Photo Courtesy: GMA Network Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition is up for a new twist and challenge for the remaining housemates as it announces the arrival of duo challengers on Sunday, June 15. The GMA Network revealed the ten ex-housemates as duo challengers this season: AC Bonifacio, Ashley Ortega, Kira Ballinger, Michael Sager, Emilio…
Photo Courtesy: Binibining Pilipinas Binibining Pilipinas 2025 crowns its 61st edition Miss International and Miss Globe queens on Sunday, June 15, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Reigning at the top of 36 candidates who competed are Davao’s Katrina Anne Johnson, who won the Binibining Pilipinas International 2025 title, and Iligan City’s Annabelle…
Philippine Ambassador to Israel Aileen Mendiola (at the head of the table) activates the embassy crisis management team following heightened tensions in the region after Israel mounted a military attack against Iran on June 13, 2025. Mendiola is personally overseeing efforts to monitor the situation on the ground, coordinate with Israeli and Philippine authorities, and…
Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin (Photo courtesy of Minister Lin/Facebook) Taiwan has officially extended its visa-free entry program for Filipino passport holders for another year, allowing continued access to the island without a visa until 2026. Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung made the announcement Friday evening via his official social media accounts,…
Amman, Jordan — The Philippine Embassy in Jordan has issued a public safety advisory for all Filipinos in the kingdom, following heightened security alerts from the Jordanian government amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The advisory, based on guidelines from the National Center for Security and Crisis Management of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,…
Commission on Elections Chairperson George Garcia (right) during the press conference at the Citadines Hotel in Pasay City on Friday (June 13, 2025). Garcia said the ongoing random manual audit of the May 12 midterm elections has so far shown a 99.997 percent accuracy rate between the machine count and the manual tally. (Photo by Ferdinand…
Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa delivers his remarks at the 2025 Road Safety Summit in Pasay City on Saturday (June 14, 2024). Herbosa called on the private and public sectors to renew the commitment to reduce road crash deaths and serious injuries by 50 percent by 2028. (PNA photo by Joyce Rocamora) The Department of Health (DOH)…
The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv has issued a renewed advisory urging Filipinos in Israel to remain indoors and stay vigilant amid heightened tensions following Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear and military facilities. This warning comes as fears grow over a potential Iranian retaliation. On Thursday, Israel reportedly carried out targeted strikes on sites…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flagship pro-poor housing initiative is getting a powerful boost, as the country’s top private developers pledged their full backing during a high-level dialogue with newly appointed Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon P. Aliling. Held on Friday, the closed-door session brought together DHSUD leaders and…
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman and administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño (seated, right) and Philippine Community Housing Corporation. (PCHC) general manager Mary Grace Ocampo (seated, center) flash the lease agreement they signed, with Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) undersecretaries Emmanuel D. Pineda (standing, 2nd from left) and Eduardo P. Robles Jr….