILA, Philippines — Prosecutors may drop the bribery charge in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial if they cannot present evidence before the Senate turns to the 2027 national budget, prosecution…
MANILA, Philippines — Consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines supports the proposal to establish national rules for shared underground conduits but said the policy must result in more reliable connectivity for…
ILIGAN CITY — Several performers collapsed due to extreme heat during the Diyandi Festival here on Sunday, held in celebration of the city’s patronal fiesta in honor of Saint Michael the Archangel. Six contingents…
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Queenie exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Sunday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. In its latest update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and…
MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte will receive no special arrangements for his expected appearance as a witness in the impeachment trial of his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte…
MANILA, Philippines — Some 337,476 private sector workers in Central Visayas are set to benefit from the PHP42 wage increase approved by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), the Department of Labor and…
TACLOBAN CITY — A government-run kitchen that will provide free meals to people experiencing involuntary hunger in Eastern Visayas is set to open in Catbalogan City, Samar, in the first week of October, the Department…
LEGAZPI CITY — Eighteen people have died of dengue in Camarines Sur, where 1,233 confirmed cases were recorded from January to Sept. 24, Gov. Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte said on Sunday, Sept. 27. Villafuerte said…
MANILA, Philippines — Face-to-face classes were suspended in Albay province for Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Wednesday, Sept. 30, due to a transport strike by groups protesting soaring fuel prices. In an advisory issued on…
MANILA, Philippines—With the next barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections moved to November 2028, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said it will use the extra time to strengthen its election security…
LEGAZPI CITY — The Albay provoncial government has ordered the suspension of in-person classes on Tuesday and Wednesday (Sept. 29 and 30) due to a two-day transport strike. Albay Gov. Noel Rosal said all public and…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday dared Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon to explain how an infrastructure project in Taguig City, which supposedly contained coordinates pointing…
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership has challenged its personnel to achieve a 100-percent efficiency rate in handling Unified 911 calls, up from 96.15 percent recorded in the first eight…
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court is optimistic that the Supreme Court would immediately decide on the petitions challenging its decision to reduce the number of votes needed to convict — or acquit…
TACLOBAN CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited the headquarters of the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Division (8ID) in Catbalogan City, Samar on Friday and expressed full support for soldiers carrying out…
TUPI, South Cotabato — A day-long power supply interruption on Sunday struck parts of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat due to preventive maintenance operations. This prompted some residents in areas served by the South…
MANILA, Philippines – Private sector workers in Central Visayas will receive a P42 increase in their daily minimum wage starting Oct. 14, according to the Department of Labor and Employment. Under the new rates, the…
CALAPAN CITY — Four people were arrested and 33 live animals were recovered during an operation against illegal wildlife trading in Taytay, Palawan, authorities said Sunday. The operation was conducted on Friday in…
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Queenie (international name: Surigae) has further intensified but is already about to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau reported on Sunday. In its…
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The municipality of Narvacan formally opened its first Bagnet Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, as part of its celebration of Tourism Month. The annual festival seeks to showcase Narvacan’s…
MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned a student vlogger for allegedly driving a motorcycle without a helmet. In the show-cause order (SCO) dated Sept. 26 and made public on Sunday, the…
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared special non-working days in five municipalities in Isabela, Cebu, Palawan, Nueva Vizcaya and Davao del Sur to allow residents to participate in their respective…
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Queenie (international name: Surigae) is forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Sunday noon or afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. “Queenie will move…
CALAPAN CITY— The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continued its search and rescue operations on Saturday for the eight missing passengers of the ill-fated M/V June Aster in the waters and shoreline of Calanhayaun Island in…
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Ferry operators in the vital Calapan–Batangas route have implemented fare increases, citing the rise in petroleum prices. Starlite Ferries raised its Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) adult…
MANILA, Philippines — Several groups have come together to raise red flags over a new law extending the term of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to November 2028, saying this was done to…
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has handed the government what may be considered a rare victory in its four-decade campaign to recover the Marcoses’ alleged ill-gotten wealth, ruling that the Presidential…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines reclaimed its status as the world’s second-largest banana exporter in 2025, as local production recovered after a disease spread and other factors, according to a global report. The…
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has closed 26 teacher education programs in 11 teacher education institutions (TEIs) for failing to comply with quality standards. CHEd Chair Shirley…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) was one of the media organizations and personalities recognized in this year’s revival of the USTV+ Awards, honors conferred by the University of Santo Tomas…
MANILA, Philippines — A second wage order for an estimated 1.1 million workers in Metro Manila took effect on Saturday even as an earlier wage order remained pending in court despite its injunction being barred by law…
MANILA, Philippines — The El Niño phenomenon, which began to be felt in the Philippines since June, is now affecting 14 of the country’s 18 regions, with its agriculture sector sustaining some P6.87 billion in damage…
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Following decades of armed conflict and security challenges, the Province of Sulu was officially declared having a state of Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) during a ceremony…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) vowed to improve its storage of prepositioned food packs after the Commission on Audit (COA) found several “deficiencies” in its handling of…
PANGANTUCAN, Bukidnon — The Jesuit-run Pangantucan Community High School has announced a total ban on cellular phones and gadgets on school premises starting Monday, Sept. 28, following a recent online shooting threat…
MANILA, Philippines — To support Filipino hog raisers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday said it is seeking to restore pre-African swine fever tariff levels for imported pork through staggered increases. The…
KIBAWE, Bukidnon — For decades, outdoor water adventure seekers chasing the ultimate river rush in Mindanao have often looked north toward Cagayan de Oro City, long celebrated as the country’s undisputed “whitewater…
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines installed a historical marker at the Benguet State University in La Trinidad, Benguet. In its early years, the university began as a farm school in 1916 and…
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — The local government of Lantapan and communities across Bukidnon province expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Datu Victorino “Migketay” Saway, a pillar of indigenous culture…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Months after a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake fractured communities in southern Mindanao, military forces remain entrenched in the region not for combat, but to rebuild — completing 89…
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Zamboanga del Sur Gov. Divina Grace Yu expressed severe disappointment over the persistence of illegal mining operations in the province, warning municipal government and barangay…
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Three alleged high-value drug personalities were arrested and more than P15.3 million worth of suspected shabu seized in a buy-bust operation in Butuan City early Saturday, Sept. 26…
TOKYO, Japan – When CD Projekt Red announced The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, it would have been easy to dismiss it as a nostalgia play. After all, this is a new expansion arriving more than a decade after Geralt’s…
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