SEATTLE — Police arrested one suspect and were looking for another after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others injured, including a toddler. Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other and, although one remained on the loose, Assistant Seattle Police Chief

MANILA, Philippines — Several minority bloc senators have announced they will skip the physical gathering for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday afternoon, July 27, 2026. Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano stated in an interview that he plans to skip the event, noting that his absence

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival on Monday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to announce the release of pending Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) allocations during his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), saying the funds would help fast-track infrastructure projects in the city. Speaking hours before Marcos delivered his annual address, Archival

Filipinos should not print their Digital National IDs on PVC or plastic cards, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) warned.

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte dismissed rumors that she would step down from office, saying such a move is “never going to happen” because it would amount to betraying the people who elected her. She made the remark amid speculation that she could resign while facing an impeachment trial over allegations involving the

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos arrives in a helicopter at the Batasan Complex in Quezon City and heads straight for the executive lounge shortly before for his fifth State of the Nation Address./atm/dp

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived at the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City Monday afternoon to deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona). The chopper carrying Marcos landed at 3:37 p.m. Marcos is set to deliver his second-to-last Sona at the Batasang Pambansa at 4 p.m. Palace press officer

MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday challenged Sen. Panfilo Lacson to identify the specific infrastructure projects behind his allegations of irregularities in Taguig, as he maintained that, to his knowledge, there were no ghost projects in the city. “E, alin project nga yun? Alin project yun?” (Which project is that?

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — A police officer injured during a checkpoint operation in Surigao City received a medal of bravery and financial assistance from the Police Regional Office 13 (PRO-13). Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano Magistrado IV, PRO-13 regional director, visited on Monday Patrolman Benjie Banaybanay at the Butuan Doctors Hospital and conferred on

    MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. began delivering his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) before a joint session of Congress at the Plenary Hall of the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City on Monday. On board the presidential helicopter, Marcos arrived at the venue at exactly 3:37 p.m. where he