Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 102 stories
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) expects no heavy rains in the next three to four days. Pagasa is monitoring Tropical Storm Queenie…
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division has allowed former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez to attend his pre-trial proceedings via videoconference on Friday, September 25. Third Division Clerk…
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm "Queenie" (international name: Surigae) will bring rains over Extreme Norhern Luzon over the weekend, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Surigae has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). It said on…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DoST-Pagasa) said the strong El Niño was expected to turn very strong and last…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the Philippine National Historical Society (PNHS) launched the second edition of distinguished historian Bernardita Reyes…
THE defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte signaled that it may bring to the Supreme Court the issue of the voting threshold in her impeachment trial after the Senate impeachment court voted to adjust the number of…
FILINVEST Land Inc. (FLI) has joined Pag-IBIG Funds’ growing network of partner developers in support of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH rogram. Pag-IBIG CEO Marilene…
THE Manila Times will hold the 7th Philippine Model Cities and Municipalities Awards and Forum today, Sept. 24, at The Manila Hotel, with the theme “Environmental communities cultivating first-world economies.” The…
PUBLIC Works Secretary Vince Dizon testified before the Sandiganbayan on Wednesday in a graft case against former Ako Bicol representative Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and several former Department of Public Works and Highways…
MALACAÑANG said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is considering granting an absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso on humanitarian grounds. Veloso was arrested and sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the government is resolute in its commitment to uphold the welfare of Filipino seafarers. ”Two years ago, on Sept. 23, 2024, I signed Republic Act 12021, or the Magna Carta of…
THE Senate has ratified the reconciled version of a bill overhauling the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (Gastpe) Act, expanding government support for private basic education and…
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Giovanni Lopez on Wednesday assured the public that the government continues to explore ways to cushion the impact of sustained increases in fuel prices on the operations of public utility…
SENATE President Win Gatchalian on Wednesday called for a comprehensive audit of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) infrastructure and technical support projects, citing delays in major transport initiatives and…
LAWYERS now have more freedom to choose how they keep up with developments in the law under new Supreme Court rules on continuing legal education. The Supreme Court en banc’s 2026 mandatory continuing legal education…
SENIOR Associate Justice Marvic Leonen will take over as acting chief justice as the judiciary awaits the successor to Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo. Supreme Court spokesman Camille Sue Mae Ting said that under the…
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution has urged the Trial Chamber to dismiss the defense challenge to its notice of eight additional incidents in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, arguing…
ALBAY 1st District Rep. Cielo Krisel Lagman is pushing for stronger efforts to prevent cervical cancer and make vaccination, screening and reliable health information more accessible to Filipino women and girls. In an…
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reshuffled two senior officials, installing Director III Jeoffrey Tacio as the new head of its intelligence arm amid heightened scrutiny over alleged smuggling and misconduct involving…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health advisers on Wednesday endorsed a blood test designed to spot signs of various cancers in apparently healthy people while warning that it's far from clear how well the technology works…
MENLO PARK, United States — Meta unveiled several new wearables powered by its AI models on Wednesday, including an audio-only, camera-free version of its smart glasses, amid global concerns about privacy and the…
MANILA, Philippines — CDV Wealth has reaffirmed its commitment to Filipino seafarers following the cancellation of the Marino World Manning Expo & Conference 2026, where it had planned to introduce its digital…
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is likely to raise its policy rate by another 25 basis points (bps) before the end of the year as higher oil prices and continued peso weakness add to inflation risks, S&P Global…
THE Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell below its 5,800-support level on Wednesday as concerns over inflation, economic growth, and external trade conditions continued to weigh on investor sentiment, while the…
WHEN taxes are evaded, the consequences extend beyond the taxpayer and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Undeclared income, fraudulent transactions and other forms of tax abuse can reduce the revenue available to…
THE Philippines is seeking broader preferential access to the European Union market through a free trade agreement (FTA), before its benefits under the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) expire, Trade…
LIMA ESTATE, Batangas — The Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) is an infrastructure and economic development framework that connects four major economic hubs in Luzon: Clark, Subic, Metro Manila and Batangas. By improving…
AT a Senate hearing on the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) 2027 budget, Sen. Bam Aquino urged the government to develop a Filipino-made artificial intelligence (AI) model, noting that dependence on foreign…
A PROLONGED war in the Middle East, coupled with climate-related shocks, is expected to weigh on the country’s economic growth, prompting the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to trim its growth outlook. “Given the…
SHAREHOLDERS of AREIT Inc. on Wednesday approved the company’s P17.33-billion property-for-share swap with Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) and four of its subsidiaries, paving the way for the transfer of six mall and hotel…
MUSEO del Galeón, an experiential maritime museum developed under SM Prime Holdings Inc., is expanding its corporate partnerships and visitor programs as it strengthens the cultural and tourism offering of the SM Mall…
LONDON — Saudi oil giant Aramco plans to reorganize its business to create a new gas division with an eye on possible listings of business units in the future to raise cash, two sources with knowledge of the matter told…
SAN FRANCISCO ─ Anthropic and OpenAI on Tuesday released new, cheaper artificial intelligence models within hours of each other, days after the heads of both companies called for a slowdown in AI development. Anthropic…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has assured Filipino seafarers and the maritime industry that the country and his administration stand firmly behind them. This declaration of support was made during the celebration of…
STOCKHOLM/LONDON ─ The billionaire family behind H&M is quietly increasing its stake, fueling speculation it could take the fast-fashion retailer private as CEO Daniel Erver's turnaround efforts have so far failed to…
MICROSOFT will consider shareholder proposals at its annual meetings through next year, at the request of an activist looking to preserve investor rights as they come under pressure from a contentious US Securities and…
SINGAPORE/LIANYUNGANG ─ From pre-bleached straight hair wigs to wavy clipped extensions and blinged-out coffin-shaped nails, sales of Chinese-made beauty accessories are surging across the United States. While friction…
NEW YORK — A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. Reporters…
WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department said Thursday that 197,000…
COPENHAGEN,Denmark — The discovery of a medieval church in Greenland has unveiled important clues about how Viking society on the island was organized over 800 years ago, the National Museum of Denmark said Thursday…
MONTREAL, Canada — Cycling's Road World Championships will head to India for the first time as the 2032 edition was awarded to the world's most populous nation on Wednesday. Pune -- a city of around seven million…
MAUREPAS, France — Feeling a little nervous, 21-year-old Thao Bounlay raps three times on the glass door of a church near Paris, declaring to the parish his decision to be baptized. Some 600 Mass-goers pack the creaking…
JOHANNESBURG — The Mexican "tourists" told immigration officers in Johannesburg they had come to see the "Big Five" of South Africa's game parks — the elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and buffaloes that draw millions…
BUNIA, Congo — Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases have surged 73% over three…
GURBULAK BORDER CROSSING, Turkey — Hundreds of trucks idle along the road into Iran from Turkey’s mountainous eastern border. Bustling even in normal times, the countries' largest crossing is now a make-or-break…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to cover when they sit down for talks on Thursday at the White House. China has resisted the Trump administration's urgings…
UNITED NATIONS — Iran's president struck a defiant tone at the UN on Wednesday where he spoke for the first time since Washington and Israel launched an all-out war on his country, vowing Tehran would never "bend at the…
FRANKFURT, Germany — When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world…
BERLIN — In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as President Donald Trump hailed his "fantastic" relationship with Denmark and Greenland after signing a new security deal that America's European allies hope will…
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a TV production assistant in 2006, capping a yearslong legal odyssey that a judge said cemented the disgraced movie…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation's most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong, with a news outlet reporting Wednesday that China has obtained the F-35 equipment. The F-35…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge weighing whether to block President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government's defense of the move…
UNITED NATIONS — The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they…
UNITED NATIONS, United States — Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday hailed the "unstoppable" rise of renewable energy and urged countries to develop firm plans to quit fossil fuels in his final climate…
SANTA MARTA, Columbia — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella sent troops into the Caribbean city of Santa Marta on Tuesday after gunmen attacked shops and burnt vehicles following the killing of one of their…
SYDNEY, Australia — An autonomous OpenAI program infiltrated an Australian government health website in June in an "unacceptable" breach, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The artificial intelligence agent accessed…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump treated Chinese President Xi Jinping to a rare personal airport welcome Wednesday, kicking off a pomp-filled state visit aimed at smoothing superpower tensions on…
UNITED NATIONS, United States — Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez thanked US President Donald Trump for restoring diplomatic ties and told the United Nations on Wednesday that "there will be elections" in the…
THE HAGUE — Attacks by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the International Criminal Court stem from Washington's misunderstanding of the court's activities, its interim chief prosecutor has told AFP. In…
BENGALURU, India — This year's powerful El Niño and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by…
TORONTO — Families of people who died after buying lethal products from a Canadian online seller investigated in connection with more than 100 deaths worldwide described lives shattered by grief Wednesday as he faced…
NASHVILLE — A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton’s estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer’s nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company. She’s Alive, the entity founded to…
NEW YORK — Meta has been testing a "human concierge" for its new personal AI assistant, Muse, which entails having human contractors quietly handle of the phone calls placed via the digital agent, according to internal…
SYDNEY, Australia — The administration of United States President Donald Trump has criticized Australia’s proposed social-media algorithm reforms, which would give users the option to choose the content on their feeds…
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet told an anti-fraud summit on Wednesday that his country would never be a “safe haven” for cyberscams, as international partners touted law enforcement successes but…
MANILA, Philippines — World No. 180 Tatiana Prozorova of Russia pulled the rug from under Alex Eala of the Philippines, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, in the round of 16 of the 2026 Singapore Open on Thursday night at the Kallang…
MANILA, Philippines — Kathlyn Bugna continued to make a strong case as one of the country’s most promising young tennis players, sweeping three titles, including two singles crowns, in the Bagong Pilipinas Juniors Age…
NCAA Season 102 Men’s Basketball Tournament Letran def. EAC (91-80) Justin Cargo Player of the Game #NCAASeason102
Defending PBA Governors’ Cup champion TNT tapped Nick Hornsby as its new import to take the spot of Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson as the team prepares for the resumption of the tournament this October. The Tropang 5G made…
MANILA, Philippines — The Gilas Pilipinas women’s national basketball team absorbed an 83-71 setback against Chinese Taipei, ending its 2026 Asian Games campaign on Thursday at the Aichi International Arena. The loss…
Kai Sotto will be returning for another season in Japan after signing with new team Altiri Chiba. The Chiba squad welcomed the 7-foot-3 Sotto through its official announcement on its website on Thursday. “I'm looking…
MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion San Beda University defeated Lyceum of the Philippines University, 83-74, for its first win in Group A of the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament Thursday night at the…
MANILA, Philippines – Thai Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong unleashed a blistering nine-under 63 Thursday to seize a two-stroke lead, while Yvon Bisera faltered on the closing stretch and slipped seven shots off the pace…
NCAA Season 102 Men’s Basketball Tournament San Beda def. Lyceum, (83-74) Lawrence Hawkins Player of the Game #NCAASeason102
MANILA, Philippines — On Day 5 of the 2026 Asian Games, the Philippines finally tallied its first gold medal courtesy of the two-time Olympic champion Carlos Yulo. Yulo delivered a close-to-perfect performance to snatch…
MANILA, Philippines — In her favorite event, Kayla Sanchez missed the podium in the women’s 50-meter freestyle event at the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday afternoon at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan. Sanchez, a…
MANILA, Philippines — There will be no podium finish for Olympian rower Joanie Delgaco as she placed sixth in the women's single sculls final at the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Delgaco clocked…
MANILA, Philippines – Fourteen years of waiting, one disastrous hole and a furious comeback later, Art Arbole finally had the moment he had chased for most of his professional career. And when it finally came, it came…
MANILA, Philippines — The Pasay Voyagers and Caloocan Batang Kankaloo bared their readiness for the playoffs with victories over different opponents in the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026…
For nearly a decade, the conversation in the NBA was how the Western Conference was better than their Eastern counterparts. Last season was dominated by the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it was…
MIAMI — Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal that will have him avoid prison time on a reduced charge in an attempted murder case in Miami. His lawyer said Wednesday the agreement with…
SPORTING two Olympic gold medals, three World Championships titles, and a slew of regional and continental championships, Carlos Yulo sets his sights on ruling the only tournament he hasn’t won yet — the Asian Games…
FILIPINO karateka June Marie Adriano snared a bronze medal in the 20th Asian Games women’s kumite -50-kilogram (kg) class after defeating Taiwanese Chung Ya-Chi, 10-3, in the battle for third place at the Toyohashi…
FILIPINO tennis ace Alexandra “Alex” Eala faces Russian Tatiana Prozorova in the round of 16 to begin her campaign at the WTA 500 Singapore Tennis Open at The Kallang on Thursday. The time and court for the second-round…
NINTH place was never the original dream for Alas Pilipinas Women at the Aichi-Nagoya 20th Asian Games, where they set out to contend for a medal. However, after early losses in group play ended their quarterfinal…
MEDINAH, Illinois — Scottie Scheffler is the undisputed No. 1 player in the world, a winner of 25 tournaments worldwide and three legs of the career Grand Slam, all within the last five years. It just doesn’t look that…
NEW YORK — Carlos Rodón allowed three hits in eight sharp innings, and the New York Yankees prevented the Tampa Bay Rays from clinching the American League (AL) East title with a 2-0 victory in the opener of a day-night…
KAWHI Leonard and the Toronto Raptors have agreed on a two-year contract extension that could be worth $115 million if he plays both seasons, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said on Tuesday (Wednesday in…
ANY doubt 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo would continue with Portugal after another World Cup elimination should have ended before the tournament was done. The federation hired a new coach in 72-year-old Jorge Jesus…
SHENZHEN, China — Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova helped the Czech Republic into the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory over Great Britain’s Katie Boulter in Shenzhen. Noskova’s win…
LAST weekend, Iloilo First District Representative and Deputy Speaker Janette Garin told a press conference that the House of Representatives would consider banning Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and…
THERE is an apparent contradiction in seeing university academics, people trained to examine evidence, question assumptions and resist simplistic explanations, remain diehard supporters of Rodrigo Duterte and his brand…
THAT is the title of the selected letters of Carlos Bulosan, published locally more than 20 years ago. Few writers embody the intertwined histories of migration, colonialism, race and labor as powerfully as Bulosan…
EARLIER this month, Dario Amodei, the CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) concern Anthropic, made an unexpected and unprecedented call for the industry to slow down development until regulatory and governance guardrails…
YOUR true north is finding yourself as the hero of your own life story. Here is how it goes. Love yourself first. How can you give something you don’t feel? Then love those closest to you. When there is practice and…
OMBUDSMAN Jesus Crispin Remulla’s statement that he is considering the revival of an “investment Ombudsman” deserves serious attention, not simply because it offers another venue for complaints, but because it…
AS September winds down, the Philippines enters more deeply into its long season of lights. By October, familiar songs return to the malls; in November, families count the days; and by December, roads, ports and homes…
I RETURNED last week from Tokyo, where the 31st East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) brought together insurers, reinsurers, regulators and business leaders from across the region for three days. I came home with a…
PARIS — With the unchecked development of artificial intelligence (AI) sparking deep fear even among leaders in the sector, the United States is looking at establishing a dedicated communication channel with China on…
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