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Make Mother’s Day sweeter with Goldilocks Signature Strawberry
2 min |
May 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
US fires on, disables 2 more Iranian tankers
US forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile and drone attack.
4 min |
May 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
6 LGBTQ pickpockets nabbed in Cebu City
Seven alleged pickpockets preying on unsuspecting partygoers were arrested inside a pension house in Barangay Kalubihan here.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Zaldy Co seeking asylum in France
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla revealed on Friday, May 8, that former Ako-Bicol Partylist Rep. Zaldy Co is currently hiding in a high-end property in France while applying for asylum.
2 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Marcos calls for united ASEAN response to crisis
Global conflicts now impossible to isolate
4 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
PRRD asks supporters to pray for PH, Marcos
Vice President Sara Duterte shared former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s (PRRD) message to supporters gathered in The Hague, saying her father urged Filipinos to pray for the country and for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. amid the nation’s challenges.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
PEZA breaks ₱100B barrier in four months
Investments approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) in the first four months of the year rose by 72 percent to more than ₱100 billion compared to a year ago, as the country’s ecozones continue to attract capital amid ongoing global volatility.
2 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Pantheon slams 'misguided' hikes
The Philippine central bank faces an intensify private-sectoring divide among economists over the trajectory of borrowing costs, with a lone dissenting voice branding recent monetary tightening as \"misguided\" following the sharp slowdown in economic output.
2 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
OCD braces for lahar from Mayon as storm approaches
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) stepped up clearing operations around Mayon Volcano in Bicol (Region 5) as it prepares for possible lahar onslaught as the easterlies and approaching Tropical Storm \"Hagupit\" approaches the Philippine area of responsibility.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
SWS MARCH 2026 SURVEY: 52 percent of Filipino families consider themselves poor
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Thursday, May 7, found that 52 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as “mahirap” or poor, while 13 percent considered themselves borderline between poor and not poor, and 35 percent said they were “hindi mahirap” or not poor.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Diesel price set for rollback next week; gasoline rising
Consumers face a split at the pumps next week as regional market volatility drives a significant decline in diesel prices alongside a projected increase in gasoline.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Makati, BGC lead property recovery
Metro Manila’s commercial property market showed signs of recovery in the first quarter of the year, as office vacancies tightened and industrial land remained at near-full capacity despite a volatile macroeconomic backdrop.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
22 hurt in jeepney-SUV collision in Isabela
Twenty-two persons were injured in a collision between a passenger jeepney and Sports Utility Vehicle in Barangay Tallungan here on Thursday afternoon, May 7.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Cool it!
For the first time in her life, my neighbor said she spent a weekend in Baguio without having to wear a sweater. (I should have asked her if the temperature was at least like Tagaytay’s.)
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
How public health officials trace people who came in contact with hantavirus victims
Hantaviruses do not spread easily between people, which makes health officials confident the recent outbreak on a cruise ship that has killed three people will not turn into an epidemic.
2 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Fake doctor, pals arrested in Quezon
Police arrested a physical therapist and three companions for illegal practice of medicine and swindling in Sitio Wisak, Barangay Bukal Sur, this town, on Thursday afternoon, May 7.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Davao Light revives an island ready to thrive
Just as blood carries oxygen to every organ to keep a body in motion, a steady electrical current delivers the “breath” required for the island’s infrastructure to thrive.
6 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Sagay City to install surveillance cameras to catch sexual harassers
The city government of Sagay in Negros Occidental will install closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras on streets near the State University of Northern Negros (SUNN) to catch sexual harassers preying on students.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
They will also persecute you
Jesus was condemned by the religious leaders of the Jews for blasphemy and by Pontius Pilate for a political crime, as “king of the Jews.”
2 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Is it a press freedom issue?
Were organizations of journalism, press freedom, human rights and civil liberties negligent in “defending the rights” of former journalist Jay Sonza?
2 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Pope Leo XIV sought a pastoral role in his first year, but verbal sparring with Trump intervened
Pope Leo XIV had tried during his first year as pontiff to insist that his essential role was that of a pastor accompanying his flock.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Thunder go 2-0 vs Lakers
Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 125-107, on Thursday night, May 7, to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak
An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, but global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because the germ does not easily spread between people.
3 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Guld tops frantic Candon finish
Danish rider Daniel Guld unleashed a strong burst in the final uphill 200 meters to power his way to victory in Stage 9 of the MPTC Tour of Luzon 2026 that started in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and ended in front of the Candon City Arena here on Friday, May 8.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
UAE reports drone, missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged
The Iran war’s shaky ceasefire was further strained on Friday as the United Arab Emirates' responded to a missile and drone attack hours after the US said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliated against Iranian military facilities.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Paternity must be proven on charge of economic abuse in VAWC cases — SC
A criminal case for not providing support to a child in violation of the law on Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC) cannot stand in court if it is not proven that a man is the father.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
What sustainability looks like on the ground
In Laguna, one of the country’s key industrial hubs, progress is often reflected not in announcements, but in how systems quietly evolve.
3 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Llover faces unbeaten foe
Filipino bantamweight prospect Kenneth Llover vowed to be ready against fellow undefeated foe Michael Angeletti for their International Boxing Federation (IBF) title eliminator on June 6 at the Aichi Sky Expo in Japan.
1 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
House leaders sound off on Leviste's sweeping claims on vote-buying
Two deputy speakers from the House of Representatives have castigated Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste for making a sweeping allegation against his colleagues on the issue of vote-buying.
2 min |
May 9, 2026
Manila Bulletin
David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100
The BBC is hosting a party for David Attenborough at the Royal Albert Hall. Cinemas are playing his nature films. Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work.
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