A new Pew Research Center survey released on Monday indicates that a growing share of U.S. Latinos feel their situation has declined under President Donald Trump, marking the first time in almost two decades of tracking that the community has reported such a downturn. According to the study, 68 percent of Latino respondents said they…
MANILA — The Senate on Monday pressed the Department of Education (DepEd) for answers after fresh allegations surfaced involving thousands of supposed “ghost students” recorded under the Senior High School Voucher Program from 2021 to 2024. During deliberations on DepEd’s 2025 budget, Sen. Risa Hontiveros revealed that a whistleblower from Pangasinan raised concerns over fictitious…
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh reported eight deaths Sunday from a dengue fever outbreak, bringing the tally for November to 86, the highest monthly toll this year, with an entomologist blaming climate change. The latest fatalities took the death toll so far in 2025 to 364, with the total number of cases increasing to over 90,264 with…
Dortmund welcomed the festive season on Monday, November 24, with the grand illumination of what the city proudly touts as the world’s tallest Christmas tree. Hundreds of visitors flocked to the heart of the Christmas market to witness the annual lighting of the spectacular structure, a tradition that has become a beloved marker of the…
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — A local council in Northern Ireland has taken the first step toward removing Prince Andrew’s name from a residential street, becoming the first local authority in the United Kingdom to initiate such a move following King Charles’ decision to distance his brother from public life. The Mid and East Antrim Borough…
The Philippines will convene government officials, scientists, and industry representatives from more than 100 countries as it hosts the first-ever International High-Level Forum on Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics). In a news release on Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the event, organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will…
Miss Universe Organization (MUO) president Raul Rocha has broken his silence following a wave of online allegations suggesting that the results of this year’s pageant were fixed. The controversy erupted after French-Lebanese musician Omar Harfouch publicly claimed he resigned from the judging panel just days before the coronation, alleging that the winner, Mexico’s Fatima Bosch,…
MANILA – Bargain hunting sustained the rise of the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) to the 6,000-level on Monday, and the peso finished the week’s first trading day sideways against the greenback. The main stocks gauge rose 0.41 percent to 6,021.59 points, and broader All Shares by 3.41 percent to 3,535.18 points. Most of the sectoral…
Appearing on Fast Talk With Boy Abunda, the actor-turned-lawmaker opened up about why he decided to dive back into filmmaking just as political turmoil and corruption controversies continue to swirl in Congress. According to Gomez, the compelling script for his new film arrived right when the legislative chamber was being rocked by flood control anomalies…
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) is urging the public to seek immediate medical attention if they are experiencing symptoms of leptospirosis, as case admissions increased at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) here. The surge in leptospirosis admissions was reported after the devastating flash floods in several cities and…