OLONGAPO CITY – Book lovers in Olongapo are in for a treat as Big Bad Wolf Books, the world’s largest book sale, is scheduled in the city for the very first time. The event will take place at the SMX Convention Center Olongapo, bringing over one millio...

MANILA, Philippines — If the Discaya couple wants immunity, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said they must first return the money they obtained from the government through the anomalous and substandard flood control projects. Speaking to report...

JAGNA, Bohol— A landslide struck the highway in Barangay Ipil in this town on Monday morning, following hours of heavy rainfall. The landslide, which occurred past 7 a.m., loosened soil along the slope, causing debris to cascade down the roadside. A ho...

MANILA, Philippines — More House of Representatives lawmakers have denied accusations from the Discaya couple that they asked and received a percentage of public funds allocated for flood control projects, with several saying that they will file charge...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) on Monday, Sept. 8, filed with the Office of the Ombudsman five Fraud Audit Reports (FARs) on flood control projects that were implemented by the 1st District Engineering Office of the Department of P...

Anne Curtis turned her fangirl dreams into reality after interacting with aespa’s Karina, Tilda Swinton, and Hunter Schafer at a recent brand event in Seoul, South Korea. Curtis, who looked sophisticated in her edgy asymmetrical bodysuit with a long tr...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Malacañang on Monday said the government is open to providing contractor couple Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya with protection in connection with their recent revelations on anomalous flood-control proje...

Concerns in Seoul over a massive immigration raid in Georgia that led to the detention of hundreds of Korean workers eased Sunday afternoon, after a senior presidential official announced that negotiations with Washington had concluded. Kang Hoon-sik, ...

NEW YORK, United States —Stock markets mostly climbed and global bonds stabilized on Thursday as investors looked to US jobs data to cement rate-cut bets. The latest weekly data released Thursday showed more first-time claims for unemployment bene...

MANILA, Philippines — Several local government units have suspended classes for Friday, September 5, due to inclement weather brought by the continued effects of the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat. READ: PH may experience up to 16 cyclones...

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and other parts of the country are forecast to experience rains on Friday due to the effect of the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, the state weather bureau said. READ: PH may experience up to 16 cyclones ...

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States plans to end long-running military assistance for European countries close to Russia, as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes the continent to play a greater role in its own defense, media r...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that’s visiting from another star. Released Thursday, the pictures taken by the Gemini South telescope in Chile late last month are the most detailed yet of the recently d...

ROME, Italy — Italian luxury king Giorgio Armani, designer to the stars and leader of a high-end lifestyle empire, has died at the age of 91. “The world lost a giant today. He made history and will be remembered forever,” fellow Italian ico...

LISBON, Portugal — Investigators sifted through the wreckage of a streetcar in downtown Lisbon on Thursday, trying to determine why the popular tourist attraction derailed during the busy summer season, killing 16 people and injuring 21, five of them s...

Two months after winning “Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab” edition, Mika Salamanca and Brent Manalo are busier than ever with their growing list of schedules. At the same time, their fellow housemates are bagging gigs and endorsements — a feat that...

The performances of Lovi Poe, Dennis Trillo, and Carlo Aquino in “Guilty Pleasure,” “Green Bones, and “Crosspoint,” respectively, earned the approval of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, as they were among the nominees of the 2025 Gawad Urian Awards...

This is the Daily Gospel for today, September 5, 2025, which is the Friday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, September 4 Daily Gospel, September 3 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 5,33-39.  The scri...

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States will fund a program for affordable access to a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug in lower-income countries, the State Department said Thursday, sparing it from Donald Trump’s foreign aid blitz. Trump...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants the independent body that will investigate the anomalous infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to have more teeth by giving it subpoena powers. Palace pr...

MANILA, Philippines — Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin on Thursday pushed for an overhaul of the Department of Health’s (DOH) proposed 2026 budget by using its planned allocations for beautification projects, research, and a three-year donation to the World H...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued an immigration lookout bulletin order (Ilbo) against a total of 43 contractors and government officials—from only 35 when first announced on Wednesday—who are being linked to anomalous fl...

MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Vince Dizon on Thursday said he would impose a lifetime ban on two contractors from the government’s public works for their involvement in alleged ghost projects as he dismissed the former chief of the Bulacan first dist...

MANILA, Philippines — The House will investigate next week the alleged attempt to insert P8 billion for the procurement of firearms in the 2026 national budget. A ranking House lawmaker on Thursday asked the committee on public order and safety to cond...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (Paws) said on Thursday that it will file a case against the K9 handler who was caught on video mistreating a service dog named Bingo at the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) compound in Ortigas, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Six police officers were given citation tickets for various traffic violations after the Philippine National Police conducted a surprise inspection of vehicles inside its main headquarters in Quezon City. In a press briefing on Th...

Authorities arrested three men and seized about P68,000 worth of suspected “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in a raid on a suspected drug den in Barangay Pantalan Luma, Bataan, on Wednesday based on a tip from a concerned resident. Agents from t...

Nearly three decades after the signing of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement, the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) renewed their commitment to sustaining peace in Mindanao, saying more work lies ahead to secure lasting st...

    MANILA, Philippines – The Land Transportation Office (LTO)on Wednesday issued a show-cause order to the motorcycle driver who performed stunts along a public road. The biker was seen in a viral video “doing stunts, dancing, and other manifestly rec...

MANILA, Philippines— Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Leila de Lima on Wednesday called for a “constitutionally sound” remedy for the 2026 proposed national budget after House party leaders proposed to return it in its entirety back to the Department of Budget ...

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Mandaue City’s skywalks have undergone repairs and upgrades, including improved lighting and structural enhancements, as part of a public-private partnership aimed at ensuring pedestrian safety and accessibility. The Mandaue City G...

  MANILA, Philippines – Several roads around local testing centers (LTCs) will temporarily be closed for the 2025 Bar Examinations on September 7, 10, and 14, the Supreme Court announced on Wednesday.   Listed below are the temporary road closures set ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A day after the Cebu Regional Football Association (CRFA) announced that the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 20 in Cebu City denied the parents’ petition for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and a Writ of Preliminary Manda...

MANILA, Philippines — Based on the preliminary assessment, eight out of 12 luxury cars of the family of contractor Sarah Discaya secured by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have incomplete documents, according to BOC Intelligence Group Deputy Commissioner R...

MANILA, Philippines –  Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Legarda Leviste has filed House Bill No. 4302 to lower the Value-Added Tax (VAT) to 10% and moved on Wednesday that this be at the top of the agenda of the Ways and Means Committ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A son of a barangay captain in Cebu City was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-7 and the PNP Regional Intelligence Unit-7 along Benedicto Street, Barangay Tejero, Cebu C...

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives can still avoid having a reenacted budget for 2026 even if the proposal to send back the National Expenditures Program (NEP) pushes through, party leaders said on Wednesday. During a press briefing on ...

MANILA, Philippines – A teacher and two other individuals were arrested for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent investment scheme, the National Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday. The NBI said all three suspects, Jose Romel Chavez, Jose Di...