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MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday dismissed as baseless a reported claim by Chinese scholars that the Philippines’ northernmost province of Batanes belongs to China through Taiwan, saying the narrative may reflect Beijing’s broader strategic ambitions in the region. “We know there is no basis for this. It’s a joke. It’s

TEHRAN — The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The vital oil shipping corridor is a flashpoint in the Middle East war, with Tehran insisting on control of the strait despite it being open to free passage

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) lifted the red alert over the Visayas power grid Thursday afternoon, easing fears of possible power interruptions even as the system remains under yellow alert until 10 p.m. The NGCP said in an advisory issued at 1 p.m. that the red alert was

MANILA, Philippines — With the argument that Vice President Sara Duterte’s threats to ranking officials is not substantiated by an actual contract between her and an assassin, prosecution panel spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers has pointed out that no one in their right state of mind would put such a deal on paper. Barbers, in a press

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court served on Thursday a subpoena ad testificandum to Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief of staff Zuleika Lopez. Through the subpoena requested by the House prosecution panel, the court has issued Lopez to appear before the impeachment court on July 13 and 14 to testify during the examination on

COTABATO CITY – A Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel was killed, and three others survived an ambush by still unidentified gunmen in Barangay Bubongaranao, Calanogas in Lanao del Sur, on Wednesday night, a police official said. Col. Caesar Cabuhat, Lanao del Sur Police Provincial Office director, identified the fatality as Fire Officer 1 Abdul

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck a town in Benguet on Thursday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). READ: Phivolcs to public: No to complacency, be prepared for strong quakes In its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said that the center of the earthquake was located nine kilometers (km) west

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday asked shopping mall operators to open their parking spaces for the public across Luzon for the expected effects of Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi). In a memorandum order dated July 9, 2026, the MMDA said that the request shall be effective on Thursday evening

Mayor Baste Duterte made this claim about the impeachment trial of his sister, VP Sara Duterte Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte took a swipe at the filing of impeachment complaints against his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, claiming that the move had been in the works for approximately three years. The Senate impeachment trial officially ... Read more

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Police Prevents Student w/ Handgun From Entering School in South Cotabato  A 16-year-old student who was found carrying a handgun was stopped before he could enter a public school in Tupi, South Cotabato.  On Tuesday (July 7, 2026), the police authorities prevented a potentially dangerous situation after they stopped a student carrying a firearm.  A local government employee noticed the student carrying what appeared ... Read more

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