US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton clarified on Saturday the agreement on Pax Silica, a US-led diplomatic and industrial initiative to secure semiconductor supply chains and advance ethical AI infrastructure…
MIAMI — Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, was arrested in Florida on Friday (Saturday in Manila) over alleged possession of images of child sexual abuse, officials said. Markle…
THE Manila Times business reporter Niña Myka Arceo won two awards on Friday at the 35th Economic Journalists’ Association of the Philippines (EJAP)-Ayala Business Journalism Awards at Fairmont Makati. Arceo won Banking…
IN EVERY garment it creates, Bayo Manila Inc. stays equally mindful of its responsibility to the environment and the communities it serves. With more than 30 years in operations, Bayo Manila Inc. has pursued important…
THE Climate Change Commission (CCC), along with the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Philippines, outlined a national plan for climate-related loss and damage. The…
THE Department of Education (DepEd) is set to hire additional school security guards using P500 million included in the General Appropriations Bill, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said Saturday. Angara said the…
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) faces a legal battle ahead of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s trial over how to balance the prosecution’s need to present evidence efficiently with the right of the accused to…
TWENTY business, labor, industry and civil society organizations have urged the Philippines to pursue stronger economic engagement with China, warning that the country could miss out on trade and investment…
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a warning against a bogus Facebook account using a photo of PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. The PNP said the account bearing the name “Jose Melencio Corpus”…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos led the inauguration of the Likhang Filipino Theater in Pasay City on Friday. The construction of the 279-seat theater was done under the Likhang…
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) celebrated its 51st anniversary on Saturday with the theme “51 Years in Motion.” In a statement, the agency said it was committed to remaining as a “pillar of order…
A FUGITIVE with an outstanding warrant of arrest for theft was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Friday. The 25-year-old man reportedly became hostile when authorities confronted…
THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Friday turned over the operational control of more than 2,100 closed-circuit television cameras at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the New NAIA Infra…
THE number of provinces and cities participating in the government's Universal Health Care (UHC) integration program has increased to 114 in 2026 from 58 in 2020, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that…
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned Filipinos visiting or transiting through India that carrying unauthorized satellite phones and satellite-enabled navigation equipment could result in heavy fines and…
SEN. Bong Go urged the country's youth to pivot toward sports and physical fitness to fight heart disease and obesity. “Get into sports, stay away from drugs to keep us healthy and fit,” Go said. This comes after the…
Cagayan de Oro's Bradkint Gayramon and Kyros Andrei Magsalay spearhead the Northern Mindanao's quest for glory in the 7th Asean Age-Group Chess Championship which culminates today, Nov. 8, at the AMORAP Adventure Park…
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — An illegal online cockfighting operation, allegedly reaching bettors as far as Mexico, Vietnam and Cambodia, was uncovered in Pandi, Bulacan, following a police raid on…
PALO, Leyte — Police arrested four individuals and confiscated illegally cut lumber, a chainsaw and a vehicle in separate anti-illegal logging operations in Alangalang and Carigara, Leyte, authorities reported. The…
DATU IBA, Zambales — Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. was recognized as one of the “Top Performing, Most Trusted Provincial Governor in the Philippines” at the 2026 Media People’s Choice Awards. The recognition was…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Sulu Vice Gov. Abdusakur Tan met with senior officials of the Department of Health (DOH) Central Office on Friday to map out the province’s health sector integration into Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula)…
ZAMBALES — Nineteen suspects were arrested and a total of 212.52 grams of shabu, estimated to be worth P1,445,136 under the standard drug price, were seized in a weeklong anti-illegal drugs operation in Zambales from…
BACOLOD CITY — Even as intermittent rains offer brief respite across parts of the province, the entire Negros Island Region (NIR) faces the growing threat of a prolonged drought that could stretch well into the first…
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) confiscated more than P4.1 million worth of undocumented cigarettes concealed in a refrigerated van in the municipality of Ilog, Negros Occidental…
CEBU CITY — The devastation left by Typhoon Tino in 2025 has prompted Cebu City to reassess how it monitors floods, mobilizes rescuers and evacuates residents, with officials now considering technology that could…
KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya — For years, families in this upland mining village have faced the daily challenge of accessing steady, clean water. Today, a gravity-fed system drawing from Napagayan Creek is changing that…
IN EVERY garment it creates, Bayo Manila Inc. stays equally mindful of its responsibility to the environment and the communities it serves. With more than 30 years in operations, Bayo Manila Inc. has pursued important…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s Cyberport is open to establishing partnerships with Philippine agencies and technology organizations, with potential cooperation in information and communications technology (ICT) and customer…
WHEN iPhone Duo preorders opened online in mid-October, I wasn’t fast enough, so the Apple Store gave me a delivery date of February 2027. Even that slot meant paying the full P159,990 upfront. What’s the point? Apple…
TRANSACTIONS using QR Ph and InstaPay grew 198 percent from January 2025 to April 2026, but cash-on-delivery (COD) continued to account for nearly a quarter of Philippine e-commerce payment value, highlighting the…
TECHNOLOGY is playing an increasingly important role in helping humanitarian organizations prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. From AI-powered analysis of satellite and drone imagery to cloud-based…
WHAT would happen to your business if you suddenly became unavailable for two weeks? Would employees know which decisions they could make? Could customers continue receiving the same level of service? Would suppliers be…
MICROSOFT is winding down an arrangement to rent artificial intelligence (AI) computing from Oracle as part of a larger reassessment of billions of dollars in cloud partnerships, Bloomberg News reported on Friday…
Teotimo Doña Bamboo farmer WHEN Teotimo Doña retired in 2020 after decades in public service, he did not envision a quiet life away from work. Instead, he returned to the land and found a new mission growing among the…
HOUSE Bill 8262 is trying to solve a problem that a lot of parents already worry about: cyberbullying, explicit content, compulsive algorithms and online predators are real concerns. Nobody can honestly say those risks…
THE National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday said they did not receive notification from government agencies of breaches in their systems though being aware of reports on alleged data leaks involving several…
THERE was a time when I thought that if I had enough money to buy something, then I could afford it. After all, what is the purpose of working hard and earning money if we cannot enjoy the things that we want? I…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Helicopter battling Indonesian wildfires crashed into a river on Sunday as it scooped water, an official told AFP, with two crew members rescued and one still missing. The crash in Borneo Island's…
TOKYO — Japanese police arrested a 33-year-old man who admitted to stabbing a bookshop worker in Osaka on Sunday, a spokesman told AFP, adding that the suspect said he "held a grudge against society". The man…
KRAKOW, Poland — On Sunday launched a terrorism probe as mourners brought candles and flowers to Krakow's Main Market Square in tribute to six people killed by a gunman who authorities said was "fascinated by far-right…
ATHENS, Greece — Greek coastguards said Sunday rescuers had found the body of a man and dragged to safety 28 other people on a migrant boat in distress off the island of Crete. Maritime police launched an emergency…
KARACHI — Wheeling its way between dining booths at a neon-lit restaurant in Pakistan's Karachi megacity, a robot waitress drops off a fresh pizza to an awaiting family. While global buzz is growing around agile…
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-aligned group towards Riyadh on Sunday, after loud booms were heard in the Saudi capital. Saudi…
HYDERABAD, India — Every 90 seconds, an electric three-wheeler rolls off the production line at an Indian factory, underscoring a transformation that has made the country the largest market for battery-powered auto…
TEHRAN — Two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting mines, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday, according to state news agency IRNA. Since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February…
KRAKOW, Poland — Six people were killed and at least 15 wounded on Saturday when a gunman opened fire in the landmark historic center of Poland's second city of Krakow, in the country's deadliest shooting in decades…
CAPE CANAVERAL — Want to fly to the moon and help build a permanent lunar base? NASA is accepting applications for a new astronaut class that will help grow the Artemis program. Officials announced the news Saturday…
Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India, particularly for Hindus, and widely marked by prayers, family gatherings and the lighting of fireworks. More than one billion people across faiths celebrate it…
LONDON — For Joe Reeve, the midterm afterglow faded fast. The London startup founder was among the wave around the Trump-weary world awakening to the stunning news that Americans had sharply rejected President Donald…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Saturday she intends to appoint an ex-top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital during President Donald Trump's first term to investigate whether she was purposefully misled by…
JERUSALEM — Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Saturday night that he was giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27. Eisenkot, a former…
TOKYO — A strong earthquake shook central Japan early Sunday, shattering store windows, causing people to flee buildings and leaving at least 22 people injured, according to local media. Japan's Meteorological Agency…
LONDON, United Kingdom — A British monarch has only ever made one state visit to China: Queen Elizabeth II four decades ago. King Charles III would consider undertaking the second, according to an aide. "If the…
WASHINGTON, United States — Facing an incoming Democratic congress, US President Donald Trump struck a combative tone Saturday, offering friend and "violent fighter" Dana White the White House press secretary job and…
ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguayan prosecutors charged ex-president Santiago Pena and took him into custody Saturday over a banking crisis that saw millions cut off from their money and sparked major protests. Pena…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday slammed the deaths of children in areas of wealthy Uruguay gripped by drug violence and urged young people to "dare" to get married, on the second day of his South American…
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was ordering the Justice Department to examine Democratic threats to impeach members of his administration. Trump faces a radically transformed and hostile…
KYIV, Ukraine — Drone and missile attacks struck across Ukraine on Saturday, wounding at least nine people, as Kyiv and Moscow prepared for new talks next week with the United States. Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine…
BATON ROUGE, La. — Melania Trump on Saturday announced a multimillion dollar partnership between Louisiana State University and her “Fostering the Future” program to provide scholarships for LSU students who came…
WELLINGTON — New Zealand began counting the votes on Saturday in one of the closest elections in its history, with none of the parties expected to secure a majority of seats after a campaign dominated by worries over…
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s king said on Saturday that the attorney general risked denying a royal order by delaying ex-prime minister Najib Razak’s release from prison, adding there was no ambiguity to the pardon he was…
TAIPEI — Taiwan said on Friday it had decided to shut its representative office in Papua New Guinea and stop buying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the country, blaming Chinese pressure. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said…
BENGALURU, India — For people across South Asia, especially in northern India, Diwali celebrations coincide with the return of hazardous winter air, raising concerns about how to celebrate safely. Winter also brings…
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government is seeking specific guarantees from Western allies on how postwar security support would function when the nearly five-year war sparked by Russia’s…
TEHRAN — Iran said Saturday its military has grown "stronger" since the outset of its war with the United States, which has offered a $20 million reward for information about Tehran's nuclear program. Mediators have…
ASUNCION, Paraguay — After three years as vice president, it took just three days of crisis to catapult Pedro Alliana to Paraguay’s presidency. The former national basketball player, businessman, and ruling party…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV opened a three-nation tour of Latin America on Friday by declaring he felt better than he looked and crediting God, good doctors and his healthy…
SYLHET, Bangladesh — Kavem Hodge hit an unbeaten 140 to extend West Indies' lead to 315 on the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Sunday. West Indies reached 345-3 in their second innings when…
MANILA, Philippines -- The University of Santo Tomas snapped its 3-game skid and pumped life to its UAAP Season 89 men's basketball Final Four bid after nipping Far Eastern University, 86-85, at the Smart Araneta…
MANILA, Philippines — Gunning to end her final tournament of the year with a bang, Filipina tennis ace Alexandra “Alex” Eala fell short in her bid to capture her second World Tennis Association (WTA) title after bowing…
MANILA, Philippines -- National University got back at De La Salle University, 84-80, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Sunday to boost its UAAP Season 89 men's basketball Final Four bid. Reinhard Jumamoy poured 21 points…
UAAP Season 89 Men’s Basketball Tournament NU def. La Salle, 84-80 Reinhard Jumamoy Player of the game #UAAPSeason89
LOS ANGELES — Jalen Brunson scored 31 points to propel the NBA champion New York Knicks to a convincing 109-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals…
PORTLAND, Oregon — Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points and led the San Antonio Spurs to a 125-103 blowout win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Devin Vassell added 15 points for the Spurs (8-2) along…
PHOENIX — Devin Booker scored 24 points, including seven straight to break a late tie, and the Phoenix Suns held off the Houston Rockets 102-99 on Saturday night. Booker broke a 95-all tie with a basket with just under…
MANILA, Philippines — Runners stepped into the spotlight alongside cyclists during the inaugural Sun Life Bike & Run at the Vermosa Sports Hub, marking a major milestone in the fitness community. By integrating a…
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala is set for a career-best No. 15 finish in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 2026 season rankings. Regardless of her WTA 250 Hong Kong Open final result against…
PARIS, France — The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has dismissed national team coach Hossam Hassan, citing concerns over the image and stability of the national side following a series of controversies. In a…
LOS ANGELES, United States — World number one Elena Rybakina withdrew from the WTA Finals at Indian Wells on Saturday due to a viral illness. Defending champion Rybakina said in a statement that she was "not physically…
SAO PAULO, Brazil — New world champion Kimi Antonelli said he will be "ready for anything" in Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix when he starts alongside 2025 champion Lando Norris on the front row. Elevated one place thanks…
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Lewis Hamilton said he and his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc had "squashed" the tension between them that followed their first lap tangle in Mexico. He said they had resolved to work together for…
MIAMI, United States — Lionel Messi's Inter Miami clung on for second place in the Eastern Conference with a wasteful 3-3 draw against Charlotte on the final day of the MLS regular season Saturday. The Argentine…
The NBA has a problem, and for once it isn’t load management. It may be the exact opposite. Luka Dončić and Victor Wembanyama have started this season playing basketball that borders on the ridiculous. Through eight…
SINACABAN, Misamis Occidental — As foreign rivals continue to occupy the leaderboards, the troika of Michael Concio Jr, Paulo Bersamina and Jan Emmanuel Garcia all won their sixth round matches on Saturday morning to…
ABU DHABI — Rory McIlroy charged into contention at the Abu Dhabi Championship with a second round featuring 11 birdies as Jon Rahm moved into a three-way share of the lead Friday. McIlroy shot the round of the day to…
JON Rahm can only hope peaceful times are ahead, except it’s not that simple. He lives in Arizona and, for now, is planning a schedule of tournaments that are between seven and 11 time zones away from home. Rahm said he…
NEW YORK — The rebel LIV Golf tour will shut down after five years that rocked the global game, saying that an effort to relaunch after losing its original Saudi backers has been scrapped. The announcement follows…
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — Nelly Korda clinched the points-based LPGA player of the year, her second such award in three years and moving her one victory away from qualifying for the LPGA Hall of Fame. Korda won four…
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Jayson Tatum had 34 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, Derrick White added 18 points, and the Boston Celtics demolished the Charlotte Hornets, 119-80, on Friday (Saturday in Manila) for…
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis announced he is stepping away from basketball to prioritize his health due to an undisclosed matter in a social media post on Friday (Saturday…
PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz produced another miracle in the French capital as the seven-time Grand Slam champion fended off two match points to beat Taylor Fritz and reach the Paris Masters semifinals on Friday. The…
PARIS — Kylian Mbappe headlined the France squad named on Friday by coach Zinedine Zidane for their Nations League matches against Italy and Turkey after picking up an injury on international duty in September, while…
FOLLOWING a quarterfinal win at the WTA 250 Hong Kong Open Friday night, Alexandra “Alex” Eala climbed one spot to a new career-high No. 16 in the WTA live rankings. Eala entered the final tournament of her season with…
JOSE Rizal University (JRU) has zoomed to the top seed in Group A of the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament, with Lawrence Mangubat spearheading the Heavy Bombers’ charge toward a twice-to-beat advantage in the…
ADAMSON University bucked a slow start to defeat College of Saint Benilde (CSB), 26-24, 25-15, 25-21 and secure the No. 3 seed in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Unity Cup on Saturday at the…
LOS CABOS, Mexico — Ben James ran off five straight birdies around the turn and finished with an aggressive tee shot for one last birdie and an 8-under 64 on Friday to build a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the…
SAN Miguel Beer (SMB) veteran guard Chris Ross was the first to admit that his halftime verbal tussle with Barangay Ginebra assistant coach Olsen Racela lit up the fire on his belly as he led the Beermen’s swashbuckling…
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino music fans may soon see Hayley Williams back in Manila as the American singer-songwriter has seemingly teased a Philippine stop for her ongoing solo tour, “The Hayley Williams Show,” in…
MANILA, Philippines — BB Gandanghari has given the public a first glimpse of an upcoming film about the life of Rene Baterbonia. Gandanghari shared a teaser of the project on social media, captioning her post, “Where it…
HOW many times have we looked askance at young persons — from all appearances physically fit — standing in line at a counter reserved for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs)? What possible disabilities…
SIF you have been living in a cave for the last few years, here is a reminder from American political scientists: the Democratic Party is a normal party in a democratic system of government, despite its many flaws; but…
IN my previous column on Thursday (“Another dead-end solution to the plastic crisis,” Nov. 5), I said I did not intend to write about the remarkable results of the United States midterm elections — the returns from…
I REMEMBER growing up in a household that had time for everything: to play with other kids in the neighborhood, to do household chores. But we were never to be caught by our parents just lingering around the house…
BEFORE the headline topic, a quick take on the pledge by some senators to banish from the 2027 national budget bill the pork-barrel insertions made by the House of Representatives. Will the Senate actually do this? Both…
THE rising cost of living and survival for hundreds of thousands of Filipinos is most easily seen in the huge increase in food prices and the electricity bills they receive every month. The Power for People Coalition…
IF you ask job applicants, whether for public office or in the private sector, on what their motivations were, the answer is always “to get an employment” that will earn them salaries and benefits. The motivation to…
A CRITIC once accosted me and accused me of being pro-America, of being a United States lackey working to subvert China’s national interests. He was actually mistaken. I am neither pro-US nor anti-China, only a firm…
SAUDI Arabia and Ukraine offer crucial case studies, as well as lessons, for the Department of National Defense (DND) and for Philippine government geopolitical strategy. They clearly show how quickly major-power…
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