MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss food and energy security during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan, Russia on June 17 to 18. ASEAN 2026 Philippines spokesperson and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Dominic Xavier Imperial said […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) for 2025 of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, posted more than an 11-percent increase after they declared a total net worth of P98.6 million. Duterte and Carpio’s latest SALN posted more than a P10-million increase compared to 2024, when […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Ateneo de Manila University President Fr. Roberto Yap and officials of Smart Communications will be subpoenaed over the fatal drowning of basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Monday. “We learned also from the university athletics office that the Ateneo basketball team is […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The investigation into the drowning of Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball team players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili is now focused on possible homicide or hazing cases, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said. “This investigation has now turned into a possible homicide investigation or hazing investigation… It depends on […]
Read MoreLAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Cebuanos can expect generally fair weather with partly cloudy to cloudy skies on Monday, June 15, the state weather bureau said. However, the Visayas Pagasa Regional Services Division (PRSD) said isolated rains or thunderstorms would still be possible due to localized thunderstorms, Localized thunderstorms are brief, intense weather disturbances confined to […]
Read MoreVice Ganda and Zeinab Harake have denied accusations that they were able to secure dozens of tickets for BTS’ upcoming two-day concert in Bulacan through alleged special access. The controversy erupted on X after several netizens accused celebrities and influencers of allegedly obtaining large numbers of tickets for the K-pop supergroup’s much-awaited return to the Philippines. A […]
Read MoreJeremy Strong steps into the role of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the first trailer for “The Social Reckoning,” the upcoming follow-up to the 2010 hit film “The Social Network.” Released by Sony Pictures on Wednesday, June 10, the trailer sees Strong sporting Zuckerberg’s signature haircut as he attends a high-stakes congressional hearing regarding allegations of injecting […]
Read MoreCANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur — South Korea made short work of Australia, 25-18, 25-15, 25-19, nearing a Pool A sweep in the 2026 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Cup on Thursday at Candon City Arena here. Na Hyunsoo led the balanced attack of the Koreans with 10 points. Park Eunjin had nine points, while Jeong […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—In his first public remarks since the deaths of Ateneo players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, coach Tab Baldwin apologized and said he had failed as a coach and leader. In a pre-recorded video posted by Ateneo de Manila University, Baldwin broke his silence and recounted the events of the team-building activity in Aurora […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Friday told Vice President Sara Duterte to “stop being fake and pretending to be nice” after the latter denied having any desire to take President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s post. In rebutting Duterte’s remarks, Castro recalled a speech the vice president delivered in the Netherlands last year, where […]
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