Remembering Tatay Elmer Cordero, whose happy place was protests

Applications for U.K. sponsored study visas fell 10.3% year on year in September, reaching their lowest level for the month in five years, as weakening international student recruitment adds to financial pressures on universities.

Hundreds of cancer patients arrive before dawn at Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital each day, but many must wait four to six weeks to begin radiotherapy as its machines operate at full capacity.

MANILA, Philippines — No ticket holder won the ₱259.92-million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot or the ₱90.14 million Lotto 6/42 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. According to the PCSO results provided, the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw produced the winning combination 41-04-23-09-39-54, with a jackpot prize of ₱259.92

INITAO, Misamis Oriental — To honor the sacrifice of a fallen local hero, Initao College here held on Friday, Oct. 9, the 7th PSMS Jason Magno Memorial Voluntary Blood Donation Drive. The annual event pays tribute to Senior Master Sergeant Jason Magno, who gave his life on Nov. 27, 2019, when he fell on a

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Police arrested a 23-year-old man wanted on a statutory rape charge in Rosario, La Union, on Friday, Oct. 9, according to the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office (ISPPO). The suspect, who was listed as Narvacan, Ilocos Sur’s most wanted person at the municipal level, was arrested by personnel of the

MANILA, Philippines — House impeachment prosecution team adviser and spokesperson Ace Barbers said Saturday that the unexplained wealth allegation against Vice President Sara Duterte was, in his personal assessment, the strongest of the three impeachment articles pursued by the prosecution. Speaking at the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City, Barbers cited extensive

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — Police arrested two suspected drug pushers who allegedly yielded P374,000 worth of shabu (crystal methamphetamine) and a gun in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Dau on Friday night, Oct. 9. In a statement, the Pampanga police said the sting operation took place at Purok Balaba Phase 2 at 9:43 p.m. The

MANILA, Philippines — Fishing families in Zambales who are struggling with dwindling catches and restricted access to Bajo de Masinloc deserve an explanation of the P319 million in China-linked remittances received by CALE88 Foods Corp., a company associated with Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, Zambales Rep. Doris Maniquiz said. Maniquiz raised the

MANILA, Philippines—Beyond the familiar mayas and herons, the province of Albay is home to a diverse array of birds, including species found only in the Philippines and migratory birds that visit the country. This diversity is captured in a collection of wildlife photographs by Dr. Gianina M. Andes of Daraga, Albay, who has been documenting

MANILA, Philippines — Several civilians and a police officer were injured when a military vehicle figured in a multi-vehicle collision in Manila, on Saturday morning. In a statement, the Philippines Marine Corps said the accident occurred at 6:31 a.m. near the corner of Pureza Street and Magsaysay Boulevard in Sampaloc district. The Marine Corps said its

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Saturday that he hoped more senators would join the 14-member Senate majority. Asked in a DWIZ interview if more senators would join the majority following Sen. Mark Villar’s transfer, Pangilinan replied, “Well, I hope so.” The Senate minority, led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, now has

COTABATO CITY — Seven members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were wounded in clashes with an armed group in Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur, that forced more than 3,000 residents to flee their homes, police said Saturday. Police Major Guiseppe Tamayo, spokesperson for the Maguindanao del Sur Police Provincial Office, said the