Pope Leo to enter hospital for surgery on lung nodule

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More local government units in Metro Cebu suspended in-person classes on Monday, Oct. 12, after air quality deteriorated to “very unhealthy” levels once again.  But this time, local pollutants such as vehicle emissions and industrial pollution, and not the transboundary haze from the raging forest and peat fires in Indonesia’s Kalimantan

MANILA, Philippines – Day 38 of the trial on Monday centered on the cross-examination of prosecution forensic financial analyst Alexander Cabrera, who conceded that his report showing P817 million in alleged unexplained wealth was based on available documents and did not include records submitted directly by Duterte or her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio.  Defense counsel

The Senate impeachment court on Tuesday is set to tackle the manifestation of the House prosecution panel to drop Article III or the bribery charges in the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

VIGAN CITY, ILOCOS SUR, Philippines — The provincial government distributed rice assistance to “kutseros,” or horse-drawn carriage drivers, on Monday (Oct. 12) in recognition of their contribution to preserving the cultural heritage of Vigan, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. The assistance aims to ease the daily expenses of

MANILA, Philippines — Financial forensic analyst Atty. Alexander Cabrera has assured Senator-judge Robinhood “Robin” Padilla that he can come up with a competent report even in a limited amount of time, amid questions on why it seems that the report on Vice President Sara Duterte’s finances was made hastily. During the latter part of Duterte’s

MANILA, Philippines — Cale88, a banana chip export corporation established in 2021, with Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, Manases Carpio, as a 47.5-percent owner, reported P150 million in sales in 2024 — and yet it did not have a single employee. Senator-Judge Joel Villanueva pointed this out on Monday in his clarificatory questioning of lawyer-accountant Alexander

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Local government officials remained on alert as Mt. Kanlaon continued to emit ash plumes following a moderately explosive eruption on Saturday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded three ash emission events on Monday (Oct. 12), although no ashfall was reported, according to Phivolcs science research analyst

MANILA, Philippines — No ticket holder won the ₱265.5-million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot or the ₱105.81-million Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. The Grand Lotto 6/55 draw produced the winning combination 05-41-23-28-20-51, with a jackpot prize of ₱265.5 million. No bettor matched all six

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water Company, Inc. (Manila Water) and Manila Water Philippine Ventures Cebu (MWPVC) have once again brought Philippine water utilities to the international energy stage, earning podium finishes at the ASEAN Energy Awards (AEA) 2026. Manila Water’s 2.5 MWp Solar Project, recognized as the largest consolidated solar installation in the Philippine water

MANILA, Philippines —Lawyer Alexander Cabrera, a forensic financial analyst, stood by his report on Monday identifying unreported financial transactions involving companies linked to Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, as a case of “nonreporting” — not “supposed fraud,” as defense lawyer Kristine Ferrer described them. The transactions in question include a

LEGAZPI CITY — Local broadcaster Adrian “Golden Boy” Loterte died in a hospital shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, after he was shot in Barangay San Roque, Daraga, Albay, prompting the town mayor and local media group to condemn the attack and demand a swift investigation. Loterte, an anchor for RBN News Television’s

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Monday ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada over a plunder case involving alleged irregularities in P573 million worth of infrastructure projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2025. The five-page resolution penned by Associate Justice Zaldy Trespeses, chair of the