MANILA, Philippines — After a security incident in the Strait of Hormuz, two Filipino seafarers have died. The deaths were confirmed by a Saudi Arabian shipping company on Wednesday. Its crude oil vessel SIDR was caught up in a security incident prior to traversing the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 31, at 11:40 a.m. (Philippine
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Pilandok exits PAR early Thursday morning
MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Pilandok (international name: Krovanh) exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) early Thursday morning and is not expected to directly affect the country, according to the state weather bureau. In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), weather specialist Leanne Loreto said
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Groups file petition for probe, review of Subic Freeport development
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — A coalition of environmental and community groups petitioned Malacañang on Tuesday (Sept. 1) seeking an independent probe into the fatal landslide at the Tipo High-Tech Eco Park in the Subic Bay Freeport and a wider review of major development projects in the area. The Save Subic Bay Coalition, composed of residents,
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Power, water problems impact billion-peso Oriental Mindoro tourism
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Persistent problems with power and water supply are affecting the tourism industry in Oriental Mindoro, according to the 2026 Local Tourism Product and Market Survey, which was presented at the Oriental Mindoro Heritage Museum on September 2. “Our problem in power and water impact our tourism industry. Just like in
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PCSO Lotto Result Today, September 3, 2026
Lotto Result Today – PCSO releases the complete lotto results for Thursday, September 3, 2026 for 6/42, 6/49, EZ2 (2D), Swertres (3D) and 6D.
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Daily Gospel, September 3, 2026
This is the Daily Gospel of September 3, 2026, which is the Thursday of the Twenty-second week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, September 2, 2026 Daily Gospel, September 1, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 5, 1-11. While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening
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Filipino humor turns ordinary moments into viral fun
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipinos have a special talent for finding something to laugh about in almost anything. For Joey Remo of Digos City, all it took was a bottle. While with his friends in Bukidnon, Remo noticed that a bottle of service water greatly resembled a “haplas,” an essential oil or liniment familiar to
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Marcos: Master plan vs floods kicks off now
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday that a flood control master plan, which had been ignored for decades, would finally be implemented. He made the remarks after conducting an inspection of the Aquino and Agana bridges in Tarlac City, which both partially collapsed because of strong river currents and continuous heavy
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DepEd: No more active-shooting ‘reenactment’ in school drills
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) will no longer conduct active shooter “reenactments” during the simultaneous school safety drills to be held nationwide on Sept. 3. “There will no longer be reenactments involving an active shooter or active attacker because, according to experts, these may cause psychological trauma to participating learners and teachers,”
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Senate OKs bill barring politicians’ kin from gov’t contracts
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Wednesday passed, on third and final reading, a bill prohibiting families of public officials from engaging in government contracts. Senate Bill No. 1962, or the “Government Contracting and Procurement Integrity Act,” seeks to disqualify from government procurement and contracts relatives of politicians within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity
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