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Pagasa: LPA to bring rain, strong winds over N. Luzon

MANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) is forecast to bring heavy rains and strong gusts of wind over Northern Luzon as it approaches the country, the state weather bureau said. “As it (LPA) nears the landmass, we expect heavy rains and winds, especially in Northern Luzon,” Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)

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Rubio in Manila as US hits ‘dangerous’ China actions

MANILA, Philippines — The United States condemned “dangerous and aggressive actions” by China following a clash with the Philippine Navy at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Manila on Tuesday for a meeting of Southeast Asian nations. “China’s troubling pattern of provocations against

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AFP: China’s ‘edited’ video hid cause of confrontation

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military on Tuesday accused the Chinese Embassy of releasing an edited video that omitted the events leading up to Monday’s confrontation near the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ spokesperson on matters relating

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Marcos summons Chinese envoy over Ayungin incident

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan to Malacañang on Tuesday, a day after two Filipino soldiers were injured in a violent confrontation with China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Palace press officer Claire Castro said the meeting “concerns national

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CDN Top Stories [July 22]: Amid Cebu street floods, a drainage update

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are your top stories for Wednesday, July 22, 2026, including an official’s response after Cebu’s street floods. Drainage improvements ongoing in Banilad, Tipolo, Mandaue mayor says MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Drainage improvement projects in Barangays Banilad and Tipolo are ongoing as part of efforts to reduce flooding in two of

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Prosecutors: Time to put ‘fishing expedition’ argument to rest

MANILA, Philippines — For the prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Monday’s court ruling granting their request to subpoena her tax and bank documents should already put one of the defense panel’s main arguments to rest. Private prosecutor Benjamin Tolosa Jr. and House prosecutor Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno said fishing expeditions

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NBI chief: VP’s kill threat a nat’l security concern

MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel on Tuesday presented National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag as its final witness on Article IV of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, with the NBI chief testifying that the bureau no longer views Duterte’s controversial “kill” remarks against President Marcos as a mere threat

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Groups to Cayetano: Marcoleta, Estrada not political prisoners

MANILA, Philippines — A rights group and a former political prisoner have objected to Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano referring to detained Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Jinggoy Estrada and former Quezon City Rep. Mike Defensor as “political prisoners.” “We know what political persecution looks like, and the cases of these politicians and their den of thieves

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‘Main chunk’ of impeach court’s ruling on subpoenas prepared in advance

MANILA, Philippines — The major points of the Senate impeachment court’s decision allowing the issuance of a subpoena for Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax and bank records had already been prepared before the trial proper started on July 6. This was according to the court’s spokesperson, Regie Tongol, as he disclosed what went behind Monday’s

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