MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecast hot and humid weather and thunderstorms in Luzon on Tuesday. Citing Pagasa's latest satellite…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday commemorated National Teacher’s Day, highlighting the crucial role teachers play in the country. Marcos said classrooms carry the promise of tomorrow…
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan — A growing number of legitimate local and national media practitioners are asking this question: How can a press corps meant to represent the media move forward when many of the media…
MANDAUE CITY — Classes in all levels at public and private schools and educational institutions across Cebu Province was suspended starting at noon Monday, Oct. 5, as the province observes National Teachers’ Day and…
SAN JUAN, Abra — Police arrested two men allegedly involved in the shooting of a barangay captain and his wife in San Juan, Abra, early Saturday morning. The couple survived the shooting incident. Arrested were alias…
TIPO-TIPO, Basilan — Ten government personnel, including two army officers, were wounded after a group of armed men ambushed a convoy of six vehicles in Barangay Badja in this municipality on Monday morning, Oct. 5…
LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) has launched a broader push to adopt an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) protocol for corn fall armyworm, a technology developed to address…
LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Agriculture in Bicol has allotted P3.3 billion budget for farm interventions to help the region’s farmers and fisherfolk mitigate the impact of El Niño, DA regional spokesman Lovela…
BACOLOD CITY — Bacolod-Silay Airport’s bid to launch international flights by 2027 is on track, backed by a proposed P480 million allocation in the 2027 national budget. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III announced…
CARCAR CITY — A presidential declaration could give Central Visayas faster options to address its worsening power supply problem, with the Regional Development Council (RDC) 7 seeking a state of power emergency for the…
BAGUIO CITY — Mayor Benjamin Magalong rallied behind Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Patrick Gregorio who maintained that the country’s showing in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was exceptional amid…
ILOILO CITY — Metro Pacific Iloilo Water Inc. (MPIW) is preparing up to 25 million liters per day (MLD) in additional water sources as it braces for a possible severe supply shortfall during the projected super El Niño…
BAGUIO CITY — After years of careful planning and implementation, the much-awaited Baguio Arboretum along Leonard Wood Road is set to open to the public on Oct. 19, 2026, offering residents and visitors a new place to…
CEBU CITY — Four local government units (LGUs) in Cebu recorded child stunting prevalence rates of at least 17 percent in 2025, with Tuburan town posting the highest rate at 20 percent, according to data from the Second…
ISABELA CITY, Basilan — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) formally announced the conversion of Basilan State College into Basilan State University (BasSU) during the Pagpamahalayak ceremony held at the…
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — Nueva Vizcaya’s economy grew by 2.6 percent in 2025, reaching P67.24 billion at constant 2018 prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Region 2 reported. The latest provincial…
LONDON — Global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the US-Iran war, Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday, days after G7 nations agreed to release more of their inventories to ease supply…
MANILA, Philippines — Diesel prices will go down on Tuesday, October 6, but the cost of gasoline and kerosene will go up. Shell on Monday said that it will lower diesel prices by P1.30 per liter, but raise gasoline and…
MANILA, Philippines — Clearing up days of speculation and rumors, the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) on Monday confirmed that Administrator Sonia Malaluan has submitted a letter informing President Ferdinand…
CYBERSECURITY Awareness Month this October is prompting security experts to broaden traditional advice on passwords, phishing and access as artificial intelligence creates new risks involving digital identities…
I LATION could have resumed rising last month following renewed pressure on oil prices and elevated food and transport costs, analysts said. The median forecast in a Manila Times poll was 6.7 percent, higher than the…
THE nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio of Philippine banks remained steady at 3.35 percent in August despite a challenging global environment, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. The NPL or bad loan…
PHILIPPINE shares could remain under pressure this week after the benchmark index extended its losing streak to five sessions and fell to another 2026 low, with investors turning their attention to September inflation…
TIGHTER procurement compliance and project monitoring following last week’s massive flood control project scandal has continued to weigh on government spending, with infrastructure and other capital outlays down sharply…
THE Philippines is pushing for deeper capital market integration across Southeast Asia as the region seeks to position itself as a unified investment destination for global investors. Securities and Exchange Commission…
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is expanding food reserves and farm support ahead of an El Niño that could become very strong by year-end and persist into the first half of 2027. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu…
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to give it until November to determine whether the Philippines can fulfill its sugar export quota, as declining…
CEBU CITY — Economic growth in Cebu Province and Cebu City slowed in 2025, reflecting weaker expansion across Central Visayas and the country, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Cebu Province’s 2.7…
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday said it has launched with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) a program to help returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) transition to agriculture and…
PHILIPPINE merchandise exports reached a record $9.11 billion in August, driven by electronics shipments, prompting Trade Secretary Cristina Roque to pledge more support. Preliminary Philippine Statistics Authority data…
MYNT Inc. plans to channel the bulk of the fresh capital from an initial public offering (IPO) into expanding its credit technology business, highlighting lending as a key growth driver for the operator of the GCash…
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved BKS Green Energy Corp.’s construction of point-to-point transmission facilities to connect its solar project to the national grid. The regulator said Friday that it…
GLOBE Telecom Inc. is seeing opportunities to support the Philippines’ proposed technology corridor as the government explores how the country can participate in the emerging global technology ecosystem under the Pax…
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has claimed a “roaring comeback” in American auto manufacturing following aggressive trade policy, but analysts view the cumulative impact as more of a mixed bag. Since Trump returned…
DUBAI — United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based technology company AIQ has signed an agreement to enter India’s oil and gas sector as it steps up efforts to expand beyond its home market, company executives said on Wednesday…
LONDON — Revolut has risen to become Europe’s most valuable startup and a challenge to centuries-old banking giants, having grown rapidly since it was launched just over a decade ago as a fintech promising cheaper forex…
LONDON — Never has so much cash flowed into a new technology as is pouring into artificial intelligence (AI), eclipsing the sums splurged on railways or the internet when those technological revolutions sucked in…
KALAMOS, Greece — Chryssa Ntalaka's classroom has become an object lesson in subtraction. The sole teacher in the last school on the idyllic Greek island of Kalamos has a shorter list of students every fall. This year…
MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early general elections on Monday, aiming to seize momentum from housing protests that have roiled the country and frame the vote around affordability issues. The…
RUSSIAN authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of an “unknown” cause. Local state TV said the woman died…
WASHINGTON, United States — Americans go to the polls on November 3 for elections that will shape the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency -- although the president himself will not be on any ballot. The…
LONDON — The U.S. has withdrawn its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran, as police investigate whether a suspected terror plot at the base is linked to Iran. Five men were…
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have carried…
NEW YORK — Journal entries kept by Pope Francis before and during his papacy will be published this fall for the first time. Image, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, announced Monday that…
PARIS — The Plan International charity said Monday that global warming has increased the risk of child marriages, teenage pregnancies and violence against girls. Climate disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, and…
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics. The field…
MOSCOW — A woman in the remote Siberian region of Irkutsk has died of plague, a regional official said on Friday, as a Russian media outlet reported dozens were under quarantine. Local media named her as 28-year-old…
COPENHAGEN — Hackers broke into Denmark's national registry and gained access to personal information on millions of people, the digital affairs ministry said on Monday. "The administration of the national registry…
LONDON — Britain's disgraced former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has launched a High Court challenge "to quash search warrants" obtained by police ahead of his arrest earlier this year, the judiciary confirmed…
STOCKHOLM — Research into hormones that regulate appetite is on everybody's lips for the Nobel medicine prize, to be announced on Monday when the 2026 Nobel season kicks off. The winners of the six Nobel prizes for…
FBI Director Kash Patel is engaged to his country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, the pair announced in a post to X on Sunday evening. Wilkins, 27, posted a black-and-white photo of herself standing with Patel, 46…
BRASILIA, Brazil — Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil's incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff Oct. 25 for the top job of Latin America's…
Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four days since her failed execution in Tennessee, and her prognosis might not be known for days more, one of her lawyers said Sunday…
WASHINGTON, United States — The Pentagon confirmed reports Sunday that the United States has withdrawn all B-1 bomber planes from Royal Air Force Fairford, the UK airbase where a suspicious incident triggered nearby…
NADI, Fiji — The UN "pre-COP" climate gathering kicked off on Monday in the Fijian city of Nadi, where Pacific leaders are seeking to draw the world's attention to life on the frontline of climate change. The South…
NADI, Fiji — Extreme heat is putting pregnant mothers and their newborns at increasing risk, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell will warn on Monday. Speaking at the "pre-COP" summit in Nadi, Fiji, Stiell will…
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a missile with his daughter, state media reported on Sunday, which allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to adjust its trajectory. The AI technology…
NADI, Fiji — When leaders visit the coral atolls that form the Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Tuesday, they will find a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out due to climate change. The pre-COP gathering, hosted by Fiji ahead of…
THANLYIN, Myanmar — Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia arrived in their war-torn home country on Sunday, a Myanmar Navy official said, returned under an opaque repatriation scheme. Three ships carrying Myanmar…
JAKARTA — Two critically endangered Sumatran rhinos have fallen pregnant at an Indonesian sanctuary, boosting hopes for the survival of one of the world’s rarest and most threatened mammals, the government said on…
NEW DELHI — Indian police launched an investigation on Sunday into allegations of sexual harassment against officers during protests in the capital against the country’s election commission. Protests began on Friday…
SANAA — Yemen’s government forces said Sunday they had struck Houthi targets around the country, deepening the conflict ravaging one of the world’s poorest nations and the wider region. ARAMCO PLANT HIT Flames burn at a…
BRASILIA — Brazilians will vote Sunday in a toss-up race between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro that will decide whether Latin America’s biggest nation follows a regional swing to the right…
KYIV — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Sunday on an unannounced visit in a show of support for the country in its war with Russia. Kyiv is under increasing attack from Russian…
NEW YORK — The president of Cornell University voiced support Saturday for an external review of the institution facing widespread outcry over the alleged gang rape of a student in 2024. The incident was detailed in a…
NCAA Season 102 Men’s Basketball Tournament San Beda def. Letran (74-65) Aldous Torculas Player of the Game #NCAASeason102
MANILA, Philippines — College of Saint Benilde did not allow San Sebastián College-Recoletos to crack into the win column after a 73-66 win in the crossover round of the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament on…
NCAA Season 102 Men’s Basketball Tournament Benilde def. San Sebastián 73-66 Alaine Cajucom Player of the Game #NCAASeason102
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs forward Tobias Harris will miss the preseason and is questionable for the start of the regular season after suffering a strained left calf during training camp. Harris, who signed as a…
MANILA, Philippines — Rovelyn Baterbonia, mother of the late Ateneo basketball player Rene Baterbonia, has gained a new friend in Angelica Yulo, mother of two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo. The two were…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to the national cause, adjusting its calendar to support Gilas Pilipinas in their quest to secure a…
MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines secured its most impressive overall medal tally in six decades at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, finishing with 29 total medals consisting of four golds, nine silvers, and 16…
The Manila AQ Prime Assets extended its unbeaten streak to four matches after scoring impressive win on Saturday in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP). After hacking out towering victories…
MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala is already eliminated from the WTA Finals after skipping the WTA 1000 China Open for the 20th Asian Games in Japan. Currently at No. 17, an "X" is already placed next…
PORTO, Portugal — Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo can return to the squad if he wishes, despite walking out on his team-mates, said national team coach Jorge Jesus on Sunday. Jesus said Ronaldo can come back into…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Lionel Messi will bring the curtain down on his glittering Argentina career on Tuesday with a farewell friendly against Benin that marks the dawn of a new era for the South American champions…
LOOKING to shake off the pain of absorbing upset losses, Filipino tennis ace Alexandra “Alex” Eala will take her act to the WTA 1000 Wuhan slated from Oct. 12 to 18 in China. Favored to win the gold medal at the 20th…
PHOENIX coach Charles Tiu believes incoming new import Marcellus Earlington provides what the team needs as the Fuel Masters step up their playoff drive when the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup resumes on Oct. 7. The long…
DE La Salle University overwhelmed the University of the East, 70-55, to secure its first win in the UAAP Season 89 women’s basketball tournament on Sunday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. After dropping their…
THE Alas Pilipinas Men concluded their campaign at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in 13th place out of 16 nations. While returning home with just two victories, the squad leaves with invaluable international…
BEIJING — World No.1 Elena Rybakina could not regroup and fell to 118th-ranked Alina Charaeva in the second round of the China Open on Saturday night in Beijing. The 27-year-old from Kazakhstan was playing her first…
PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers' public address announcer ended a brief retirement over the summer in large part to get behind the mic and do what he did for the first time ahead of the team's annual scrimmage. Matt Cord…
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korean golfer Tom Kim got what he came for by winning the men's singles on Saturday at the Asian Games: a gold medal and an exemption from military service back home. He shot a 6-under 64 in…
LONDON — Casey Jarvis on Saturday moved a step closer to winning the Alfred Dunhill Championship after building a two-stroke lead heading into the final round. Jarvis’s round of seven-under par on the Old Course at St…
LOS ANGELES, United States — The bookish thriller "Verity" cleaned up in its North American box office debut this weekend while Tom Cruise flopped in "Digger" playing a rich old guy who thinks he can save the world…
THE Rohingya are a Muslim minority in Myanmar that has long suffered discrimination, disenfranchisement and communal violence. The United Nations has described the Rohingya as “among the world’s least wanted” people and…
His subsequent documented renunciation does not erase the decision that made that necessary. Soldiers asked to stake their lives in this country are entitled to scrutinize the character of their civilian leader…
It is a life cut short, one that would otherwise have a horizon of beautiful, awesome possibilities before it, erased by tragedy. This is an issue about which we have no right to be pusillanimous. If anything at all…
It is a life cut short, one that would otherwise have a horizon of beautiful, awesome possibilities before it, erased by tragedy. This is an issue about which we have no right to be pusillanimous. If anything at all…
FOLLOWING Oct. 7, 2023, the Hamas-led offensive has been portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11,” which came out of the blue. That’s not supported by facts. The Netanyahu Cabinet knew about the attack, in advance. In his fiery…
A CEBU-BASED company wants to sell a solid waste processing system worth P470 million to the Cebu City government. The system can process up to 700 tons of mixed waste every day. It is composed of two automatic…
EDUCATIONAL institutions are increasingly using online educational tools to enhance teaching and make it more innovative and creative. Brands like Canva, Zoom, Google, and Microsoft are among the tools commonly used by…
AMERICA still rolls the red, white (sorry, no blue) carpet to unlimited number of visitors. After all, international visitors generated $217.4 billion in revenues and supported almost 18 million jobs in the US in 2019…
AS Philippines-China relations continue to deteriorate amid geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea, issues once confined to diplomacy and security are increasingly spilling into education, culture and…
ON the surface, the brains behind the sinister plan of not only ousting Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte but also disqualifying her as a presidential contender in 2028 — which they mortally fear she is a cinch to…
AS Philippines-China relations continue to deteriorate amid geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea, issues once confined to diplomacy and security are increasingly spilling into education, culture and…
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