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Pope Leo appeals for Israel to allow humanitarian aid in Gaza
VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, May 21, appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave “yet more worrying and saddening.” “I...
View ArticleHeroes aplenty as TNT downs Rain or Shine; Meralco back on track with...
MANILA, Philippines – The TNT Tropang 5G banked on the trio of Roger Pogoy, Poy Erram, and Calvin Oftana as they turned back the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters for their fourth straight win, 111-103,...
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IN NUMBERS: Luis Campos-backed bets outnumber Nancy Binay allies in Makati...
The 2025 elections have deepened the rift within the Binay family. Senator Nancy Binay faced off with her brother-in-law Makati 2nd District Representative Luis Campos for the mayoral race. Nancy won....
View ArticleCan Gabriela, others still make a late Congress entry, like Akbayan in 2024?
Fifty-two out of 54 party-list groups that made it to the winning circle in the 2025 elections have been proclaimed, but can those who just barely missed the cut — including Gabriela — still have a...
View ArticleMarcos orders Cabinet ‘courtesy resignations’ in ‘bold reset’ after 2025...
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for the “courtesy resignation of all Cabinet secretaries,” Malacañang announced in a release early Thursday, May 22. “This is not business...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security in Manila, Day 2
MANILA, Philippines – Manila plays host to the 2025 Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security from Wednesday to Friday, May 21 to 23. The event “brings together Southeast Asia’s foreign policy specialists,...
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Vico Sotto’s Giting ng Pasig showed principles can win an election
At dusk on Tuesday, April 29, Vico Sotto and the rest of Giting ng Pasig campaigned in a remote neighborhood of Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig’s southern frontier, where the city’s namesake river meets...
View ArticleSandiganbayan acquits former agri secretaries Fondevilla, Alcala
MANILA, Philippines – A pair of former secretaries of the Department of Agriculture of two administrations were acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of the graft charges filed against them six years ago due...
View ArticleMarcos orders cabinet courtesy resignations | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Marcos orders Cabinet courtesy resignations in ‘bold reset’ after 2025 midterms President Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
View ArticleWATCH: Caloocan voters name top issues they want addressed
MANILA, Philippines – Caloocan City, the third most vote-rich locality in Metro Manila, is still led by familiar names following the 2025 midterm polls. Mayor Dale “Along” Malapitan was successful in...
View Article2 Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in downtown Washington; lone suspect held
WASHINGTON, USA – Two Israeli embassy staffers, committed to Israel-Palestinian dialogue and about to get engaged, were killed by a lone gunman in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, May 22, and a...
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2025 Philippine elections: Candidates, voting, results, winners
A record-high 68.43 million Filipinos nationwide were registered to vote in the 2025 polls on Monday, May 12 — an election that took place midway into the term of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The...
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Vatican silent on Russia-Ukraine talks, leaving prospects uncertain
VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV may have offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican, but neither the Pope nor senior Vatican officials have spoken publicly about the possibility, leaving...
View ArticleOmbudsman to Cebu governor: explain defiance of preventive suspension
CEBU, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman issued a show cause order against Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia for defying its April 23 preventive suspension order pending investigation of her alleged...
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[ANALYSIS] Villar Land Holdings and its astonishing story
READ Part 1 | [Vantage Point] Villar Land’s net income: A trillion-peso mirage? “Come with me now, ye seekers, and stand before this gilded door. In a while we will turn the jeweled key and go in....
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Going beyond remembering the missing people of Marawi
When I moved from Iran in 2023 to work as the head of delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Philippines, one of the first things I did was to visit Marawi to see...
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Palaro puts spotlight on Ilokano champions, emerging athletes
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines – Ilokano athletes who have brought honor to the province in national and international arenas will lead the symbolic beam lighting during the opening ceremony of the...
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Delayed compensation prolongs nightmare of displaced Marawi families
MARAWI CITY, Philippines — Displaced residents in the country’s Islamic City spent the eighth anniversary of the devastating 2017 siege bewailing a recent cutoff in government aid and a slow...
View ArticleMarcos changes Cabinet composition after midterm polls | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Marcos accepts courtesy resignation of 3 Cabinet secretaries President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. accepts the...
View ArticlePalarong Pambansa 2025: Games, results, updates
It’s that time of the year again when the best elementary and high school student-athletes from all over the country get the spotlight. The Palarong Pambansa returns to Ilocos Norte for the first time...
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