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April 23, 2026

Palace OKs VP trip to 5 countries

Malacañang has allowed Vice President Sara Duterte to travel to five countries for three weeks as lawmakers criticize her for snubbing the invitations to attend the impeachment proceedings against her.

1 mins

Marcos may visit Japan in May

President Marcos is considering an invitation for him to visit the Philippines' strategic ally Japan next month, Malacañang said yesterday.

1 mins

DOJ chief leaves for Prague to get Zaldy Co

Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said he will leave for the Czech Republic today to facilitate the repatriation of former lawmaker and now fugitive Zaldy Co.

2 mins

Liberal Party not giving up on Leni

Although they respect her decision not to run for a national post in the 2028 general elections, the Liberal Party is hoping that Naga Mayor Leni Robredo will change her mind and seek the presidency anew.

1 mins

Pagasa raises El Niño alert

The state weather bureau has raised its alert and warning system to El Niño alert level with the weather phenomenon expected to prevail by the next quarter.

1 mins

'Overpriced' fuel flagged

The transport strike entered its fourth week as drivers’ groups intensified calls for a rollback in fuel prices.

1 mins

Earth Day call: Rethink energy solutions

As the world celebrates Earth Day amid an energy crisis, calls are mounting for the Philippine government to “think differently” in addressing energy needs without further straining the environment while ensuring accountability and scaling up sustainable, community-driven solutions.

1 mins

'Ethics complaint vs Bato moot if he waives salary'

An ethics complaint filed against absentee Sen. Ronald \"Bato\" dela Rosa could effectively lose its legal footing if he voluntarily waives his salary and allowances, Senate ethics chairman Sen. JV Ejercito said yesterday.

1 mins

SC to Marcos: Answer medical test petition

The Supreme Court (SC) has directed President Marcos to answer a petition seeking to compel him to undergo physical and mental examinations, including a hair follicle drug test.

1 mins

AMLC flags VP Sara’s P6.7-B bank transactions

P1.83 billion into Duterte’s accounts and P2.59 billion into Carpio’s, or P4.43 billion in total deposits.

4 mins

AMLC files 12 forfeiture cases on flood control anomalies

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has significantly expanded its probe on alleged anomalies in flood control projects, filing a total of 12 civil forfeiture cases so far as it steps up efforts to recover suspected illicit assets.

1 mins

The heat is here: Summer starts local in Antipolo

NakakaLocal Bazaar returns for its 11th leg, spotlighting Filipino MSMEs, creativity, and community at Robinsons Antipolo.

4 mins

Downgrade

The bad news just keeps coming.

3 mins

Our power, our planet

Earth Day is marked this year amid a global fuel crisis triggered by the “little excursion” in Iran of US President Donald Trump together with his partner in war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

1 mins

All hell breaks loose

Former speaker Martin Ro-mualdez is fuming mad.

4 mins

The need for a family constitution

In my last column, I wrote about the concept of family councils which are designed to help a family business minimize internal conflicts and hostilities.

3 mins

Multilateralism: The EU and the Philippines working together

In an era of geopolitical tensions, economic instability and climate challenges, the world stands at a crossroads.

4 mins

18,350 pass UPCAT

Up to 18,350 applicants or 12.44 percent of the 147,437 examinees passed the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) 2026.

1 mins

Senate labor panel tackles anti-endo bills

Ahead of Labor Day, the Senate yesterday discussed measures prohibiting “endo” or illegal labor contracting.

1 mins

2 Chinese caught with P278.8-M shabu

Anti-narcotics agents confiscated 41 kilos of shabu valued at P278.8 million from two Chinese nationals who were arrested in Quezon City on Tuesday night.

1 mins

25 OFWs return from Israel, Lebanon

Twenty-five overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel and Lebanon arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay on Tuesday.

1 mins

Gov't agencies adopt rules on POGO ban

An inter-agency standard operating procedure (SOP) was signed yesterday to prevent the “resurrection in a different form” of Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs, according to Executive Secretary Ralph Recto.

1 mins

Grassroots transport alliance wins prize in NYC

The Move as One Coalition has won the Ross Center Prize for Cities for taking collective action on the Philippines' transport woes.

1 mins

Belmonte to b'gays: Reduce energy use

In response to the energy crisis due to the Middle East war, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has directed all barangays to implement cost-saving measures.

1 mins

MMDA to extend NCAP vs litterbugs

Traffic cameras will be used to catch litterbugs, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.

1 mins

Fire hits Sierra Madre

A forest fire struck a portion of the Sierra Madre mountain range in Kalayaan, Laguna on Tuesday afternoon.

1 mins

Mayon monitoring equipment cables stolen

Several meters of power cables connecting equipment used in monitoring the activities of Mayon Volcano in Albay have been stolen, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

1 mins

3 Laguna cop chiefs relieved for poor performance

Three police chiefs in Laguna have been relieved from their posts due to poor performance, particularly in stopping illegal gambling in their respective jurisdictions.

1 mins

9 charged over hazing of 22 PNPA cadets

Criminal complaints have been filed against seven cadets and two police officers in connection with the alleged hazing of 22 plebes at the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA).

1 mins

Iran attacks ship in Strait of Hormuz

Complicating diplomatic efforts to resume talks

1 mins

Japan PM's offering to Yasukuni war shrine draws ire

The Japanese premier sent a ritual offering on Tuesday to a shrine honoring her nation’s war dead, drawing rebukes from South Korea and China who view it as a symbol of Japan’s militarist past.

1 mins

Military planners to discuss Hormuz reopening in London

Military planners from more than 30 countries will hold two-day talks in London from Wednesday to advance a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and draw up detailed plans, the British government said yesterday.

1 mins

Mexico pyramid shooter inspired by Columbine attack

Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, the 27-year-old gunman behind Monday’s shooting at Mexico’s famed Teotihuacan pyramids, drew inspiration from pre-Hispanic sacrifices and the notorious 1999 US shooting at Columbine High School, according to investigators.

1 mins

King Charles honors late Queen Elizabeth on her 100th birthday

Britain’s King Charles on Tuesday paid a heartfelt tribute to his mother, the late queen Elizabeth II in a video message on what would have been her 100th birthday.

1 mins

Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens in New York

Prosecutors once again portrayed Harvey Weinstein as a onetime Hollywood power player who used his sway as a tool of sexual assault, repainting a familiar but fraught picture on Tuesday at a rape retrial nearly eight years after the former movie tycoon’s arrest.

1 mins

Madonna offers reward for missing clothes

Veteran songstress Madonna (in photo) is appealing for the return of missing costumes she wore during her recent Coachella set with Sabrina Carpenter.

1 mins

Venezuela prison riot leaves 5 dead

At least five inmates died in a riot at a maximum security prison in Venezuela, officials said on Tuesday.

1 mins

Israeli soldiers jailed for vandalizing Jesus statue in Lebanon

Israel's military removed two soldiers from combat duty and placed them in military detention for 30 days after they destroyed a crucifix in southern Lebanon, it said on Tuesday.

1 mins

North Korean hackers suspected of $300-M crypto heist

A notorious North Korean hacking group is likely behind the theft of nearly $300 million in cryptocurrency over the weekend, an affected party has said, in the biggest known crypto heist this year.

1 mins

Blazers stun Spurs after Wemby injury

Scoot Henderson poured in a season-best 31 points as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers came back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to outlast the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs 106-103 on Tuesday and even their first-round Western Conference playoff series at one win each.

1 mins

Tough test for Phl beach volley

SANYA, China - The Philippines’ beach volleyball pairs face tough group-stage assignments as competition in the 6th Asian Beach Games gets underway today at Sanya Bay.

1 mins

RMSC to get rapid upgrade

The Philippine Sports Commission's rapid upgrade of its sports facilities isn’t done yet.

1 mins

Big boost for equestrian

The staging of the three-leg Equestrian Association of the Philippines (EAP) National Championship Series marked a first-ever milestone in the local history of the horse-and-rider sport with champions crowned in four categories.

2 mins

Eala dispatches Russian foe

Alex Eala made short work of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-3, 6-3, in a winning start in the prestigious Mutua Madrid Open yesteerday at the Caja Majica Park in Spain.

1 mins

NU beats UST, keeps FEU alive

With an assist from National U, Far Eastern U forced a knockout with Santo Tomas for the last ticket in the stepladder Final Four as the UAAP Season 88 women's volleyball elimination round came to a thrilling close last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

1 mins

Bacolod Tay Tung roars to second win

Perennial title-contender Bacolod Tay Tung breezed past Canossa Academy, 25-10, 25-9, for back-to-back wins in the Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 yesterday at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.

1 mins

Cool Smashers seek series sweep

Jema Galanza and the Creamline Cool Smashers set out for Game Two of their best-of-three PVL All-Filipino Conference title series against Cignal locked in one one thing - close out the fight and reclaim their old, familiar place at the PVL pedestal.

1 mins

BOSSING END SKID WITH HUGE UPSET

Blackwater import Robert Upshaw III wins a rebound battle versus San Miguel’s Bennie Boatwright and CJ Perez.

1 mins

'Phl credit downgrade unlikely'

DESPITE FITCH'S NEGATIVE OUTLOOK

2 mins

Stocks slip ahead of BSP rate decision

The local stock market finished in the red territory, with investors staying on the sidelines ahead of a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) policy meeting.

1 mins

PSE to ease initial listings of pref shares

The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) plans to significantly reduce the minimum offer size requirement for initial listing through a preferred shares offering to democratize access to the stock market and allow small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with smaller funding needs to qualify for listing.

2 mins

Lower corn import tariff pushed

The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) is pushing for the reduction in corn import tariff from 15 percent to five percent to cushion a potential spike in animal feed costs.

1 mins

Structural reforms for long-term progress

Last week, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that grocery stores have agreed to hold off any price increase for basic commodities until May 10, offering consumers a measure of stability as the country navigates the local effects of global volatility linked to the Middle East crisis.

3 mins

Lopezes seek SEC, PSE probe on First Gen’s ‘poison pill’ disclosures

The Lopez family majority has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to investigate First Gen Corp.'s delayed disclosure of “poison pills” or change of management control provisions in the company’s business deals with Prime Infrastructure.

2 mins

Asean for peace and prosperity, trade with China

On April 14, the Philippines issued a good and diplomatically written “ASEAN Chair’s Statement on the Outcomes of the Second Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East.”

4 mins

ACEN eyes add’l funding for RE boost

ACEN Corp., the Zobel family’s clean energy arm, is seeking to raise fresh funds this year to support the expansion of its renewable power portfolio in the Philippines and abroad.

1 mins

When legacy becomes a battleground

For decades, the Lopez name stood for something unusually coherent in Philippine business.

4 mins

BSP tightening expected as inflation risks broaden

Guinigundo warned that delaying action could prove more costly in the long run.

1 mins

Phil pitched as next growth market in Asia for US firms

The government is promoting the Philippines as the next growth market for American firms in Asia.

1 mins

Everybody, say cheeeeese!

SATISFY YOUR CRAVINGS WITH GARDENIA'S HAPPY MIE CHEESE MI GORENG

3 mins

AN EVENING OF DENIM AND DIAMONDS: CZARINA ABLAZA SYQUIA'S 55TH BIRTHDAY AT MANILA POLO CLUB

Society darling Czarina Ablaza Syquia celebrated her 55th birthday with an intimate sit-down buffet at Manila Polo Club, where close friends, family and kumare gathered for a warm and elegant celebration.

1 mins

horoscope

(April 23 Thursday)

2 mins

DOT extends kudos to BINI, Katseye's Sophia at Coachella

The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its pride on Sunday for P-pop girl group BINI and Filipina Katseye member Sophia Laforteza for showcasing Filipino talent at Coachella in California.

1 mins

JANELLA SALVADOR, ELISSE JOSON SHOW RESILIENCE OF A SINGLE MOM

With the daunting hours at work and challenging tasks of being a mother, Kapamilya stars Janella Salvador and Elisse Joson expressed how lucky they are to live the dream as artists while raising their kids.

7 mins

Diego Loyzaga: We're all main characters in life

Young actor Diego Loyzaga has displayed his potential in the drama-action genre and as a nemesis via the TV5 primetime show, \"Totoy Bato,\" with Kiko Estrada in the titular role.

3 mins

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