(October 6, 2026) — Inflation continued to pick up in September on the back of higher rice prices and transport costs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on latest data, the country logged a 7.2% inflation for the month of September. This is faster than the 6.1% recorded in August and a far […]

(October 6, 2026) — The Office of the Vice President (OVP) confirmed that it has received the affidavit of dismissed police officer Rodulfo Gracioso, Jr. from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) late Monday. In a statement, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte said Gracioso made 29 statements that were false. “Among several other pieces of my […]

MANILA, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Southeast Asian energy ministers meeting in Manila this week face the prospect of a prolonged Middle East war that has exposed the region’s vulnerabilities to imported energy. As the US-Israeli war against Iran drags on, there is increased urgency for ASEAN to implement its proposed energy security plans and reduce […]

(October 5, 2026) – The head of the Anti-Money Laundering Council was the next to take the witness stand as the Senate, sitting as the impeachment court, held its longest hearing by far for the trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte on Monday. AMLC Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura served as one of the witnesses for […]

By Johan Ahlander, Marie Mannes and Bhanvi Satija (October 5, 2026, REUTERS) – American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control individual nerve cells in the brain. The Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s […]

By Clarist Zablan (October 5, 2026) – The so-called “Super El Niño,” projected by experts to become one of the strongest on record, may unleash droughts across every province in the Philippines by the end of March 2027, the Department of Science and Technology said on Monday. DOST Secretary Renato Solidum said seven provinces have […]

(October 5, 2026) – The Anti-Money Laundering Council received reports of about P4.4 billion worth of covered and suspicious transactions linked to Vice Pres. Sara Duterte and her spouse from 2007 to 2025, the head of the AMLC told the Senate impeachment court on Monday. On the 33rd day of the impeachment trial, AMLC Executive […]

By Mohammed Ghobari, Timour Azhari and Eman Abouhassira (October 4, 2026, REUTERS) – Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government said on Sunday it was launching a major military campaign to recapture all areas of the country controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis. The government’s armed forces would press the offensive “until the country is liberated from the […]

(October 5, 2026, REUTERS) – Crude oil exports from the Middle East rose above pre-war levels in four of the seven days of the final week of September, shipping data showed on Monday, despite attacks on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Crude exports from the region exceeded pre-war levels on September 24 and […]

(October 5, 2026) — TECNO’s newest CAMON smartphone is built around one idea: Carry less, do more. The CAMON Slim 5G is pitched at young working women who juggle a lot in a day, and its campaign tagline, “Make It Lighter,” sets the tone for the whole package. Here’s a look at what the phone […]

By Abelicah Zafe | News5 Digital Intern (October 5, 2026) – Following the successful run of the latest DreamWorks animated film, “Forgotten Island”, where she lent her voice to the Manananggal, Broadway star and the first Filipina to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Lea Salonga is set to make her highly […]

By Bea Rollo (October 5, 2026) – Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo called on Senate President and impeachment court Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero to admonish prosecution spokesperson Regie Tongol over remarks suggesting that the impeachment court could issue a final verdict on December 16. Tulfo said Tongol appeared to be getting ahead of the senator-judges’ decision by […]