Today’s headlines: Bato dela Rosa, Paolo Duterte, Alex Eala
Oct 24, 2026
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Three fishermen were rescued after their fishing boat partially submerged off Wedge Island in San Vicente, Palawan, on Friday, Oct. 23, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard Station North Central Palawan, through its Coast Guard Sub-Station San Vicente, responded to the maritime incident with the San Vicente Municipal
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Rosal, internationally named ‘Champi,’ is forecast to bring rains and gusty winds over Batanes on Saturday, October 24, the state weather bureau said. In its 5 a.m. weather advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that Rosal may continue to affect Batanes as it traverses over the
BULAKAN, Bulacan—For a second time, youth groups and local folks at a coastal village in the Bulacan town of Bulakan turned their river into a colorful playground reliving their childhood memories of sailing their ‘bangkang papel’ (paper boats). This happened in this year’s ‘Bangkaripas, Karera ng mga Bangkang Kumakaripas’ at the start of the week,
Second of three parts PART I: The state of Philippine news: Trust falls amid changing media habits MANILA, Philippines — The press faces an immense challenge in reaching more people at a time when fewer Filipinos trust the news, interest is waning and social media has become the dominant gateway to information. Based on the
Veteran actor Julie DM Vega of Albay theater group Sining Banwa says it’s time for local governments to invest in their artists and help ‘bring art directly to the masses’
The warrant of arrest is issued by Branch 10 of the Davao City Regional Trial Court, Meanwhile, Lustre says he does not know who the complainant is.
China is challenging India’s long-held dominance of the African market for antimalarial drugs in 12 of the continent’s hardest-hit countries, according to a new study. Last year, Chinese exports of antimalarial drugs reached US$89.3 million, nearly matching India’s US$89.6 million, according to Indian market research company Sol Gravitas. The gap has closed significantly since 2021, when Indian exports stood at US$121 million compared with US$62.6 million for China. Separately, the study...
‘No one story is worth damaging a relationship that maybe involves 5, 10, 15 years of building,’ says American sports media personality Brian Windhorst, who visited Manila for the NBA on Disney+’s launch
As the public began traveling to their hometowns for Undas, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board warned taxi drivers of penalties for overcharging fares, snubbing, and disrespecting passengers during the All Saints" Day break.
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Saturday said the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) offered him a P5-million "allocation fund," but the agency rejected the claim.
Moonshot says it removed cyber-related data from the training corpus and reinforcement-learning environments used to develop the model, while retaining general coding skills
MANILA, Philippines — The government on Friday placed a P50-million bounty on the head of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa as the Philippine National Police gave its former chief one week to surrender to face trial in the International Criminal Court (ICC) alongside ex-President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity in their war on drugs.
