LIVE UPDATES: Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump — the 2024 US presidential elections
Millions of Americans are coming out to vote in person on November 5 (late November 5 to early November 6 in the Philippines) for their next president in what polls indicate to be another close US...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Contrary to claim, media reported Pulse Asia survey on Duterte...
Claim: Media outlets ABS-CBN, TV5, and GMA did not report the latest Pulse Asia survey on the trust ratings of top government officials. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found...
View ArticlePDEA chief: Pharmally’s Lin Weixiong is in our drug intel
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Virgilio Lazo said on Thursday, November 7, that Lin Weixiong — who is indicted for graft over the irregular pandemic contracts...
View ArticleOver 17,900 Cagayan residents evacuate due to Typhoon Marce
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Almost 18,000 residents from the coastal areas in Cagayan province have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the onslaught of Typhoon Marce, its local officials reported...
View ArticleTyphoon Marce moves over Babuyan Channel, second landfall possible
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) continued to trigger “life-threatening conditions” in the northern parts of Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte as it moved over the Babuyan Channel early...
View ArticlePope Francis promotes Visayan priest in Tagle’s Vatican office
MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis promoted Monsignor Erwin Jose Aserios Balagapo, a Visayan priest, to the rank of undersecretary in the Vatican office led by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. The Vatican...
View Article[OPINION] The morning after
In a lot of ways, experiencing a United States election is like a New Year’s celebration in the Philippines. Some people spend months planning and sourcing and preparing everything. Others wait ’til...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Ginebra vs TNT – PBA Governors’ Cup Finals, Game 6
MANILA, Philippines – End or extend? After dealing Barangay Ginebra a soul-crushing 27-point Game 5 blowout, TNT goes for the kill, while the Gin Kings seek to fight another day as they go at it once...
View ArticleKamala Harris concedes election, warns about potential dark times | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Kamala Harris concedes election to Trump but vows to fight on US Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the...
View ArticleTyphoon Marce makes second landfall, also in Cagayan
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Marce (Yinxing) made its second landfall, this time in Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan, at 9 pm on Thursday, November 7. Marce’s first landfall was in Santa Ana, also in Cagayan,...
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