FACT CHECK: Quote card of Mark Zuckerberg threatening DICT, House with lawsuit is fake
Neither Zuckerberg nor Meta issued such a statement; the fake quote card circulated amid child safety concerns on Meta's platforms
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Mapúa University launches 9 new MBA elective tracks for professionals
Consider this your sign to get that Master's degree
Nation
Prosecution drops Trillanes as witness in impeachment trial | The wRap
Today’s headlines: Antonio Trillanes IV, Mary Jane Veloso, Alex Eala
Sara Duterte impeachment trial suspended until October 5
Duterte's defense counsel requests to defer the testimony of an Anti-Money Laundering Council witness over confidentiality issues, drawing mixed reactions from senator-judges
‘Mabuting dumaan sa legal’: Mary Jane Veloso gives advice to future OFWs
‘Sana po 'tong pag-share ko po ng aking kaso ay maging inspirasyon po sa iba na para po hindi na po sila matulad sa akin, para wala na pong pangalawang Mary Jane na makakaranas ng ganito,’ she says
Sara Duterte declared 2 Davao City properties in SALN — defense
Defense spokesperson Michael Poa says the defense was also surprised that the prosecution dropped former senator Antonio Trillanes IV from its list of witnesses
FACT CHECK: Jonvic Remulla did not say Marcoses are ‘sure to be jailed’ after 2028
There is no credible record showing the interior secretary saying that the Marcoses are afraid of a member of the Duterte family assuming the presidency in 2028
Were prosecutors even on the same page when Trillanes was dropped as witness?
From our candid conversations with some prosecution panel members, it appears that Luistro's manifestation to drop Trillanes caught them off-guard
Executive session? House’s budget amendment review panel livestream delayed for hours
It’s been four hours since the House of Representatives’ budget amendments review subcommittee meeting was supposed to start, but there was still no livestream as of 5 pm
SC junks petition questioning session that ousted Cayetano as Senate president
'The Court resolved to dismiss the Petition for Certiorari for failure to show sufficiently that the respondents committed grave abuse of discretion in holding a session on June 3, 2026,' the SC says
Prosecution: Sara Duterte didn’t declare Mans Carpio’s 2 Davao properties in SALN
The two properties are worth around P9 million combined
Prosecution drops Trillanes as witness in Sara Duterte impeachment trial
No reason has been provided by the prosecution regarding its sudden change of heart
Why did SC junk petitions vs adjusted impeachment voting threshold?
In its decision, the SC cites lack of legal standing and prematurity as reasons for dismissing the legal challenges
Regions
COA asks Ombudsman to look into Albay flood control project
State auditors earlier flagged the use of funds for the repair and reconstruction of a consolidation dam in Ligao City, Albay, where a concrete revetment was built instead
BFP ‘secured’ majority to elect BARMM chief minister – spox
Negotiations to form the majority were immediately underway after the hotly contested race that resulted in a hung parliament
Business
NGCP ends years-long fight over regulatory fees with ERC
The regulator did not disclose the total amount covered under its compromise agreement with the grid operator, how much of the fees had already been collected, and how much is left to collect
Dennis Uy loses Donatela resort after foreclosure, another blow to shrinking empire
The luxury Bohol resort has been turned over to Landbank as Dennis Uy’s company struggles to overcome its overwhelming debt burden
World
EU aviation agency issues Saudi airspace advisory after Houthi attacks
The agency also extends until November 16 its warning to airlines to avoid the airspace over Lebanon, Iran and Iraq, as well as the territorial Gulf waters of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman
Passengers foil bid to crash plane, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot
The incident involves 174 people on board, with one injured pilot hospitalized, and draws attention from international leaders, including US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who…
Technology
AI agents tried to hack a Canadian government website, research firm says
AI research firm Transluce says the attempts exhibited tactics 'consistent with prior observed agent activity that we have attributed to OpenAI in a similar timeframe' but was not confidently attributing these attempts…
[DECODED] No, this ‘handsome’ Duterte grandson is not real
A young Duterte is racking up swooning comments and supporters online. Except he's synthetic.
ShinyHunters website goes offline after FBI deadline expires
The ShinyHunters group says on September 22 it had stolen data ;on almost ALL FBI Agents, and individuals who filed an application with the FBI for a job'
Google announces Gemini 4 flagship AI model after months of delays
The new AI model, 'Argon,'' is larger in size than Google's previous line of advanced "Pro" models, a company spokesperson says
Sports
Young poomsae guns Candelaria, Yape add silver, bronze to PH haul in Asian Games
Only 18 years old, Juliana Candelaria delivers the highest finish by a Filipino taekwondo athlete in the Asian Games in two decades with a silver, while Jeus Yape contributes a bronze
Alex Eala runs into Chinese wall anew, settles for Asian Games bronze
Top seed Alex Eala sees her gold-medal bid in the 2026 Asian Games end at the hands of China's Wang Xiyu as she replicates her bronze finish in the 2023 edition
Amaya Cojuangco shoots way to PH’s breakthrough archery silver in Asian Games
National team veteran Amaya Amparo Cojuangco ends the Philippines' 12-year drought for an archery medal in the Asian Games
Opinion
[READOUT] What Philippine borrowing tells businesses ahead of 2027
Here are three credit insights to keep in mind, covering consumer borrowing trends, business lending, and the national debt
[Time Trowel] Can DNA tell us who Filipinos are?
Filipino identity cannot be reduced to DNA or ancestry percentages; it is shaped by complex histories of migration, contact, and culture.
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