Editor’s Note:  On rainy days, especially when there is a low-pressure area (LPA) or a tropical depression or worse, a typhoon affecting the country, then you must have been awakened once or a lot of times, if you have been asleep, by a loud beep from your mobile phone, the sound of a warning

MANILA, Philippines — China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on Friday launched a series of water cannon attacks and dangerous maneuvers against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels near Bajo de Masinloc (BDM), PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela. The incident marked the second consecutive

NEW YORK  — Rei Ami, whose voice helped fuel the hit movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” recently found herself facing plenty of real hunters — watching from the ocean floor as about 16 reef sharks went on a feeding frenzy. She was scared, sure. But more than that, she was brought to tears. “I thought I’d

MANILA, Philippines — Businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles and an ex-Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) official have been convicted by the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division of malversation involving P50 million in non-existent, or ghost, projects for farmers in Luzon. On Friday, July 24, 2026, Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez read the court’s order finding Napoles and ex-DAR

CONSOLACION, Cebu – “You and me got a whole lot of history.” For some, it’s simply a lyric from One Direction’s (1D) 2015 hit “History.” But for millions of Directioners, it reflects the journey they have shared with the band over the past 16 years through its music and memories. On July 23, fans around