Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve, sending prices up
US President Donald Trump on social media announced the names of five digital assets he expects to include in a new US strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies on Sunday, March 2, spiking the market...
View Article‘Anora’ wins in Best Picture, Best Director categories at 2025 Oscars
LOS ANGELES, US – Anora, the story of a sex worker who gets a chance at a new life when she marries a wealthy client on a whim, won the coveted Best Picture prize at the Academy Awards on Sunday. The...
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FACT CHECK: Misleading image used in post on Japan human-animal hybrid research
Claim: A Facebook post about Japan allowing scientists to make human-animal hybrids includes an image that appears to show the hybrids. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook page...
View ArticleTo ‘fix the foundations’ of education, tear down the building
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) finally released its second annual report a few weeks ago, and the findings are horrifying. For many of us, it confirmed — and offered...
View ArticleTrump locks in Canada, Mexico tariffs to launch on Tuesday; stocks tumble
WASHINGTON, USA – US President Donald Trump said 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada will take effect from Tuesday stoking fears of a trade war in North America and sending financial markets...
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Sam Milby in tears, admits it has been ‘rough’ since split with Catriona Gray
MANILA, Philippines – Sam Milby turned emotional as he admitted that it has been “rough” for him since he broke up with ex-fiancee Catriona Gray. The singer-actor broke into tears in an interview with...
View ArticleCagayan de Oro officials decry LWUA’s second extended takeover of water district
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – A power struggle over Cagayan de Oro’s water supply took center stage as the city’s legislature sharply criticized the Local Water Utilities Administration for extending...
View ArticlePH Air Force: FA-50 fighter jet missing
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) confirmed that an FA-50 fighter jet “went missing” during a tactical night operation past midnight Tuesday, March 4. “The aircraft lost...
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Harry Roque failed to go to the US, went to China?
MANILA, Philippines – Harry Roque, who is facing a criminal complaint for human trafficking related to an alleged scam farm in Pampanga, traveled from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China, Senator...
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Philippines’ LGBTQ+ groups seek options to US aid
MANILA, Philippines – LoveYourself, a Philippines-based group providing free HIV testing and treatment services, was receiving aid from the United States like innumerable groups promoting health and...
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PNP recalls relief of anti-kidnapping chief
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recalled the relief of its Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) chief just days after he was sacked over issues in the rescue of a teen last week....
View ArticleComelec junks disqualification case vs Tulfo ‘dynasty’
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) threw out a petition that sought to block the 2025 candidacies of Tulfo family members for supposedly constituting a political dynasty. The...
View ArticleOver 1,000 protest NOAA scientist layoffs in Colorado
BOULDER, USA – Over 1,000 protesters gathered outside a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, March 3, decrying Trump administration layoffs of what...
View ArticleTrump takes victory lap in speech to Congress, Democrats protest
WASHINGTON, USA – US President Donald Trump took a victory lap in an address to Congress on Tuesday, March 4, drawing catcalls and interruptions from some Democratic lawmakers who held up signs and...
View ArticlePope Francis battles pneumonia – and rumors of resignation
VATICAN CITY – As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia in hospital for nearly three weeks, talk of the 88-year-old pontiff’s death or resignation has become almost commonplace. Some newspapers...
View ArticleSan Pablo ex-treasurer bounces checks on borrowed city funds, strikes plea deal
MANILA, Philippines – A former treasurer in San Pablo City, Laguna, allegedly borrowed cash from local government collections on a promise to repay it the same day, only to have her checks bounce due...
View ArticlePoliticians, political materials banned in AKAP distribution
MANILA, Philippines – Politicians and materials linking them to the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program are banned in AKAP distribution activities, according to the program’s implementing guidelines...
View ArticleSEVENTEEN’s Wonwoo to enlist in April
MANILA, Philippines – SEVENTEEN member Wonwoo is set to begin his mandatory military service on April 3. On Wednesday, March 5, PLEDIS Entertainment released a statement on WeVerse announcing that the...
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Marcos’ comms chief Jay Ruiz is not in SEC documents of PCSO supplier, so who...
Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the company that was represented by Presidential Communications Office Secretary Jay Ruiz in a hundred-million-peso project with the Philippine...
View ArticleLeBron James becomes first NBA player to score 50,000 total points
LeBron James reached another milestone in his unprecedented NBA career, becoming the first player to score 50,000 total points after hitting a three-pointer in the first quarter of the Los Angeles...
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