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MANILA, Philippines — The University of Santo Tomas (UST) gave assurances on Tuesday that the campus is safe for occupancy and that it is coordinating with the police following threats that circulated …

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives' prosecution panel on Tuesday challenged Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team to produce a witness who could dispute bank records cited in the impeachment proceedings, …

MANILA, Philippines — The Anti-Trafficking Bureau reminded the public that an administrator of the Apollo Quiboloy-led Kingdom of Jesus Christ was still wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United …

LUCENA CITY — The body of a missing 9-year-old boy was recovered from the Pansipit River near the municipal boundaries of Agoncillo and Lemery in Batangas on Monday afternoon (Oct. 26), a …

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s wife, Nancy dela Rosa, has pleaded to the “powerful few” not to use her husband for their personal agenda, stressing the senator needs help, …

MANILA, Philippines — Oil prices at local pumps will have a mixed adjustment Tuesday, with diesel and kerosene prices rising while gasoline prices drop amid continued volatility in the global oil market. …

MANILA, Philippines — Motorists using the seven-kilometer Cavitex R1 Extension (Zapote to Kawit) will be charged higher toll rates starting Wednesday, Oct. 28. The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) approved the collection of …

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano clarified on Tuesday that his colleagues in the upper chamber remain free to make their own decisions should they be offered the role …

MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas grid will once again be placed under red and yellow alerts on Tuesday, Oct. 27, due to insufficient power supply, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines …

MANILA, Philippines —Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has over P7 billion in “congressional initiatives” in the 2025 budget, former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan said in written testimony submitted to the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division …

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate of the Philippines and the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC-13) on Tuesday launched Senate TV, a channel dedicated to broadcasting the upper chamber’s proceedings. In a speech during …

MANILA, Philippines —Former Department of Public Works and Highways chief Vince Dizon on Tuesday turned over to his successor documents of DPWH personnel linked to corruption. Dizon on Monday was reassigned as …

MANILA, Philippines — Here are INQToday’s top stories this afternoon. The defense team of former President Rodrigo Duterte has opposed the prosecution’s bid to have two witness testimonies admitted as evidence in …

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday told Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa not to set an example for other fugitives, as it once again urged the senator to surrender. The call came …

Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul heads to the Philippines Tuesday to attend a regional defense ministers’ meeting, his first multilateral security gathering since taking office, the Ministry of National Defense said. Kang will …

Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold their first bilateral talks in the Philippines this week ahead of a ministerial meeting led by the Association of Southeast …

The ousted National League for Democracy (NLD) party told DVB that its co-founder and leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained by the regime in Naypyidaw since the military coup …

UST's Manila campus was declared safe Tuesday after another online threat involving explosives.

MANILA, Philippines — From the “One Trillion March” to “One Trillion Pork,” Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the fight for a clean national budget must continue as he considers bringing civil society …

The estranged half-brother of Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has called their father a “disgusting monster” after handing over a trove of alleged child abuse material belonging to their shared parent to …

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said the deadline given for fugitive senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa was intended to give him time to surrender peacefully, reiterating Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla’s warning …

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said his ministry had yet to confirm if the Chinese defense chief would even attend the summit.

MANILA, Philippines — Budget carrier Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) confirmed that its flights between Clark and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro have been suspended due to network realignment."As a result, flights DG6339 and …

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is pursuing measures to improve living conditions aboard the BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, its spokesman …

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday reported that 54 Chinese vessels were monitored in several West Philippine Sea (WPS) features from Oct. 20 to 26, up from 31 in …

Thai nationals are now the largest group of foreign nationals overstaying in Japan, according to figures published by the Japanese immigration agency for the first half of the year. Data released by …

Newtalk新聞 據《菲律賓星報》報導，菲律賓外交部昨 ( 26 ) 日表示，菲律賓「與台灣之間不存在保護海底電纜的合作安排。」報導分析稱，此舉意在與菲國一名外交官 21 日在華盛頓的表態保持距離，該外交官當時表示，馬尼拉「正在探索與台北深化合作的可能性」。 菲律賓《馬尼拉時報》報導稱，上述爭議源於菲律賓駐美國大使館副館長費利佩·卡裡尼奧三世在一場活動中聲稱，儘管菲律賓奉行一個中國原則，但仍計畫探討與「台灣開展合作」，以保護關鍵海底基礎設施並應對「灰色地帶」活動。 面對記者詢問，菲律賓外交部回復了一則簡短聲明，稱菲律賓「與台灣在海底電纜或其他關鍵海底基礎設施方面不存在合作安排。」聲明重申，菲律賓將繼續堅持「長期且一貫奉行的一個中國原則」。 台灣海底電纜脆弱高度集中頭城與枋山 專家析跨境雲端服務致命依賴 真正通訊韌性非表面降速。圖為台馬第三海纜搶修作業。 圖：擷自海委會海巡署官網 據報導，菲律賓外交部表示，在相關活動的討論中，菲方並未提及要就應對「灰色地帶」活動與台灣開展合作。 《菲律賓星報》在報導中提到，中方此前已迅速對卡裡尼奧的言論作出回應。在相關活動舉行的第二天，中國外交部發言人毛寧回應稱，在台灣問題上沒有灰色地帶。菲方應當以實際行動恪守一個中國原則。台灣開展對外交往應當嚴格按照一個中國原則處理。延伸閱讀：謝步智觀點》新「雅爾達密約」現世? 美中俄APEC峰會除了烏克蘭 台灣也要小心謝步智觀點》「藍色海嘯」要來了? 美期中選舉共和黨驚恐 這「深紅州」恐全翻盤謝步智觀點》被「洋流」K到鼻青臉腫 打毒品、廢死、政見牌 蔣萬安拿回話語權謝步智觀點》普丁想搞生化戰反害己? 肺鼠疫秘辛曝光 詭異高度連結「這國」…..謝步智觀點》輪到中、俄的「史普特尼克」時刻? 美首認「在軌」武器 太空戰來了

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2026 Chair, the Philippines, Special Envoy on Myanmar and Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro will lead a humanitarian delegation to the country on Wednesday …

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday urged his fellow senator-judges to set aside personal political ambitions in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying they …

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) discussed information sharing and closer defense cooperation as the two Southeast Asian countries seek to …

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul and U.S. Defense Secr...

MANILA, Philippines — More than 86 percent of Filipino adults who pay for streaming services consider their subscriptions worth the money despite the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) imposed on digital services, …

The Philippine National Police said it has not received any surrender feelers from Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, according to a report on GMA News" Unang Balita on Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines — Gabriela Women’s Party questioned why the Marcos administration was rolling out the red carpet for United States President Donald Trump during the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) …

MANILA, Philippines — National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Tuesday issued red and yellow alerts for the Visayas grid as some major power plants cintinue to be unavailable.In its 7:30 …

Macau’s Hou Chon team will face Japan’s Nagasaki Velca tomorrow (Oct. 28) in the second game of this season’s East Asia Super League (EASL). The game will be held at the Tap …

DAGUPAN CITY—Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas urged the Marcos administration to remain “firm and unyielding” in defending the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), “without provoking hostilities but without cowering in …

Less than a week before “Undas,” prices of flowers at the Dangwa Market in the City of Manila remain at P450 to P1,500 per bundle. But vendors expect the flower prices to …

Malacañang on Monday distanced President Marcos from the P50-million bounty for the arrest of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, saying the reward was ordered solely by Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla and the …

MANILA, Philippines — Overcast skies and light rain are expected in parts of northern Luzon on Tuesday due to northeasterly wind flow, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, …