Category: News Tracker
April 15, 2026 – Flood Control Scandal Monitor
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has been able to obtain the statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) of 26 House lawmakers who are under investigation for their possible involvement in anomalous flood control and other infrastructure projects, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said on Tuesday.
April 15, 2026 – Trending News Worldwide
Approximately 250 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations has said.
April 15, 2026 – On science and technology
Rice has historically been a heat-loving plant. In fact, the wild ancestor of cultivated rice once grew primarily on the sweltering, rain-swept Malay and Indochina peninsulas as well as the islands of Southeast Asia. It wasn’t until Earth’s climate warmed after the last ice age that wild rice substantially spread into central China and South Asia, where it was independently domesticated by humans in two events that arguably rank among the most important in the history of our species.
April 15, 2026 – War in Iran Updates
Israeli and Lebanese officials have held their first direct negotiations since 1983, as Israel continues its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah.
☕ April 14, 2026 – PH Trending News
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.
April 14, 2026 – Flood Control Scandal Monitor
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.
April 14, 2026 – On science and technology
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.
April 14, 2026 – Trending News Worldwide
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.
🍵 April 14, 2026 Coverage: VP Sara Duterte Updates
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.
April 14, 2026 – War in Iran Updates
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.