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TOKYO—Japan Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has asked the Philippines to start importing Japanese grapes, including a cultivar that has grown in global popularity and price in recent years. Koizumi, a son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizum...

Two persons of interest (POIs), who were linked to the disappearance of three businessmen, surrendered to the police on Thursday night, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Friday. Couple Henry Angelo and Margie Pantollana and ...

The police arrested nine Korean nationals in Cebu City on charges of illegal detention, with additional complaints of illegal online gambling, authorities said on Friday. According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), five of the suspects are the s...

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families now have easier access to free medical consultations and medicine as the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa) launched its “Alagang Owwa Botika” program on Friday. Owwa Administrator Patrici...

Senior health advocates on Thursday called on local government units (LGUs) to protect high-risk groups like the elderly against influenza-like illnesses (ILIs), emphasizing that delayed vaccination could lead to severe and costly flu complications. Th...

In an era when “anyone can post, react, or go viral,” the printed word commanded the spotlight as the United Print & Multimedia Group (UPMG) held its third General Membership Meeting on Sept. 18. With the theme “Credibility Advantage: How Print Bui...

The opening week of NCAA Season 101 brought with it the usual mix of jitters, breakthroughs and early reality checks. For Jose Rizal University’s Nani Epondulan, his coaching debut ended with a smile. The new tactician steered the Heavy Bombers past pe...

TUGUEGARAO CITY—Typhoon “Paolo” (international name: Matmo) lashed Luzon on Friday, triggering widespread floods, power outages, evacuations and infrastructure damage across northern and central Luzon as it made landfall in Dinapigue, Isabela. The late...

When people started raving about how the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament wasn’t going to be a two-school race anymore, it was Ateneo and host University of Santo Tomas that bolstered their argument. Slowly, National University is begging to ...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—President Marcos had approved the amnesty application of nine former rebels, in a first batch of grantees more than a year after he set off such a process. In a document for the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) dated Sept. 24, the ...

As the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) enters its second season with a four-point line, commissioner Willie Marcial confirmed the arc is here to stay—at least for the foreseeable future. “I think it will stay forever,” Marcial said, before back...

TACLOBAN CITY—Soldiers of the 63rd Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army turned over a wounded Philippine hawk-eagle to environment officials on Thursday, after it was found in the upland village of Benowangan, Borongan City in Eastern Samar. ...

It seems like only yesterday, Creamline was the toast of women’s volleyball, with every available title in the Premier Volleyball League in its possession. Now, the Cool Smashers set off looking to defend the only crown in their heads. “There’s no pres...

There is a certain choke hold only balikbayan boxes have on me—a grip that starts the moment Mama calls and says, “Anak, may pinadala ako.” From that very second, I’m caught in this strange, sweet kind of waiting. Days begin to move more slowly. Weeks ...

Net satisfaction in President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos (PBBM) turned slightly positive in June, from being slightly negative, for the first time in his term, the previous April—see “Second Quarter 2025 Social Weather Survey: Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, ...

The United Nations (UN) marks 80 years of its founding in a state of uncertainty with its credibility increasingly in question. The UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) high-level week was dominated by Palestine and the war in Gaza. This brought into sharp foc...

NEW YORK — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced Friday to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and “freak-offs.” The judge said a lengthy sentence was needed for deterrence and that he was unconvinced that if Combs is rele...

MANILA, Philippines — The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is stepping up safeguards when handling government transactions, vowing closer scrutiny of cash withdrawals as a flood control probe widens. DBP president and chief executive Mic...

MANILA, Philippines — Storm damage and an import freeze on rice may have pushed up inflation to a seven-month high in September, though price growth likely stayed within the central bank’s target. The consumer price index may have sped up to 2 pe...