Military communication channels become bargaining chips precisely when a crisis makes them indispensable.
Oct 20, 2026
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday filed a resolution calling on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to declare Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata or request his recall by the Chinese government, following the latter"s “use of force” remark.
LUCENA CITY — The water level of Laguna de Bay dropped to 12.20 meters on Monday afternoon (Oct. 19), remaining below the 12.50-meter critical-high threshold, according to the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA). The latest reading, recorded at 1 p.m., was 30 centimeters below the critical-high level, according to an LLDA advisory. READ: El Niño
Authorities are negotiating with a group protecting embattled Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to secure his surrender and prevent a potentially violent confrontation, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday.
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday questioned the supposed rush in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
MANILA, Philippines — The trough of Super Typhoon Champi, which is being monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), will bring rain to most part of Luzon and Visayas on Tuesday, according to the state weather bureau. In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, weather specialist
Calls to boycott a Malaysian Chinese-owned coffee-shop chain over its omission of Malay text from its menu have reignited arguments over race and national identity, as political parties jostle to court the country’s majority ethnic group ahead of the next general election. The Oriental Kopi boycott marks the latest saga fuelling ethnic grievances that politicians have been seen to capitalise on by portraying themselves as defenders of Malay identity. It comes ahead of the November 14 election in...
America is facing what appears to be a massive aesthetic trainwreck—a pile-up of cosmetic surgery procedures gone catastrophically awry
The links to the alleged list of areas covered by the supposed nationwide program lead to a third-party blog site to trick social media users into typing in sensitive personal information
Universiti Malaya student Ummi Umairah Bakhit, who went viral recently for questioning the donation of money to former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, has spoken out against what she described as cyberbullying, political obsession and emotional loyalty. The youth stood by her criticism of donating money to the former prime minister, saying she would not apologise for raising the issue. In a social media post, Ummi Umairah said the response to a question she raised at the International...
Sean McGirr is leaving his job at the loss-making British label three years after his appointment
The Chinese military's Southern Theater Command asserts that the US warship 'illegally intruded' into waters adjacent to a shoal in the Spratly Islands
Malaysia’s government will publicly release the findings of a special task force on corporate malfeasance in three months, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday, as his administration seeks to appease public anger over its perceived failure to clamp down on corruption. Anwar is facing a reckoning in the final stretch of his term after his ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition was handed bruising defeats in three state elections over the past year. Former supporters have accused the coalition...