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Robin to Leila: Don't take impeachment debate personally
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (909+ words) MANILA, Philippines" Former senator and now Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima was reminded by Senator Robinhood Padilla that she had also been a fierce opposition figure against former president Rodrigo Duterte, saying she disagreed with many of the…...
From gang leader to cop: How second chance saved Daryl Prangos
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (337+ words) Daryl Prangos is proof that a "second chance" is a real path that if given, can change a person's life forever....
Motorcycle riders killed in Asturias and Cebu City
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (420+ words) CEBU CITY, Philippines " Separate road accidents involving motorcycles on Wednesday, May 6, left two men dead in Cebu City and Asturias town. As of Friday, May 8, a passenger in the Cebu City crash remains in the hospital and is set to…...
5 things about Pope Leo: Tradition, Trump and tennis
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (713+ words) VATICAN CITY, Holy See " On May 8, 2025, Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States, taking the name Leo XIV. Here are five things to know about his first year as head of the world's 1. 4 billion Catholics. Leo has…...
Sea temperatures near all-time highs as El Ni'o looms, says EU monitor
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (554+ words) PARIS, France " The European Union's climate monitor said Friday that ocean temperatures are edging toward record highs as conditions shift toward a potentially powerful El Ni'o weather pattern. Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) said…...
Claire Castro fires back at VP Sara over 'papansin' remark
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (23+ words) Usec. Claire Castro on Friday, May 8, responded to comments by VP Duterte, who had referred to her as an "attention seeker" (papansin)....
Greenpeace activists held during Asean protest in Cebu
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (501+ words) CEBU CITY, Philippines " Police took several Greenpeace Southeast Asia activists to a police station on Friday after they staged a protest during the opening day of the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Cebu. They are calling on…...
26 Filipino seafarers deported over US child pornography violation
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (412+ words) LOS ANGELES " US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in San Diego have arrested 28 seafarers, including 26 Filipinos, aboard cruise ships as part of a federal'crackdown'on child pornography. The arrests took place between April 23 and April 27 after a raid on eight…...
SSS warns May birth month pensioners: Complete ACOP now
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (477+ words) CEBU CITY, Philippines " The Social Security System (SSS) reminded pensioners born in May to complete their Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) compliance before the end of the month to avoid the suspension of their monthly pensions. In an advisory, SSS…...
Asean Summit: What roads will be closed in Lapu-Lapu this Friday?
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (22+ words) Several roads will be closed in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, May 8, as it hosts the 48th Asean Leaders" Summit....