MANILA, Philippines — Consumers should expect electricity rates to increase by P0.3191 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month due to higher generation costs, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said on Tuesday. This means that residential customers consuming 200 kWh will have to pay an additional P64 in their power bills. The overall rate for a typical
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Pope has lung cancer, surgery shows; lower lobe of right lung removed
Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said.c
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3rd ‘maleta boy’ testifies in Romualdez plunder case
MANILA, Philippines — Another one of the so-called “maleta boys” testified on Tuesday at the bail hearing of the plunder case against Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, claiming he took part in the delivery of cash allegedly representing project kickbacks to four properties linked to the ex-Speaker between 2023 and 2024. Gil Navidad was the third
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Sandigan chief: Plunder harder to prove under Arroyo doctrine
MANILA, Philippines — Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Geraldine Faith Econg said on Tuesday that the Supreme Court needs to review the doctrine that made it tougher to prove that a public official committed plunder. Econg, who is among the candidates for a vacancy in the high tribunal, told a panel of the Judicial and Bar Council
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SC dismisses indirect contempt raps vs Sotto
MANILA, Philippines — Citing freedom of speech, the Supreme Court has cleared former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III of indirect contempt after he criticized it for its July 25, 2025 ruling on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. The high tribunal said in a decision dated Oct. 7 that it applied both
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Garin, 4 others cleared in P3-B Dengvaxia deal
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Special Second Division on Tuesday acquitted Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin of graft and technical malversation charges over the allegedly anomalous procurement of P3.5 billion worth of Dengvaxia antidengue vaccines in 2015, when she was the Department of Health (DOH) secretary. Aside from Garin, also acquitted were former Health Undersecretaries Gerardo
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Padilla: Drug test volunteers in gov’t deserve ‘award’
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill seeking to establish a recognition program for elected and appointed public officials who voluntarily undergo drug testing. Senate Bill No. 2541, or the proposed “Gawad Integridad Kontra Droga Recognition Act,” seeks to institutionalize the award under the Civil Service Commission (CSC), which would oversee the
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Lotto 6/42: Lone bettor wins P94.81-M jackpot on Oct. 13 draw
MANILA, Philippines — A lone bettor won the P94.81 million Lotto 6/42 jackpot drawn on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. This was according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). But the jackpots of the 2 other major lotto draws on Oct. 13, the Ultra Lotto 6/58 and Super Lotto 6/49, have remained unwon. READ: Lotto
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Palace on ‘balde’ remark: Sit down and listen to what the President is saying
MANILA, Philippines — At a briefing on Tuesday, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said those criticizing President Marcos’ advice for the public to buy buckets and collect water ahead of Super El Niño should instead buy themselves “buckets and buckets of brains” to appreciate the President’s plan. Anticipating the negative impacts of Super El Niño,
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6/55 LOTTO RESULT Today, Wednesday, October 14, 2026
6/55 LOTTO RESULT October 14, 2026– Here is the result of 6/55 Grand Lotto draw released by Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). 6/55 Grand Lotto Winning Numbers October 14, 2026, Wednesday Jackpot Prize See UPDATED results for the following draws: LOTTO RESULT Today, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 (updated 9PM) EZ2 RESULT Today, Tuesday, October 13, ... Read more
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