KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — An electric cooperative in Mindanao has warned consumers of higher power rates possibly due to the El Niño phenomenon, which could further strain power supplies now in precarious levels brought by the shutdown of some major power plants in the island. Raffee Edsel Epistola, South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO-I)

PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — Environment authorities have taken into custody an ailing Philippine serpent eagle (Spilornis holospilus) after residents rescued the raptor when it repeatedly plummeted to the ground in Barangay Manil of Leon B. Postigo town in Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday, October 7. Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) Maribel

The Sandiganbayan Third Division granted the motion of former Speaker and incumbent Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez to sign the pre-trial order at the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas on Monday, October 12.

MANILA, Philippines — Think tank Stratbase Institute on Friday called for a unified government approach to address child stunting, citing gaps in nutrition data and fragmented feeding programs. The independent think tank urged government agencies to adopt common performance indicators, standardized data collection, and interoperable information systems to ensure nutrition assistance reaches vulnerable mothers and

South Korea plans to bar international students who lack a required Korean-language score from taking part-time jobs starting in 2028, after a one-year grace period, under a student visa overhaul its Justice Ministry announced this week.

Indonesian brand Kahf courts backlash following 'different level' post deemed insulting.

MANILA, Philippines — During Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Friday, the prosecution panel manifested through public prosecutor and Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno that the financial analyst they presented would be their last witness for Article II. With Bukidnon Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores announcing that the prosecution has dropped Article III—which means that

MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the ₱377.06 million Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot or the ₱101.03 million Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. The Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw produced the winning combination 29-38-33-14-02-30, with a jackpot prize of ₱377.06 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The

MANILA, Philippines – Day 37 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Friday centered on the testimony of financial forensic analyst lawyer Alexander Cabrera, whom the prosecution presented as its final witness for Article II. Cabrera’s report alleged that Duterte had a total unexplained wealth of P817.87 million from 2022 to 2025, as summarized