Too big to ignore
Oct 10, 2026
MANILA, Philippines — More than 1.56 million minimum wage earners in Calabarzon will receive daily pay increases under a new wage order approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board IV-A (RTWPB IV-A). The wage order provides daily increases ranging from P25 to P45, depending on the worker’s sector and the classification of the
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Faced with declining tourist arrivals and concerns over expensive food and services, the provincial government is banking on new international flights, fair pricing and sustainable tourism to restore travelers’ confidence in Bohol, Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado said on Friday. In his State of the Province Address (Sopa), Aumentado acknowledged the tourism
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Local authorities in Alicia town, Zamboanga Sibugay have launched an investigation into unauthorized business activities following the arrest of over 200 foreign nationals in twin raids against hubs of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (Pogo) in the province. In a statement released on social media Saturday, Alicia Mayor Ardin
To most, the plague is an ancient nightmare, a scourge that wiped out tens of millions in medieval Europe and killed more than 20,000 people in colonial Hong Kong between 1894 and 1929. A recent death at a plague research facility in Siberia is a stark reminder that the bacterium that causes it, Yersinia pestis, was never eradicated. While modern medicine has transformed the former “Black Death” into an easily treatable bacterial infection, the disease continues to circulate quietly across the...
MANILA, Philippines — Around 201,000 domestic workers in the Calabarzon region will receive a P750 monthly wage increase starting Oct. 26, raising their minimum monthly pay to P7,500 under a new wage order. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Region IV-A issued Wage Order No. RB-IVA-DW-06, which covers domestic workers in Batangas,
COTABATO CITY — Police authorities in Lanao del Sur arrested Saturday, Oct. 10, two suspected high-value drug personalities and seized from them P3.9 million worth of illegal drugs. Capt. Steffi Salanguit, speaking for Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), identified the suspects as alias “Sultan,” 37, of Barnagay Pindolonan, Piagapo town, and alias “Tricky,” 45,
For anyone who has visited the Chinese galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, there is one work that stops them in their tracks. Stepping into Gallery 206, home to Chinese Buddhist art, visitors are met by a monumental wall – over 15 metres wide and 7.5 metres tall (nearly 50 feet by 25 feet) – covered in a Buddhist assembly so vast and majestic that it momentarily erases the Manhattan bustle outside. Here stands the Medicine Buddha, a 14th century Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)...
MANILA, Philippines — No ticket holder won the ₱259.92-million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot or the ₱90.14 million Lotto 6/42 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. According to the PCSO results provided, the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw produced the winning combination 41-04-23-09-39-54, with a jackpot prize of ₱259.92
INITAO, Misamis Oriental — To honor the sacrifice of a fallen local hero, Initao College here held on Friday, Oct. 9, the 7th PSMS Jason Magno Memorial Voluntary Blood Donation Drive. The annual event pays tribute to Senior Master Sergeant Jason Magno, who gave his life on Nov. 27, 2019, when he fell on a
On June 12, two of the world’s most capable artificial intelligence models went dark. An American export directive barred foreigners from using Anthropic’s two flagship AI models, and because the company could not check every user’s nationality, it switched them off. Access returned on July 1 but the warning is clear: India’s AI future can be switched off from Washington. In September, Beijing came calling. At the Brics summit in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised China would “be a...
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Police arrested a 23-year-old man wanted on a statutory rape charge in Rosario, La Union, on Friday, Oct. 9, according to the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office (ISPPO). The suspect, who was listed as Narvacan, Ilocos Sur’s most wanted person at the municipal level, was arrested by personnel of the
