Category: News Tracker
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.
🍵 April 13, 2026 Coverage: VP Sara Duterte Updates
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.
April 13 – News Updates on Former President Rodrigo 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.
☕ April 13, 2026 – PH Trending News
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.
April 13, 2026 – Flood Control Scandal Monitor
From the point of view of the law enforcement agency at cybercrime frontline, requiring social media firms to implement stricter regulations to shield their platform from fake news and disinformation is a welcome development.
April 13, 2026 – On science and technology
Between 280 and 200 million years ago, a group of animals evolved which would eventually give rise to mammals, including humans: the therapsids. They were first described more than 150 years ago, based on fossils from South Africa. Since then, many more fossils have been discovered.
April 13, 2026 – Trending News Worldwide
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, a lodestar for MAGA culture warriors and right-wing populists in Europe, conceded defeat on Sunday in a general election, breaking the momentum of a global nationalist revival promoted by President Trump.