MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday has ordered the preventive suspension without pay of five Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers in Bulacan over alleged falsification of…
AN all-out police manhunt has been launched for Sen. Ronald dela Rosa after the deadline for his surrender lapsed on Friday. The Philippine National Police (PNP) has formed tracker teams in all regions to arrest the…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday government measures are in place to safeguard the safety of millions of Filipinos who will be traveling during the long All Saints’ Day weekend. In a video message, Marcos…
QUALIFIED Social Security System (SSS) members can now get financial aid under the government’s Uplift (Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food and Transport) assistance program without filing an application…
PATRICK Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86. Stewart died on Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant…
CONFIDENT that Filipino cuisine can drive up tourism, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to improve transport infrastructure to encourage travelers to explore the country’s rich gastronomy. During his speech at the…
A FILIPINO sustained minor injuries, and an entire family of Filipino tourists required emergency consular intervention in the high-speed train collision in Toledo, Spain, last Wednesday. At least 69 people were killed…
THE Supreme Court said that men can also be victims of sexual violence, and that the law renders justice to all victims of abuse regardless of gender. In an en banc decision penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic…
VICE President Sara Duterte’s spokesman Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. said Friday that alias “Chris,” an alleged former driver of ex-House speaker Lord Allan Velasco who claimed to have helped deliver suitcases of grease…
NAVOTAS Rep. Toby Tiangco on Thursday made public P2.282 billion worth of proposed infrastructure projects for his district, challenging fellow lawmakers to disclose their own allocations after the House of…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that the newly opened NLEx (North Luzon Expressway) C5 Northlink Segment 8.2 Section 1A, which connects Quezon City and Valenzuela City, would be toll-free until the end of 2026…
GASOLINE prices are expected to increase next week, while diesel prices are expected to roll back, due to recent developments in the Middle East and oil-related regional events, local oil industry sources said on…
METRO Manila cities have stepped up traffic management, cemetery maintenance, and security preparations for the 2026 All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day (collectively Undas) tradition. In the city of Manila, Mayor…
THE Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) said it would review a claim by Amianan PH that the agency had not paid for souvenir items it ordered for Asean-related activities. Amianan PH alleged that CHEd, as well as…
THE Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Angat Pinas Inc., a nonprofit organization widely known as Angat Buhay, to boost philanthropic endeavors of the global Filipino…
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — A Filipino-American former government official in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has pleaded guilty to federal theft and bribery charges in a multimillion-dollar…
MANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano remained under Alert Level 3 on Saturday, following a six-minute moderately explosive eruption on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared special non-working days in parts of the country in November. The president signed Proclamation 1482 declaring a special non-working day in the City of San…
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Friday that 1,907 farmers and fishermen in Eastern Samar received P4.43 million in financial aid to help them cope with the effects of the looming Super El Niño on their…
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — The Regional Trial Court (RTC) has extended for 20 days the temporary ban on barricades blocking “public roads” leading to exploration sites in Kasibu, citing the risk of physical…
CEBU CITY — Mayor Nestor Archival said that he would obey the Office of the Ombudsman’s ruling and pay the administrative fine equivalent to one month of his basic salary over regulatory lapses in the 2025 Colon Street…
ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 (PDEA-6) seized more than 1.5 kilograms of suspected marijuana and 25 cannabis oil vape cartridges in a courier warehouse interdiction operation that led to the…
CITY OF MALOLOS — “This legacy of FPJ, I will carry with me into public service, in my service to my fellowmen in Bulacan.” This was the statement of Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando after being honored with the prestigious…
BAGUIO CITY — Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito’s support for hospital development and improved health care services has strengthened his ties with Cordillerans, particularly in Kalinga, Mountain Province, and Baguio…
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Cebu recorded more than 1.14 million tourist arrivals in the first nine months of 2026, with foreign visitors driving much of the growth, according to the Cebu provincial government. The province logged…
POLICE arrested Samar’s fifth most wanted person in a murder case during an operation in Barangay Esperanza, Calbayog City on Wednesday, the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) reported on Friday. The suspect, identified…
ILOILO CITY —A P20-million, two-story multipurpose building for the Iloilo City Police Office broke ground on Wednesday, with Mayor Raisa Treñas and Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director BGen. Randulf Tuaño gracing…
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Calamba City — The Police Regional Office 4A (PRO-4A) has intensified security preparations for a safe and peaceful observance of Undas this year, said regional director BGen. Dominic…
BAGUIO CITY — Authorities confiscated 81.55 kilograms of spoiled fish and issued notices of violation to a local supermarket for allegedly using deceptive lighting and displaying meat and fish together during an…
BACOLOD CITY — Crop damage caused by moisture stress from August through September this year has reached P42,408,370.97 across Negros Occidental, affecting 2,446 farmers in 73 barangay. The figure is based on the report…
NEW YORK — A sell-off for tech stocks got even worse Friday on worries that Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology sent prices too high. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.8% for its worst day since June, and…
BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has partnered with logistics provider FAST Group to give suppliers faster access to working capital through a digital financing platform, allowing them to receive payment for…
NVIDIA is in talks to offer artificial intelligence (AI) cloud provider Nscale billions of dollars in credit guarantees to support debt funding for a data center earmarked for Anthropic, The Information reported on…
STARBUCKS forecast annual profit above Wall Street expectations on Thursday and unveiled a $1-billion share repurchase plan, signaling confidence that Chief Executive Brian Niccol’s sweeping overhaul of the coffee chain…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Friday said it seized P3.43 million worth of regulated goods that failed to meet certification or labeling requirements during enforcement operations earlier this month…
SYNERGY Grid & Development Phils. Inc., a listed holding company with an indirect stake in National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), said that Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) has deferred its planned investment in…
THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) fined Pilipinas Enterprise Management Holdings Inc. (PEMHI) and Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGEN) a total of P5.8 million for missing reporting deadlines required under their…
SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. reported a net income of P11.02 billion in the first nine months this year, up from P9.89 billion in 2025, as higher power earnings more than offset a lower contribution from its coal…
FEDEX Freight forecast earnings for the crucial holiday quarter above analysts’ estimates on Thursday, citing improvement in volumes after reporting bigger-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue, thanks to better…
RASLAG Corp., a listed solar power developer and operator, said on Friday that its subsidiary, Raslag Liwayway Inc., has secured a certificate of authority from the Department of Energy (DOE) for its proposed solar…
CRYPTOCURRENCY exchange Coinbase Global returned to profitability on Thursday after three consecutive quarters of losses, helped by lower operating expenses and investment gains on crypto assets that cushioned weaker…
SAN FRANCISCO — Meta reached a settlement in a landmark case over the alleged harms of social media, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said Friday, leaving Snap as the only defendant in a trial set to open in Los Angeles next…
THE Philippines’ monetary policy flexibility, resilient banking system and substantial foreign exchange reserves are helping strengthen the country’s ability to withstand domestic and global risks, according to Moody’s…
INLATION may have reached as high as 8.1 percent in October as higher domestic fuel, electricity and transport costs added pressure on consumer prices, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday. In a…
THE peso strengthened for a third consecutive trading day on Friday, hitting its strongest level in a week, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reiterated its readiness to intervene in the foreign exchange market…
THE country’s palay (unmilled rice) production both for the third quarter and for the first nine months of the year both declined, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed late Thursday. Palay output…
ONE of the glaring deficiencies of the House-approved version of the 2027 budget is the measly P33.9 million allocated for active transport infrastructure, or the safe pathways for walking and cycling, plus bike-sharing…
MOST Philippine banks expect credit standards and overall loan demand to remain generally steady in the fourth quarter of 2026, with noticeable shifts toward stronger credit demand and more stable lending parameters…
THE country’s trade deficit widened in September to $5.15 billion, 10.3 percent higher than the $4.67-billion deficit recorded during the same month last year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…
PXP Energy Corp., a listed Philippine oil and gas exploration and production company, reported on Friday that its core net loss narrowed to P30.90 million in the first nine months this year from P32.80 million in 2025…
FOR many Filipino business owners, finding customers is not always the biggest challenge. Sometimes, it is having enough money to serve them. A construction company may have projects lined up, but lacks funds for…
BDO Unibank Inc. saw net income edge up to P63.6 billion in the first nine months of 2026 from P63.1 billion in the same period last year, driven by a double-digit expansion in its loan portfolio. In a disclosure, the…
ABOITIZ Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) on Friday reported a 2-percent increase in net income to P17.8 billion in the first nine months of 2026, although earnings in the third-quarter declined by more than half due to lower…
DOUBLEDRAGON Corp. posted a 253.59-percent increase in core net income in the first nine months of 2026 to P3.91 billion, markedly higher than the P1.1 billion booked in the same period last year. In a disclosure on…
MICROSOFT is planning to raise about $25 billion through its first US investmentgrade bond sale in more than nine years, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The bond sale would make Microsoft…
AMAZON.COM on Thursday reported a massive cash burn in the third quarter (Q3), sending shares sharply lower, while it signaled higher capital expenditures next year atop an already huge amount in 2026. Amazon’s cloud…
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s retrenchment rate in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026 hit its highest level since the height of the Covid pandemic in late 2020, driven by business reorganizations, the manpower ministry said on…
NEW YORK — Cryptocurrency platform Binance said on Thursday it had fallen victim to a major hack that hit around $6.3 billion in funds, with about half that amount frozen to prevent a massive theft. The company — the…
FOUR Philippine communities have been awarded by the Asean Green Initiative (AGI) for their success in conservation work as a result of empowering and engaging their members as described by Asean Center for Biodiversity…
SINGAPORE — Subsea cable bathymetry, reactive power instability across marine corridors and the jurisdictional gray zones of transboundary waters have emerged as the hardest engineering and legal frontiers facing the…
CADBURY parent Mondelez International beat Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on Thursday, supported by favorable cocoa prices and higher pricing across key regions, including North America. Shares of the…
A CARBON credit can look deceptively simple: a claim that 1 tonne of greenhouse-gas emissions has been reduced or removed, ready to be counted, traded or used toward a climate commitment. But behind every credit are…
BENEATH Southeast Asia’s volcanoes lies a source of energy that does not depend on sunshine or wind. Geothermal power can run around the clock, supplying electricity through the peaks and lulls of demand. For Asean…
HONG KONG-BASED insurer AIA Group reported a 5-percent drop in its third-quarter value (Q3) of new business on Friday, as growth moderated from an “exceptionally high” level a year earlier. Mainland China, AIA’s…
AS the global economy confronts escalating anthropogenic climate imperatives, the realization of net-zero emissions has evolved from a discretionary corporate social responsibility paradigm into an essential nexus of…
FORGET rubber masks, haunted houses and ghost stories. This Halloween, the most terrifying phenomena in existence are being documented billions of light-years away by NASA’s premier orbital observatories. Every October…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower. The US Space Force predicts the Swift Observatory will come crashing down on…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has become the first pontiff to vote in a US general election, casting a mail-in ballot in a contest that will decide America’s political future as the Trump era slowly comes to an end. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge said Friday she would open a “formal inquiry” to investigate if attorneys for the Trump administration violated ethical boundaries during a legal dispute about a golf-course project…
Christa Pike said Friday she remains in constant pain, struggles to speak and has been largely isolated in a prison hospital after surviving a lethal injection in Tennessee last month. In her first public statement…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A US federal judge on Friday pushed back on government assertions that President Donald Trump's planned massive arch in Washington is needed for national security. Trump did not mention national…
ATLANTA, Georgia — Russia showed no sign Friday of softening its stance on Kyiv as G20 foreign ministers opened talks in the United States, with the Ukraine and Iran wars deepening rifts between the sprawling forum's…
More than 300,000 people displaced since early March remain internally displaced in Lebanon, where the humanitarian crisis is “far from over,” according to the UN’s aid coordination office (OCHA). Despite civilians’…
Each day the ceasefire in Oleshky holds means hope for civilians in the city, the UN’s top humanitarian official said, stressing that those wishing to leave must be able to do so safely and voluntarily. “Let this pave…
More than 28 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not getting enough to eat and the number is expected to tick up in the coming months, according to the latest alert from the IPC global food…
LOS ANGELES — Two Chinese men who admitted trying to recruit US military service members to spy for Beijing were imprisoned in California on Friday. Liren Lai and Yuance Chen were ordered to serve 30 months in a federal…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday that it has approved a proposed $2.1 billion sale of Patriot air defense interceptors for Ukraine after Kyiv had accused the Pentagon of delaying delivery of the vital…
PARIS, France — Shops and businesses in Paris and other French cities on Friday boarded up windows amid fears of fresh street violence during a third consecutive weekend of protests -- this time clashing with Halloween…
YEREVAN, Armenia — Nearly 200 nations on Friday adopted hard-fought agreements at a UN biodiversity summit aimed at getting the world on course to halt the destruction of nature by 2030. Delegates cheered as the crucial…
IRAN — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Friday that four oil tankers, including one carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil, hit mines and caught fire while traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Yemeni…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump backtracked Friday on the cancelation of two rallies for the US midterms, in a febrile end to campaigning for elections that will decide whether Republicans will keep control of…
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp finished ahead of the opposition but remained well short of a majority, final results from Israel’s general elections showed on Friday, setting the stage for tough…
JAKARTA — Pollution from smoke emitted by monthslong wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September, according to a new report by a Helsinki-based think…
LONDON — Scottish police are in the “very early stage” of probing the late United States sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s reported stay at the Balmoral royal estate at the invitation of ex-prince Andrew, United Kingdom…
SEOUL — North Korea has test-fired attack drones, missiles and a multiple rocket launcher at a weapons demonstration, state media reported on Friday, as leader Kim Jong Un called for the faster development of drone and…
TOLEDO, Spain — Spain began demanding answers on Thursday after its second high-speed train collision this year killed 69 people and injured scores of others, with distraught relatives desperately seeking news about…
(UPDATE) MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson failed to overturn a slew of convictions on Friday, and a judge instead imposed a heavier prison sentence for three “cold and calculated”…
SEOUL — South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told Agence…
TEGUCIGALPA — At least six municipalities in Honduras have banned Halloween celebrations this year on the grounds that they promote wickedness. “Permits for events whose activities, themes or content promote or incite…
MANILA, Philippines — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson came up with another explosive performance to power TNT to a 98-87 win over Magnolia, scoring a three-game sweep of their quarterfinal series and barging into the PBA Season…
MANILA, Philippines -- De La Salle claimed Ateneo de Manila's number anew, this time in an overtime thriller, 76-73, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday to take its third straight win in the UAAP Season 89 men's…
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored 20 points including a late tip-in to help seal the Philadelphia 76ers' 98-93 victory over the NBA champion New York Knicks on Friday. The 76ers notched their second win of the young…
UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament La Salle def. Ateneo, 76-73 (OT) Joaquin Tovera Player of the Game #UAAPSeason89
MANILA, Philippines — NLEX threw its full offensive might against Phoenix to register an emphatic 137-89 win and advance to the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup semifinals on Saturday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Leading…
MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala faces American Alycia Parks for the third time -- this time at the WTA 250 Hong Kong Open in China. World No. 19 and tournament No. 2 seed Eala and No. 65 Parks were…
MANILA, Philippines — National University escaped University of Santo Tomas anew, 75-71, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday to bounce back in the UAAP Season 89 men's basketball second round action. Defeating the…
MANILA, Philippines — World No. 14 Yolanda Hopkins pulled off a major reversal, knocking out World No. 3 Gabriela Bryan to advance to the quarterfinals of the inaugural World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour…
MANILA, Philippines — Albert Ian Delos Santos finished out of the podium in the 2026 IWF World Weightlifting Championships, but delivered a promising performance by shattering two junior world records in the men’s…
MANILA, Philippines — De La Salle University and Ateneo de Manila University, locked in a three-way tie with Far Eastern University for third to fifth places, renew their storied rivalry as both teams continue their…
TOKYO — Philippines sensation Alexandra Eala lost in the quarter-finals in Tokyo on Friday and said she had "high motivation" to finish her breakthrough season with a bang next week in Hong Kong. Eala lost 2-6, 7-6…
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino basketball fans got a taste of one-on-one basketball action as SportsPlus, the country’s premier PAGCOR-licensed sportsbook, hosted an event featuring content creator Matt “MK” Kiatipis at…
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine tennis trailblazer Alex Eala seeks a strong finish to her 2026 season at the WTA 250 Hong Kong Open in China. Following a breakthrough quarterfinal finish at the 500 Tokyo Open in Japan…
NEW YORK, United States — Defending champions Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri of Kenya will chase history and back-to-back titles in Sunday's New York Marathon. About 60,000 runners from 140 nations are expected to…
MEXICO — Charles Leclerc topped the times for Ferrari ahead of runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes in Friday's opening free practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix. The Monegasque driver clocked a best…
Gracing school or community gathering isn’t new after all for multi-titled coach Yeng Guiao and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters — and they’ve been doing that religiously as part of their civic duties. But what made it…
FOR the 10th year of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), the All-Filipino Conference-Siklab Series introduced the “all-to-play” rule, requiring every healthy player listed on the team’s roster to see action in every…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Fresh from his World Chess Olympiad debut as head of the Philippine delegation in Samarkand, Uzbekistan last September, Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal Sr. is back as the generous host of…
DEFENDING champion TNT and NLEX aim for a series sweep against respective foes in Game 3 of the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup best-of-five quarterfinal series on Saturday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila…
BACOLOD CITY — Bacolod City is all set to host the 2026 Batang Pinoy Games, the country’s premier national youth multisports competition from Dec. 12 to 18, 2026. Mayor Greg Gasataya said preparations are in full swing…
LOS ANGELES — The New Orleans Pelicans, fueled by a 22-point, 13-assist double-double from Jeremiah Fears, bagged their first win of the NBA season on Thursday (Friday in Manila) with a 132-120 victory over the…
GREEN BAY — Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes, Josh Jacobs scored twice and the Green Bay Packers withstood three turnovers to beat the Carolina Panthers, 27-19, on Thursday (Friday in Manila). Love went 30 of 41…
WORLD No. 1 Elena Rybakina hailed her “amazing achievement” after securing the year-end top ranking with a 6-2, 6-3 win over fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva in Japan on Thursday. Rybakina became world No. 1 for the first…
PARIS, France — International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry’s desire is that “politics does not take over on the field of play,” but Ukraine and former executives from her organization have told…
Skin recovery took center stage at a gathering of dermatologists, cosmetic surgeons and aesthetic practitioners in Taguig City, where a discussion on barrier care connected skincare science with the experiences and…
Jewelry passed from mother to daughter carries more than gemstones and gold. For designer Kristine Dee, it also holds the stories behind each piece, including her mother’s purchase to celebrate a hard-earned business…
In 2010, Jojo Javelosa and Chef Bambi Javelosa exchanged vows in a wedding ceremony at Santuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park, Makati City. Sixteen years later, the couple marked their wedding anniversary with an…
AN alarming development that emerged from the World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings in Bangkok last Oct. 12 to 18 was the news that another major development finance institution (DFI), the…
THE bitter reality is this: We condemn pork and budget “insertions,” yet we often reward politicians for delivering the very projects and assistance that drive these amendments. We call the practice corruption when it…
LATIN America will be equally important, but its trajectory is different. The region has long participated in global trade. What is changing now is how Latin American societies negotiate inclusion and credibility in the…
AUTOMATED election systems (AES) are essential components of the country’s electoral infrastructure. Their reliability affects the timely and accurate recording, transmission, canvassing and reporting of election…
MUCH of the Filipino public, including the highest echelons of government, took umbrage at the remarks the Chinese ambassador made at a recent media briefing: “The Philippines is fortunate to have a neighbor like China…
THE latest bombshell to come out of the Senate halls was the filing by Sen. Erwin Tulfo of Senate Resolution 739, particularly reacting to a statement by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan: “If we want to…
WHEN defense diplomacy becomes a theater of geopolitical rivalry, can Southeast Asia remain the architect of its own security, or will Asean centrality become little more than a ceremonial declaration? The 20th Asean…
Last of three parts THE impeachment controversy and the flood control investigations should be examined not as isolated spectacles but as opportunities to scrutinize the institutions that govern public spending. The…
THE Philippines has a long complex history with the United States. The defense cooperation anchored on the Mutual Defense Treaty has been considered enduring, albeit at times it seemed unequal. It has been further…
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