Sourced online from the WTA Tour by Tracy Cabrera The votes are in and Filipina tennis sensation is the Star of the Hard-Court Swing. The 21-year-old Quezon City lass got an overwhelming 78 percent of the fan vote, thanks to her sterling performance and moreover, to her humble personality and great charisma. In second place,…
PHOTO: Bam Aquino Based on the latest Tugon ng Masa (TNM) survey of OCTA Research, the gap between the hypothetical 2028 tandem of Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Robin Padilla and former vice president and current Naga City mayor Leni Robredo and Sen. Bam Aquino has narrowed to just 12 points. According to OCTA,…
Mary Jane Veloso’s decade-long ordeal from Indonesian death row to absolute pardon is over with President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. granting her absolute pardon. National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) chairperson and Veloso’s lead counsel Atty. Edre Olalia, they are expecting her release today as the remaining steps of her pardon are administrative and he…
Former Iriga City mayor Madelaine ‘Madel’ Alfelor has surrendered to the authorities after learning that a warrant for her arrest had been issued by the Sandiganbayan over a malversation case filed against her. The anti-graft court issued the arrest order in connection with the malversation complaint involving ₱30 million in public funds that was filed…
Swiss state secretary for economic affairs Helene Budliger Artieda. (Photo from Swissinfo) Recognizing the Philippines’ role in connecting the global economy in a rapidly changing world of technology, Swiss state secretary for economic affairs Helene Budliger Artieda has pointed to artificial intelligence, innovation, academia and rules-based trade as areas where there can be deeper cooperation…
(Photo courtesy of the Presidential Communications Office) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday inspected preparations for a new Walang Gutom Kitchen in Catbalogan City, Samar, ahead of its expected opening in the first week of October. Marcos, accompanied by Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian, toured the facility while construction work was ongoing. The Presidential Communications…
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has revoked for two years the driver’s license of a motorcycle rider involved in a viral indecent exposure incident. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao said Friday the rider was declared an Improper Person to Operate a Motor Vehicle following an investigation into the incident. The rider had earlier been…
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has ordered the closure of a culinary school and its related businesses for allegedly recruiting chefs and cooks for jobs in Australia without the required license. DMW Migrant Workers Protection Bureau chief Rommel Abbang said the agency on Friday enforced a final closure order against Ausphin…
By Wilnard Bacelonia The Senate impeachment court will continue Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial under its newly adopted voting rule unless the Supreme Court (SC) intervenes, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said Friday as the dispute over the conviction threshold reached the high court. “Tuloy. Wala namang TRO so tuloy (It will continue. There is no…
By Anna Leah Gonzales Residential property price growth in the Philippines slowed to just 0.4 percent in the second quarter of 2026, marking the weakest expansion since the first quarter of 2019. According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) report released Friday, the deceleration was primarily driven by falling…