THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said on Saturday that it has awarded transfer certificates of title (TCT) to more than 300 families through the Enhanced Community Mortgage Program…
MANILA, Philippines — House of Representatives' prosecution lead counsel Gerville Luistro on Saturday called for a review of the country’s anti-graft, tax, money laundering and procurement laws after it was revealed…
MANILA, Philippines — Forensic analyst Alexander Cabrera flagged P96 million in transactions involving a joint account of Vice President Sara Duterte and her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, describing the…
MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution on Friday questioned Vice President Sara Duterte’s public image of simple living as its final witness presented financial findings that included P11.35 million in checks…
THE Quezon City Regional Trial Court has once again deferred the arraignment of Vice President Sara in connection with the three counts of grave threats filed against her. Duterte appeared on Friday at the Quezon City…
OSLO, Norway — The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to South Africa’s Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of…
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that former president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial, rejecting defense claims that his memory and cognitive impairment prevent him from effectively participating…
CHINESE coast guard vessels used water cannon and dangerous maneuvers to delay the medical evacuation of a Philippine Navy sailor from Ayungin Shoal by nearly 10 hours on Thursday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said…
THE Philippines and Cyprus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate the evacuation of Filipino citizens from crisis zones. Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and visiting Cypriot Foreign…
THE Department of Health (DOH) has assessed the risk of a plague outbreak in the Philippines as very low, as Russian authorities continue to investigate the death of a plague laboratory worker in Irkutsk, Russia. In a…
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said its proposed 2027 budget would be primarily used in closing gaps in flood control infrastructure built under different administrations. “The priority of…
RETIRED US Air Force Col. Ray Powell, director of maritime security initiative SeaLight, said that China has used travel and education warnings to pressure governments in diplomatic disputes. This comes as about 150…
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Friday it would strengthen information sharing with the Office of the Ombudsman, Department of Justice (DOJ) and other government agencies in handling smuggling cases. “The BOC remains…
SENATE President Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) to prepare a skilled workforce for Pax Silica. The planned manufacturing hub in New Clark City is expected to…
SEN. Bam Aquino urged Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian to reconvene the Senate’s Protect Committee in preparation for the possible effects of Super El Niño, which could intensify toward the end of 2026 and persist…
DIESEL prices are likely to drop, while gasoline is expected to spike next week, due mostly to the G7’s planned diesel reserve release and China’s fuel export suspension, local oil industry sources said on Friday. They…
WHAT was supposed to be a routine airport pickup turned into an intense tarmac security chase on Wednesday afternoon, ending with a 35-year-old man in handcuffs. The man sneaked inside the Ninoy Aquino International…
THE Philippine Air Force (PAF) will gain a dedicated training capability for pilots and maintenance personnel of its S-70i Black Hawk helicopters under a contract awarded to US defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The…
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued a show-cause order (SCO) against a motorcycle rider after a video of him performing dangerous stunts on the road went viral, and the Facebook post also caught him using an…
AT least 13 individuals linked to illegal drugs were arrested, yielding various dangerous substances and drug paraphernalia during late-night buy-bust operations on Wednesday in Barangay Poblacion, Makati City. BGen…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continued to post a negative net approval rating in August while Vice President Sara Duterte retained a positive rating, according to a nationwide survey by Momentum Research. The…
CEBU CITY — A landslide buried a family of four inside their home in Sitio Kandarong Riverside, Barangay Pulangbato, on Friday, Oct. 9, killing two children and their 60-year-old grandmother while the mother survived…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared special non-working days in Pamplona, Negros Oriental, and Pilar, Sorsogon. Marcos issued the respective proclamations for residents to fully participate in…
MANDAUE CITY — Local pollution sources, rather than smoke haze from forest fires in Indonesia, have been driving Metro Cebu’s “very unhealthy” air quality as the Environmental Management Bureau 7 (EMB-7) recorded an Air…
LAMITAN CITY — The military announced on Friday that one of the wounded soldiers in a ruthless attack on a military convoy on Thursday night passed away in a hospital in Zamboanga City. Brig. Gen. Frederick Sales…
CITY OF MALOLOS — Gov. Daniel Fernando convened the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) at The Pavilion, Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center on Wednesday to establish an El Niño Task Force…
SEN. Bong Go is calling for stronger government measures to protect low-income families from rising living costs after the country’s headline inflation accelerated to 7.2 percent in September, driven in part by faster…
PAMPANGA Vice Gov. Dennis Pineda urged Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon to direct government engineers to pull out the sheet piles used in the flood control projects in the province that were recently damaged along…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Joint anti-narcotics operatives intercepted a high-value drug personality from Sulu province and confiscated from his possession 3 kilograms of suspected shabu valued at P20.4 million during a buy-bust…
LAPU-LAPU CITY — State auditors flagged P379.59 million worth of projects in this city that remained unimplemented in 2025, with only 29 of 61 projects under the city’s 20% Development Fund moving forward during the…
LAMITAN CITY — A newly constructed solar-lit road and modern drainage system worth P31 million were officially inaugurated in Lamitan City by the Ministry of Public Works (MPW)–Basilan District Engineering Office (BDEO)…
A LEADING supermarket is set to reach out on communities across the country though Puregold Barangay Panalo as part of 28th anniversary celebration of Puregold Price Club Inc. This nationwide program supported by the…
BACOLOD CITY — Negros Occidental has completed its comprehensive action plan to mitigate the impact of the looming Super El Niño, with funds already in place to implement the measures, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando…
PALO, Leyte — The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) is expanding its SAFE initiative across Eastern Visayas while encouraging residents to use the Unified 911 emergency hotline to access police, fire and medical…
MPCALA Holdings Inc. on Friday said the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (Calax) is nearing completion, with construction ongoing on the remaining 18.5 kilometers of the 45-kilometer expressway that will connect key economic…
NEW YORK — The US stock market finished its record-setting week with gains on Friday, even as other financial markets remained indecisive. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% for its first gain since setting its all-time high…
WITH the Philippines becoming an upper middle-income country this year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is stepping up efforts to improve the lives of Filipinos, especially those living in…
BUDGET authorities are set to release changes to government spending policy as it seeks to restore public trust following last year’s massive flood control project scandal. “Policy revisions will be out very soon…
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has warned taxpayers against a fraudulent website impersonating its online registration portal, stressing that accessing the site could expose personal and tax information to…
MONETARY authorities are factoring in the possibility of a severe El Niño in policy decisions given its impact on inflation. “These days, the scenario that we care about the most is El Niño,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas…
THE government is seeking to lower borrowing costs by aligning the pricing of its peso-denominated bonds with global practices beginning next year. Regulators will be adopting international pricing standards, which will…
THE government raised P167.25 billion in fresh funding from the issuance of 2.5-year retail treasury bonds (RTBs) due 2029, higher than the P150-billion initial target. The Bureau of the Treasury said P84.86 billion was…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is keen on promoting the Philippines as an investment destination and his trips abroad form part of his efforts. Speaking at the 24th Forbes Global CEO Conference on Thursday in Singapore…
IMAGINE a plane crash with 36 persons killed. What if this happened every single day for years? It would be a national emergency. It would be on the front page of every newspaper and the top news story every morning…
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) expects investment approvals to hit a record high this year, surpassing the P311 billion in 2012, Director General Tereso Panga said. The agency approved P297.14 billion in…
LOCAL hog industry groups are urging the government to immediately restore higher tariffs on imported pork, saying falling farmgate prices and rising production costs are leaving farmers with mounting losses. At a media…
BEHIND every growing enterprise is a story of courage, determination, sacrifice and countless decisions made. For many women entrepreneurs, building a business is more than an economic pursuit. It is an opportunity to…
GAPS in infrastructure, utilities and financing are holding back fixed broadband access in the Philippines, Asian Development Bank (ADB) country director Andrew Jeffries said. Only 28 percent of Philippine households…
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) met with the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (Philreca) last Thursday to discuss new rules governing the “other charges” component of consumer power bills…
THE Department of Agriculture said on Friday that the Philippines was pushing to make agriculture and fisheries profitable enough, and warned that an aging farm workforce would not be solved simply by handing out land…
MEGAWIDE Construction Corp. will redirect P1.23 billion in unutilized proceeds from its 2022 bond issuance to housing projects under the government’s Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) program. In a disclosure…
FILINVEST Development Corp. (FDC) has declared cash dividends on its Series A and Series B preferred shares covering four consecutive quarters beginning the last three months of 2026 to July-September 2027. In a…
EAST West Banking Corp. (EastWest) has opened a new banking store at the Cebu IT Park, combining round-the-clock self-service facilities with in-person banking and wealth-management services. The new store, located at…
OPENAI has told investors its annualized revenue for September was almost $50 billion, a drop from what it signaled earlier, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The company previously indicated…
STARBUCKS on Thursday declined to comment on a report that it had explored a takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill, saying it was “laser focused” on its turnaround under CEO Brian Niccol. The Financial Times reported…
SOFTBANK Group CEO Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to fund a new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) investments, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States bank regulators fined American Express $350 million after they determined the lender’s programs to identify potential money laundering were insufficient and the company potentially…
A NATIONAL Net-Zero Pledge is a formal commitment by a country to balance the greenhouse gas emissions it releases into the atmosphere with an equivalent amount it removes or offsets. The intended outcome is net-zero…
WHEN a major tropical cyclone tears across the archipelago, roads submerge, bridges collapse, and terrestrial communications often fail. In those critical early hours, emergency responders face a dangerous information…
LONDON — Shell said on Thursday it had partially restarted its Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Qatar, as traders said QatarEnergy returned Pearl-GTL naphtha cargoes to the spot market six months after the facility…
THE Philippines is moving toward a low-carbon economy. The more difficult question is: will that transition be fair? Climate debates have emphasized green growth. Renewable energy, clean technologies, sustainable…
NINETEEN seconds. That is how fast IBM’s Nighthawk r2 quantum processor completed a computing test that researchers estimate would require about 110 years to reproduce on the Frontier supercomputer. On an ordinary…
SEOUL — The Chinese developer of Artex said they have converted the artificial intelligence (AI) agent to a closed-source project after cybersecurity firms identified it as a tool used in a recent cyberattack campaign…
THERE was a time when environmental responsibility was measured through tangible outcomes: cleaner production processes, responsible resource governance, biodiversity restoration and substantive investments in community…
STOCKHOLM — Discoveries involving light-activated brain switches, polar neutrino detectors and self-replicating chemical reactions took the 2026 Nobel Prizes in the sciences this week, highlighting basic research that…
LIMA, Peru — Businessman Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, who shares two of his names with notorious European dictators, has been elected the mayor of a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, according to local election…
9 October 2026 Law and Crime Prevention The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowing on Friday to “dismantle the ICC…
9 October 2026 Peace and Security Escalating violence and human rights violations in the four-year-old Russia-Ukraine war are in the spotlight in the Security Council on Friday following a spate of Russian attacks…
GULF BREEZE, Florida — Hurricane Isaias crashed into the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 storm on Friday, lashing communities with wind and rain and threatening to flood low-lying areas where residents were…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Condemnation of US plans for a public execution by military firing squad escalated Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would be livestreamed as proposed and insisted he would…
NEW YORK — Protesters gathered in New York on Friday after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers shot a Dominican man in an incident that has provoked a showdown between the city's Democratic mayor and the…
PENONOMÉ, Panama — A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Panama on Friday, causing buildings and roads to collapse in the center of the country but no immediate reports of casualties. The shallow tremor was felt…
ENSENADA, Mexico — A local judge on Friday found three Mexicans guilty of the murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend in April 2024 in the Mexican state of Baja California. The trial for the triple…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices…
CHICAGO — Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the appointment of conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as his new White House press secretary, praising her as a loyal supporter. "She has an…
FRANKFURT, Germany — Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals where authors were suspected of using the technology without…
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russian leader Vladimir Putin's agreement to release diesel into US and global markets, vowing this will help cool surging energy costs amid war with…
JERUSALEM — The axe-wielding co-pilot who attacked the captain of a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv last month intended to seize control of the airplane and fly it into the passenger terminal at Israel’s main international…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia said on Friday that three people, including a pilot, were killed in attacks on Riyadh’s international airport, after Yemen’s Houthis claimed a series of attacks targeting the gateway. The conflict…
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country on Friday as haze from fires in neighboring Indonesia again plunged local air quality to among the world’s worst. Toxic smoke from…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out attacking Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, saying Washington was holding “productive discussions” with Tehran. Trump’s announcement…
SEOUL — South Korea said on Thursday it would recall its ambassador to Ukraine in response to a deepening diplomatic row over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to Seoul. The two countries have been at…
MIAMI, Florida — Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the United States Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and…
MIAMI, Florida — Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the United States Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and…
TOKYO — Lawmakers in Okinawa adopted a resolution on Friday calling for revisions to a pact seen as giving the United States military preferential treatment in Japan, following a murder allegedly committed by an…
SYDNEY, Australia — Fiji’s government on Friday demanded the United States to hand over evidence showing that a Chinese state agency employee living in the Pacific nation paid bribes on behalf of Beijing. The US State…
BANGKOK — Thailand's Queen Suthida has flown a Gripen fighter jet solo for the first time, the royal household revealed on Friday, watched on by her husband King Maha Vajiralongkorn, himself a keen pilot. The…
MANILA, Philippines — The Creamline Cool Smashers started their campaign on the right foot after a straight-set win over the Akari Chargers, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18, in the 2026-27 Premier Volleyball League (PVL)…
PVL 2026 All Filipino-Siklab Series Creamline def. Akari, 3-2 Jema Galanza Player of the Game #PVL2026
MANILA, Philippines -- Far Eastern University tightened its grip of the top spot after blasting Ateneo de Manila, 93-70, in the UAAP Season 89 men's basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday. Mo…
UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament FEU def. Ateneo, 93-70 Mo Konateh Player of the Game #UAAPSeason89
MANILA, Philippines -- Alex Eala will face a qualifier to start her singles campaign at the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open in China. Eala will take on that qualifier likely on Monday. The draw on Saturday also revealed that Eala…
UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament NU def. UST (OT), 87-85 Reinhard Jumamoy Player of the Game #UAAPSeason89
MANILA, Philippines -- Reinhard Jumamoy drained the off-the-glas game winning trey as National University survived University of Santo Tomas' fightback in overtime, 87-85, in the UAAP Season 89 men's basketball…
PVL 2026 All Filipino-Siklab Series Choco Mucho def. Capital1 Eya Laure Player of the Game #PVL2026
MANILA, Philippines — The Choco Mucho Flying Titans opened their 2026-27 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on a high note after outlasting the Capital 1 Solar Spikers in a five-set thriller, 22-25…
MANILA, Philippines — Five-peat-seeking National University swept Arellano University, 25-12, 25-16, 25-14, for a third straight win in the 2026 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Unity Cup on Saturday at the Rizal Memorial…
MANILA, Philippines — Olympian EJ Obiena believes Philippine sports are in their golden era, but access to quality facilities remains a major limiting factor for athletes. The two-time Asian Games gold medalist…
MANILA, Philippines -- Gilas Pilipinas star Kai Sotto continued his strong form at Japan's B.League 2027 season, helping lead the Altiri Chiba to a 97-90 home win over the Osaka Evessa at the Chibagi Arena Friday. The…
MANILA, Philippines — Keanu Jahns returns to the Philippine Golf Tour with his game a notch sharper and his hunger for victory even greater as he shoots for an elusive win in the circuit’s final stages. The ICTSI Pueblo…
MANILA, Philippines — Due to a smaller draw, projected No. 13 seed Alex Eala won't receive a first-round bye at the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open in China. The Filipino tennis ace will compete in the tournament -- her first Tour…
POWERHOUSE squads San Miguel Beer (SMB) and TNT collide in a titanic matchup, highlighting the Saturday schedule of the PBA Season 50 Governors' Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. The Beermen (7-2) and the…
PREMIER Volleyball League (PVL) celebrates a decade of high standard volleyball action with a one of a kind triple-header to open the All-Filipino Conference at the newly opened SM Seaside Cebu Arena on Saturday. For…
BACOLOD CITY — Bacolod City is preparing to welcome young athletes from all over the country with more than 200 cities and municipalities confirming participation in the 2026 Batang Pinoy National Championships, Mayor…
THREE-TIME PBA champion and three-time Best Import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is back in town and he is ready to complete unfinished business with the TNT Tropang 5G this season. TNT team manager Jojo Lastimosa confirmed…
LOS ANGELES — The Cleveland Guardians exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox, 9-5, on Thursday (Friday in Manila) and force a deciding Game 5 in their Major League Baseball (MLB) playoff…
NEW YORK — Las Vegas Aces center-forward A’ja Wilson was named the WNBA Most Valuable Player for a record fifth time, bagging the award for an unprecedented third straight season, the league said Thursday (Friday in…
LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball (MLB) on Thursday (Friday in Manila) proposed reducing the number of regular-season games from 162 to 154 and changing playoffs so that top seeds can pick their opponents. The…
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Fresh off making the clinching putt in another US victory at the Presidents Cup, Jacob Bridgeman birdied four of his last five holes Thursday for an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead over Jordan Smith…
Angelica Lopez’s bid for a third consecutive Miss Grand International crown ended after she failed to advance to the Top 11 of the 2026 competition. Her elimination came after the swimsuit round, where delegates…
Good news for parents who love the play-based learning approach of Kids Learning Ville (KLV): Children can now experience it beyond the home. Introducing Kids Play Ville, a new community group class program by Kids…
Jhaena Jewels is taking its six-year live-selling journey into the digital space with a new portal designed to connect live shopping, online transactions, order tracking and customer support in one platform. The new…
My Spirit, an activewear brand under China-based HLA Group, has entered the Philippine market with its first store at Robinsons Galleria, offering a collection designed to take women from training sessions to the rest…
Gen X who grew up wearing school shoes made in Marikina will remember how sturdy and seemingly indestructible they were despite the paces students put them through daily. For decades, Marikina Shoe Expo located in Cubao…
I T was a lively evening of friendship, music and camaraderie as a group of Novo Ecijanos gathered for a fellowship night at the Main Lounge of the Manila Polo Club. With the theme “Cowboy Jeans,” the event drew Novo…
AS if we did not have enough to cause us individual and collective stress and worry, news has emerged in the past several days about an apparent outbreak of a dangerous infection in Russia’s vast Siberia region. The…
ALAN Peter Cayetano has a formidable adversary in the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte: Alan Peter Cayetano. The senator who once made accountability sound beautifully simple now makes it sound impossibly complicated…
A WELL-DESIGNED regulatory framework is often described as a “brake” on innovation. Too many rules slow companies down, too much compliance burdens entrepreneurs, and too much uncertainty chases away investment. But…
EVERY day, you are being robbed — and you probably don’t even notice it. When you buy load for your mobile phone, and you choose the GoEXTRA179 package to get data, calls and text for 15 days using the e-wallet GCash…
THE Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited knowledge or skill in a particular area tend to overestimate their own competence, while people with greater expertise are often more aware of…
WILL war break out soon? Judging from war and peace-related news headlines, it would seem that countries are preparing for a high-tech war. Figure out the following: “China increases construction rate of amphibious…
APPARENTLY, in the Philippines today, even banana chips can become a national security threat — provided the buyer is Chinese and the company selling them has a connection to the Duterte family. Welcome to the latest…
IF Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.’s current moves were to be the gauge, then Taiwan will have to erupt in its destined flash point sooner than we think. First, in May, no less than Teodoro led the raid on…
Last of seven parts THE philosophy of time, if there were such a thing (St. Augustine of Hippo said time exists only in the mind), may be the grand avenue for understanding ecological debt. Ordinary debt connects past…
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