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Sara Duterte on impeachment trial: I want a bloodbath
MANILA, Philippines – While her lawyers are working to prevent an impeachment trial, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday, May 17, that she prefers the proceedings to go forward because she...
View ArticleMarcos-Duterte rift reflected in 12 senators proclaimed for 20th Congress
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed on Saturday, May 17, the victory of a dozen candidates who will take the 12 coveted Senate seats in the 20th Congress. The newly...
View ArticleNU survives massive rally, breaks FEU’s heart for historic men’s volley 5-peat
MANILA, Philippines – Their walls may crack with the passage of time, but the NU dynasty will not crumble just yet. Despite falling in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball finals, the mighty...
View ArticleUkraine calls on allies to keep pressure on Russia after talks yield no...
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Ukraine rallied support from its Western allies on Friday, May 16, after Kyiv and Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire at their first direct talks in more than three years, with...
View ArticleNegros Occidental broadcaster found guilty of cyber libel
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A Negrense broadcaster was sentenced to up to two years after he was found guilty by an Iloilo City court of three counts of cyber libel. On Thursday, May 14, Iloilo...
View ArticleMexican Navy sailing ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing 2
NEW YORK – A Mexican Navy sailing ship festooned with lights and a giant flag crashed into the landmark Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, May 17, shearing the top of its masts, killing two people and...
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Disciplined campaign messaging, ground game carried Laguna’s Sol Aragones to...
Many times during the campaign for the 2025 gubernatorial election in Laguna, former congresswoman Sol Aragones sounded like a broken record, but the apparent strategy worked. Aragones stuck to easy,...
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Filipino-Austrian singer JJ wins Eurovision with ‘Wasted Love’
BASEL, Switzerland – Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Swiss host city Basel on Saturday, May 17, in the country’s first victory since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst won in 2014....
View ArticleOona Insurance aims to be profitable by 2026 on the back of digital partnerships
MANILA, Philippines – Oona Insular Insurance Corporation aims to be profitable by 2026 amid expanding digital partnerships and offerings. Oona Insurance Group’s chief executive officer Abhishek Bhatia...
View ArticleAfter Celtics’ exit, Jaylen Brown may need knee surgery – report
Four days after Jayson Tatum underwent surgery on a torn right Achilles tendon, ESPN reported on Saturday, May 17, that fellow Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has a partially torn right meniscus and...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Pope Leo XIV inauguration Mass
MANILA, Philippines – The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will be held in Saint Peter’s Square at 10 am on Sunday, May 18 (4 pm, Manila time). Leo, the former cardinal Robert Prevost, became...
View Article[OPINION] Leo XIV, an Augustinian pope for a fragmented world
“Bad trip! I lost P5,000 in the betting” was the unexpected response by a former student to the election of Pope Leo XIV on May 8. When he appeared on the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica, the former...
View ArticleWorld Health Organization looks ahead to life without the US
GENEVA, Switzerland – Hundreds of officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) will join donors and diplomats in Geneva from Monday, May 19, with one question dominating their thoughts – how to...
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Heart sell: The messages that clicked in the 2025 senatorial elections
The results of the 2025 midterm elections once again proved a cardinal rule that marketing gurus say about how most Filipino voters — especially the masa (masses) — make their choices: they vote with...
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LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV election and inauguration
American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, May 8, after a two-day conclave to choose the new pope. Taking the name Leo XIV, he is the first...
View ArticleIn the Public Square: What’s the secret of Akbayan?
MANILA, Philippines – Three years ago, the Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party (Akbayan) was on the brink of being delisted. Now it has roared back to life, winning three seats in the 2025 midterm...
View ArticleGreener pastures: UP Rookie of the Year Favour Onoh leaves for US NCAA...
MANILA, Philippines – After starring in the UAAP women’s basketball circuit for a year, UP Fighting Maroons center Favour Onoh is set to leave the country and transfer to Oklahoma State University of...
View ArticleUS official’s email on gang assessment sparks concern in intelligence agencies
NEW YORK, USA – A top adviser to Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, acknowledged in a March 24 email that the Venezuelan government may not have specifically directed the...
View ArticleKevin Spacey ‘glad to be working’ as he is feted in Cannes
CANNES, France – Oscar-winning US actor Kevin Spacey said that “it was nice to be back” at an awards ceremony on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday evening. Spacey, who won Oscars...
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