Love Knots, September 23, 2026

On the 29th day of Vice President Sara Duterte"s impeachment trial, the House prosecution panel and Duterte"s defense team are expected to present their arguments on the voting threshold required to convict an impeached official.

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court wrapped up Day 28 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial on Tuesday with presiding officer Senator-judge Francis Escudero announcing that Wednesday’s session would be devoted to oral arguments on the conviction-vote threshold, with no witness taking the stand.  Each party will be given 15 minutes to argue, after

What looks like paradise from afar becomes a fight for survival up close. “Heart of the Beast” directed by David Ayer is a stripped-down survival story about a man, his dog, and the unforgiving wilderness that stands between them and home. After his plane crashes in the Alaskan backcountry, former Special Forces soldier James Belmont,

MANILA, Philippines — The student behind the shooting incident at the Banga National High School in South Cotabato was a good kid that got exposed to the deep web and Satanism, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday. Remulla said in an ambush interview at the Batasang Pambansa complex that the student, whom he called

MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio flagged the proposed P37.5 billion budget allocated to the Financial Assistance to Local Government Units (FALGU) in 2027, further describing it as “President’s LGU pork”. Tinio criticized the proposed large sum allocated under the Local Government Support Fund’s FALGU at P37.5 billion,

When fashion icon Maria Beatriz “Patis” Tesoro was recently proclaimed National Artist for Design, Filipino-American visual artist Loisse Ledres was instantly elated by the news. The Grand Dame of Philippine Fashion, after all, was Ledres’ No.1 influence in her multifaceted approach towards the arts. But most of all, the Cebu City-born multimedia creative was drawn

ILOILO CITY — Authorities arrested a 32-year-old “high-value” drug suspect and seized some P2.84 million worth of suspected meth during an anti-illegal drug operation late Monday night in the municipality of Estancia, Iloilo. The suspect, identified by police as alias “Dave,” was arrested in his neighborhood in Barangay Poblacion Zone 2 at around 11:09 p.m.

When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the fifth part of a series, Fan Chen and Orange Wang look at the negotiating chips and areas where progress might be made. There will be some powerful bargaining chips on the table when Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet in Washington this week. Both sides have economic and...

Thailand is confronting a renewed energy-security challenge as the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz pushes global LNG prices to about US$28 per million British thermal units, close to levels seen during the Russia-Ukraine energy shock.

MANILA, Philippines — The government is currently going after individuals who have been influencing students to start shooting sprees inside schools, with Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla saying that they are close to catching one of those behind these efforts. In an ambush interview on Tuesday, Remulla was asked about developments regarding the recent shooting incident

MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the jackpots in the Ultra Lotto 6/58, Super Lotto 6/49 and Lotto 6/42 draws Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The Ultra Lotto 6/58 winning combination was 18-03-22-20-19-43 for a jackpot of ₱322.26 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The Super Lotto 6/49

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Nov. 16 to 18, 2026, as special (non-working) days in the National Capital Region for the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and Related Summits. The event, which will gather leaders from Southeast Asia and other countries, will run from Nov. 10 to 12, with