REYKJAVIK, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Russia should share more information about the death of a plague laboratory worker who died last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, in an incident Washington was watching “very closely”. A laboratory worker at Siberia’s plague research institute fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances on […]

(October 7, 2026) — Dismissed police officer Rodulfo Gracioso, Jr. denied Vice President Sara Duterte’s allegation that his decision to bare alleged cash deliveries were motivated by money. In an interview with True FM’s “Ted Failon & DJ Chacha”, Gracioso — who claimed to have been part of former House speaker Lord Allan Velasco’s security […]

(October 7, 2026) — Employment in the country saw an improvement as the number of jobless Filipinos declined in August. Based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA), the latest unemployment rate was logged at 5.3%. This is equivalent to 2.77 million Filipinos without a job. The latest figure is lower than the 3.14 […]

The dust has settled and the victors stand triumphant. At the end of the most competitive Puregold CinePanalo awards season ever, “Mono No Aware” and “Limlim” took home the top prizes in their respective categories. In the full-length category, the Japan-set drama “Mono No Aware” was far and away the most awarded film. The film […]

A court in Makati has issued a warrant of arrest against Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste over alleged Public Services Act violations, according to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). In an interview with TV5’s “Frontline sa Umaga”, NBI Director Melvin Matibag said the bureau received the arrest warrant on Monday. The NBI said […]

By Tilman Blasshofer, Cecile Mantovani and Lucien Libert STRASBOURG/LYON/PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Demonstrations swept across France on Tuesday as teachers and parents took to the streets with high school pupils on the biggest day of what Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu described as the most violent student demonstrations in decades. Police fired tear gas and […]

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Following her official appointment as Global Sports Ambassador, IAM Worldwide has launched its newest commercial starring global pickleball sensation and undisputed World No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters. The campaign spotlights the multi-titled champion promoting the IAM Amazing Organic Barley Gummies, reinforcing the connection between elite athletic performance and accessible daily nutrition. The launch […]

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has completed its Renewable Energy Transition Plan, setting out a long-term roadmap to increase the share of renewable energy in the company’s total electricity consumption to 35% by 2037 under its Climate Neutrality Plan. As the first major initiative under the roadmap, Maynilad will increase the renewable […]

(October 6, 2026) – Vice Pres. Sara Duterte and her spouse had a total year-end balance of P190 million from 2022 to 2025 that was not declared under her statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth, the House prosecution panel said on Tuesday. The Prosecution, in its common offer of testimony from representatives of banks, […]

By Inti Landauro (October 6, 2026, REUTERS) – Students, teachers and parents marched in cites across France on Tuesday and protesters blockaded hundreds of schools, in the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations demanding the government tackle understaffed and dilapidated classrooms. In Marseille, Nantes and Lyon, the street protests began peacefully mid-morning, […]

By Abelicah Zafe | TV5 News Digital Intern (October 6, 2026) – The administration of Pres. Bongbong Marcos will step up measures to bolster food supply, Economy Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Tuesday after the country recorded its highest inflation in five months. Headline inflation rose to 7.2% in September, compared to 6.1% in August, […]

(October 6, 2026, REUTERS) – Belgian-American Particle physicist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. The winners of the Nobel physics prize are selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of […]