MANILA, Philippines — Almost nine in 10 Filipinos believe that the Philippines should ally with like-minded nations such as the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, and South Korea to defend its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a Pulse Asia survey revealed. The survey, commissioned by the Stratbase Institute, was conducted from May 3

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Families in Sarangani province remained outdoors overnight after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Mindanao early Monday morning, as residents took shelter in open areas due to damaged houses and ongoing aftershocks. In Nagpan, Malungon, 36-year-old Emily Sotto said her family moved out of their hilltop home after the quake triggered a

BARCELONA, Spain — Pope Leo XIV will bless the giant new tower of the famed Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona on Wednesday and celebrate mass inside what is now the world’s tallest church. The church is a still-unfinished modernist masterpiece by architect Antoni Gaudi that was visited by nearly five million people last year. READ:

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Following the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Sarangani in Mindanao on Monday, Mayor Roseller Rizal has placed Calamba City, Laguna, under “heightened alert” effective Tuesday. In a memorandum, Rizal directed all concerned local government offices to activate and heighten the readiness of their respective emergency teams, ensure rapid information