PONTIANAK, Indonesia — Thick smoke from forest fires has disrupted airline flights for several days in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province as an intensifying El Niño weather pattern and a prolonged dry season worsen the impact of blazes. Since Friday, a thick white and yellowish haze has blanketed the city of Pontianak, reducing visibility to less

MANILA – A P20 reduction in power consumers’ bill is expected following the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on system loss, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said Tuesday. On Monday, the Bureau of Internal Revenue announced the issuance of Memorandum Circular No. 97-2026, which removes the allowable system loss charge, based the cap approved by the

MANILA, Philippines — Four retired Supreme Court justices will serve as amici curiae to the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday as Senator-judges revisit the voting threshold required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte. The four amici curiae chosen by the impeachment court are Retired Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban, Reynato Puno, and Hilario Davide Jr., as

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) and the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) dominated the race for seats in the 80-member regular Parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to unofficial counts from the Commission on Elections’ media server on Tuesday. Both parties are led by former

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Benedicto College (BC) Cheetahs pulled off a statement win on Tuesday night, dominating the heavily favored University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters, 67-50, to seize the solo lead in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) Season 26 men’s basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum. The Cheetahs improved to a perfect

This is the Daily Gospel of September 16, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE Daily Gospel, September 15, 2026 Daily Gospel, September 14, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 7, 31-35. Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I

MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City judge who issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte—and who later got an online bashing from her supporters—will stay on her grave threats case. Judge Maria Angelica de Ramos of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 98 denied Duterte’s motion seeking the judge’s inhibition from

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s declared net worth jumped 13.6-fold from the time she entered government as Davao City vice mayor in 2007 to 2025, when she was already the country’s second-highest official, according to her statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) presented before the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday. Duterte’s

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan on Tuesday called the attention of Congress and concerned government agencies regarding the equipment and staff needed in detention facilities nationwide, following the transfer of former Speaker Martin Romualdez from the hospital to New Quezon City Jail. In a statement, the court’s Third Division said copies of its Sept. 14

MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Rep. Perci Cendaña filed a complaint with the National Bureau of Investigation alongside persons with disabilities (PWD) advocates to investigate numerous online posts that ridiculed his facial features resulting from his disability, along with other remarks about his sexuality. “It’s easy to insult [someone] when you’re hidden behind a screen. But