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UOB Thailand has announced Weerapong Sansomporn as the winner of the 2026 UOB Painting of the Year (Thailand) for his work Memories From the Forest, a piece crafted from woven copper wire on black velvet fabric. Drawing inspiration from tree rings, cracks, gaps and weathered surfaces, the artwork reflects the traces of growth, loss and …

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China alone is the troublemaker in the region – Teodoro MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Wednesday rejected Vice President Sara Duterte’s remark that the Philippines was becoming a “troublemaker of Southeast Asia,” saying China was the one causing trouble in the region. “Kaya ang troublemaker dito ay ang China lang,” Teodoro

MANILA, Philippines — China must abandon baseless maritime claims and demonstrate sincerity before direct military communications with the Philippines could resume, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Wednesday. “Firstly, they must prove sincerity,” Teodoro said in a Zoom interview with reporters. He said Beijing must retreat from assertions of sovereignty and jurisdiction over areas

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Four of PMI Bohol Boxing Stable’s top fighters have continued to climb the world rankings in the latest updates released by the four major boxing governing bodies. Leading the charge is fast-rising minimumweight contender Joseph “The Hunter” Sumabong, who improved his rankings across all four organizations. The reigning World Boxing Organization

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Public school classes in Talisay City will be suspended on Thursday, October 15, in observance of the annual fiesta of its patron saint, Sta. Teresa de Avila. Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. announced the suspension in a social media post on Wednesday afternoon, October 14. Gullas said private schools in

MANILA, Philippines — Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is set to lead a Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday following Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer surgery and hospitalization. Citing a briefing at the Holy See Press Office, Vatican News reported that Jesuit Fr. Giacomo Costa announced changes to the Mass schedule due

KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del  Norte – Kauswagan, once a war-torn town in Lanao del Norte, is gearing up for the impact of the “super” El Niño with a P30-million solar power facility, set to run in the next few weeks. Vice Mayor Rommel Arnado said they have intensified preparations for the projected super El Niño expected

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday congratulated the duly elected members of the Bangsamoro Parliament and vowed continued support for a strong and autonomous Bangsamoro region. In a message posted on his social media accounts, Marcos described the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections as “a historic milestone”

MANILA, Philippines — Some senator-judges on Wednesday expressed hope that Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team would still be allowed to present its case on impeachment Articles I and IV, which concern her alleged misuse of confidential funds and grave threats. On Tuesday, the prosecution said it would no longer pursue the two articles, along

BAGUIO CITY — A community in Bontoc, Mountain Province submitted a resolution opposing a proposed geothermal energy project by the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) to the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples office in the Cordillera on Wednesday. The community of Barangay Guina-ang is demanding an immediate halt to ongoing geoscientific studies and its exclusion from