Zelenskyy criticizes Trump’s waiver of sanctions on Russia as ‘wrong’

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says US President Donald Trump's latest action emboldens Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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PCG, PSA sign data-sharing deal to speed up personnel services

Oct 18, 2026

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) have signed a data-sharing agreement to simplify the process of obtaining civil registry documents for personnel seeking benefits and other services.

Lean Alejandro and climate justice: Why Lidy Nacpil now believes in living for a cause

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Senate eyes resolution on Chinese Embassy's dare on persona non grata call vs ambassador - Ejercito

Oct 18, 2026

The Senate is considering to issue a resolution in response to the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines' challenge to declare Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata, Senator JV Ejercito said Sunday.

COMMENT | Enough tall tales, no more stalling: Malaysians deserve the truth

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While home minister spews drivel, NRD DG keeps mum over controversy.

PH, US eye expanded cooperation on energy security

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The Philippines and the United States are looking to expand their cooperation on energy security and diversify energy sources following a meeting in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15.

Super Typhoon Champi to enter PAR on October 20

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As of Sunday morning, October 18, Super Typhoon Champi is located 2,090 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon, still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility

Erwin Tulfo on 3 ‘backstabbing’ peers: ‘Tsk, tsk, tsk’

Oct 18, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Using a cartoon, Sen. Erwin Tulfo lamented how “backstabbing” peers who sit on the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) continued to support a move to unseat him. While he did not outrightly name them, Tulfo on Saturday took a swipe at his fellow senators who he said continued to seek his ouster over

Ombudsman bares probe of Cagayan lawmaker Lara, kin

Oct 18, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Saturday said it had initiated a preliminary investigation of Cagayan Rep. Joseph Lasam Lara and members of his family over alleged financial interests in construction companies that bagged billions of pesos worth of government contracts. In a statement, the Ombudsman said the Laras were being investigated

Development banks pledge support in 1st Manila meeting

Oct 18, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The heads of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) agreed to expand their financing capacity to help developing countries like the Philippines weather mounting economic pressures from geopolitical conflicts and increasingly severe climate disasters. In their first-ever meeting in the country on Saturday, the bank leaders pledged to strengthen cooperation in mobilizing private

18 including 8 Chinese nabbed for illegal mining in Surigao City

Oct 18, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Eighteen individuals, including eight Chinese, were arrested on Saturday in Surigao City during a joint operation against illegal mining by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine National Police. The DENR in a statement said its Environmental Law Enforcement and Protection Service and Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)

‘Millennial Saint’ relic touring Visayas churches

Oct 18, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — A relic of St. Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager canonized in 2025 and now known as the “Millennial Saint,” will be put on display for public veneration at some churches in the Visayas from Nov. 26 to Dec. 6. It is the same relic — a portion of Acutis’ pericardium, or the

Lasting gift that keeps Angeles City reading

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ANGELES CITY — When city librarian Erma Manalo thanked the children of Renato “Katoks” Tayag for their father’s donation of land for a city library 54 years ago, she recalled a legacy built over three generations of two families. Manalo described the 1,690-square-meter property as a “gift” during a commemoration of the late lawyer and

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