CALAPAN CITY— The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducted an aerial survey over the waters off Palawan, extending to Bantac Island, as search and response operations continued on Tuesday (Sept. 22) for eight people still missing following the fire that gutted passenger vessel MV June Aster off Coron town two weeks ago, according to Commodore Noemie

TUGUEGARAO CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard and fishing regulators seized 100-kilos of sliced shark meat stocked inside a cooler at Veteran’s Wharf in the Cagayan port town of Aparri on Monday (September 21). The shark meat was being transported from Sitio La Union in Barangay Macanaya, when it was intercepted by the intelligence units

MANILA, Philippines — Exactly a week after the Senate impeachment court sought guidance from retired chief justices, the prosecution and defense teams on Wednesday will be presenting their arguments on the voting threshold required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte. The oral arguments of the parties come after the Senate impeachment court reconsiders the baseline

MANILA, Philippines — The tropical depression monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) will enter the country by Thursday morning or afternoon and is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon, according to the state weather bureau on Wednesday.  In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa),

This is the Daily Gospel of September 23, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE Daily Gospel, September 22, 2026 Daily Gospel, September 21, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Luke 9, 1-6. Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift has announced a new song, “Patient Zero” — her first since her starry wedding this summer. It releases Friday. She made the announcement in true Swift fashion. On Tuesday morning, the pop powerhouse launched a cryptic countdown clock on her website, displayed atop a red curtain and due to end

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte said he was unaware that his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, held an interest in GenCorp Industries Inc., even as a government procurement official testified that the food catering company secured 15 contracts worth P34.2 million while he was mayor. Baste’s claim of ignorance drew a

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s declared wealth rose sharply even as most of the corporations linked to her and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, reported losses and no recorded dividend payouts, raising questions at her impeachment trial about where the increase in her assets came from. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian pressed Securities and