Editor’s Note:  On rainy days, especially when there is a low-pressure area (LPA) or a tropical depression or worse, a typhoon affecting the country, then you must have been awakened once or a lot of times, if you have been asleep, by a loud beep from your mobile phone, the sound of a warning

NEW YORK  — Rei Ami, whose voice helped fuel the hit movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” recently found herself facing plenty of real hunters — watching from the ocean floor as about 16 reef sharks went on a feeding frenzy. She was scared, sure. But more than that, she was brought to tears. “I thought I’d

MANILA, Philippines — Businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles and an ex-Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) official have been convicted by the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division of malversation involving P50 million in non-existent, or ghost, projects for farmers in Luzon. On Friday, July 24, 2026, Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez read the court’s order finding Napoles and ex-DAR

CONSOLACION, Cebu – “You and me got a whole lot of history.” For some, it’s simply a lyric from One Direction’s (1D) 2015 hit “History.” But for millions of Directioners, it reflects the journey they have shared with the band over the past 16 years through its music and memories. On July 23, fans around

MANILA, Philippines — A man was arrested in Parañaque City early Friday morning, July 24, after police allegedly found more than P1.4 million worth of suspected shabu and marijuana during a buy-bust operation, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. Authorities identified the suspect only by the alias “Michael,” a 30-year-old male individual, according to the

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Waist-deep floodwaters submerged parts of Barangay Caridad in Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat on Friday morning after hours of continuous rain brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat. Barangay staff member Tambaiko Ambilang Sarip said rainfall began on Thursday, July 23, and continued through the night, with intermittent moderate to heavy downpours.

ILOILO CITY — Rescue teams evacuated flood-stricken families in the municipality of Hamtic, Antique before dawn on Friday, July 24, as persistent rains from the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) inundated several villages, rendered a major highway impassable, and forced the suspension of face-to-face classes. Personnel from the Hamtic Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office

LUCENA CITY — Amid the extreme heat and water shortages brought by the El Niño phenomenon, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is encouraging farmers to adopt a simple but effective practice to help protect trees and crops: coconut husk mulching. “One simple yet effective method to help keep trees healthy is the use of coconut

MANILA, Philippines — “Abangan ang susunod na kabanata,” or roughly, stay tuned for the next chapter. This was President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s brief but cryptic response on Friday when asked whether he would again address the corruption issues he raised in his 2025 State of the Nation Address (Sona) during this year’s address on July 27.

A 13 year old girl in Kanchanaburi province is rescued after her Myanmar mother scalded her with boiling water and prevented her from receiving treatment for several days. The child abuse case came to light on July 23 after the village head alerted rescuers from the Pitakkarn Foundation to the incident at a home in …

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