CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Meta outage appeared to have hit some Facebook and Messenger users on desktop from past 3 p.m. to past 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 19. According to an inquirer.net Facebook post at past 5 p.m., Facebook users reported trouble accessing the platform on desktop after receiving an “Account Temporarily Unavailable”

LAOGA CITY — Hundreds of persons with disabilities (PWDs), their families, advocates and government agencies gathered here on Sunday for a fun run and walk to promote inclusivity and physical fitness in celebration of National Disability Rights Week. Richard Ramos Jr., president of the Laoag City Federation of PWDs, said the Lakad/Takbo sa Komunidad Tungo sa Pagkakaisa highlights the

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte should let her lawyers present her bank and tax records before the Senate impeachment court, as they would be her defense against the accusation that she had amassed unexplained wealth. Lawyer Benjamin “Jay” Tolosa Jr., House prosecution spokesperson and private prosecutor, made that proposal on Sunday in an

Neil Arce called Angel Locsin “Narda” Businessman Neil Arce had this meaningful comment amid the issue of his wife, A-list actress Angel Locsin with Senator Robin Padilla. The issue came after Padilla’s statement that he is a “komunista.” Angel questioned where the actor-politician was when she was being falsely red-tagged years ago. The actress pointed ... Read more

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MANILA, Philippines — The identities of “Mary Grace Piattos,” “Milky Secuya,” and other individuals listed as the supposed recipients of confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President will be among the key issues when the House prosecution begins presenting evidence on the impeachment article accusing Vice President Sara Duterte of misusing P612.5 million in

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — The provincial government of Zamboanga del Sur has denied reports online that the province is under intense scrutiny over a supposed P1.6-billion Commission on Audit (COA) finding. It branded the report as “highly misleading, malicious and defamatory.” Atty. Jose Ruel Saniel, Provincial legal officer, said in a statement on Sunday

MANILA, Philippines — Director Melvin Matibag of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should give the full findings of the probe into Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. when he testifies during her impeachment trial on Tuesday — regardless of what issues senator-judges may raise. “We don’t know what will