Quezon City confirms 1st mpox case

MANILA: The Quezon City government has recorded its first mpox (previously monkeypox) case, nearly two weeks after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the country’s first case this year. The…

Gov’t fact-checking Shiela Guo’s claims

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday said it is fact-checking the testimonies of Shiela Guo, the alleged sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, given the supposed…

MILF decommissioning, MNLF profiling key to peaceful elections: OPAPRU

MANILA: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) decommissioning and the Moro National Liberation Front’s (MNLF) profiling are key to peaceful elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim (BARMM) in…

Brazil’s top court orders nationwide suspension of X

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the suspension of the social media platform X across the country on Friday. The decision follows accusations that X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk,…

China vessel damages BRP Magbanua; PH ‘seriously concerned’

MANILA: The Philippines expressed its ‘serious concern’ over the latest ramming incident in Escoda Shoal, National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson Vice Adm. Alexander Lopez said on Saturday afternoon. This was…

Late Cardinal Sin’s house-turned-museum to open Sunday

MANILA: The Catholic faithful will now get a glimpse of the early life and legacy of the late Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin as his family’s home in New Washington…

Mangliwan 8th in Paralympics men’s 400m T52 race

MANILA: Filipino wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan clocked one minute and 4.55 seconds to finish eighth and last in the Paralympic Games men’s 400-meter T52 event at Stade de France on…

Over 100 foreigners caught in illegal Cebu online gambling hub

MANILA: More than 100 foreign nationals were arrested during a raid of an illegal online gaming hub inside a resort in Cebu province on Saturday, the Bureau of Immigration (BI)…