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Tropical Depression Gener slightly strengthens, slows down off Aurora
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression Gener slightly intensified late Monday morning, September 16, with its maximum sustained winds increasing from 45 kilometers per hour to 55 km/h. In a press...
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First conviction under Hong Kong’s new national security law for wearing...
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong man on Monday, September 16, pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted under the city’s new national security...
View ArticleWinds, waves force Coast Guard to suspend sea travel in Surigao, Caraga islands
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard temporarily suspended sea travel in Surigao City, the Siargao Islands, and the Dinagat Islands due to gale-force winds associated with the...
View ArticleMeta bans RT and other Russian state media networks
NEW YORK, USA – Facebook owner Meta said on Monday, September 16, it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya, and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used...
View ArticleTrain accidents in Albay raise alarm over safety measures
LEGAZPI, Philippines – Authorities and residents have expressed alarm over a series of train accidents in Albay, the last of which resulted in the death of a teenager in Barangay Inarado in Daraga...
View ArticleHow Intel lost the Sony PlayStation business
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Intel lost out on a contract to design and fabricate Sony’s PlayStation 6 chip in 2022, which dealt a significant blow to its effort to build its fledgling contract manufacturing...
View ArticleTrump offers little detail at crypto business unveiling
Donald Trump on Monday offered few details about a new cryptocurrency business that the Republican former president, his family and associates unveiled in a live event on X Spaces. Trump engaged in a...
View ArticleAkbayan, one rank shy of winning seat in 2022, fights for vacated party-list...
MANILA, Philippines – Party-list group Akbayan urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, September 17 to declare it a winner in the 2022 polls., Two years ago, the group ranked 57th in a...
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Campus journalists adapt amid press freedom challenges in Eastern Visayas
NORTHERN SAMAR, Philippines – As the campus press faces challenges to maintain its freedom, student journalists are finding ways to adapt in their pursuit of the truth. A report on the state of the...
View ArticleDOH worried as dengue cases rise by 68%
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) is concerned over the rise in dengue cases amid the rainy season. “Nababahala po ang kagawaran, napakarami na ng dengue cases na na-report (The...
View ArticleSean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested after grand jury indictment
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in Manhattan by federal agents on Monday evening, September 16 based on a sealed indictment, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said. “We...
View ArticleFloods wreak damage in Myanmar, killing at least 226, state media says
Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, state media reported on Tuesday, September 17, after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi battered the central provinces of the...
View ArticleUAAP champions Kent Pastrana, MVP Kevin Quiambao set tone as Players of the Week
MANILA, Philippines – In sports, champions turn into prey as soon as they start to defend their titles, but only if they let themselves be so. That wasn’t the case to kick off the UAAP Season 87...
View ArticleWhat we know about the deadly pager blasts in Lebanon
At least nine people were killed and nearly 3,000 wounded when pagers used by Hezbollah members – including fighters and medics — detonated simultaneously across Lebanon. Here’s what we know so far...
View ArticleFake Kamala hit-and-run story is the work of Russian propaganda group,...
A false claim circulating on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed after an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a...
View Article‘In Vogue: The 90s’ series looks back at 1990s fashion power
LONDON, United Kingdom – Fashionistas took a break from the London catwalk shows on Monday, September 16, to gather for the screening of the new documentary series In Vogue: The 90s, which looks back...
View ArticleNetflix says ‘Baby Reindeer’ clearly involved dramatization
LONDON, United Kingdom – Baby Reindeer clearly involved dramatization, Netflix said on Tuesday, September 17, in response to concerns over its compliance standards sparked by online speculation about...
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Hezbollah vows to punish Israel after pager blasts kill 9, injure thousands...
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Militant group Hezbollah promised to retaliate against Israel after accusing it of detonating pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday, September 17, killing nine people and wounding nearly...
View ArticleWATCH: Carla Guevara on being a supportive mom to KATSEYE’s Sophia Laforteza
MANILA, Philippines – No one is more proud of KATSEYE’s Sophia Laforteza for representing the Philippines and Southeast Asia than her own mom — actress Carla Guevara. “I’m so proud because she did it...
View ArticleLIVE: House panel deliberates privilege speech vs Sara Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – The House good government committee — the lower chamber’s counterpart to the Senate blue ribbon committee — convenes on Wednesday, September 18, to discuss for the first time an...
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