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United States President Donald Trump and Iran’s president signed an agreement on Wednesday aimed at ending months of conflict in the Middle East, with Tehran agreeing to dilute its stockpile of enriched uranium in exchange for significant economic relief and the easing of sanctions. The memorandum of understanding was signed following the conclusion of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France. A U.S. official told AFP that Trump signed […]

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was formally elected Senate president on Wednesday, June 17, after the Senate convened in a special session that achieved the required quorum, ending weeks of leadership uncertainty in the chamber. Gatchalian secured enough support to take the Senate’s top post after Sen. Joel Villanueva joined the proceedings, bringing the number of participating lawmakers to 13 and allowing the chamber to formally elect a new Senate president. The […]

Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña is calling for a temporary suspension of development activities at the Monterrazas de Cebu project, urging city officials to prioritize flood-control measures before allowing further construction to proceed within the sprawling hillside development. Osmeña has filed a proposed resolution before the Cebu City Council asking Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. to issue a cease and desist order (CDO) against Mont Property Group’s ongoing development activities, except those […]

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) will issue another round of subpoenas to several members of the Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball team management after only the university’s athletics director personally appeared before investigators on Monday, June 15, in connection with the fatal drowning of two student-athletes during a team-building activity in Aurora province. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla confirmed that Ateneo athletics director Em Fernandez was the lone […]

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos to safeguard truth, use technology responsibly, and help rebuild trust in society as the nation marked the 128th anniversary of Philippine Independence on Friday, June 12. In his Independence Day message, Marcos said the country continues to face significant challenges despite having long achieved freedom from colonial rule. He stressed that the responsibility of protecting the nation's hard-earned liberty now rests on every […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a separate investigation into the deaths of two members of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) men’s basketball team who drowned during a team-building activity in Aurora province on June 8. The DOJ announced on Wednesday that it had instructed the NBI to create a task force to investigate the incident and determine whether criminal […]

More than 2,000 aftershocks have been recorded following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore Maasim, Sarangani on June 8, as rescue and relief operations continue across affected areas in Mindanao, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In an update released Wednesday, Phivolcs reported that a total of 2,023 aftershocks had been recorded as of 7 a.m. following the powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage to […]

Ateneo de Manila University is mourning the loss of two members of its men’s basketball program who died in a drowning incident during a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora, on Monday. The victims were identified as Rene Baterbonia, 19, and Divine Adili, 21, both members of the Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team. The tragedy has sent shockwaves through the university community and the Philippine basketball scene. In an official statement […]

State seismologists on Monday issued a tsunami warning for several provinces in Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago after a strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province early in the morning. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the earthquake occurred at 7:37 a.m. and had a depth of 10 kilometers. The offshore quake generated concerns over possible tsunami waves that could affect nearby […]