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From winding canals and lush orchards to traditional villages and wetland ecosystems, Đồng Tháp is drawing increasing numbers of visitors with tourism experiences that bring them closer to nature, local life and the province’s rich cultural heritage.

The number of foreigners entering South Korea for study and training surpassed a record 500,000 in 2025, marking more than a sixfold increase since 2021, driven by the global expansion of Korean pop culture.

This comes amid friction with Umno, Borneo support needed for stability.

'If you can't say, just say you can't.'

'If you can't say, just say you can't.'

Rainfall exceeding 150 mm in several parts of Hanoi from Wednesday night to Thursday morning has caused widespread flooding, with some schools switching to online classes.

Rainfall exceeding 150 mm in several parts of Hanoi from Wednesday night to Thursday morning has caused widespread flooding that paralyzed traffic and forced shop closures.

MANILA, Philippines — While he was responsible for defending the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) proposed budget for 2027, Marikina Rep. Marcelino Teodoro has admitted that the government needs to have a strong anti-drug policy that goes beyond mere enforcement. In his sponsorship speech delivered on Wednesday, to defend DDB’s P526.5 million budget for 2027, Teodoro

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Bam Aquino on Wednesday urged the government to develop a Filipino-made artificial intelligence (AI) model, warning that continued reliance on foreign-made ones could influence Filipinos’ culture, language, and perspectives. Aquino raised the concern during the Senate committee on finance’s budget hearing on the 2027 spending plan of the Department of Science

A US State Department spokesperson says safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and preventing the export of terrorism from the Middle East are core US interests

An emotional Senator-judge Pia Cayetano tells the impeachment court's amici curiae — retired Supreme Court justices — that she 'genuinely didn't know what to do' as her fellow minority senators were being slapped with cases left and right

MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Wednesday questioned the abrupt cancellations of flights during bad weather, saying passengers should not have to travel for hours to the airport only to find out that their flights had been canceled. During a Senate committee on finance hearing on the 2027 spending plan of the Department of Science and

Despite all the high-tech rhetoric, only 0.1% of the Luzon Corridor’s projects is in advanced manufacturing and 1% in digital connectivity

China has completed drilling a key tunnel on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, which will create a shorter trade route to Europe and bypass Russia.

Tran Quang Vinh, an International Physics Olympiad gold medalist, was the only student to win two of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics department's academic awards this year.

This leader earns about US$1.7 million a year, more than four times what the U.S. president makes.

Sara Duterte tries to sweep under the carpet the corruption and anomalies that took place during her father's presidency, while blaming Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as though he and he alone were responsible for all the country's institutional rot

Singapore has been ranked the world’s most welcoming city for travelers, ahead of London and Sydney, in a global study by travel eSIM provider Holafly.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has highlighted the public’s role in wildlife conservation after two Cotabato residents voluntarily turned over 12 rescued wildlife species to its provincial office on Sept. 10. “The recovery highlights growing community initiative and adherence to Republic Act (RA) No. 9147, also known as the Wildlife

MANILA, Philippines — Alona party-list Rep. Ma. Cristina Talavera-Lopez and 4K party-list Iris Montes on Wednesday aired different perspectives on the proposed inclusion of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) as a member of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). During the House sponsorship and plenary deliberations on the proposed budget of the DDB for next

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Rivers and tributaries across Western Visayas could be affected by rains and thunderstorms brought by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), prompting state weather forecasters to warn residents in low-lying areas and near mountain slopes to take precautions. In General Flood Advisory No. 1 for Western Visayas issued at 6 p.m. Wednesday,

SAN ILDEFONSO, ILOCOS SUR, Philippines — Residents, commuters and motorists are now using the newly completed Bailey bridge in Santa, Ilocos Sur, which provides a temporary crossing following the closure of the Calungbuyan Bridge due to damage caused by continuous rains. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Sur 2nd District Engineering Office

MANILA, Philippines – On the 26th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the Senate impeachment court heard four retired Supreme Court justices serving as amici curiae on the disputed voting threshold needed to convict the vice president.   Three of the four, former Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban, Reynato Puno, and Hilario Davide Jr., agreed

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Wednesday said it imposed a two-year revocation of the driver’s license of an actor who was involved in an accident along Marcos Highway, Antipolo City, Rizal. The actor reportedly lost control of the vehicle after he experienced severe fatigue, which led to him crashing into three

MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the jackpots in the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Mega Lotto 6/45 draws on Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. Sept. 16, 2026, fell on a Wednesday. The Grand Lotto 6/55 winning combination was 04-07-08-54-51-31 for a jackpot of ₱202.47 million. PCSO said there was no jackpot winner.

BACOLOD CITY — Dengue claimed the lives of three boys in Silay City and Bacolod City this month, prompting local health authorities to intensify measures against the mosquito-borne disease. The fatalities involved boys aged 8 to 11, with one death recorded in Silay and two in Bacolod, health officials said Wednesday, Sept. 16. In Silay City,

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has “the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment,” four retired Supreme Court justices stressed that constitutional provision as they gave their legal opinions as amici curiae on Wednesday, the 26th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. In a prosecution statement, former Rep. Robert Ace Barbers,

MANILA, Philippines — Rains are expected over parts of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on Thursday, Sept. 17, as the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a convergence of winds, affects these areas, the state weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its weather advisory that the ITCZ will bring

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte can testify before the Senate Impeachment Court if the local government had dealt with companies where his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, is listed as a stockholder, a member of the prosecution panel said on Wednesday. In a press briefing after the Wednesday’s impeachment discussions, counsel for the

MANILA, Philippines — In response to the widespread flooding that prompted the declaration of a state of calamity in Pangasinan, Manila Water Non-East Zone operating units Calasiao Water and North Luzon Water, in partnership with Manila Water Foundation (MWF), provided safe drinking water to evacuees in the municipalities of Calasiao, Malasiqui, and Sta. Barbara. Through

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) partnered with more than 170 institutions in various fields as part of its effort to make senior high school (SHS) students job-ready after graduation. “Our graduates must enter the workforce with genuine hands-on experience and real competencies. By sitting down directly with our industry leaders, we are

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s new spokesperson, Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr., on Wednesday dismissed the claim that he was appointed to counter Palace Undersecretary Claire Castro, whom he described as “hard to take seriously.” “I have no intention of responding to every statement she makes because we only need to address criticisms that

MANILA, Philippines — The arguments raised by the former Supreme Court (SC) chief justices on reducing the number needed to convict impeachable officials should senator-judges be absent benefits the prosecution, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said on Wednesday. In an ambush interview after a break in the Senate Impeachment Court’s discussions on the threshold needed to convict

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s newly-appointed spokesperson Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. on Wednesday warned that lowering the 16-vote threshold for conviction could allow the sitting government to manipulate the outcome of her impeachment trial. In an ambush interview on Wednesday, Panelo said, “Maaaring kapag ang denominator, itong 16, ay pwedeng babaan, iniimbitahan mo

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros urged the Senate on Wednesday to continue tackling the anti-political dynasty bill, which she had already sponsored before the change in leadership in May. This comes despite the panel being chaired by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, who is currently detained and under preventive suspension over a plunder case before the

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has placed its enforcement units on heightened alert against illicit vape and tobacco products as consumer activity picks up during the “Ber” months and ahead of the Christmas season. “We are receiving intelligence and market information on the increased risk of illicit vape and tobacco products entering

MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio on Wednesday warned that nearly a quarter of the 2027 spending program would be funded through borrowing. Tinio said the debt-funded share in 2027 would amount to P1.69 trillion, which is 24 percent, compared with 13 percent in 2016. He attributed the large

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Mark Villar welcomed on Wednesday the recent passage on third reading at the Senate of the proposed Child Tourist Safety Act (Senate Bill No. 1926), which seeks to strengthen safety standards, emergency preparedness, and access to medical assistance in tourism destinations. The bill is also known as “Sandy’s Act,” after six-year-old

LUCENA CITY — The Pamitinan Protected Landscape (PPL) in Montalban, Rizal, will reopen to the public on Sept. 19, according to thd Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Calabarzon said on Wednesday (September 16) .  “We are pleased to inform the public that ecotourism activities in Pamitinan Protected Landscape (PPL) will resume on