2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (499+ words) GOOGLE. Signage for Google is displayed at National Retail Federation (NRF) 2026: Retail's Big Show, in New York City, US, January 12, 2026 Apple'will use Google's Gemini models for its revamped'Siri'coming later this year under a multi-year deal that deepens the tech giants…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (776+ words) LIFE IN VENEZUELA Traffic on a highway, days after the US launched a strike on Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 12, 2026. NEW YORK " A small but powerful cabal of…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago   (160+ words) GOOGLE. The new Google logo is seen in this illustration taken May 13, 2025. Google'will start developing and manufacturing high-end smartphones in Vietnam this year, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, January 13, citing sources familiar with the matter. Google already has a large…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (238+ words) LEANDRO LEVISTE. Congressman Leandro Leviste in a media interview at the House of Representatives on December 29, 2025. MANILA, Philippines " The Department of Energy (DOE) is imposing P24 billion in penalties on Solar Philippines, a renewable energy firm founded by Batangas 1st District Representative…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (564+ words) APPROVED. Bangsamoro Transition Authority members debate proposals to redraw the parliamentary district map of the predominantly Muslim region during a marathon special session on January 12, 2026, finalizing the measure shortly after midnight on January 13. CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines " The much-awaited districting…...

13+ hour, 32+ min ago   (307+ words) CHAMP. Wesley So receives his trophy after ruling the Tata Steel Chess India 2026. MANILA, Philippines " Wesley So's pursuers tumbled in the homestretch, handing the Filipino-American Super Grandmaster the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 blitz crown without a hitch in Kolkata over…...

13+ hour, 34+ min ago   (579+ words) XAI AND GROK. xAI and X logos are seen in this illustration taken, March 28, 2025. LONDON, United Kingdom "Britain's media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X on Monday, January 12, over concerns its Grok AI chatbot was creating sexually intimate…...

15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (801+ words) Dear readers, the past is a prologue. Today, I invite you to look back and, in a way, anticipate what lies ahead in our foreign policy and security space. Last year was a busy one for the foreign affairs and…...

17+ hour, 58+ min ago   (399+ words) SUPER LOLA. Supercentenarian Genoveva Ferma Garcia, or Lola Bebang, of Barangay Alunin Lejos 1, Mendez Nun'ez, Cavite, celebrates her 110th birthday on January 3, 2026. CAVITE, Philippines " Genoveva Ferma Garcia of Mendez Nu'ez town in Cavite celebrated her 110th birthday last January 3, making the supercentenarian…...

1+ day, 58+ min ago   (627+ words) HISTORIC. The Beatles perform in Manila at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in 1966. MANILA, Philippines " The Beatles Anthology was originally released as a vinyl, CD, DVD box set, and hardbound book volume in 1995. It came 25 years after the band had…...