MANILA, Philippines — “It’s about time we put an end to this.” That was the message of House of Representatives' lead prosecutor Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro on Friday as she expressed hope that a verdict would be…
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division has acquitted former Albay vice governor Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman of indirect bribery and violating the Illegal Numbers Game Act over alleged jueteng…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said all systems are in place for the Philippines to host the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit next week. In a video message on Thursday, Marcos highlighted the…
CUSTOMS Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno confirmed to The Manila Times that he will replace Joshua Bingcang as Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) president and CEO. Bingcang, meanwhile, will be transferred…
BEIJING — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping are not expected to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit to be held in Shenzhen, Philippine Ambassador to…
AFTER years of grief and a long wait for justice, Singaporean entrepreneur Josephine Santos Ho returned to the Philippines to witness the conviction of the man who killed her only son, seaman-businessman Patrick Santos…
THE Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), also known as the Pag-IBIG Fund, is offering over 20,000 housing units from over 45 developers participating in the Mindanao Housing Fair 2026 at the SMX Convention Center in…
TEACHERS, professors and students gathered on Thursday at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City to condemn and oppose the United States-led Pax Silica initiative. The rallyists also launched the Schools and Colleges…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed that infrastructure projects with incomplete documentation be dropped from the proposed 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP). Public Works Secretary Giovanni Lopez said…
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has integrated business registration, permitting and logistics services into a single online platform as part of efforts to streamline transactions and reduce bureaucratic…
A YOUTH organization launched on Wednesday a petition urging former vice president and current Naga City mayor Leni Robredo to run for president in the 2028 elections. Kilos Ko Youth, the official youth arm of Sen…
TAX relief measures, particularly the removal of value-added tax (VAT) on system losses and income tax exemptions for low-income earners, received the strongest public support among 10 national issues presented in the…
SEVERAL members of the House of the Representatives, including Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima, urged the executive department to exclude representatives of Myanmar’s…
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) is intensifying its fight against online fraud, noting that 84 percent of Filipino adults were exposed to internet scams in the past year. In a message delivered during the campaign’s…
THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it will deploy 50 additional buses on the EDSA Busway starting Thursday as it expects 30,000 more passengers daily ahead of the Christmas season and the Asean summit…
METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Don Artes said the transfer of Gabriel Go, head of the agency’s Special Operations and Strike Force, to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) had been…
THE Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group arrested a 50-year-old man bound for Hong Kong after he allegedly made a bomb joke at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The incident occurred on Nov. 10 in the…
THE Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) said it has reopened the ground-floor entrance and exit gates at the Light Railway Transit (LRT-1) Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) Station (northbound), for better…
MANILA Mayor Isko Moreno has signed the city’s P25-billion budget for 2027, thanking the City Council for its swift approval. “Thank you very much to our Vice Mayor Chi Atienza and the entire City Council for the…
THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) opened a two-day safety summit on Thursday aimed at strengthening oversight across the nation’s airports and air traffic systems. Organized by the agency’s…
THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commended the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) for providing free legal services to 508,000 prisoners from January to September 2026 alone. In a social media post, the CHR also cited…
ABRA lone district Rep. JB Bernos urged the government on Thursday to consider a nationwide subsidy for household solar installations, citing a successful renewable energy initiative in Thailand. “Maybe we can also…
SEN. Bam Aquino said the "Libreng Pagkain sa Paaralan" (Free School Meals) bill will help households save on food expenses. "To parents who work hard every day to support their families, we want to help and lighten…
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) accepted nearly 80,000 voter registration applicants during the first three days of the registration period. Because of the heavy turnout, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia is…
HALF of Filipino adults consider it unacceptable for Vice President Sara Duterte to own businesses or hold business interests while in office, a Momentum Research survey showed. The October 2026 National Momentum Survey…
SEN. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution seeking an investigation into the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) proposal to charge all Filipinos leaving the country a P240 border fee. In filing Senate Resolution 772, Tulfo said…
THE phone conversation on Nov. 3 between Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi helped keep tensions between Manila and Beijing from escalating, a geopolitical expert and…
TALISAY CITY, Cebu — LANY fans who had gathered at SM Seaside Cebu Arena on Thursday night, Nov. 12, left the venue disappointed after the sold-out concert was canceled following reports of falling steel debris from the…
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Police Regional Office 3 (PRO-3) has reminded the public that unauthorized drone operations within the territorial jurisdictions of Clark and Subic will be strictly…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Second District Rep. Jerry “Totong” Perez expressed grave concern following the seizure of 67 kilograms of suspected shabu, valued at P455.6 million, during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mercedes in…
CEBU CITY — The national government will pour P1.365 billion for the repairs of roads, bridges and public facilities in Cebu damaged by the 2025 magnitude 6.9 earthquake and Typhoon Tino. About P777 million was approved…
BAGUIO CITY — The United States and the Philippines honored military veterans and their sacrifices during a Veterans Day ceremony led by US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton and Department of National Defense…
BACOLOD CITY — Two people died and five others were injured in a traffic incident involving a hearse van and a motorcycle along the National Highway in Barangay Iniban, Ayungon, at around 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Police…
TACLOBAN CITY — Maxim Rides & Food Delivery driver-partners in Tacloban City are extending food assistance to families affected by a recent fire in Barangay 42-A, Quarry District, through a community-led feeding…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge was assassinated by motorcycle-riding gunmen in a brazen drive-by ambush along Tumaga-Putik Road in Barangay Tumaga in this city early Thursday morning. The Zamboanga…
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Lawyer Jarred Alexander Gullas has assumed the role of general manager of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), with plans to expand flight connections, improve runway efficiency, and…
THE Department of Justice (DOJ) vowed to make justice services more accessible and responsive to local communities, particularly in geographically isolated areas of Mindanao, as it stepped up cooperation with BARMM…
MANDAUE CITY — The city government will limit its annual Christmas food assistance to one beneficiary per household following the Commission on Audit’s (COA) observations on the city’s P55.525-million “Gugma sa Pasko”…
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Cebuano travelers can now fly directly to two of Vietnam’s major cities as Vietjet launched new routes connecting Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City starting this…
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Bureau of Customs–Port of Subic welcomed its newly assigned district collector, Noah Dimaporo, during a turnover ceremony held on Monday, marking the official transition of leadership at the…
ROSARIO, Cavite — The Office of the Ombudsman announced the preventive suspension without pay of Rosario, Cavite Mayor Jose Voltaire Ricafrente over his alleged involvement in gambling activities at a casino in Bacolod…
HONG KONG — From Asia to the US, Microsoft’s outage involving services like Outlook and Teams has dragged on for hours and impacted users, companies and some government operations as the technology giant struggled to…
MANILA, Philippines — The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) remitted on Thursday P8.42 billion in asset disposition proceeds to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr), providing additional resources for the…
PARIS, France — Migration to developed countries dwindled for a second year in a row in 2025, down 1.6 percent compared to the previous year, according to an OECD report published Thursday. While still experiencing high…
NEW YORK — The US stock market shook Thursday, but it largely absorbed big swings for Nvidia and oil prices and finished with relatively modest losses. The moves suggested Wall Street sees limited fallout for the…
MANILA, Philippines — Gasoline and diesel prices are estimated to go down again next week, as global prices were influenced by recent diplomatic efforts to help quell the conflict in the Middle East, local oil industry…
CHICAGO — Nvidia has appointed a 13-year veteran executive behind some of its biggest financing deals as interim CEO after the abrupt resignation of its longtime leader shook Silicon Valley. With Jensen Huang stepping…
AYALA Corp.'s digital finance and power businesses delivered stronger earnings in the first nine months of 2026, cushioning weaker results from its property and banking units as the conglomerate continued to expand its…
CITICORE Energy REIT Corp. (CREIT) reported steady earnings in the first nine months of 2026 that were backed by stable revenues, which allowed the company to declare a cash dividend of P0.049 per share for the third…
SM Hotels and Convention Centers (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc., is expanding its meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) portfolio at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex with the…
ROCKWELL Land Corp. posted a 20.3-percent increase in net income in the first nine months of 2026, driven by stronger residential sales and higher commercial revenues following the consolidation of Alabang Commercial…
AYALA Malls Nuvali has opened a three-level expansion in Santa Rosa, Laguna, adding new retail, dining and leisure offerings as it strengthens its position as a lifestyle destination in the growing southern Luzon…
ALLIANCE Global Group Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Andrew Tan, reported a five-percent increase in net income to P22.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026, supported by stronger spirits sales and…
FILINVEST Land Inc. (FLI) on Thursday reported a 4.8-percent decline in net income to P3.47 billion in the first nine months of 2026 despite a 33-percent increase in residential reservation sales that already surpassed…
ELEVEN subsidiaries of ACEN Corp., the Ayala Group’s listed renewable energy (RE) company, voluntarily gave up 13 wind and solar contracts on Nov. 11 as the Department of Energy reviews stalled RE projects. In a…
LOPEZ-LED power producer First Gen Corp. reported Thursday that its attributable net income rose to P12.5 billion from P12.1 billion a year earlier, as stronger renewable energy (RE) earnings helped cushion the impact…
THE Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) said Thursday it will build a modern fish port in Camiguin and a fish market with its own ice plant in Pampanga, and expand an existing fish port in Camarines Sur…
FILINVEST Development Corp. (FDC) said on Thursday its attributable net income fell 6.1 percent to P10.8 billion in the first nine months from P11.5 billion a year earlier, even as its banking and power businesses…
SHENZHEN, China ─ The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum taking place on Nov. 18-19 is something of a coming-out party for this southern city, which the Communist Party used as an early testbed for its embrace of…
NVIDIA has appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim chief executive officer following the resignation of co-founder Jensen Huang as president, CEO and member of the company's board, effective Nov. 12…
A CARBON credit may look like a simple unit of climate action. In practice, it is the end point of a long chain of evidence: a project must show that it reduced or removed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, measure the…
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is targeting to surpass P3 trillion in gross revenue collections before the end of November, after its collections reached P2.81 trillion in the first 10 months of 2026. “We are…
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will take into account the implications of the country’s latest economic growth figures in determining its next monetary policy moves. “We are carefully assessing the implications…
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has retained the existing cap on credit card finance charges but allowed banks and other credit card issuers to collect higher fees on installment loans and cash advances. In a…
THE peso weakened further on Thursday, losing by 45 centavos against the greenback, while the main index of the Philippines Stock exchange fell as investors remained cautious amid corporate earnings releases. The local…
THE Philippines-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will be signed during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit on Nov. 19, Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said. Negotiations for the…
PORTS and logistics operator Asian Terminals Inc.’s (ATI) Manila South Harbor concession agreement has been extended to 2063, the company said on Thursday. ATI said it was granted a 25-year renewal of its concession for…
THE crushing defeat of the Republican Party in the recent US midterm elections serves as a stark, cautionary tale for Malacañang. Across mature and developing democracies alike, no amount of political branding, media…
A PROPOSED drone port in Aurora would start by testing unmanned aerial and maritime aircraft, and training their operators, with an eye toward eventually manufacturing drones and components in the ecozone. The Aurora…
IN his fifth State of the Nation Address on July 27, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. proposed raising the annual personal income tax exemption threshold from P250,000 to P350,000. For workers with taxable income just…
PLDT Inc.’s attributable net income fell 8 percent to P21.67 billion in the first nine months this year from P23.65 billion in 2025, as higher costs weighed on earnings despite growth in service revenues. PLDT chief…
BUDGET carrier Cebu Pacific swung to a P12.78-billion net loss in the first nine months of the year from a P9.47-billion profit in the same period in 2025, as higher fuel costs and foreign exchange losses outweighed…
NVIDIA’S board met late Wednesday to decide whether to oust CEO Jensen Huang, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the world’s dominant supplier of artificial intelligence (AI) chips grapples with reports…
GOOGLE parent Alphabet’s first Hong Kong and Singapore dollar bond sales drew combined orders of about $5 billion early Thursday, including orders from banks arranging the deals, according to deal statistics seen by…
GLOBAL demand for electrified cars returned to growth in October, reflecting a very low US comparison base coupled with continued growth in Europe, data from the United Kingdom-based research firm Benchmark Mineral…
BEIJING — Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) companies are trying to rent Nvidia-powered computing capacity at data centers outside China, concerned that a scandal involving the US chipmaker’s chief executive Jensen…
TOKYO — Japanese automaker Nissan trimmed its losses over the first half of the fiscal year, compared to the previous year, and on Wednesday reaffirmed its promise to turn profitable for the full year. Losses at Nissan…
Joann Comedido Founder Arte ni Juana Joann Comedido did not plan to become a bag maker. She planned to run a restaurant. The 45-year-old Mandaue City native had built a food business from the ground up — until the…
INTERMEX on Wednesday rejected Western Union’s decision to terminate their merger agreement, demanding the money transfer company take all necessary actions to complete the deal. Western Union had said on Tuesday it was…
FOREIGN investment commitments to the Philippines more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026, with manufacturing attracting the biggest share of overseas capital. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…
SIMON'S TOWN, South Africa — The divisions over baboons run deep in Simon's Town, where their defenders and haters have clashed on social media and sometimes in real life for years. Sleepy Simon’s Town in South Africa…
BERLIN — Germany is set to host Ukraine's allies for a "Coalition of the Willing" summit on November 19, a government spokesman confirmed on Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy…
GUWAHATI, India — A bus collided with a container truck in the northeastern Indian state of Assam on Friday, killing at least 24 people and 11 injuring others, authorities said. The crash occurred on a highway near…
BERLIN — Germany's parliament passed a sweeping overhaul of the country's intelligence agencies on Friday, granting the BND foreign spy service new powers to launch covert operations like sabotage or cyber attacks. The…
ANTALYA, Turkey — The European Union vowed Friday to "fight" for science at the UN climate summit after accusing some countries of seeking to undermine the world's leading authority on global warming. A long-running…
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine fired almost 1,200 drones at Russian targets overnight in one of its biggest aerial attacks since Moscow’s invasion nearly five years ago. Meanwhile, negotiators raised the stakes in talks to…
WASHINGTON — Middle-aged men should undergo regular screening for prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society said Thursday in a major change to its guidelines. The screening involves a simple blood test, and men at…
BUDAPEST, Hungary — More than half a century ago, a Hungarian architect, sculptor and professor invented what would become one of the world's most popular and beloved puzzles whose appeal has spanned generations: the…
GENEVA, Switzerland — A dazzling 198-carat sapphire which once formed part of Russia's crown jewels sold for $4.9 million in Geneva on Thursday -- over double the asking price. Auction house Sotheby's said the winning…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pete Hegseth on Thursday awarded a medal to a US soldier who reprimanded the defense chief and his entourage for laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier the day before. Hegseth…
TEHRAN, Iran — At her shop in central Tehran, Pariya Senyari sells crop tops and short skirts many Iranian women now wear in public, but still keeps long coats in the window to avoid trouble with the authorities. For…
TOKYO, Japan — Japan said Friday that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi would visit China next week for the first time since she took office last year, attending an Asia-Pacific summit in Shenzhen. The trip comes at a time…
TOPEKA, Kansas — Democrat Cindy Holscher has been elected Kansas' next governor, fending off Republican Ty Masterson to keep the office in her party's hands and extend a massive wave of Democratic victories across the…
LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced widespread “machismo” and violence against women in Peru, demanding that women be protected and respected as he set out marching orders for his beloved Peruvian church and…
12 November 2026 Health Kenya began a 42-day countdown to the end of its Ebola outbreak on Thursday, a day after the last patient being treated for the disease went home and 11 people were released from quarantine…
12 November 2026 Peace and Security More than 1,000 people were killed in Haiti during the third quarter of this year, as armed gangs continue to terrorize the population in the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, the UN…
12 November 2026 Humanitarian Aid The World Food Programme’s (WFP) new Executive Director has warned that funding cuts are worsening Sudan’s hunger crisis following his first field mission to the country, where he met…
12 November 2026 Peace and Security An Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital on Wednesday night killed six people, injured 27 others and caused extensive damage. Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN Special Coordinator for the…
DUBLIN, Ireland — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US envoy Jared Kushner said Thursday Europe would join the next round of talks with Russia, as Vladimir Putin indicated Moscow will not compromise on its…
WASHINGTON, United States — Police have arrested 354 people and seized large quantities of drugs, guns and cash in a major global crackdown on users of the "dark web," US and European officials said Thursday. Europol…
NEW YORK — Donald Trump Jr. is no longer a paid adviser for Kalshi, the prediction market company said Thursday. Kalshi described the decision as a mutual business decision between the two parties that followed a…
WASHINGTON, United States — Microsoft Outlook suffered a major outage Thursday, with tens of thousands of users struggling to access their email as the company said it was working "aggressively" to reduce the impact…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Wildfires that consumed vast swathes of Indonesia this year were driven largely by a strong El Niño, fueled by climate change and decades of natural landscape destruction, researchers said Friday…
A disgruntled tenant shot dead his building manager and wounded four other people in an upscale neighborhood of Washington on Thursday before killing himself, police said. The shooting, which occurred about a mile north…
(UPDATE) JAKARTA — Indonesia’s vice president resigned on Thursday, undone by a scandal over his high school diploma that has added pressure on a government facing widespread dissatisfaction over the economy, graft and…
(UPDATE) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a historic upset, Democrat Scott Colom has won his United States Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, networks projected on Wednesday, making him the first African…
LIMA — Pope Leo XIV arrived in his “beloved” Peru on Wednesday, a nostalgic return to the nation where he spent two decades as a missionary before being tapped to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. The 71-year-old…
MOSCOW — Envoys of United States President Donald Trump arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin about the results of US-mediated negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations…
DHAKA — Scores of Bangladeshi garment factories were shut on Thursday as protesting workers demanded higher wages, prompting owners to consider withholding pay from those on strike. The unrest, which began in October…
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Gunmen attacked law enforcers during an operation against illegal gold mining in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 10 officers, while 18 militants died in the ensuing fighting, local…
KUALA LUMPUR — Mongolia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Malaysia over the handling of the murder case of a Mongolian woman, urging authorities to ensure a fair legal process and provide answers to her family 20…
NEW DELHI — India’s Cabinet approved on Wednesday a mega-museum showcasing the South Asian country’s history and civilization, which the government said would cost around $340 million and have the largest display area…
LONDON — Only between a quarter and a third of people currently diagnosed with obesity should be considered as in poor health, according to a new study that joins calls to overhaul how the condition is diagnosed. The…
MANILA, Philippines — La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) standout Behrouz Mohammad ‘Madi’ Mojdeh added two more medals to his tally in the NCAA Season 102 swimming competitions at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila…
MANILA, Philippines — When Carl Jammes Martin scored a major upset over David Picasso, his supporters emerged victorious, too. Martin, who entered the bout as a nearly 5-to-1 underdog, scored the biggest victory of his…
MANILA, Philippines — The road to the grand staging of the fifth AIA Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Manila gets an early and spirited start as runners gather for the Front Act Run on Sunday (Nov. 22) at Evo City in Kawit…
LOS ANGELES — Coco Gauff clawed out a 6-4, 7-5 round-robin victory over Marta Kostyuk on Thursday to stay alive in the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, California. World number four Gauff still needs help to reach the…
PARIS, France — England secured their place in the Nations League quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over Croatia on Thursday, while Zinedine Zidane suffered his first defeat as France coach as his side lost away to…
LOS ANGELES — Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart has been suspended for three games for throwing a punch at Golden State's Charles Bassey, the NBA announced on Thursday. During a confrontation in the third quarter of…
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry will miss at least two weeks for the Golden State Warriors because of a torn oblique muscle, an injury that comes with the NBA's all-time 3-point leader on pace for one of the best seasons…
CEBU CITY — The Cebu campus of the University of the Philippines (UP) will make history as the first school outside the National Capital Region (NCR) to compete in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines…
PHILIPPINE coach Tim Cone made it clear that high-leaping wingman Rhenz Abando has always been “in the radar” for inclusion to the national team even though the former NCAA Most Valuable Player was out of the Gilas…
CONVERGE’s mercurial forward Calvin Abueva announced during a Facebook live session on Wednesday that he is set to retire in 2027. ”To all my fans, next year, you won’t see me (play) anymore,” Abueva said in Filipino…
BOXER SHORTS WHEN the troops are taking heavy fire in the field, Pedro “Kid Heneral” Taduran steps up, puts on the gloves, and saves the day. Taduran, the country’s only reigning world boxing champion, marched into the…
BARANGAY Ginebra coach Tim Cone praised San Miguel Beer’s veteran guard Chris Ross, whose intensity and leadership he likened to the Philippine basketball’s “Living Legend” Robert Jaworski. “I’ve been around now 36 to…
LOS ANGELES — French Open champion Mirra Andreeva stormed past Aryna Sabalenka, 6-4, 6-0, to reach the last four of the WTA Finals on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) as Elina Svitolina kept her bid on track with a…
MILWAUKEE’s Jacob Misiorowski and the New York Yankees’ Cam Schlittler were unanimous Cy Young Award winners Wednesday night after delivering dominant performances in their first full major league seasons. Misiorowski…
MILWAUKEE's Jacob Misiorowski and the New York Yankees' Cam Schlittler were unanimous Cy Young Award winners Wednesday night after delivering dominant performances in their first full major league seasons. Misiorowski…
LOS ANGELES — The United States has withdrawn from the upcoming Under-17 soccer World Cup in Qatar due to concerns about security in the Middle East, US media reported Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). Players were…
NEW YORK — Decades of success haven’t dulled Steven Spielberg's appetite for filmmaking. The excitement that first drew him to the camera is still very much alive. Before being honored at the Museum of Modern Art’s film…
A light saber used by Darth Vader in the "Star Wars” movies "The Empire Strikes Back” and ”Return of the Jedi" sold Thursday for nearly $5 million in an auction. The light saber, which was used in the climactic duel in…
TOKYO — Japan’s most famous monster is back in “Godzilla Minus Zero” in all its fire-breathing, stomping glory, delivering its trademark allegorical message of the destruction of nuclear war and the pathos of human…
BANGKOK, Thailand — Singers from 11 nations will compete Saturday in the first Asia edition of Eurovision, the televised contest known for its lavish outfits, soaring vocals, geopolitics and the tantalising possibility…
MANILA, Philippines — The Miss Universe Organization has unveiled a new diamond-studded crown, titled “The Radiance of an Eternal Legacy,” ahead of the pageant's 75th anniversary edition in Puerto Rico. Featuring 3,150…
MANILA, Philippines — ABS-CBN said it is ready to participate in discussions with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) after the agency received more than 100 complaints from viewers…
MANILA, Philippines — Lany frontman Paul Klein apologized to Filipino fans after the band canceled its sold-out Cebu concert Thursday, hours before the scheduled show at SM Seaside Cebu Arena. In a series of Instagram…
Christmas came early for the Kapatid family as TV5 gathered a dazzling mix of television personalities, music stars, network executives and industry partners for its “Tara sa Paskong Kapatid” Thanksgiving Party at the…
A SIMPLE act of kindness can brighten someone’s day, and when shared, that light can reach even further. This is the message at the heart of GMA Network’s 2026 Christmas Station ID, “Liwanag Natin ang Isa’t Isa” (“We…
I REMEMBER the malapropism, “When it rains, it’s four,” attributed to Filipina supermodel Melanie Marquez. It’s one of her many “Melanisms.” I actually heard her drop, “Do not judge my brother, he’s not a book” on…
t’s time to extend skin care routines to scalp care. The condition of the skin on the scalp plays an important role in hair health, as it is where hair roots are located. Like the skin on the face and the rest of the…
NEW YORK — Canned rejection emails. Job interviews conducted by AI chatbots. Hundreds of employment applications submitted with no response. Online applications have made it easier to apply for jobs, but they don't…
UNITED States President Donald Trump had predicted a “big, beautiful agreement” to emerge from the negotiations in Abu Dhabi earlier this week to end the four-year war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump was supremely…
First of three parts ONE of the biggest falsehoods propagated in the debate over the South China Sea is the claim that the 2016 arbitral ruling invalidated China’s sovereignty claims over the Spratly Islands. This…
MIGRATION is often described in numbers. We count people leaving their countries, crossing borders, sending remittances and filling labor shortages. Governments celebrate economic contributions, employers discuss…
ON Nov. 2, 23 business and social organizations asked some government officials to ratchet down the rhetoric with China and de-escalate and reduce the tensions with Beijing. To quote from the Philippine Star of Nov. 3…
Second of a series “KANINO ba tayo nanalo at nagtagumpay?” This was a pedantic quote attributed on social media to former Commission on Higher Education chairman Prospero de Vera III as his response to G.I. Joe Erwin…
WHY do we need an anti-dynasty bill? It is obvious because dynasties have captured 80 percent of public office in this country. Do we need a party-list system? Yes, to represent marginalized sectors of our society, of…
TODAY I yield my space to allow the wife of a good friend to vent about her exasperating travel experience, which started at NAIA Immigration. Lest the defense argument be that this is a fluke, a one-of-a-kind mishap…
PREGNANCY is one of the most meaningful moments for many Filipino families, and one of the most important periods for a mother’s health and a child’s development. It marks a new chapter of care, preparation and support…
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