Philippine News

MOST parts of Luzon including Metro Manila will have clear skies on Sunday but Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers because of the southwest monsoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. “Good news because we have not monitored any weather disturbance in …

HISTORIC VICTORY. Spain’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup final football match between Spain and England on August 20, 2023. Inset photo shows Spain’s defender #19 Olga Carmona celebrating after scoring her team’s first and only goal during the match. …

WITH ‘DA KING.’ Senator Grace Poe strikes a pose with standees bearing the image of her father, the late National Artist for Film Fernando Poe Jr., on Sunday, August 20, 2023, when the LRT-1 Roosevelt Station was officially renamed after the late actor. Lino Santos PHOTO/LINO SANTOS The Light Rail …

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has warned the public against unauthorized groups and individuals using Facebook to spread “inaccurate and misleading information” on the DMW's direct hiring processes. “The public is hereby warned of proliferating on Facebook chat and groups intended for direct hire applicants, giving inaccurate and misleading …

THE southwest monsoon, locally known as “habagat” will intensify in the next few days and will dump rains across the country, the state-run weather bureau said Saturday. “While there is no tropical cyclone or any weather disturbances that are expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) for the …

BRISBANE—Sweden scored either side of half-time to spoil Australia’s party and claim the third spot at the Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory on Saturday. In front of a crowd of nearly 50,000, Sweden took the lead with a 30th-minute penalty by Fridolina Rolfo and doubled their advantage with …

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Pasig River Ferry Services has announced that operations will be normal during the remaining holidays in August and the FIBA World Cup. Pasig River ferry File Photo by Rene H. Dilan There will be regular ferry services on August 21, Ninoy Aquino Day; August …

Analyst: China ships down to 19 from 32 during water-cannon incident at Ayungin A former US Air Force colonel and a security analyst said he is tracking 19 Chinese militia ships swarming the waters off Mischief Reef and Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Raymond Powell, director of SeaLight …

PLENTY IN STOCK. Workers unload sacks of rice from a truck at a rice dealer along Dagupan St. in Tondo, Manila on Friday. Norman Cruz President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said that the government is keeping an eye on the country’s rice supply to stabilize its price as he …

A MAJORITY of Filipinos consider China as the “greatest threat” to the Philippines, and backed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s approach of not yielding to Asia's superpower amid its provocative actions in the disputed South China Sea, according to the latest survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia. In the Pahayag 2023 First …