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COAST GUARD DRONE Philippine Coast Guard personnel assemble an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Coast Guard Substation in La Union on Aug. 19, 2025, as
part of efforts to enhance maritime surveillance, law enforcement and territorial defense. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD

Brawner orders troops: Stop China from boarding BRP Sierra Madre at all costs

August 24, 2025

This photograph taken on March 14, 2025 shows the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)

Drug war victims ready to face Duterte as ICC sets hearing on crimes against humanity

August 24, 2025

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PNP asks Interpol help in Manila twin murders

August 24, 2025

Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan answers questions during the investigation on flood control projects, led by Senate blue ribbon committee chairman, Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, at the Philippine Senate in Pasay City, on Aug. 19, 2025. Only 7 out of the 15 contractors attended the inquiry. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

10 DPWH execs in Bulacan relieved over ghost flood control projects

August 23, 2025

HANGING ON A little girl clings tightly to her mother, who wades through knee-deep floods in one of Manila’s major thoroughfares following a downpour caused by
Tropical Depression Isang on Aug. 22, 2025. Other pedestrians crowded a nearby island as motorists were stuck in traffic. The rains came as the government grappled with the controversy surrounding its flood control projects involving allegations of corruption perpetuated by erring government officials and contractors. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

Metro Manila floods strand commuters, disrupt classes

August 23, 2025

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Local execs defend law on term of office

August 23, 2025

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JOINT SAIL. The Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH332) conducts a cross-deck hoisting operation with Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Brisbane (DDG41) during a maritime cooperative activity under Exercise Alon on Aug. 23, 2025 in the West Philippine Sea, west southwest of El Nido, Palawan. Photo courtesy of AFP

PH, Australia, Canada hold maritime drills in West Philippine Sea

epa12144341 A photo released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presiding over a meeting of the Eighth Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the headquarters of the WPK Central Committee in North Korea, 28 May 2025 (issued 30 May 2025). According to KCNA, the meeting focused on key issues related to exercising strict control and guidance to ensure all military and political activities of the DPRK armed forces remain aligned. EPA/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

North Korea test-fires two 'new' air defense missiles

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Reflections on education

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We are the living curriculum

Plensa’s ‘The Four Elements’ at the Hertogen Site. PHOTO BY JOVI MIROY

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KU Leuven's 600th anniversary art and science exhibition tackles climate change

The EMB data center. PHOTO FROM DENR

The Philippines sees major air quality Improvement in 2024 due to emission controls