FACT CHECK: Video of people panic-buying water drums for Super El Niño is AI-generated
Multiple satirical videos surfaced online after Marcos advised people to buy buckets to store water amid concerns over Super El Niño
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Indoor bouldering 101: Sending your first climb
Chalk, shoes, technique, and everything in between
Christiane Amanpour to exit CNN after 43 years
'After many months of thought and a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic years!' Amanpour says in a statement to USA TODAY
GCash debuts on stock market with record P60.9 IPO
The homegrown e-wallet giant now holds the title of the largest initial public offering in Philippine history, beating the more than P55 billion set by Monde Nissin in 2021
Nation
GCash debuts with record P60.9-B IPO | The wRap
Today’s headlines: GCash, Sara Duterte, Alex Eala
New urban poor commissioner has lavish lifestyle. Palace still defends her.
Groups such as Akbayan Youth says the position requires someone who has credentials and pro-people qualities, since the work entails dealing with informal settlers
Police attempt to nab journalists at DAR protest: What we know so far
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has ordered an investigation into the incident
Super Typhoon Rosal slightly strengthens over Philippine Sea
The trough or extension of Super Typhoon Rosal (Champi) may cause scattered rain and thunderstorms in Bicol and Eastern Visayas on Tuesday evening, October 20
Supreme Court declares 2024, 2025 budgets unconstitutional
The SC rules that in so far as the 2024 and 2025 budgets are concerned, the doctrine of operative fact applies. This recognizes the validity of an assailed act prior to the determination of its unconstitutionality.
After lower budget in House version, DepEd asks Senate for P147 billion more
The school-based feeding program and ARAL are among the Department of Education programs that may receive higher funding from the Senate
FACT CHECK: Posts promising cash aid, rice subsidy for all national ID holders are fake
The links to the alleged list of areas covered by the supposed nationwide program lead to a third-party blog site to trick social media users into typing in sensitive personal information
China sends naval forces to monitor US warship near disputed shoal
The Chinese military's Southern Theater Command asserts that the US warship 'illegally intruded' into waters adjacent to a shoal in the Spratly Islands
China sends naval forces to monitor US warship near disputed shoal
The Chinese military's Southern Theater Command asserts that the US warship 'illegally intruded' into waters adjacent to a shoal in the Spratly Islands
Senate panel approves proposed 2027 OVP budget in under 20 minutes
Vice President Sara Duterte skipped the budget hearing to represent her father at the inurnment of a Davao City official, OVP chief of staff Zuleika Lopez tells the Senate finance sub-committee A
Super Typhoon Champi enters PAR, named Rosal
Signal No. 1 is raised in parts of Luzon at 11 am on Tuesday, October 20, shortly after the entry of Super Typhoon Rosal (Champi) into the Philippine Area of Responsibility
DENR: 1 in 3 barangays nationwide highly vulnerable to El Niño
Priority areas include Masbate City, Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro, and seven localities in Isabela
Notarization is finally available online. Here’s how it works.
eNotarization makes the service more accessible to the public because under the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, traditional notary publics can only perform notarizations within their respective territorial jurisdictions
Notarization is finally available online. Here’s how it works.
eNotarization makes the service more accessible to the public because under the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, traditional notary publics can only perform notarizations within their respective territorial jurisdictions
Business
Big IPO, big bonus: GCash employees get their own payday
From first-time investors to the country's business elite and the President himself, everyone turned out for GCash. Now, can its record-breaking IPO wake up the sleepy PSE?
World
Pope Leo to hold Wednesday audience for first time since cancer surgery
Pope Leo pledges that he would slowly resume his usual activities as the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics
France in turmoil: What might follow a weekend of riots?
Elections next year will see President Emmanuel Macron step down after a decade in power. The unrest is likely to give a boost to far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, the frontrunner in polls who has long…
Technology
2 Serbian opposition figures targeted with spyware, research group says
The incident is the latest of several in which researchers say surveillance technology was used against students, opposition politicians and others in Serbia, which will hold a parliamentary election on October 25
How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites
Snorre Fagerland of NorForge says instances of bad actors using AI agents to perform hacks is evidence these agents could pull off complex intrusions from start to finish without human intervention
Sports
‘Disappointed’ Ateneo coach Alas demands maturity from Blue Eagles
‘I’m super disappointed, but I will not give up on these guys,’ says Ateneo coach Louie Alas after the Blue Eagles’ dismal first-round run
Adamson’s strong start surprises Nash Racela, adds to La Salle’s woes
‘I apologize to my players because they really surprised me, the whole team,’ says Adamson coach Nash Racela as his Falcons cap the UAAP first round strong with an upset of defending champion La Salle
Opinion
[Vantage Point] The price of control: Behind Metro Pacific’s P12.4-B Meralco bet
Your monthly electricity bill is the fundamental mathematics backing these multi-billion-peso corporate strategies
[The Laylo Lens] What a stranded container is really costing us
Government should implement a 100-day plan to enhance container movement reliability, ensure transparency in port charges, and separate regulatory and operational roles to prevent conflicts of interest
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