By Clarist Zablan (October 8, 2026) – The Philippine Senate on Thursday ratified the status of visiting forces agreement between the Philippines and France, the first such security pact that Manila signed with a European country. Senate Resolution No. 650, which sought the ratification of the SOVFA, secured the concurrence of 17 senators on third […]

(October 8, 2026) — Senator Mark Villar has officially joined the majority bloc of the upper chamber on Thursday. Villar has also been elected as chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Works. The senator is now also a member of the Commission on Appointments. With the latest shift, the majority bloc’s membership climbed to […]

By Abelicah Zafe | TV5 News Digital Intern (October 6, 2026) — Amid rising fuel costs, the Office of the Ombudsman warned employees of the public sector against using government-allocated fuel for private vehicles. The warning follows the dismissal of former Bohol Board Member Vierna Mae Boniel-Maglasang over the use of 100 liters of government […]

If a bold red billboard made you look up from your phone today, you’re not imagining things. FHM is back. For everyone who once smuggled a copy past a parent or fought the barkada for first dibs at the barbershop: yes, it’s that FHM. For everyone who missed the first run: welcome. FHM has always […]

(October 8, 2026) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) clarified that Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste is not yet considered a “fugitive from justice.” In a press conference on Thursday, DOJ Officer-in-Charge Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Herbert Calvin Abugan clarified that there is no official declaration yet. This, despite the issuance of a warrant […]

By Abelicah Zafe | TV5 News Digital Intern (October 8, 2026) — Filipino-British songwriter Beabadoobee is set to return to Manila next year for her highly anticipated “The Powerlines Tour.” Known for hit tracks such as “Glue Song,” “Cologne,” and “Beaches,” the indie-rock sensation will reunite with her Filipino fans at the SM Mall of […]

(October 8, 2026) — The Defense panel in the the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte hit the Prosecution over the order of presentation of witnesses. As the impeachment trial kicked off on Thursday, House prosecutor Representative Terry Ridon suggested presenting the forensic financial analyst as witness before the representative from the Bureau of […]

By Enas Alashray, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari Oct 7 (Reuters) – Three people have been killed in attacks on Saudi airports, the country’s civil aviation authorities said on Wednesday, as fighting intensified in Yemen between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces. One person was killed and eight wounded in an attack on King […]

By Olena Harmash and Vladyslav Smilianets KYIV, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Russia pounded Ukraine with waves of missiles and drones in one of its most “vile strikes” on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, killing at least 28 people, including children, and damaging industrial facilities and energy infrastructure. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi put the country-wide death […]

(October 7, 2026) – The House prosecution panel on Wednesday completed its presentation of representatives of banks on the 35th day of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the longest trial day by far at more than nine hours. The bank representatives are among the Prosecution’s witnesses for Article II of the impeachment case, related […]

By Marie Mannes, Niklas Pollard and Simon Johnson (October 7, 2026, REUTERS) – Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a long-standing riddle of asymmetric “mirror image” molecules, a discovery hugely important for pharmaceutical manufacturing, the award-giving body said on Wednesday. Soai, 76, is Japanese, and Kagan, […]

(October 7, 2026) – Nearly 429,000 people have been affected as the El Niño conditions have unleashed droughts in some parts of the country, damaging farmlands and curtailing water supplies, based on tallies from disaster authorities on Wednesday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), in its October 7 report, said over 115,000 […]