Month: April 2026

Israeli and Lebanese officials have held their first direct negotiations since 1983, as Israel continues its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah.

MANILA, Philippines — Transport group Manibela will mount a three-day nationwide strike that will coincide with the government’s rollout of the service contracting program this week.

Whether it was “early politicking” or “early campaigning,” President Marcos will not pay any attention to the newly-formed political coalition’s intention, Malacañang said.

Dozens of civil rights organizations have written a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to warn of the dangers in bringing facial recognition technology to the company’s smart glasses. More than 70 groups have banded together to form a coalition to urge Zuckerberg to abandon plans to incorporate the tech, on the grounds that it would empower stalkers, sexual predators and other bad actors.

The Philippines says it has discovered cyanide on Chinese boats near a disputed South China Sea atoll, warning the substance could be used for “sabotage” against local fish populations.

MANILA, Philippines — With the Supreme Court’s non-issuance of a temporary restraining order, Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp should accept that impeachment clarificatory hearings will proceed starting today, according to retired SC justice Adolf Azcuna.

The US military has said it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports at 14:00 GMT on Monday after President Donald Trump announced the naval blocking of the Strait of Hormuz through which a fifth of global crude supply normally passes.

MANILA, Philippines — The justice committee of the House of Representatives is expected to test the credibility of self-proclaimed bagman Ramil Madriaga as he testifies in the panel’s clarificatory hearings tomorrow to determine “probable cause” in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte was sworn in as the new president of the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) here on Saturday, replacing his father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at the International Criminal Court detention facility in The Hague.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte was sworn in as the new president of the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) here on Saturday, replacing his father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at the International Criminal Court detention facility in The Hague.