Monthly Archives: May 2026

PH clinches $3.4-B investment pledges in PBBM meet with Japanese execs

MANILA – The Philippines has secured around USD3.4 billion in investment pledges from Japanese companies following a high-level business roundtable meeting led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Tokyo on Wednesday. The commitments were announced during Marcos’ meeting with top Japanese business leaders at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO)

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PH, Japan firms ink deals on digital innovation, smart urban dev’t

MANILA – Philippine and Japanese firms on Wednesday signed agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation in digital innovation and smart urban development, further reinforcing economic and technology ties between Manila and Tokyo. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. witnessed the landmark signing of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between Philippine conglomerate Ayala Group and leading Japanese firms in

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DA sets cloud seeding over Negros as crops continue to wither

BACOLOD CITY — The Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to start cloud seeding operations in Negros Occidental and Western Visayas in the first week of July to mitigate crop damage caused by a lack of rain. The BSWM said it has bid out the cloud seeding

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No jackpot winners in May 27 PCSO Lotto draws

MANILA, Philippines — No player won the jackpots in the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Mega Lotto 6/45 draws on Wednesday, May 27, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. Grand Lotto 6/55 had the winning combination 33-46-43-19-38-42 for a jackpot of ₱45 million. PCSO said there was no jackpot winner. Mega Lotto 6/45 had the

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Angeles City building collapse: 5th body found

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — Rescue teams on Wednesday night began the extrication of the fifth body recovered from the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago in this city. Authorities said the body was discovered at 6:18 p.m. in Sector 1 of the collapse area, with the assistance of K9 dogs from the Philippine Coast Guard

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Tinio: While remote vote is for Senate plenary, it might set precedent

MANILA, Philippines — While he understands that the Senate Majority bloc’s push for remote voting deals with matters discussed in a plenary session, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio has warned that this may eventually be considered as a “precedent” when the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte starts. Tinio in a press briefing by

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Danger-level heat index persists in parts of Western Visayas — Pagasa

ILOILO CITY — Several areas in Western Visayas continued to experience dangerous heat index levels on Tuesday, May 27, with forecasts showing high temperatures lingering until at least Thursday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Based on Pagasa’s 5 p.m. heat index bulletin issued Tuesday, Roxas City in Capiz logged

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Jake Cuenca Confirms Relationship With Rabiya Mateo

Jake Cuenca and Rabiya Mateo are officially a couple. Kapamilya actor Jake Cuenca confirms in an interview that beauty queen Rabiya Mateo is officially his girlfriend. After several months of rumors and sightings together, ABS-CBN actor Jake Cuenca finally confirmed that he and beauty queen Rabiya Mateo are in a relationship. During the actor’s “Fast ... Read more

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