MANILA, Philippines — Pope Leo XIV has named Abel Apigo Davao archbishop. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News reported that the Pope accepted the resignation of Romulo Valles as archbishop…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) hoisted a gale warning over the northern and western seaboards of northern Luzon. The warning, issued at 5…
HOUSE lead prosecutor and Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville Luistro challenged Vice President Sara Duterte to take the witness stand in her impeachment trial, insisting she is the best person who could explain the…
PICONG, Lanao del Sur — Three soldiers were wounded after an eight-hour gun battle between joint government forces and an armed clan along the National Highway in Sitio Badak, Barangay Biosong in this municipality in…
SEN. Christopher “Bong” Go pressed for accessible healthcare and grassroots economic development as he attended the joint turnover of the Kauswagan Super Health Center and the Senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Barangay…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Government welfare agencies mobilized a massive multi-agency reception operation at the Zamboanga City Port to provide emergency assistance, medical screening, and reintegration support for 802…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police Regional Office 9 (PRO-9) operatives intercepted over P8 million worth of contraband cigarettes and arrested a suspected smuggler in twin intelligence-led strikes across Zamboanga del Sur. The…
LOILO CITY — Dengue infections here have climbed by 37.7 percent this year, with eight deaths recorded as of Oct. 31, prompting health authorities to step up mosquito control operations and call for earlier medical…
TACLOBAN CITY — Mayor Alfred Romualdez urged Taclobanons to look beyond remembering the lives lost in Super Typhoon Yolanda and use the annual commemoration to assess the city’s recovery and renew their commitment to…
SOME 1,860 residents of Koronadal City, South Cotabato, availed themselves of government services during the National Housing Authority’s (NHA) People’s Caravan: “Serbisyong Dala ay Pag-asa,” held in one of its…
LILOAN, Cebu — A year after Typhoon Tino devastated Cebu, the province still needs P11.174 billion for rehabilitation, while several infrastructure projects remain in the procurement stage. During a press briefing at…
AI chip behemoth Nvidia was plunged into turmoil Monday after its high-profile CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged having an affair, with reports saying US officials believe the woman was spying for China. Beijing denied the…
THE Philippine stock market's recovery faces a crucial test this week as investors await third-quarter economic growth figures, with elevated inflation and interest rate concerns threatening to temper improving…
THE country’s gross international reserves (GIR) further dropped to below $100 billion in October amid efforts to smoothen peso volatility. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed reserves were at $97.35 billion…
JAPANESE investment bank Nomura said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) could deliver another jumbo rate hike next month as worsening inflation pressures raise the need for more aggressive monetary tightening. “The…
THE National Food Authority ( NFA) has raised the palay buying price to P30 per kilogram and has doubled the volume it can buy from farmers to 500 bags per cropping season, the Department of Agriculture said on Sunday…
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is stepping up efforts to educate Filipino investors on legitimate investment opportunities and financial scams as digital platforms make investing more accessible. The…
FOOD, aerospace, defense, energy and finance companies attended briefings staged by an Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority’s (Apeco) investment mission to Canada, which drew some 120 participants to…
TWENTY business, industry, labor and civil society groups backed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and its Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro for pursuing dialogue and cooperation with China amid disputes over the West…
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday said it has granted the Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) a 25-year permit to use 30 hectares of government land in Tiaong, Quezon to develop and operate a mega food hub. FTI — a…
A NEWLY completed P30-million water impounding project in Tabuk City, Kalinga will provide irrigation for 85 hectares of farmland ahead of an expected strong El Niño, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Saturday…
GLOBE Telecom Inc. could see its market valuation improve as it expands beyond traditional telecommunications into enterprise technology, with a joint venture with Singapore-based NCS seen offering another avenue for…
VISTA Land & Lifescapes Inc. (VLL) is seeking to expand its commercial tenant base across its nationwide mall and office portfolio, opening more than 1.6 million square meters of gross floor area (GFA) to prospective…
AYALALAND Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC) reported consolidated net income of P62 million in the third quarter, bringing its nine-month earnings to P73 million, with the earnings recovery in quarter supported by…
BERKSHIRE Hathaway has accelerated its stock repurchases, as new CEO Greg Abel demonstrated a greater willingness than his predecessor Warren Buffett to put the conglomerate's enormous cash hoard to use. The Omaha…
NEW YORK — Airlines are installing deluxe seats, enlisting Michelin-star chefs for luxury menu offerings, and designing elite airport lounges as the industry bets its future on growing demand for premium travel. The…
TESLA will add an extra production shift to try to complete outstanding Cybertruck orders before dismantling the line next year for a planned expansion of Cybercab production, CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday (Sunday in…
JAPAN's SoftBank and Swiss engineering group ABB are looking at carving out the Chinese element of a $5.4-billion robotics deal which was blocked earlier this week by Beijing, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing…
BINANCE's finance chief Kaiser Ng is leaving the company to pursue another venture, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange said days after hackers stole $6.3 billion from the platform in a record heist. "Kaiser Ng…
THE country’s economic growth is expected to recover in the third quarter, supported by a pickup in consumption, but may have remained below the government’s target. The median forecast in a Manila Times poll of…
PARIS — France's five-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner announced on Monday he would run in next year's presidential election, after expressing concern about the "rise of the far right". "My name is Teddy Riner and…
WASHINGTON, United States — Russia and Europe must hold direct talks on "broader security arrangements" as part of any Ukraine peace deal, US envoy Jared Kushner said Monday ahead of trilateral meetings in Abu Dhabi…
PARIS, France — Three French policemen went on trial on Monday over the beating of a black music producer they said was not wearing a face mask during the Covid pandemic, in a rare police brutality case to go to court…
ATLANTA — Former US President Joe Biden writes in his White House memoir that Donald Trump, at once his predecessor and successor, has deeply damaged the country and world with an administration determined to “tear down…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said Sunday he would likely be meeting with the leaders of Russia and China next week to discuss ending the Iran war. Trump told reporters he expects to meet with Xi…
ASUNCION, Paraguay — Police in Paraguay raided the home of ex-president Santiago Pena as part of a probe into a banking crisis that triggered his dismissal from office and criminal charges against him. Authorities last…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN it was "highly unlikely," ahead of a meeting with mediator Qatar's prime minister on Monday. Trump has threatened to…
NEW DELHI, India — Toxic air in parts of India's capital New Delhi soared to more than 58 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit Monday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali, air…
ANTALYA, Turkey — World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday will begin negotiations on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures, deadly heat waves in Europe and…
WEST PALM BEACH — US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was only joking when he offered the role of White House press secretary to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White earlier in the weekend. "I…
The Republicans' defeat in the U.S. midterm elections was watched closely in Russia, where some observers are predicting it could herald more support for Ukraine when the Democrats take over Congress in January. But if…
LOS ANGELES — A U.S. deportation flight of Iranian nationals bound for Iran by way of Pakistan was abruptly canceled Sunday morning, according to an attorney who spoke to some of the detainees slated for repatriation…
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran even if it was not "necessarily popular" to safeguard the world from the country's…
WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Trump vowed a political comeback Sunday as the major parties clashed over Democrat threats to prosecute top administration officials after the president's Republicans lost control of…
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt's latest prosecution of journalists attempts to "silence" the last surviving vestiges of the free press, Lina Attalah, head of preeminent outlet Mada Masr, told AFP days before she faces jail time…
LONDON, United Kingdom — Prince Harry attended a Remembrance Sunday event in a small English town, far away from Britain's main ceremony to honour the country's war dead led by his father, King Charles III. Ceremonies…
WASHINGTON, United States — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the shooting rampage that left six dead in Krakow, Poland, the day before, his spokesman said. Guterres "strongly condemns this…
By Ana Carmo On his way to school in Vienna on the morning of 10 November 1938, eight-year-old Arthur Schneier watched his synagogue burn while firefighters and police officers stood by “rejoicing”. More than 87 years…
JACKSON, United States — Mississippi residents faced a "nerve-wracking" wait to see whether the southern state elects its first Black senator in more than a century as vote-counting dragged on Sunday after this past…
AUTHORITIES on Sunday arrested a man in a shooting during homecoming weekend at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina that left one person dead and at least one other person injured. Winston-Salem police said…
SAN FRANCISCO — Nvidia is opening an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort,” the company’s board of directors said Sunday. The announcement came after Huang…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pope Leo XIV delivered a diplomatic but subtly strong critique of Argentine President Javier Milei’s austerity measures and libertarian agenda as he arrived Sunday in Argentina, insisting that…
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…
FLORIDA, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Uruguay on Sunday by marking an important Catholic feast day that is tied to the country’s independence, capping his effort to draw attention to the role the…
AUCKLAND — New Zealand faced the prospect Sunday of weeks or even months of political wrangling after a knife-edge election that produced no clear winner. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon declared his right-wing…
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…
ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguay 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…
SANAA — Houthi authorities said on Sunday that Saudi strikes killed 33 people, many of them women and children, in Yemen’s Sanaa province, as deaths mount in the country’s revived civil war. The United Nations says more…
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Azerbaijan on Sunday for Victory Day celebrations, hoping to ease an unusually public rift between two close regional allies. Tensions flared in…
JAKARTA — A helicopter battling Indonesian wildfires crashed into a river on Sunday as it scooped water, an official told Agence France-Presse (AFP), with two crew members rescued and one still missing. The crash in…
TAIPEI — Authorities in Taiwan detained the leader of the island’s Taiwan People’s Communist Party, accusing him of running as a candidate for borough chief under the direction and sponsorship of China’s Communist…
MANILA, Philippines -- Emilio Aguinaldo College scored a payback win against Arellano University, 102-93, at the PhilSports Arena Monday to clinch a Group B twice-to-beat quarterfinal incentive in the NCAA Season 102…
SINACABAN, Misamis Occidental —Thirteen years ago Alekhine Nouri becoming the country's youngest FIDE Master. However, making the next step of earning the International Master (IM) title has eluded the now 20-year-old…
MANILA, Philippines -- Mapua University snapped its 3-game skid and got back at Lyceum of the Philippines University, 71-68, in the preview of the NCAA Season 102 men's basketball tournament play-in encounter at the…
NCAA Season 102 Men’s Basketball Tournament Mapua def. Lyceum, 71-68 Kyle Timbol Player of the Game #NCAASeason102
MANILA, Philippines — The UAAP announced on Monday that it meted out a 2-game suspension on Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles head coach Louie Alas for two infractions of unsportsmanlike conduct in the Season 89 men’s…
MANILA, Philippines — The long and grueling campaign of the 2026 Philippine Golf Tour and Ladies PGT comes down to one final test – a battle of nerves, strategy and shot-making where every hole counts and there is…
MANILA, Philippines — Eric Jed Olivarez underscored his growing stature as one of the country's premier tennis players, displaying a potent combination of power, experience and composure under pressure to defeat Eric…
SAN FRANCISCO — Second-year Golden State Warriors guard Will Richard has a torn ligament in his left thumb that will sideline him for an undetermined stretch. The Warriors listed Richard on the injury report Sunday with…
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in her first match of the 2026 WTA Finals on Sunday. Competing in Group 1 of the eight-woman field's round-robin draw, Gauff…
MIAMI, United States — LeBron James had his best game yet for the Philadelphia 76ers, who bounced back with a 127-121 win in Chicago on Sunday over a Bulls side that has now lost seven straight NBA games. Veteran…
MILWAUKEE — Paul George scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 21 and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 117-97 victory over the slumping Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. This marked the second matchup between these teams in…
MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone is expecting Bennie Boatwright to follow the national team to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on November 23, giving him just a few days to integrate with the Philippine…
MANILA, Philippines — Following a whirlwind "fairytale" season that saw her shatter milestones and cap the year as the world No. 15, Philippine tennis star Alexandra "Alex" Eala is ready to step away from the spotlight…
DAKAR, Senegal —Naomi Marjorie Cesar advanced to the final of the women’s 800 meters in athletics at the Dakar YOG and if personal bests are to determine the order of finish on the podium, she’s locked in on the silver…
MANILA, Philippines — Much has been said about Most Valuable Players (MVP), but reigning MVP Allen Liwag is ready to tune out the noise. The back-to-back NCAA MVP chooses to focus on the present, setting aside his…
WASHINGTON, United States — Joe Burrow sparked Cincinnati over Atlanta in Spain for a fourth consecutive NFL victory while Patrick Mahomes overcame an injury scare on Sunday to lift Kansas City over the New York Jets…
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Lewis Hamilton made a subdued exit from Interlagos on Sunday after a weekend to forget at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the third race in a disappointing 'triple-header’ for Ferrari. The seven-time…
LOS ANGELES, United States — Reigning Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday in the opening match of the season-ending WTA Finals at Indian Wells. Noskova, a 21-year-old Czech, needed…
HOMESTEAD, Florida — Kyle Larson is now a three-time NASCAR champion. Larson clinched his third Cup Series title in six years early in the 400-mile season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. He became the…
HOMESTEAD, Florida — Kyle Larson is now a three-time NASCAR champion. Larson clinched his third Cup Series title in six years early in the 400-mile season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. He became the…
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 Claire Liu Sunday…
ARELLANO University and Emilio Aguinaldo College will clash for the twice-to-beat incentive in Group B of the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament on Monday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Both teams enter…
CONVERGE head coach Delta Pineda believes the team’s decision to trade Jordan Heading for Mikey Williams in June 2025 is now reaping dividends. While the former PBA Rookie of the Year didn’t get to play for the…
VICTORIES have been hard to come by ever since Erika Deloria joined Galeries Tower, but forged by her experiences, she keeps showing up, knowing favorable results will soon come their way. The Highrisers were luckless…
CHOCO Mucho pioneer member Maddie Madayag knows an uphill battle awaits the Flying Titans as they need to conquer Creamline and PLDT in their remaining games of the 2026-27 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino…
LOS ANGELES — Denver star Nikola Jokic scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Nuggets held off Indiana’s second-half surge to triumph 114-102 on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in the NBA’s Mexico City game…
PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz said Saturday that taking on world No. 4 Ben Shelton is "one of the best challenges" in tennis after the Spaniard beat Casper Ruud to set up a Paris Masters final clash with the American. It will…
ABU DHABI, UAE — Jon Rahm will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship, with Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy among the players breathing down his neck. Rahm broke out of a three-way tie…
MIAMI — Inter Miami's Lionel Messi won his second consecutive MLS Golden Boot award on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) after the defending champions took second place in the Eastern Conference with a wasteful 3-3 draw…
Content warning: This story contains references to rape and sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised LONDON — Russell Brand faces a reckoning Monday for sexual abuse that occurred just offstage from a public life…
NEW YORK — "Godzilla Minus Zero" stomped into movie theaters with a chart-topping $31.6 million over the weekend, scoring a record debut for a foreign-language film at the North American box office. Takashi Yamazaki's…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' bid for a fifth Miss Universe crown is underway as representative Bea Millan-Windorski arrived in Puerto Rico for the 75th edition of the international pageant, scheduled on Nov…
A significant milestone in Pakistan-Philippines business relations was marked by the inauguration of Sazgar Manufacturing in Biñan, Laguna, attended by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Pakistan’s Ambassador…
AS he nears the end of his nine-year tenure as United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres remains unwavering in warning the world against the normalization of the use of force. “The unlawful use of force is…
DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. is a huge liability for this government that is already imploding, stuck in a downward spiral of allegations of corruption involving billions of pesos, incompetence in managing the…
IN “The Sound of Music,” the Mother Abbess and her advisers could sing about dealing with Maria, their recalcitrant and headstrong novice. But tensions between the Philippines and China are so high at the moment; only…
A DECADE ago, the Philippines was a country of hope and promise. But those days are now gone. Today, the country is coping with weakening growth, an accelerating cost-of-living crisis, entrenched inequality…
THE recent issuance of Executive Order (EO) 130 marks a significant shift in how we manage class suspensions in our educational institutions. While it aims to empower local chief executives (LCEs) to make decisions…
THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has a problem complying with laws, rules and regulations. Year after year, the Commission on Audit (COA) finds flaws and deficiencies in the agency’s bidding procedures…
THE Democrats chased and captured the car driven by a lame-duck president. Now what? A president is called a “lame duck” when he or she is nearing the end of his or her term after a successor has been elected, after he…
AT no time in the history of this country has the Supreme Court been placed under close scrutiny by the Filipino people except in these perilous times. The highest tribunal of the land is appropriately known as the last…
THE Philippines has spent years talking about its geothermal potential. We discuss drilling, installed capacity, energy security and the transition to cleaner power. But another question deserves attention: How much of…
REAR Adm. Jay Tarriela of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has become one of the prominent voices warning Filipinos about alleged Chinese influence. His latest statements on Chinese language schools raise a question…
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