By Joshua McElwee (October 15, 2026, REUTERS) – Pope Leo’s recovery from surgery for lung cancer was going as planned and the 71-year-old pontiff has started to do a little work again, the Vatican said on Thursday. Leo has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and doctors removed the […]

(October 15, 2026, REUTERS) – Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Leo is recovering after surgery for lung cancer, is known as the “hospital of the popes”. The hospital, with a suite especially for popes, has become the preferred medical facility for modern pontiffs since the time of Pope John Paul II. WHAT IS THE GEMELLI? […]

By Clarist Zablan (October 15, 2026) – The Philippine Coast Guard drove away a Chinese fishing vessel and its four deployed small boats found near the Philippines-controlled Nanshan Island in the disputed South China Sea, Manila said on Thursday. A PCG spokesperson, Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela, said a team of coastguard personnel issued repeated radio […]

(October 15, 2026, REUTERS) – The impact of the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is already becoming visible in agricultural harvests, threatening to lower farm yields and push up food prices, the head of a United Nations rural development agency said on Thursday. “The pass-through from the initial locking down of the […]

(October 15, 2026) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has not yet officially confirmed if he will attend the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders’ summit in the Philippines in November, Malacañang said on Thursday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, quoting Manila’s Department of Foreign Affairs, noted that the Chinese premier has traditionally represented […]

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (October 15, 2026) — TARA Global Technology Inc. has entered the Philippine ride-hailing market with the launch of TARA Ride, adding a new player to the country’s growing transport sector. As commuters face rising fuel prices, increasing transportation costs, traffic congestion, and long travel times in Metro Manila, TARA Ride aims to offer […]

By Clarist Zablan (October 15, 2026) – President Bongbong Marcos has not considered any possible successor to his erstwhile ally, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, in the event she is convicted and removed from office by the Senate impeachment court, Malacañang said on Thursday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro dispelled reports that House Speaker Bojie Dy […]

(October 15, 2026) – Philippine President Bongbong Marcos on Thursday joined other world leaders in expressing support and praying for the recovery of Pope Leo, after the pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer following an operation in Rome. The 71-year-old leader of the Roman Catholic Church underwent a surgical procedure on Tuesday to remove a […]

(October 15, 2026) — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag stressed that the investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte’s properties was based on her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN). In a press conference on Thursday, Matibag said the agency located the alleged properties based on what had been declared in […]

By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. Attacks around the waterway have surged over the past 10 […]

House of Yugen announces the upcoming launch of ELLE Philippines. The new edition will bring ELLE, the world’s number one female media brand with a global audience of 260 million, to Filipino audiences, with Josh Yugen as President and Ian Borromeo as CEO and Publisher. Thanks to a licensing partnership with Lagardère Group, owner of […]

(October 15, 2026) — The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is imposing millions of pesos worth of fines against companies involved in a cartel identified as the reason for the spike in onion prices during the pandemic. According to the PCC, the following were confirmed to have been involved in the cartel: According to the PCC, […]