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Northern Samar leads Eastern Visayas in economic growth at 4.6%
TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar posted the highest economic growth rate in Eastern Visayas in 2025, with its economy expanding by 4.6% from 3.4% in the previous year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority…
Croatian PM meets Chinese FM, calls for deeper bilateral cooperation
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday, expressing Croatia's willingness to deepen cooperation with China in various fields and under the China-Central…
QC solon takes legal action vs ‘fake’ news sites
Quezon City 5th District Rep. Patrick Michael Vargas presents the formal complaint and digital evidence before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday, Oct. 16. (Photo from the office of Quezon City 5th…
Red tide warning up over Samar’s Irong-Irong Bay
TACLOBAN CITY — A red tide warning has been issued for Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan City, Samar, after shellfish samples tested positive for paralytic shellfish toxin, prompting authorities to ban the gathering, sale…
Only 17% of Philippine businesses have a roadmap to scale AI
Only 17% of businesses in the Philippines have a roadmap for scaling artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting a gap between growing adoption of the technology and companies’ ability to integrate it more deeply into…
Army renders 21-gun salute for cops, soldiers slain during Marawi siege
MARAWI CITY – Secretary Nasser Pangandaman Jr., Presidential Adviser for Marawi Rehabilitation and Development, led Saturday’s commemoration of this city’s liberation from the hands of Islamic State-linked militants…
China condemns Japanese politicians over Yasukuni Shrine offerings
China condemns Japanese politicians over Yasukuni Shrine offerings
PVL: Creamline beats Galeries for second win
Creamline bucked a slow start to defeat Galeries, 27-29, 25-18, 25-19, 25-18, on Saturday in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab series on Saturday at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.
Bayanihan for Bea Millan-Windorski as Miss Universe 2026 opens online voting
Filipino-American activist Bea Millan-Windorski hopes to bring out the Filipinos’ “bayanihan” spirit for her campaign to score the Philippines’ fifth victory in the Miss Universe 2026 pageant as it releases the…
APEC 2026: 30 days to go until Shenzhen hosts world leaders
APEC 2026: 30 days to go until Shenzhen hosts world leaders
