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Vice President Sara Duterte. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

House votes on VP impeach complaint

By Reina C. Tolentino,Eugene Y. Adiong - May 11, 2026

SUBPOENA FOR BATO interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla announces the issuance of a subpoena for Sen. Ronald de la Rosa, requiring him to personally appear before investigators looking into alleged extrajudicial killings during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. With him is Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.

PNP to subpoena Bato over alleged EJK cases

May 11, 2026

Sen. Erwin Tulfo confers with Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro on February 4, 2026. Tulfo was elected chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee. PHOTO BY RENE DILAN

Erwin Tulfo warns vs Senate coup to stop Sara trial

May 11, 2026

(Left to right) Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet and Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Cebu. Photo by Aaron FAVILA / POOL / AFP

Asean leaders adopt pivotal maritime cooperation agreement at 48th summit

May 11, 2026

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Iconic destinations that curate ‘Brittany Beautiful’ memories for life

May 11, 2026

Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão tours Cebu City’s heritage landmarks, visiting Fort San Pedro, Magellan’s Cross, and the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño following the Asean Summit. Nestor Archival/Facebook

Timor-Leste PM Xanana Gusmão tours Cebu City's heritage sites

By Kaiser Jan Fuentes

Strict compliance with liquid limits required

By Benjamin L. Vergara

CHR inquiry finds red-tagging continues

By Arlie O. Calalo

Crime rate drops under Safer Cities initiative

By Izel Abanilla

911 hotline logs 5.2M calls in four months

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Public Works and Highways Secretary Vivencio Dizon PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Dizon wants permanent safeguards for Navotas Landfill

By William B. Depasupil

UK, Italy asked to help find Italian facing criminal raps in PH

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Misinformation fueling hantavirus fears

By The Editorial Board

rigoberto tiglao

Six AI platforms: Sara will be acquitted by Senate

By Rigoberto D. Tiglao

Fr. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino

Can Senate refuse to convene as a court of impeachment?

By Fr. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino

An international outlook: PH economy eroding – fast

By Dan Steinbock

TITA C. VALDERAMA

The Duterte dynasty’s hardest battle

By Tita C. Valderama

MARIT STINUS-CABUGON

Toboso, the narrative and the NPA in Negros

By Marit Stinus-Cabugon

CRISPIN R. ARANDA

Opportunities have expiration dates

By Crispin Aranda

SALVADOR S. PANELO

Raison d’être of House impeachment vote

By Salvador S. Panelo

Joseph Noel M. Estrada

CHED’s blanket ban on tuition hikes raises legal and policy concerns

By Joseph Noel M. Estrada

Labor group criticizes DOLE reversal on Palawan workers regularization

By William B. Depasupil

3 arrests in Batangas for illegal P5.5M fuel operation

By Izel Abanilla

Iloilo City needs more bulk water supply, says DENR exec

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor

Cebu pushing P5B flood control dams to combat flash floods

By Kaiser Jan Fuentes

Iloilo police urge suspects to surrender after delivery rider's fatal stabbing

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor

RARE FLOWER A member of the Aurora State College of Technology research team examines a rare Rafflesia lagascae bloom at Aurora Memorial National Park in Maria Aurora, Aurora province, marking the second recorded occurrence of the species in the protected Sierra Madre area in two consecutive years. PHOTO COURTESY OF AURORA STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Rare Rafflesia bloom found in Sierra Madre

By Leander C. Domingo

Tacloban cancels major Sangyaw Festival events amid crisis for safety

WITHERING BEANS Photo shows the withering baguio beans in San Rafael village, Guinobatan town due to the volcano ashfall that cascaded down in Miisi Gully on May 2. PHOTO BY RHAYDZ BARCIA

Mayon Volcano ashfall devastates Albay agriculture, crops worth P6M

By Rhaydz Barcia

Baguio City intensifies campaign to clear sidewalks of encroachments

By Gaby B. Keith

RENEWABLE ENERGY DISCUSSION SECURE NEGROS Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson speaks at the closing program of the Renewable Energy Week Expo 2026 at SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City on May 9, 2026, and told representatives from local governments, national agencies, industry leaders, academic institutions, innovators, advocates, and communities about the shared goal of a cleaner, more sustainable and energy-secure Negros Occidental. PHOTO BY PNA

Negros Occidental launches RECreate program to boost community renewable energy

By Philippine News Agency

Southeast Asian youth tackle climate change in Searca's new Agri Talk episode

By Leander C. Domingo

SURGE IN VIOLENCE A worker clears rubble with an excavator as a police officer and local residents gather at the site of overnight suicide bombing at a security post in Bannu on May 10, 2026. AP PHOTO

Pakistan suicide attack death toll rises to 14

By Associated Press

Indonesian police arrest 321 foreigners in operation versus banned online gambling

By Associated Press

Sri Lanka to hike electricity tariff amid energy crisis

By Agence France-Presse

'BLOODBATH' ELECTION Matt Canavan, leader of the National Party of Australia, arrives at a polling station to vote in the Farrer By-Election in Albury, New South Wales, on May 9, 2026. AFP PHOTO

Australia's conservatives reel from by-election loss to far right

By Agence France-Presse

GLOOMY VOYAGE Boats approach the Dutch-flagged, hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius after it arrived at the port of Granadilla de Abona on Tenerife Island in Spain's Canary Islands on May 10, 2026. AFP Photo

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Spain's Canary Islands

By Agence France-Presse

Number of boat migrants to UK tops 200,000

By Agence France-Presse

BANISHED Spanish activist Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila arriving in court in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon on May 5, 2026. AFP Photo

Israel deports two Gaza flotilla activists

By Agence France-Presse

Militia attack kills 69 in DR Congo

By Agence France-Presse

Unknown projectile hits bulk carrier off Qatar coast

By Associated Press

PH facing recession risk

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

One billion barrels of oil lost since Iran war started

Philippine Stock Exchange building at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Stocks may stay weak amid inflation, Middle East war

By Nazylen Joy Mabanglo

Govt debt payments surge by 115.6% in Q1

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

INCLUSIVE FINANCIAL GROWTH Now in its 32nd year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas stays steady in driving digitalization, financial inclusion and economic resilience amid global and domestic challenges. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Bangko Sentral tightens QR payment safeguards

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

Japanese firms keen on expanding in PH

By Chynna Grace Ong

Sugar millers support regulation of artificial sweeteners

By Giselle P. Jordan

Dairy agency wants 2.33% milk self-sufficiency

By Giselle P. Jordan

Questions raised ahead of Shell stockholders' meet

By Nazylen Joy Mabanglo

Digital reference compiles current securities regulations

By Nazylen Joy Mabanglo

Globe eyes network reliability improvements

By Ed Paolo Salting

INTEGRATION Employees walk past Alibaba's office in Beijing on April 1, 2026. Alibaba announced it is set to integrate its AI platform Qwen with online shopping platform Taobao that will pave the way for agentic shopping. AFP PHOTO

Alibaba to integrate Qwen AI with Taobao, launch agentic shopping

Claire Huang, Synology Philippines country manager, speaks at the GOVX.0 Conference 2026, where Synology highlighted data resilience, backup and recovery strategies for digital government systems. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Synology pushes resilient backup systems as cyber threats grow

UNHAPPY The iconic Nike swoosh design is displayed in a window of the athletic company's new store in Manhattan on April 24, 2026, in New York City. Nike on May 8 is being sued by consumers for not refunding tariff costs it passed on as higher prices. AFP PHOTO

Nike sued by consumers for not refunding tariff costs

Goldman Sachs' private credit fund cuts value by 3.7%

Dunkin' owner Inspire Brands confidentially files for US IPO

NAIA customs unit beats collection target for April

By William B. Depasupil

SEC warns public vs more online scams

By Nazylen Joy Mabanglo

PH, Israel hold trade, technology talks

By Chynna Grace Ong

Saudi Aramco's Q1 profit rises 25% on higher sales, key pipeline full

Joo Dae Yeong TOUR OF LUZON PHOTO

South Korean dominates Tour of Luzon Stage 11

By Niel Victor C. Masoy

Gensan shares MPBL top spot

By The Manila Times

Alexandra Eala of the Philippines serves to Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic during their first round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 1, 2025. AP FILE PHOTO

Wimbledon remains Eala’s favorite Grand Slam

By Associated Press

La Salle's Zach Castro PGT PHOTO

UAAP golf fires off at Midlands

By The Manila Times

Los Angeles Lakers forward Adou Thiero (left) passes the ball from the floor while under pressure from Oklahoma City Thunder guard Isaiah Joe during Game 3 of the NBA basketball playoffs series on May 9, 2026, in Los Angeles. AP PHOTO

Thunder top Lakers for 3-0 series lead

By Agence France-Presse

Aryna Sabalenka AFP PHOTO

Sabalenka suffers early Italian Open exit

By The Manila Times

Fitzpatrick storms into lead at PGA Truist

By Agence France-Presse

Members of the Smart/MVPSF PH taekwondo team, led by PTA Secretary-General Raul Samson (standing 7th from left) pose prior to a training session for the coming 2026 Asian Taekwondo Championships on May 19-27, 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. PTA PHOTO

Mangin, Barbosa banner Smart/MVP PH team to Asian tilt

By The Manila Times

World Cup one-month countdown begins

By Agence France-Presse

Dingdong Dantes returns to action in ‘The Master Cutter’

By Iza Iglesias

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Leaders from the government, industry and development institutions gather at the 9th Sustainable Agriculture Forum of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines at Raﬄes and Fairmont Makati, on April 30, 2026. PHOTO FROM ECCP

ECCP’s 9th Sustainable Agriculture Forum pushes collaborative action for resilient growth

COMPETITION CHAMPION Bulacan Agricultural State College Future Hotel and Restaurant Managers Society clinches the inaugural Philippine Economics Situationer Case Competition championship title at the University of the Philippines Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga, on April 18, 2026. PHOTO FROM BASC

BASC triumphs at PES case competition

BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM Philippine Blockchain Week presents its 2026 theme, building on the momentum of last year’s ‘Decoded’ event. IMAGE FROM BLOCKCHAIN COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES

PH Blockchain Week 2026 marks shift from Web3 potential to real-world deployment

Yndan: Weaving Filipino heritage onto the global runway

TikTok creator wins brand new vivo V70 FE in #FunInEveryFlip Challenge

MINI HEALTH CENTERS Okada Foundation Inc. President James Lorenzana and Okada Manila board of directors and board of trustees member Mitsukazu Nakata with Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez and staff during the turnover of the two mobile clinic units to Ospital ng Parañaque during a ceremony held at Parañaque City Hall following the morning flag ceremony on May 4, 2026. PHOTO FROM OKADA MANILA

Okada Foundation donates mobile clinics to Ospital ng Parañaque

NOW A REGULAR MENU ITEM Initially intended as a limited time offer, a specific segment of Mang Inasal customers often ask for the spicy version of pork BBQ making it now a regular menu item, available as a rice meal with two-sticks. IMAGE FROM MANG INASAL

Mang Inasal spicy pork BBQ here to stay

SHARED EXPERIENCES Independent entrepreneurs and artists showcase their work while connecting directly with a growing community of supporters at Salu Salo Market at The Corner House on May 2 and 3, 2026. IMAGE FROM SALU SALO MARKET

Salu Salo Market ‘Uptown Girls’ recap: A weekend of style, shared experiences

ADD-ON SERVICE Golden Haven Memorial Park launches its Absolutely Free Burol Program in San Jose, Manaoag (in photo), and Pozorrubio for a four-day, three-night viewing service to help clients plan ahead and protect their loved ones from unexpected financial strain during an already difficult time. PHOTO FROM GOLDEN HAVEN MEMORIAL PARK

Golden Haven launches AFB program in selected Luzon branches

Japanese Ambassador Kazuya Endo (right) signed a grant contract with Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement International to improve livelihood opportunities for communities in Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya and Misamis Oriental. PHOTO FROM EMBASSY OF JAPAN

Japan backs P11.9-M silk farming project in Northern Luzon, Mindanao

By David Haldane

EU, Bangsamoro government open new OCM Buildings in Basilan and Tawi-Tawi

Rigoberto D. Tiglao

Six AI platforms: Sara will be acquitted by Senate

By Rigoberto D. Tiglao

Fr. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino

Can Senate refuse to convene as a court of impeachment?

By Fr. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino

An international outlook: PH economy eroding – fast

By Dan Steinbock

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