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MANILA, Philippines — Here are INQToday’s top stories this afternoon: Vice President Sara Duterte retains the approval and trust of a slim majority of Filipinos, while nearly half of respondents disapprove of …

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will also check on the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte, according to …

SAIPAN, Northern Marianas — Independent gubernatorial candidate Blas Jonathan “BJ” Attao paid tribute to generations of Filipinos who helped build Saipan's infrastructure and cared for local families, saying their contributions to the …

MANILA, Philippines — A suspected attempt to smuggle a passenger past immigration inspection using a fake passport stamp has triggered a probe to determine the existence of a human trafficking scheme targeting …

In the capital Dili, residents welcomed the decision, although they said the pollution had been even worse earlier in the week.

苗栗縣警局竹南分局15日表示，造橋台13甲線德照橋14日傍晚發生死亡事故，一台大型重機不明原因與對向自小客車碰撞，因撞擊力道強大，菲律賓籍男性騎士墜落深約20公尺橋下，送醫傷重不治，自小客車頭全毀。（警方提供）中央社記者管瑞平傳真 115年10月15日 Newtalk新聞 （中央社記者管瑞平苗栗縣15日電）苗栗造橋台13甲線德照橋昨天下午發生死亡事故，1台大型重機不明原因與對向自小客車碰撞，菲律賓籍男性騎士墜落至深約20公尺橋下，送醫傷重不治，事故原因警方調查中。 苗栗縣警察局竹南分局今天表示，14日下午5時許接獲民眾報案，稱造橋鄉台13甲線德照橋段疑有交通事故，警消人員趕赴現場處理。經初步調查，年約40歲菲律賓籍男子騎乘大型重機，沿台13甲線德照橋由北往南行駛，行經事故路段時，不明原因與對向由南往北行駛的自小客車發生碰撞。 警方指出，事故造成自小客車車頭毀損，重機騎士因撞擊力道強大，直接墜落至深約20公尺的橋下，救護人員緊急將傷患送醫救治，仍因傷重宣告不治。自小客車駕駛經過酒精濃度檢測，酒測值為0，詳細肇事原因及相關責任仍待警方進一步調查釐清。 事故路段處於彎道，警方提醒駕駛人，行經橋梁、彎道及其他易發生事故路段時，應減速慢行並隨時注意前方路況，切勿超速或有其他危險駕駛行為，行車時也應保持適當安全距離，並留意對向來車動態，以降低交通事故發生風險。（編輯：李錫璋）1151015 延伸閱讀：OpenAI爆內鬼涉竊逾百份機密！控蘋果挖角員工 疑流入新品開發川普認了對伊朗「做過頭」! 高層遭連環斬首無人敢當總統 再嗆洩密者「該坐牢或槍斃」 批高虹安市府重大建設一再延宕 莊競程曝自己多次遭市府施壓曝洋流最大推手！律師轟蔣萬安：高高在上！上節目還要「翻牌子」惹毛一堆藍媒國民黨快崩了？學者細數敗績轟：韓國瑜像小混混、蔣萬安沒招了

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate may restore hundreds of billions of pesos in budget cuts and realignments made by the House of Representatives in the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027, …

Lorelai Jacinto had worked as a domestic helper in Riyadh for two and a half years before she flew home to the Philippines on September 19, increasingly worried that the conflict in …

The Philippines has approved competing bills to restrict children’s social media use following a series of deadly school shootings, bringing renewed attention to similar proposals being studied in Thailand amid growing concerns …

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has P11 million remaining budget for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, more than enough to cover the proceedings, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said Thursday.Lacson …

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly two-thirds of Filipino voters consider the time and public resources devoted to Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial an unreasonable use of government funds, even as more respondents …

The Philippine central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points next week as it moves to defend the currency.

MANILA, Philippines — The government has invested P44.90 billion in development projects in 5,638 villages (barangay) formerly affected by communist insurgency from 2021 to 2026, with more than 16 million Filipinos reported …

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly half of Filipino adults want the government to shoulder electricity system loss charges that are presently being shouldered by consumers, a survey by Momentum Research showed.System loss refers …

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 539 family members of alleged victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs will participate in his trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC).Their participation …

MANILA, Philippines — The Pod Network has terminated its contract with the Machong Chismisan podcast following their hosts’ comments against Joshua Aquino, son of media personality Kris Aquino.“We have formally terminated our …