Jessica Sanchez has been invited to perform at PH’s 2026 ASEAN hosting event

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday that he has invited Jessica Sanchez, the Season 20 grand champion of “America’s Got Talent,” to sing at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Summit in the Philippines the next year. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Marcos stated during Sanchez’s courtesy visit in … Read more

British aristocrat is accused of strangling his wife

According to court documents released on Thursday, a British aristocrat connected to Princess Diana and World War II prime Winston Churchill is accused of killing his estranged wife. Between November 2022 and May 2024, the 70-year-old Duke of Marlborough was charged with three counts of non-fatal deliberate strangulation on his second wife, Edla Marlborough, in … Read more

Samantha Bernardo and her husband reveal the gender of their first baby, saying, “Our hearts are so full and grateful!”

Samantha Bernardo, a former Pinoy Big Brother member and Miss Grand International 2020 first runner-up, revealed the gender of her first child on social media. The former beauty queen recorded a private moment in a video that she posted on social media, revealing the precise moment she and her husband, Scott Moore, found they were … Read more

Torreon says that the pictures with “Bato” were old

MANILA – Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s lead legal counsel, Israelito Torreon, clarified on Thursday that the pictures he had previously shared on social media with his client were not taken recently, despite public conjecture that the pictures were connected to reports of an alleged arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to … Read more

Manny Pacquiao and his family and friends celebrate his 47th birthday in GenSan

On Wednesday, December 17, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao turned 47. He spent the day in his hometown of General Santos City with his loved ones. Jinkee Pacquiao, his wife, posted pictures of Manny being surprised by friends and family on Instagram, giving fans a taste of the intimate celebration. In addition to the pictures, Jinkee … Read more

Canada Issues Travel Advisory: Avoid Some Areas of Mindanao, Exercise Extra Caution Elsewhere in the Philippines

MANILA (UPDATED) – Canada advises its nationals to “exercise a high degree of caution” in the rest of the Philippines “due to crime, terrorism and kidnapping” and to avoid visiting the majority of Mindanao. The following Western Mindanao provinces are off-limits to Canadians “due to the serious threat of terrorism, kidnapping, high levels of crime, … Read more

Speaker Dy defends the 2026 budget proposal that the House approved in the face of “insertion” claims: “Walang illegal”

MANILA — Amid allegations of “insertion,” House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III defended the House-approved 2026 national budget proposal on Wednesday, claiming that the chamber’s budget procedure was neither “illegal” nor “secret.” He made the statement in response to a PCIJ report alleging that the House of Representatives had suggested P23 billion in “insertions” for … Read more

300-year-old pulpit collapses

On Friday, December 12, 2025, the 300-year-old pulpit of the Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion in Maragondon, Cavite, collapsed. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has designated the Pulpit as a National Cultural Treasure, according to the parish’s official Facebook page post. On the day of the fatal incident, an … Read more