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TOP PRESIDENTIAL PICK IN 2028 (From left) Dr. Dennis Coronacion, Oculum chief political analyst; Dr. Racidon Bernarte, Oculum research head; and Felipe Salvosa II, moderator, present the results of a presidential survey to the media on Friday, April 26, 2024. The first-quarter opinion poll by Oculum and Research Analytics showed Vice President Sara Duterte as the top choice for president in 2028. PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO

Sara leads 2028 presidential poll

By Franco Jose C. Baroña - April 27, 2024

Philippine Navy ship LT 57, or BRP Sierra Madre, is anchored off Ayungin, or Second Thomas, Shoal in the South China Sea on March 30, 2014. AP FILE PHOTO

PH, China reached 'understanding' in Ayungin row, embassy claims

April 27, 2024

LADIES’ TOUR First lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (right) tours the MV 2GO Masigla during its launch at Pier 4 in Manila on Friday, April 26, 2024, of which she was guest of honor. Teresita Sy, vice chairman of SM Investments, accompanied Mrs. Marcos. The MV 2GO Masigla is the newest addition to the 2GO fleet known for its modern amenities and luxurious cabins and suites. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

First lady leads launch of 2Go's newest ship

April 27, 2024

AN OLD TOWN RISES A general view shows the ruins of a church in the old sunken town of Pantabangan in Nueva Ecija province on April 24, 2024. Remnants of the centuries-old town of Pantabangan reemerged in the northern Philippines after a dam’s water level dropped amid a drought that plagues many parts of the country. JAM STA ROSA / AFP

Settlement 'reappears' as Pantabangan dam dries up

April 27, 2024

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P15-B allocated for El Niño relief

April 27, 2024

Filipinos favor alliance with US – survey

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Probe on energy shortage requested

By Javier Joe Ismael

PH-US forum discusses strategic issues

By Javier Joe Ismael

6.7K of 17K takers pass civil engr licensure exams

By Aric John Sy Cua

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. PNA Photo

PNP revokes Quiboloy firearms licenses

By Francis Earl Cueto

Group joins battle vs online predators

By Aric John Sy Cua

Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco. Photo from COMELEC

Results of 2022 polls accurate – Comelec

By Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino

Bicycle riders are seen at the EDSA bike lane in Quezon City on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), along with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), is considering removing the bicycle lane on EDSA to explore the possibility of building a dedicated motorcycle lane. According to the MMDA, only 1,500 cyclists use the bike lane daily compared to 170,000 motorcycles going through EDSA per day. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

More space eyed for sustainable transport modes

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

DILG Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. Photos BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Abalos: Index crimes decreased significantly

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

PACU backs colleges over foreign students' issue

By Aric John Sy Cua

New sustainable taxonomy will present challenges to PH

By The Editorial Board

Antonio Contreras

Turning higher education into a race and universities into horses (apologies to horses)

By Antonio Contreras

World without fossil fuels is 'magical thinking,' 'impossible task'

By Yen Makabenta

When is the Big One? Earthquakes, calamities and other portents

By Danton Remoto

Professor Emeritus Leonor Magtolis Briones

Leadership, Philippine style

By Leonor Magtolis Briones

Oped Template Jaime J. Yambao

Balikatan 2024: Old but new

By Jaime J. Yambao

Mauro Gia Samonte

Bicol STL deal stinks

By Mauro Gia Samonte

Al Vitangcol 3rd

Ban on blinkers, sirens — another 'ningas cogon'?

By Al Vitangcol 3rd

Prof. Anna Malindog-Uy

Are we in Cold War 2.0 mode?

By Prof. Anna Malindog-Uy

Oped Template Chin Wong Final

Twenty questions

NEW PORT President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the unveiling of the marker for the new passenger terminal building (PTB) at the Port of Batangas on Friday, April 26, 2024. With the President were officials from the local and national levels: the Department of Transportation, Dubai Ports World, Asian Terminals Inc., and the Philippine Ports Authority. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

Batangas port expansion lifts economy – Marcos

By Catherine S. Valente

Bong Go underscores pivotal role of SHCs

By Javier Joe Ismael

New Capiz Capitol to rise in 'strategic site'

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor

Ata tribe, ex-rebels hold reconciliation rituals

Noverases appeal dismissal order

By Arlie O. Calalo

RESCUE OPERATION A member of Northern Luzon Command’s 91st Infantry Battalion under the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division holds a dextrose bottle as rescuers carry a wounded communist terrorist group member who was abandoned by her comrades after an encounter with Southern Luzon Command forces at Sitio Pinamaypayan in Barangay Umiray in Dingalan town, Aurora province, on April 21, 2024.

Army rescues wounded CTG member

By Leander C. Domingo

Drug pusher yields P1-M shabu in Iloilo

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor

Muslim leaders of various political parties form a coalition ahead of the midterm polls next year led by (from left) Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong, Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan, former Sultan Kudarat Gov. Suharto Mangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur Gov. Mariam Mangudadatu and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

BARMM leaders form coalition

1,500 students get aid under ISIP for the Youth

By Ma. Reina Leanne Tolentino

Neutralization of 12 pro-IS fighters lauded

CLOSE YET DISTANT United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and China’s President Xi Jinping pose for photographers at the Great Hall of the People in the Chinese capital Beijing on Friday, April 26, 2024. AFP PHOTO

'US, China should be partners, not rivals'

By Agence France-Presse

STRIKING SIGHT A man takes a picture of a tourist about to pose in front of a Lawson convenience store, with Mount Fuji in the background, in Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi prefecture, central Japan on Jan. 1, 2024. AFP FILE PHOTO

Mount Fuji view to be blocked from tourists

By Agence France-Presse

STUCK INDOORS Mohammad Yusuf (right) uses his mobile phone as he sits beside his daughter Lamia Akter, who is studying at home after in-person classes were canceled due to the heat wave, in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Thursday, April 25, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Bangladeshi kids suffer as heat wave shuts schools

By Agence France-Presse

STAND UNDER THE SUN Voters stand in line to cast their ballot outside a polling station during the second phase of voting for India’s general election at Gashbari village, in northeastern Arram state’s Darrang district, on Friday, April 26, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Indian election resumes as heat wave hits voters

By Agence France-Presse

READYING FOR RAFAH? Israeli troops conduct a military operation in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, April 25, 2024. ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES PHOTO VIA XINHUA

Egyptian team heads to Israel to restart truce talks

By Agence France-Presse

MONSTROUS MOGUL Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 4 2022. AP FILE PHOTO

Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned

By Associated Press

DETERMINED DEMONSTRATORS Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside the main gate of Columbia University in New York on Friday, April 26, 2024. AP PHOTO

Columbia drops deadline for protesters to leave camp

By Agence France-Presse

SHOCK RAID A public prosecutor (center) leaves the offices of the nongovernmental organization Save the Children during a raid in Guatemala’s capital Guatemala City on Thursday, April 25, 2024. AFP PHOTO

NGO in Guatemela raided over abuse claim

By Agence France-Presse

National Economic and Development Authority

Updates to PPP rules OK'd by NEDA Board

TikTok owner: 'No plans' to sell despite deadline

By Agence France-Presse

US economic growth markedly slower in Q1

By Agence France-Presse

Peso recovers a bit; PSEi returns to 6,600 territory

By The Manila Times

BSP ready to handle currency volatility

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

Bank credit standards steady in Q1

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

Higala payment system launched

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

Fish deliveries surpass 50k MT in March

By Janine Alexis Miguel

Robinsons Retail nets P5.2B in Q1

Aboitiz Equity grows Q1 earnings to P4.9B

Ayala: Capital spending raised to P284B for 2024

Philex net income plunges 70% in Q1

Removing EDSA bike lanes is the wrong thing to do

By Robert Y. Siy

Empowering SMEs with the art of storytelling in marketing

By Srijla Bagai

RETAINED Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda bows during a press conference at the BoJ headquarters in Tokyo on Friday, April 26, 2024. The BoJ decided to keep the very low interest rates unchanged. AFP PHOTO

Tumbling yen pressures Bank of Japan to act

By Agence France-Presse

US to give Micron $6.1 billion

By Agence France-Presse

TAKING OFF Ground staff walk past an Airbus IndiGo aircraft taxiing at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, India, on Feb. 1, 2024. Airbus reported on Thursday, April 25, 2024, a 28-percent increase in its first-quarter profits. AFP PHOTO

Airbus net profit soars 28% in January-March

By Agence France-Presse

Basel Committee oks new bank guidelines

By Agence France-Presse

Microsoft, Google earnings increase

By Agence France-Presse

India's IndiGo to buy 30 A350 planes – Airbus

By Agence France-Presse

RED HOT Joel Embiid (21) of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots over Isaiah Hartenstein of the New York Knicks during the third quarter of game three of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PHOTO BY TIM NWACHUKWU/AFP

Nuggets up 3-0 vs Lakers; Embiid scores 50 vs Knicks

Scottie Thompson of Barangay Ginebra PBA IMAGE

Ginebra faces Converge in Cagayan de Oro

Petro Gazz guns for 5th consecutive win

By Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan

La Salle, UST dispute semis twice-to-beat incentive

By Niel Victor C. Masoy

Milo Marathon Manila leg fires off on Sunday

By The Manila Times

NU meets UST in girls' final of PNVF U-18 Championship

Cabaral, Mercado banner San Jose Salt neffest

By The Manila Times

Rafael Nadal AFP PHOTO

Nadal begins Madrid farewell with win vs Blanch

By Agence France-Presse

TOP PICK Caleb Williams (left) poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected first overall by the Chicago Bears during the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan. PHOTO BY GREGORY SHAMUS/AFP

Bears draft QB Williams with No. 1 pick

By Agence France-Presse

NICE VIBE Shane Lowry of Ireland and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland react on the 15th hole during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Avondale, Louisiana. PHOTO BY JONATHAN BACHMAN/AFP

McIlroy-Lowry team shares PGA lead

By Agence France-Presse

EARLY LEAD Grace Kim hits from the 16th tee during the first round of the LPGA LA Championship golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. PHOTO BY RYAN SUN/AP

Grace Kim takes first round lead

By Associated Press

Stephen Curry named NBA Clutch Player of the Year

By Agence France-Presse

The three newest Blue Parks. FROM THE MARINE CONSERVATION INSTITUTE’S FACEBOOK PAGE

Coron MPA joins oceanic Blue Parks

By The Manila Times

Dr. Orlando Balderama, SWIM program leader and vice president for research and development, extension and training, during SWIM R&D Center’s inauguration. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

SWIM R&D Center: water-related solutions for sustainable communities

By Leander C. Domingo

West Philippine Sea: An unfolding ecological catastrophe

By Ludwig Federigan

Antonio Contreras

On the Contrary

Turning higher education into a race and universities into horses (apologies to horses)

By Antonio Contreras

Observer

World without fossil fuels is 'magical thinking,' 'impossible task'

By Yen Makabenta

Remoto Control

When is the Big One? Earthquakes, calamities and other portents

By Danton Remoto

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