Taiwan's National Security Bureau warns that Beijing's 'online troll army' was seeking to sow discord among Taiwanese TAIPEI, Taiwan – Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan government departments have increased by 17% so far this year compared to 2024, reaching an average of 2.8 million per day, data from the National Security …
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Sarah and Curlee Discaya no longer cooperating with ICI
Independent Commission for Infrastructure Executive Director Brian Hosaka says the Discaya couple had expected a recommendation as state witnesses if they continued cooperating with the commission MANILA, Philippines – Controversial flood control contractors, Curlee and Sarah Discaya, will no longer cooperate with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), according to …
Read More »Negros labor group hits Marcos, says sugar imports push industry to ‘near death’
Ten lawmakers from the Negros Island Region call on the SRA to release data on sugar importation, pest infestation, and the shift in market demand from local to imported sugar NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The steep drop in sugar millgate prices this milling season stems from over-importation that worsened under …
Read More »Russia opens new criminal case against exiled Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Khodorkovsky, an oil tycoon who was once Russia's richest man, served 10 years in a Siberian prison on fraud charges that he and many Western countries said were politically motivated. He was pardoned in 2013 and left Russia. MOSCOW, Russia – Russia‘s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday, October …
Read More »Flood response in focus at Rappler’s Pangasinan forum
Pangasinan mayors and officials discuss local flood mitigation projects in their towns DAGUPAN, Philippines – Local officials and community leaders gathered at the Lay Formation Center in Dagupan City for Rappler’s “#MakePangasinanLiveable,” public forum aimed to surface pressing local issues and empower community solutions, on Thursday, October 2. Local officials …
Read More »‘The smell was unbearable’: DSWD shuts Bukidnon care home for seniors
The DSWD says the group running the facility charged between P6,000 and P7,000 a month per resident for accommodation and services CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The stench of human waste and urine greeted a team of social workers and police officers carrying out a suspension order from the Department …
Read More »He refused to look away. Then NIA whistleblower Kyle Antatico was killed.
Cagayan de Oro’s two congressmen, Rufus Rodriguez and Lordan Suan, condemn the killing, and hint at a possible congressional investigation into the whistleblower’s murder and exposés CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Friends had warned whistleblower Niruh Kyle Antatico to take it easy. “Ayaw pagkompyansa, barato ra kaayo ang kinabuhi karon,” …
Read More »FACT CHECK: Chanda Romero is alive
There are no news reports from any credible sources confirming Romero’s supposed death; the veteran actress has also been active on her Instagram account Claim: Veteran actress Chanda Romero has passed away due to a heart attack. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post containing the claim was …
Read More »House passes 2026 budget, clash with Senate on P249 billion unprogrammed funds likely
The House retains hundreds of billions of pesos in unprogrammed funds that Senate President Tito Sotto says he will move to be removed from the 2026 budget MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives passed on final reading the proposed 2026 budget, which retains billions of pesos in unprogrammed appropriations, …
Read More »Amit, Centeno arrange all-Filipina duel for Women’s World 10-Ball crown
It will be a battle of former champions as Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno tangle in the final of the WPA Women's World 10-Ball Championship MANILA, Philippines – Already the winningest country in WPA Women’s World 10-Ball Championship, the Philippines is set to win a record-extending fourth title. Rubilen Amit …
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