LPA, ‘habagat’ to bring scattered rains over parts of PH

MANILA: A low-pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’ affecting the western sections of Southern Luzon and the Visayas will bring scattered rains over several parts of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday.

The LPA, last sp…

24K automated poll counting machines now in PH

MANILA: Over 20,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) that will be used in the May 12, 2025 national and local elections are now in the country, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Saturday.

In a press briefing during a visit to a war…

Gov’t fact-checking Shiela Guo’s claims

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday said it is fact-checking the testimonies of Shiela Guo, the alleged sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, given the supposed loopholes in her narratives.

During the Saturday News Forum…

Former Taipei mayor arrested in graft probe in Taiwan

The former Taipei mayor and current chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) was arrested early Saturday by Taiwan’s anti-corruption agency in connection with an alleged corruption case.

“In order to continue restraining Chairman Ko Wen-je’s pers…

Quezon City confirms 1st mpox case

MANILA: The Quezon City government has recorded its first mpox (previously monkeypox) case, nearly two weeks after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the country’s first case this year.

The patient, a 37-year-old male and a resident of the city…