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More Filipinos favor VP’s defense team in Senate trial – survey
MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos were satisfied with Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team than the House prosecution during her Senate impeachment trial, a survey from the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said…
PBA: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson stays locked in as TNT nears sweep
ANTIPOLO—For the second straight game, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson delivered a performance that put TNT on the cusp of sweeping the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinal series with Magnolia. That despite facing a team…
PCSO lotto results Oct. 28: ₱312.1M jackpot not won
MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the ₱312.1 million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot or the ₱15 million Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. The…
Consumers group backs call to penalize power firms over Visayas outages
BACOLOD CITY — The Alliance of Concerned Consumers in Electricity and Social Services (Access) has backed Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian’s call for the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory…
Ombudsman fines Cebu City mayor over night market operations
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered Cebu City Mayor Nestor Dionson Archival Sr. to pay a fine equivalent to one month’s basic salary after finding him administratively liable for simple…
What China’s best new cultural spaces have in common: the light touch
On a hillside in Anji, in Zhejiang province, a cluster of umbrella-like canopies steps gently down the slope, following the rows of tea bushes. There is no grand entrance, no plinth, no monumental block of stone. On…
BIR eyes expansion of abatement program for micro taxpayers
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is now studying whether to expand its One-Time Abatement Program for Micro Taxpayers after noting a strong response to it. In a statement on Wednesday, the BIR…
Hegseth pledges stronger military framework with Philippines, but lacks details
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced additional military cooperation funding for the Philippines and agreed with Manila on efforts for enhanced interoperability between their forces on Wednesday, as Washington…
PBA: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, TNT drub Magnolia anew to go 2-0
SCHEDULE: 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals ANTIPOLO—Rondae Hollis-Jefferson put on another big performance as TNT dominated Magnolia, 91-73, to move on the cusp of sweeping their best-of-five 2026 PBA Governors’…
UAAP: FEU gets payback on Adamson, ends 3-game losing skid
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89 basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines–Far Eastern University held off Adamson University, 73-66, on Wednesday to snap its three-game losing streak in the UAAP Season 89 men’s…
