FACT CHECK: Chiz Escudero not suspended from Senate
Claim: Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero was suspended from office. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim has gained 28,000 views, 128 comments, and 1,200 likes,...
View ArticleManny Pacquiao stars in Netflix athletic reality show ‘Physical: Asia’
MANILA, Philippines – South Korean survival reality competition series Physical: 100 returns to Netflix with a big hook, pun intended, to Filipino viewers, tapping boxing legend Manny Pacquiao in its...
View ArticleBohol halts whale shark interaction activities
CEBU, Philippines – Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado ordered the immediate cessation of all forms of whale shark interaction activities, especially whale shark watching, in the province after...
View ArticleCompetition among Philippine business shows just got stiffer
The world of Philippine business shows just got more competitive despite shrinking advertising budgets for free and cable television and a limited market for such programs. After leaving the corporate...
View ArticlePetro Gazz denies gutsy ZUS Coffee in 4-set stand; PLDT routs Farm Fresh
MANILA, Philippines – PVL title contender Petro Gazz had its hands full against a worthy opponent in the 2025 All-Filipino Conference, taking down ever-gutsy ZUS Coffee in four contested sets, 25-20,...
View ArticleFreestyle tour boss, Carlsen call for FIDE president’s resignation
PARIS, France – Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich to resign...
View ArticleUS Senate panel backs Trump health secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WASHINGTON, USA – The Republican-led US Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, paving the way for the full...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: House committee tackles ABS-CBN franchise bills
MANILA, Philippines – The House legislative franchises committee convenes on Wednesday, February 5, to discuss the status of ABS-CBN, the first time in two years that the panel included the former...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: House necrological service for the late Congressman Edcel Lagman
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives pays tribute to the late Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman, who died on January 30, after his bouts of pneumonia since last year. Lagman...
View ArticleHot in Harbin: Unranked PH mixed curling reaches Asian Winter Games quarterfinal
MANILA, Philippines – With nothing to lose and practically no pressure, the Philippines continued its improbable streak in the 2025 Asian Winter Games (AWG) in Harbin, China, as its mixed doubles...
View ArticleHow will PhilHealth’s fund transfer affect Filipinos’ access to healthcare?
MANILA, Philippines – Experts ranging from a doctor to an economist faced the Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 4, to explain how taking away P89.9 billion of “excess funds” from the Philippine...
View ArticleLawmakers vote to impeach Sara Duterte | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: House impeaches Vice President Sara Duterte The House of Representatives impeaches Vice President Sara Duterte,...
View ArticleUS Postal Service ends China parcel suspension, works to reduce disruption
The US Postal Service said on Wednesday, February 5, it would accept parcels from China and Hong Kong again after a temporary suspension following President Donald Trump scrapping a trade provision...
View ArticleScottie Thompson takes over as Ginebra outlasts Meralco for 1-0 lead
MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra has beaten Meralco seven out of nine times in their playoff encounters. The Gin Kings are close to making that 8-of-10 after outlasting Meralco, 100-92, in Game...
View Article[Good Business] Brewing ‘kapwa’ in a cup: The road to Philippine specialty...
Conventional business wisdom tells us that competition is zero-sum, profits must be maximized at all costs, and efficiency trumps community. Yet in the highlands of Benguet and Bukidnon, a different...
View ArticleWho are lawmakers who supported, didn’t back Sara Duterte’s impeachment?
Out of 306 members, 215 lawmakers — over two-thirds of the House — supported the resolution to forward the articles of impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate on Wednesday, February...
View ArticleSandro Marcos is top signatory of successful impeachment rap vs VP Sara
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had said numerous times he did not want Vice President Sara Duterte impeached, yet his son, Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Sandro Marcos, led the list of...
View ArticleREAD: The impeachment complaint backed by 215 lawmakers against VP Sara Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – A total of 215 out of 306 lawmakers agreed to be named as complainants in the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte that was transmitted by the House to the...
View Article41 out of 60 Mindanao lawmakers backed Sara Duterte impeachment
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential son and namesake Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos was the first among 215 lawmakers who signed the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte....
View ArticleMedal bets Groseclose, Dubberstein share flag-bearing duties for PH in Asian...
MANILA, Philippines – Speed skater Peter Groseclose and curler Kathleen Dubberstein will carry the flag for Team Philippines in the opening ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, on...
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