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PSEi, peso rebound as easing oil prices lift market sentiment

MANILA – Declining crude oil prices helped ease negative investor sentiment and allowed both the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the Philippine peso to recover on Tuesday. The local bourse’

Inquirer 11m ago

Gatchalian rejects Cayetano ‘power-share’ proposal

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Tuesday dismissed Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s proposal for a power-sharing arrangement in the Senate, insisting that the l

Inquirer 29m ago

Ex-cop convicted as brains  in Jee Ick-joo slay arrested

MANILA, Philippines — Dismissed Police Lt. Col. Rafael Dumlao, whose local court acquittal in the case of slain South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo was reversed by the Court of Appeals, his guilt lat

Inquirer 31m ago

Unemployment falls below 5 percent in April

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s labor market held up better than expected in April as unemployment fell below 5 percent for the first time this year, although a surge in underemployment pointed to

Inquirer 33m ago

Recto, ex-PhilHealth chief cleared of plunder, graft raps

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has junked the plunder, graft, and malversation complaints filed against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former chief executive officer of the Phi

Inquirer 35m ago

Ateneo cagers’ drowning called ‘an accident,’ but execs to discuss case

MANILA, Philippines — The drowning of two members of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) men’s basketball team during a team-building activity in Aurora province on Monday was “purely [an] accident

Inquirer 36m ago

What’s new in fashion retail this June

From Hollister and Abercrombie's arrival in Manila to Hailey Bieber's newest Mango campaign, these are the launches making headlines this season....Keep on reading: What’s new in fashion retail this J

Inquirer 36m ago

Discaya, coaccused placed in separate isolation rooms

CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN, Philippines — Contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II and two Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers are being held in separate mandatory preventive isolati

Inquirer 37m ago

Manila solon sues Zaldy Co’s alleged ‘bagmen,’ lawyer for libel

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. has filed libel and cyberlibel complaints against the 18 former bodyguards of ex-Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co and their lawyer Levito B

Inquirer 39m ago

Ombudsman urged to probe DOH exec’s flight upgrade

MANILA, Philippines — Is an upgrade from economy to business class enough basis to charge a government official for graft? For a group of health workers, the answer is yes. In a letter dated June 4, t

Inquirer 41m ago

As tragedy envelopes local basketball world, Ginebra, TNT take time to grieve with deceased Ateneo players’ families, then return to PBA Finals floor

Barangay Ginebra and TNT are in the middle of a heated battle for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup title, but that doesn’t mean that the bitter rivals can’t take time out to grieve with the rest of this bas

Inquirer 45m ago

Calmed down by painting, Wembanyama leads Spurs to Game 3 win

Victor Wembanyama escaped the NBA Finals whirlwind with some drawing in a park before playing a starring role in the San Antonio Spurs’ 115-111 Game 3 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday. The F

Inquirer 47m ago

Baguio council okays watershed road project with conditions

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The city council on Monday night granted conditional approval to a controversial road project that will cut through a critical watershed, but only after imposing a series of

Inquirer 47m ago

Galang relishes ‘belated’ national team appearance

CANDON CITY, Ilocos Norte—Ara Galang made the most of a rare opportunity to represent the country, delivering a spirited performance in Alas Pilipinas’ 25-16, 25-18, 25-22 loss to unbeaten South Korea

Inquirer 49m ago

Grounded cargo ship triggers oil spill in Ilocos Norte

DAGUPAN CITY, PANGASINAN, Philippines — Authorities have launched extensive containment and cleanup operations following an oil spill caused by a cargo vessel that ran aground along the shoreline of B

Inquirer 49m ago

Ong, Aguilar triumph at Marapara to make South squad

Darren Ong and Ana Marie Aguilar secured their spots to the Junior PGT Elite Finals after completing torrid final round rallies to rule their respective 7-10 divisions of the ICTSI Negros JPGT Champio

Inquirer 51m ago

A measure to fight disinformation

Former Facebook executive Katie Harbath described the Philippines in 2018 as “patient zero” of the disinformation crisis on social media that has warped political discourse, sowed deep divisions and c

Inquirer 51m ago

An embryo nation?

A senator called for a ceasefire because Mindanao is suffering. That’s basic politics for you. Mindanao will remember who moved heaven and Earth to help in its time of need, and who didn’t. But what i

Inquirer 53m ago

Creating optimal conditions for learning

Aircon at ‘yung walang maingay at makulit.” That was the answer students gave when I asked them, “What do you need to be able to learn? Anong kailangan ninyo para matuto?” Two weeks ago, I was fortuna

Inquirer 55m ago

Human rights for Yamashita

One of the gruesome items preserved in the National Museum of the Philippines is the noose used in the execution of Japanese Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita on Feb. 23, 1946. Japanese is not my area of intere

Inquirer 57m ago

Japan PM, international community express sympathy in earthquake aftermath

The international community yesterday expressed sympathy and solidarity with the Philippines, following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Massim, Sarangani and nearby provinces that left 37 peopl

Philstar 6h ago

Prioritize safety of evacuees, patients in Mindanao – Marcos Jr.

President Marcos ordered concerned government agencies yesterday to prioritize the safety and welfare of displaced families as well as patients in hospitals affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake th

Philstar 6h ago

Brawner: The AFP will remain apolitical

The military will remain non-partisan amid calls that it get involved in recent political developments and corruption scandals in government, Armed Forces of the Philippines  chief Gen. Romeo Bra

Philstar 6h ago

‘Settle issues before President calls special session’

President Marcos wants the leadership row in the Senate settled before calling for a special session to act on pending bills, believing that such a request would be futile if the politi

Philstar 6h ago

DepEd allocates P235.1 million for learning continuity in quake-hit schools

Education Secretary Sonny Angara has ordered an initial allocation of P235.1 million to ensure learning continuity in schools affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao.

Philstar 6h ago

Senators raise alarm after potential security threat

 A “very serious” security threat against the Senate flagged by the National Bureau of Investigation  has triggered a recalibration of safety protocols, senators said yesterday.

Philstar 6h ago

DOE: Energy contingency plan ready for ‘The Big One’

 Is the country’s energy infrastructure ready for “The Big One”?

Philstar 6h ago

PNP intensifies hunt for remaining flood scam fugitives

The Philippine National Police yesterday mobilized tracker teams to hunt down two remaining suspects in a P53.9-million anomalous flood control project in Bulacan, following the arrest of contractor C

Philstar 6h ago

Plunder, graft raps vs Recto dismissed

The ombudsman has cleared Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp.  president Emmanuel Ledesma of charges including technical malversation, plunder and graft o

Philstar 6h ago

El Niño conditions now present – PAGASA

El Niño conditions are now present in the tropical Pacific, with an 80 percent probability of developing into a full-blown El Niño event persisting until early 2027, according to the sta

Philstar 6h ago

2 big tuna exporters in General Santos City suspend operations after earthquake

Century Pacific Food and Alliance Select Foods hope to resume operations within a week at the earliest

Rappler 7h ago

Sara Duterte impeachment pre-trial on June 18 | The wRap

Today’s headlines: Sara Duterte, Mindanao earthquake, Ateneo players

Rappler 8h ago

Baterbonia’s remains to be autopsied, Adili’s body to be returned to Nigeria

Ateneo says it's 'pursuing a careful and thorough understanding of the circumstances' surrounding the tragic death of basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili

Rappler 8h ago

Structures in Scarborough: What we know so far 

The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea confirms a 'floating structure' inside the lagoon of Bajo de Masinloc, a high-tide elevation in the West Philippine Sea. What could it be?

Rappler 9h ago

Rene Baterbonia’s mom demands answers after son’s death in Ateneo team building

‘I really want justice for what happened and to know why this happened to my son,’ says the grieving mother of Rene Baterbonia, one of two Ateneo basketball players who died during the Blue Eagles' te

Rappler 10h ago

Nearly 200 classrooms destroyed in Mindanao earthquake

More than 1,000 other classrooms sustained either minor or major damage, says the Department of Education

Rappler 11h ago

Security threat forces Senate into temporary work-from-home setup

Senator Tito Sotto describes the reported threat in the Senate as 'a clear and present danger'

Rappler 11h ago

Sara Duterte impeachment pre-trial set on June 18

Both the Duterte camp and the House prosecution panel are given until June 15 to submit their pre-trial briefs

Rappler 11h ago

Spurs go into attack mode to top Knicks in Game 3

‘I need some time off, let my brain cool down, recover,’ says league star Victor Wembanyama after his Spurs finally got one over the red-hot Knicks in the NBA Finals

Rappler 11h ago

[Kasalikasan] All roads lead to Ramon Ang’s airport

'I remember the old poets used to write about Manila Bay and freedom. It made me think of what and how we now write of the bay and of Metro Manila, the decaying and expanding dominion of capital.'

Rappler 12h ago

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