MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecast rains in parts of the Philippines on Thursday. Pagasa Weather Specialist Benison Estareja said in…
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso shared reminders and the schedules for Manila's north and south cemeteries for Undas 2026. Burials in both cemeteries will be suspended starting Oct…
MALACAÑANG on Tuesday said the deadline given to fugitive Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, which expires Oct. 29, was intended to give him chance to surrender voluntarily and peacefully, but if he does not take the opportunity…
PHILIPPINE Air Force (PAF) chief Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura said a rigorous probe would be conducted into the training accident that resulted in the death of four airmen on Oct. 23. “A thorough investigation is underway…
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to require two prosecution witnesses to testify in person so his defense team can cross-examine them on allegations central to the…
Dear PAO, I am a government employee working for the Department of Health (DOH), and I am planning to travel to Thailand for only two days during a holiday here in the Philippines. However, my travel authority has not…
SUPREME Court Associate Justice Jose Midas Marquez has vowed to eliminate overburdened courts by 2032 by sustaining judicial reforms, accelerating digitalization and speeding up case resolution if appointed the…
MALABON CITY Mayor Jeannie Sandoval has strengthened coordination among local departments, barangay officials, utility providers, and partner agencies as it intensified preparations for the potential impact of El Niño…
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) is ramping up its digitalization drive to cut red tape, speed up cargo clearance and lower transaction costs for Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as it pursues a major…
THE Manila Police District (MPD) is preparing security measures covering four Manila cemeteries for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, according to Maj. Philipp Ines, MPD spokesman and chief public…
SENATE President Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday that the Senate would temporarily pause the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte for about 1 to 1 1/2 weeks to focus exclusively on plenary debates for the…
SUPREME Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said judicial reforms should continue beyond 2027 to make justice accessible to all Filipinos. “The Judiciary will not merely adopt technology. Within our sphere of…
MALACAÑANG said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not ban nickel export to China to counter the alleged plan of Beijing to impose economic sanctions against Manila over heightened maritime issues between the two…
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has penalized Cebu City Mayor Nestor Dionson Archival Sr. with a fine equivalent to one month’s basic salary after finding him guilty of simple neglect of duty over…
CEBU CITY — Online friendships can become a gateway to violence, the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) warned after rescuing a 16-year-old who allegedly groomed minors to participate in violent…
BAGUIO CITY — The number of marijuana plantations in Benguet is declining, particularly in the towns of Kibungan and Bakun, amid intensified eradication operations under the Philippine National Police’s Oplan Ultimate…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Sen. Bong Go extended assistance to 68 residents affected by a fire in Barangay Camino Nuevo, Zamboanga City, as he renewed calls for stronger fire prevention and disaster preparedness measures. Go’s…
CEBU CITY — Following viral posts on social media showing family members of patients sleeping on sidewalks outside Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC), the Cebu provincial government has opened a free…
THE Department of Education (DepEd) proposed a major restructuring of its field offices for remote schools. Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced that the DepEd plans to establish 13 Schools Division Offices (SDOs)…
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna — The provincial government of Laguna, under the leadership of Gov. Sol Aragones, plans to expand medical services in public hospitals by bringing in more medical specialists to make specialized…
ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas pledged to make public welfare the primary measure of her administration’s performance, saying development must translate into tangible benefits for residents rather than…
LUISIANA, Laguna — Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Calabarzon Regional Director Ariel Iglesias confirmed that the Ombudsman’s dismissal order against Luisiana, Laguna Mayor Jomapher Uy Alvarez was…
BAYOMBONG — The provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya has begun procuring nearly P20 million worth of mobile, solar-powered irrigation pumps, along with fuel assistance, as part of its early preparations for El Niño’s…
BAGUIO CITY — A total of 1,947 residents underwent free basic eye screening at the Summer Capital’s 16 District Health Centers as of Aug. 31, with 98 individuals identified and referred for further assessment, according…
PALO, Leyte — Police arrested a 59-year-old barangay councilor after a sachet of suspected shabu allegedly fell to the ground while at a checkpoint in Barangay Cayare, San Miguel, Leyte, on Monday. The councilor…
CITY OF MALOLOS — Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando was honored as the Outstanding Governor for Excellence in Provincial Leadership and Public Service at the Parangal ng Natatanging Pilipino Awards Inc. Outstanding…
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday fined Alphabet’s Google and Apple a combined 63.7 billion won ($47.6 million), saying they abused their dominance in app store markets by forcing local developers onto their…
((UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday authorities would do all they can to ensure the peso does not keep falling against the dollar and urged people "not to panic." "People can…
MANILA,, Philippines — More Filipinos see the United States and Japan as the Philippines' most important economic partners, according to a September survey conducted by Pulse Asia. Commissioned by Stratbase Group, the…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has re-issued yellow and red alerts for the Visayas grid on Wednesday, as major power plants in the region continue to be unavailable. In its…
MANILA, Philippines — The local currency weakened further, hitting another record low as of morning’s trading on Wednesday. The peso opened at P64.08 and further slipped to intraday low of P64.18:$1, breaching Tuesday’s…
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday that the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) was developing heat-tolerant water buffaloes that can sustain milk production and reproduction amid a severe El Niño. "We aim to…
RESPONSIBLE mining urged by industry group THE Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) on Tuesday called for reliable and responsible mineral production, backed by predictable rules, to protect investments and…
MINING industry leaders warned that a joint administrative order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Energy (DOE) could lead to regulatory uncertainty and investment risks. "I…
THE Board of Investments (BOI) has approved P900.06 billion worth of investments from 207 projects for the first nine months of the year, the agency reported on Tuesday. The number marks a 53.05 percent increase from…
A FILIPINO-OWNED financing company said it will start offering home construction loans of up to P5 million to families struggling to secure financing from banks amid stringent document requirements. “Families keep…
THE Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rebounded on Tuesday as investors hunted for bargains following three consecutive sessions of losses. The benchmark index jumped 120.01 points, or 2.13 percent, to close at…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has partnered with Mastercard to equip local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with the digital resources, tools and skills necessary to thrive in the digital…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order (EO) 129, which temporarily increases the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) for corn imports to prevent possible feed and food price increases. The order, signed on Oct…
ALTERNERGY Holdings Corp. has completed an overhead power line across the sea that will connect its 64-megawatt (MW) Alabat wind project in Quezon province to the Luzon mainland. The company said on Tuesday that the…
LOCAL firm North Maharlika Energy Corp. plans to build a 12-megawatt (MW) waste-to-energy plant in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, to help address the city’s waste management challenges. The proposed facility in Barangay…
A COMPANY announces another profitable year. Sales are growing, earnings are improving, and management is optimistic about the future. On paper, everything seems to be going well. But behind those encouraging numbers is…
THE Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (Apeco) has signed an agreement with a US firm and two Philippine companies to explore the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired power facility in the…
SP New Energy Corp. on Tuesday said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had approved a change in its company name to MGEN Renewables, Inc. to consolidate the branding of its business units. In a disclosure, the…
FILINVEST Land Inc. (FLI) is set to dissolve an inactive subsidiary in the British Virgin Islands on Nov. 1 as part of efforts to rationalize its corporate structure. In a disclosure on Tuesday, FLI said Property…
ROBINSONS Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI) is testing a new premium convenience store format in Boracay, combining grocery retail, ready-to-eat meals and foodservice as it explores opportunities to expand into…
SEVERAL Philippine-listed companies received recognition for their corporate governance practices at the Golden Arrow Awards, with Ayala Corp., DMCI Holdings Inc., D&L Industries, Inc., Century Pacific Food Inc. and…
SKYDANCE is offering some employees a one-time voluntary buyout, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday, as the media company looks to cut costs after scooping up bigger rival Warner Bros Discovery and assuming…
HONG KONG — Banking giant HSBC said on Tuesday that net profit in the third quarter (Q3) rose a less-than-expected 45.5 percent year on year as the London-headquartered lender continued to restructure operations and cut…
SEATTLE, Washington — Despite a flurry of wins for Boeing in recent months, Wall Street analysts expect the planemaker to post a loss per share of 21 cents when it reports its third-quarter results on Tuesday, according…
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, the company said on Monday, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the tech giant seeks to cut costs while pouring money…
BANK of America, Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley will provide $63 billion in financing to buy Broadcom’s artificial intelligence (AI) chips and networking gear for Anthropic, in one of the largest debt deals tied to…
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Days after launching its first folding iPhone, Apple acknowledged on Monday that some of the devices exhibit display problems and said it will replace them. Apple started shipping the iPhone…
BEN & Jerry’s founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are exploring a deal to separate their brand from its current owner, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday. The ice cream brand is owned by Unilever…
WHILE the Philippines has experienced economic growth and an increase in its officially measured urban population, the World Bank said in a report that the country had not sufficiently concentrated its population and…
BEIJING — China’s industrial profits grew at a faster pace in September, though a deepening divergence across the economy weighed on business earnings. Profits at industrial firms rose 14.4 percent from a year earlier…
WHILE global tech stocks teeter, in China they have already crashed as lofty valuations collapse under worries about artificial intelligence (AI) demand and curbs on Chinese exports. The meltdown, tanking the mainland…
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has mandated strict, pre-approved berthing schedules for all domestic shipping lines from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, 2026, to prevent port congestion during Undas. Under Operations…
CHENGDU — At a machinery factory in Vicenza, Italy, Chinese-made robots weld components and move materials. The machines come from Chengdu CRP Robot Technology Co. Ltd., which now has more than 20 partners across 13…
MANILA, Philippines — Advanced simulation technology must quickly replace traditional training methods to prepare seafarers for dynamic digital navigation, automated systems, and updated global standards, industry…
MAKATI CITY, Philippines — Government leaders, corporate executives, environmental experts, and media representatives met in Makati City on Oct. 22 for the Norway–Philippines Circular Economy Conference. Co-organized by…
FASTCAT M17 resumed its inter-island ferry service between Liloan, Southern Leyte, and Surigao City on Oct. 20, 2026, to enhance transport links, commerce, and tourism between the Visayas and Mindanao regions. The route…
MANILA, Philippines — As the global shipping industry navigates escalating geopolitical conflicts in high-risk waters and an accelerated transition toward decarbonization, Wallem Group is putting seafarer autonomy and…
BEIJING — China has rolled out guidelines on adapting to advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to promote employment-friendly development, aiming to harness the technology to create jobs, improve employment quality…
THE Financial Times has recently named the Black Sea as the deadliest waterway for merchant sailors this year, even surpassing the Gulf. This news emerged as Russia and Ukraine escalate attacks on commercial shipping…
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and the EU-Asean Scope Seafarers Project Team presented the METC Master Plan on Oct. 26, 2026, to update maritime initiatives and review project progress. Filipino seafarers are…
HONG KONG — HSBC will merge Hang Seng Bank’s asset management unit into its fund business, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday, after the London-based bank took the Hong Kong lender private in…
MANILA, Philippines — Ahead of the holiday travel season, 2GO Travel has highlighted its mandatory pre-voyage preparations, reinforcing its focus on safe and dependable passenger transport across its domestic network…
HAIKOU — With giant lightning rods towering above the coastline of eastern Wenchang in south China, coconut groves have given way to rows of launch pads while the country’s first commercial spaceport is coming to life…
THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) Regional Office (RO) 10 spearheaded a simultaneous inter-agency simulation exercise across three Northern Mindanao ports to evaluate emergency response capabilities and…
THE Joint Manning Group has officially endorsed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the proposed reconstitution of the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) as an attached agency of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)…
BANGKOK — The Philippines’ top diplomat arrived in Myanmar on Wednesday to oversee the distribution of humanitarian aid, as Myanmar’s military-backed government seeks to improve strained relations with its neighbors and…
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its influence across the continent. Speaking at the opening of the…
ROME — Even though Pope Leo XIV is recovering well from lung cancer surgery and is going ahead with a big trip to Latin America next week, the diagnosis is “a bit of a game-changer” for the Vatican and Leo’s still-young…
URDA — A collision between two high-speed trains south of Madrid killed 30 people on Wednesday and the toll could rise, regional authorities said in Spain's second such disaster this year. Images shared by local media…
TUCSON — Christine, a retired widow in Arizona, placed food staples in her cart at a charity food distribution event — as she's had to do monthly since the Trump administration slashed federal food assistance programs…
SINGAPORE — The pounding of running shoes echoes through a Singapore shopping mall as fitness enthusiasts desperate to exercise take refuge from choking haze. Smoke from wildfires in neighboring Indonesia has sent air…
Families in Gaza are bracing for a fourth winter in tents and makeshift shelters as UN aid operations face mounting obstacles, with transport suspended on Tuesday due to Israel’s closure of the key Kerem Shalom crossing…
From Gaza to Yemen, women and girls are facing ever greater dangers this year simply surviving in war zones. The Security Council meets Tuesday to debate the best way to improve security for women caught up in conflict…
LUBBOCK, Texas — Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Tuesday decried a "corruption crisis” he says is plaguing the U.S. political system, competing for the spotlight with President Donald Trump in deeply…
NEW YORK — Three brothers convicted of leveraging their wealthy lifestyle to drug and rape dozens of women were each sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison after one victim described her attack as an “eternity of…
BRASILÍA — Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro left Brazil and is traveling to the United States despite a court order banning him from exiting the country, US media reported Tuesday. The son of…
JERUSALEM — Israel's opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot vowed Wednesday to work quickly to form a government, saying voters had rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive rule, but neither bloc secured a…
PARIS, France — Stan Wawrinka bid farewell to tennis as he brought the curtain down on a decorated 24-year career following a first-round exit at the Basel Open on Tuesday. The 41-year-old Swiss announced earlier in the…
NEW YORK, United States — An American woman who joined the Islamic State group before being caught by anti-IS forces in Syria was found guilty on Tuesday of receiving military training from the jihadists. Halima Salman…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — King Charles III arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations. It's his first official visit to the…
LONDON, United Kingdom — England's record Test wicket-taker James Anderson was treated with disrespect when he was released by Lancashire, according to his former pace bowling partner Stuart Broad. Lancashire announced…
CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian authorities released independent journalist Lina Attalah from custody on Tuesday, hours after she was detained and after a court ordered her website shut, her lawyer told AFP. Attalah is one of…
KAKINADA, India — Authorities in India ordered nearly 100,000 people to evacuate their homes in the eastern states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, ahead of a severe cyclone that the South Asian nation’s weather office…
AMMAN — Jordan’s military said it had struck “terrorist organizations” in neighboring Syria on Monday in retaliation for a deadly jihadist attack on a church last week, hours after authorities arrested three men they…
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Flavio Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party recognized on Monday the outcome of Brazil’s presidential runoff election, despite the candidate’s objections to the poll won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da…
NEW DELHI — The Indian government’s privacy law, which would require journalists to seek consent from people they write about, amounted to pre-censorship and could lead to newsrooms shutting down, media groups told the…
GENEVA, Switzerland — Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to new record highs in 2025, locking in climate impacts that will persist for centuries to come, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Levels of…
Deonte Burton took charge in the final period as NLEX repulsed a fighting Phoenix Super LPG, 124-117, to grab a 2-0 lead in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup best-of-5 quarterfinals on Wednesday at the Ynares Center in…
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — Milwaukee was three outs from its first World Series title when Junior Caminero started the bottom of the 12th inning with a grounder to third. Thousands of Brewers fans who trekked to…
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson provided the spark from the get-go as TNT smothered Magnolia, 91-73, to zoom to a commanding 2-0 lead in their PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup best-of-five quarterfinal series on Wednesday at the…
Alex Eala finally broke her Asian swing "second round wall" after dispatching Talia Gibson, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, at the WTA 500 Tokyo Open round of 16 in Japan Wednesday evening. Recovering from a close first set loss, the…
Far Eastern University topped Adamson University, 73-66, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday to halt its 3-game losing skid in the UAAP Season 89 men's basketball tournament. Kirby Mongcopa collected 13 points…
UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament FEU def. Adamson, 73-66 Cabs Cabonilas Player of the Game #UAAPSeason89
Jared Bahay and Kieffer Alas took over as Ateneo de Manila University repeated over National University, 69-65, in the UAAP Season 89 men's basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on…
UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament Ateneo def. NU, (69-65) Kieffer Alas Player of the game #UAAPSeason89
DAVAO CITY – Kim Seoyun delivered the decisive late punch in a gripping, see-saw battle with Chanelle Avaricio Wednesday here, birdieing the closing hole to fire a 71, force a tie for the lead and set up a potentially…
DAVAO CITY – Micah Shin shrugged off a shaky backside start with a timely birdie-par-eagle finish before keeping his momentum at the Apo Golf and Country Club’s frontside to card a 68 Wednesday and tighten his grip on…
MANILA, Philippines -- Far Eastern University drew closer to securing a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals after an emphatic sweep of College of Saint Benilde, 25-14, 25-9, 25-17, for a second straight Round…
Two young swimmers will be carrying the Philippine flag at the opening ceremony of the 4th Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Dakar, Senegal on Oct. 31. Riannah Chantelle Coleman will join swimmer Jamesray Mishael Ajido in…
NEW YORK — Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds, and the New York Knicks avoided what would have been the second 0-4 start by a defending champion in NBA history by beating the previously undefeated Detroit…
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had 29 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 130-103 on Tuesday night for their first home victory of the season. Julian Champagnie added 26 points on…
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — A large group of Brewers fans gathered in a parking lot outside Tropicana Field more than four hours before the first pitch of Game 4 of the World Series, sipping on Wisconsin beers and…
NEW YORK — Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards will undergo arthroscopic right knee surgery and is expected to miss around two months of the NBA season, US media reported on Tuesday. The 25-year-old…
NEW YORK — Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards will undergo arthroscopic right knee surgery and is expected to miss around two months of the NBA season, US media reported on Tuesday. The 25-year-old…
MANILA, Philippines -- Defending champion National University seeks to draw closer to a quarterfinals twice-to-beat advantage in a showdown against struggling Adamson University in the 2026 Shakey’s Super League (SSL)…
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard will be sidelined for at least a week of the NBA season due to swelling in his left knee, the Toronto Raptors announced on Tuesday. Leonard had played in two triumphs to start the 2026-27…
BORROWING from the infamous “Burn them all” line in Game of Thrones, that's exactly what I wanted to scream after watching my beloved Miami Heat suffer their fourth consecutive defeat to start the 2026-2027 NBA season…
FILIPINO tennis sensation has not won back-to-back games in the Asian swing of the 2026 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. She also lost her opening game against lower seeded players in Wuhan and Singapore. In the…
FOLLOWING a medal-less campaign at the 2026 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, two-time Olympic champion Carlos Yulo said that he and his younger brother Eldrew will come back stronger next…
NLEX superstar Robert Bolick emerged as the leading candidate for the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup Best Player of the Conference (BPC) award after topping the statistical race at the close of the elimination round. A…
NATIONAL University (NU) seeks a payback win against Ateneo de Manila University in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Game time is 2:30 p.m. NU squandered a…
BLACKWATER team owner Dioceldo Sy said Filipino American guard Sedrick Barefield has “verbally agreed” to sign a three-year extension deal with the Bossing. The longtime Filipino-Chinese sportsman-businessman said the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — With a devastating 16-hit batting performance and masterful pitching by Robert Gasser, the Milwaukee Brewers routed Tampa Bay, 10-1, on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), reaching the brink of a World…
LOS ANGELES, California — The Cleveland Cavaliers ended the Minnesota Timberwolves’ perfect start to the NBA season, winning 127-125 in an overtime thriller despite 47 points from Anthony Edwards. Donovan Mitchell and…
NEW YORK — Dak Prescott passed for three touchdowns and 212 yards as the Dallas Cowboys bounced back with a 38-21 thumping of the injury-ravaged Philadelphia Eagles, who plunged to a fifth straight L loss. The Cowboys…
BEIJING — Kylian Mbappe was dropped on Tuesday by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football star apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong. In China, jokes about Mao…
MANILA,Philippines — American pop band LANY has cancelled its scheduled Davao concert due to safety concerns and production issues, concert promoter Live Nation Philippines announced. The show was supposed to take place…
MANILA, Philippines— TWICE's Nayeon is set to visit Manila on Nov. 14, 2026 for the grand opening of CHAGEE’s flagship store at Bonifacio High Street in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. CHAGEE Philippines confirmed the…
MANILA, Philippines — The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) has clarified the distinction between the Best Actress Award and the Best Actress with Distinction Award following the recognition of Maricel…
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court on Tuesday upheld actor Danny Masterson 's convictions and long prison sentence for raping two women at his home in 2003. In an 89-page ruling, the three-judge panel unanimously…
Beauty queens and Kapuso stars brought glamour to the red carpet as GMA Pictures held the premiere of its satirical thriller “Red Crown” at Robinsons Galleria on Monday night. Wearing red gowns, the cast walked the red…
All Souls’ Day could possibly be more than its traditional concept. We hope that we touch the people we cherish through prayer — somewhere far away. And we visit them where they have left their bodies. We bring flowers…
UK hydration brand Vidrate has entered the Asian market through the Philippines, marking its first expansion into the region in partnership with CTC Group Philippines. The launch was celebrated at “Get Vidrated,” an…
ACCORDING to a recent report by Devex Newswire, which covers the foreign aid and development financing ecosystem, conditions attached by Donald Trump’s administration to United States foreign aid have led to a number of…
First of two parts THE irony is inescapable. Last Tuesday, Sen. Risa Hontiveros and 10 House representatives, mostly Red party-list congressmen but including Leila de Lima, filed a resolution urging President Ferdinand…
FROM the time the Church realized that it was her vocation to be "the Assembly" — qahal — of God in the New Testament, it was always understood that bishops, priests and deacons are men. This has nothing to do with a…
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Secretary Robert Joseph de Claro, sworn in on Oct. 13 as head of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). A computer science graduate of De La Salle…
KUALA LUMPUR — From the Yellow Vest movement to recurring demonstrations over economic and political grievances, French streets have exposed tensions between public expectations and the realities of governing. For…
Third of a four-part series LAST week, we examined Sara Duterte’s impeachment. This week, we return to a world confronting a different problem: What happens when even the strongest power cannot guarantee order? Our…
JOURNALIST Felipe “Philip” Lustre Jr. has one frustration in life. He tried very hard to learn the Kapampangan language, the native tongue of his maternal grandmother, but failed. His attachment to his Pampanga roots…
CAN we talk about water conservation now? The reactions to the “balde” optics seem to have died down. It is apparent that very few people are willing to drink visibly dirty water even if cured by filtration and…
AT the end of October, Filipinos return home to their respective provinces to celebrate Undas with their families. The term comes from the Spanish word honras, meaning honor or respect. Yet, the conditions experienced…
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