By Stephanie van den Berg (October 13, 2026, REUTERS) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay urged the United States on Tuesday to return to its traditional role of defender of human rights and liberator for the rest of the world amid a US campaign to undermine the International Criminal Court. “My message is: ‘You […]

By Joshua McElwee (October 13, 2026, REUTERS) – Pope Leo will have surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Tuesday afternoon to remove a small growth on one of his lungs, in the first major health issue of his 17-month tenure. Leo, 71, said on Sunday that the growth, a small nodule, had been found on […]

By Abelicah Zafe | TV5 News Digital Intern (October 13, 2026) – A journalists’ organization on Tuesday called for a thorough and impartial investigation after a broadcaster was fatally shot in Albay, in another incident of a suspected media killing in one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists. The National Press Club expressed condemnation […]

(October 13, 2026) – President Bongbong Marcos on Tuesday announced he has appointed Robert Joseph de Claro, the chief of the state insurer Social Security System, as secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. De Claro replaced Henry Aguda, who resigned as head of the DICT, Marcos confirmed over the weekend. Malacañang earlier […]

(October 13, 2026) – The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Tuesday allowed the House prosecution panel to drop three of the four articles of impeachment against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, leaving only the unexplained wealth article. Senator-Judge Chiz Escudero, the presiding officer of the court, granted the Prosecution’s manifestation to withdraw Articles I, […]

(October 13, 2026) — The Prosecution panel officially manifested dropping three of the four articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. During the 39th day of the impeachment trial, House Lead Prosecutor Representative Gerville Luistro said the Prosecution will focus on Article 2 on Duterte’s unexplained wealth. “The Prosecution believes it has presented sufficient […]

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is offering septic tank cleaning services to its residential and semi-business customers this October in select parts of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Manila, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, Quezon City, Valenzuela, and Cavite Province at no extra cost. Maynilad’s sanitation program is one of the company’s efforts to lessen pollution […]

By Abelicah Zafe | TV5 News Digital Intern (October 13, 2026) — The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) admitted that the government currently has no means to identify how many fake persons with disability (PWD) IDs are being used nationwide. In an interview with True FM’s “Ted Failon & DJ Chacha”, NCDA Director Glenda […]

(October 13, 2026) — Vice President Sara Duterte denied ownership of the properties presented by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in a press conference on Monday. In a statement issued Tuesday, Duterte expressed alarm over the allegations sprung by the NBI. “Ang lote sa larawan na sinabi niyang nasa aking Statement of Assets, Liability, […]

(October 13, 2026) — The prosecution team of the International Criminal Court (ICC) updated its list of evidence in the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte. Following a review, the prosecution has removed a total of 253 items from the list. “The Prosecution has restructured the List of Evidence in order to […]

By Gianluca Lo Nostro, Menna AlaaElDin and Joanna Plucinska Oct 12 (Reuters) – Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh’s international airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped flights after continuing attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis emptied the skies over Saudi Arabia’s capital. Operations at King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia’s second-busiest airport after Jeddah, were […]

By Olesya Astakhova and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Russia will be able to return diesel exports to levels above those US President Donald Trump has outlined under a deal with Moscow which has been criticised by Ukraine and some US lawmakers, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday. Trump announced on […]