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The number of Filipinos without jobs or livelihoods surged to 2.54 million in October 2025, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to 5%, according to the results of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) latest Labor Force Survey on Wednesday. The figure represents a sharp spike in joblessness compared to the previous month, where 1.96 million individuals…
TV5 on Thursday issued a detailed statement explaining its decision to terminate its content partnership with ABS-CBN, emphasizing that the Kapamilya network’s continued failure to remit TV5’s rightful share of revenues had already begun to jeopardize TV5’s own operations. While acknowledging the audience value of ABS-CBN programs and recognizing the network’s financial struggles following the…
(Image: Kiko Pangilinan/Facebook) Senator Kiko Pangilinan has filed a bill to provide free breakfast, directly sourced from local farmers and fisherfolk, to all public school students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, as well as children in daycare centers. The proposed Free Breakfast Program and Sustainable Agriculture Act, aims to improve student nutrition, support local farmers…
Senator Raffy Tulfo, chair of the Senate Committee on Public Services, urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to set up special lanes or booths for students at LRT and MRT stations. The senator appealed after his team visited LRT and MRT stations on July 2 and interviewed students who said they often skipped the discount…
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno declares the City of Manila under a state of health emergency after two more garbage contractors terminated their operations in the city. “I opted to declare and request the city council tomorrow, the first session day, declare a state of health emergency in the entire city of Manila,” Moreno said…
(Photo by Alizada Studios/Shutterstock via Euro Weekly News) Fires broke out in Turkey and France, while other countries are on alert, as Europe endures a brutal heatwave, according to weather specialists. The countries most affected are Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal, with temperatures nearing or topping 40C (104F). As European heatwaves continue, wildfires are erupting…
The once-thriving fish markets around Taal Lake have been plunged into uncertainty following a whistleblower’s explosive claim that the bodies of missing “sabungeros,” or cockfighting enthusiasts, were dumped into the lake years ago. The whistleblower, in an interview with the Senate Committee on Public Order, alleged that victims abducted in connection with the high-profile “sabungeros”…
Brad Pitt at the set of F1: The Movie, Photo from BBC News. Three suspects broke into Brad Pitt’s house in Los Angeles. Pitt has been out of the country on a promotional tour for the F1 movie. He attended the international premiere in London on Monday. The Los Angeles police department confirmed they responded…
Marius Borg Høiby next to his mother, Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, in 2022. The Oslo Police have announced charges against Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of Norway’s future king. He is suspected of three counts of rape as well as 23 additional offenses. Evidence in the case has…
Takahiro Shiraishi covers his face inside a police car in Tokyo year 2017, Photo from NBC News. Tokyo, Japan — Takahiro Shiraishi, 34, infamously known as the “Twitter Killer,” was executed by hanging for the murders of nine people — eight women and one man. The male victim was reportedly the boyfriend of one of…