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Former president Rodrigo Duterte. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

Double Barrel memo key in Duterte case

By Franco Jose C. Baroña - April 8, 2025

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte holds a press conference at her office in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 07 February 2025. The Congress House of Representatives impeached Duterte on 05 February through a complaint filed by 215 legislators leading to orders transmitting articles of impeachment to the Philippine Senate. Duterte has been accused of corruption and mismanagement of public funds through her office as Vice-President and her previous term as Secretary of Education. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA

VP Sara back in PH

April 8, 2025

COPE THUNDER Philippine Air Force and US Air Force personnel wave in front of a US F-16 fighter jet during the opening ceremony of Cope Thunder, an annual bilateral exercise between the US Pacific Air Forces and the Philippine Air Force, at Clark Air Base near Angeles City, on April 7, 2025. AFP PHOTO

PH, US launch air drills, aim for 'strategic deterrence'

April 8, 2025

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin. FILE PHOTO

Palace backtracks on arrest hearings

April 8, 2025

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Editorial cartooning masterclass on May 2

April 8, 2025

Commission on Elections. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

Comelec issues show-cause orders to 2 bets for governor

By William B. Depasupil

17 Filipino rallyists released in Qatar

By Kristina Maralit

Palace defends acquisition of more air assets

By Kristina Maralit,Reina C. Tolentino

Oil companies is scheduled to roll back Friday gasoline, diesel, and kerosene price on the downward trend of the oil prices costs in the world market. Small and big oil companies had been slashed P9.50-11.50 pisos of oil price since july.

Gasoline, kerosene prices rolled back

By Ed Paolo Salting

LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz lll. (Photo By: Ismael De Juan)

Ride-hailing apps ordered to give senior discounts

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Passengers are seen at the LRT Line 1 as they commute from Parañaque to Manila on Jan. 8, 2025. According to the Rail Regulatory Unit of the Department of Transportation (DOTR), it will be holding a public hearing regarding the LRT Line 1 fare increase request in 2024. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

LRT-1 operations stop during Holy Week

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Kidnap charges vs policemen readied

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

NHA to condone P3.7B in housing loan penalties

By Arlie O. Calalo

New SPD chief vows honest, disciplined leadership

By Adelfa Celestino

DepEd grants teachers 'flexible' 30-day break

By Reina C. Tolentino

Sen. Bong Go CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Go tops Pulso ng Pilipino survey

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

Passengers enter NAIA Terminal 3 on Jan. 12, 2025. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco recently said that the department’s lower budget and stricter entry policies for foreigners can affect the country's tourism target this year. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Trafficking victims pose as missionaries

By William B. Depasupil

Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla. PPA POOL

IRR for natural gas industry law out

By Kristina Maralit

Pagasa launches iHeatMap

By Arlie O. Calalo

PLAYING WITH FIRE

CHED FACEBOOK PHOTO

CHED gets to grips with shortage of nurses

By The Editorial Board

Antonio Contreras

Selective patriotism

By Antonio Contreras

Dispute over Duterte's arrest and trial must rise above the level of a quarrel

By Yen Makabenta

Orlando Mercado

Dangerous jokes: Sexism, misogyny and Philippine elections

By Orlando Mercado

Prospects for sustainable aviation are still poor

Oped Template New Rafael Alunan III

By Rafael Alunan III

Michael "Xiao” Chua

Religious rituals as a reflection of indigenous culture

By Michael “Xiao” Chua

Ma. Lourdes Tiquia

Greatest betrayal?

By Ma. Lourdes Tiquia

Lloyd C. Bautista

Why Taiwan matters to us

By Lloyd C. Bautista

Build public libraries to educate our people

By Arnel Casanova

Listen to yourself

By Alvin Santos

Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesman of the Philippine Coast Guard. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN

'Disinformation biggest threat in WPS'

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor

EXCELLENT Gov. Ramon Guico III delivers his third State of the Province Address at Sison Auditorium in Lingayen, Pangasinan, on April 5, 2025. PANGASINAN LGU PHOTO

Guico highlights achievements in Pangasinan

By Gabriel L. Cardinoza

Cebu's P20M mushroom project under fire

By Kaiser Jan Fuentes

PRO-6 seizes P59M worth of drugs in March

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor

CENTER OF DEVOTION In a ceremony led by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, the St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church in Bayambang, Pangasinan, was proclaimed as an archdiocesan shrine on April 5, 2025. PNA PHOTO

Pangasinan parish declared a shrine

By Philippine News Agency

Police inspect Araw ng Kagitingan preparations

By Ernie Esconde

Disqualification case filed vs city councilor

By Kaiser Jan Fuentes

Javi Benitez is the young and dynamic mayor of Victorias City, Negros Occidental PHOTOS COURTESY OF FACEBOOK/JAVIBENITEZZZ

'Betting on election results is illegal'

By Eugene Y. Adiong

Kayla-Jane-Usison

MUPh candidate promotes women's health

Barangay chiefs laud solar project

By Frederick Silverio

Ilocos Norte to revive garlic festival in Batac City

By Philippine News Agency

SHOW OF FORCE Cambodian navy officers attend the inauguration of the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, Phnom Penh, on April 5, 2025. AP PHOTO

China holds drills at Cambodia naval base

ADMITTING A MISTAKE Peter Dutton, leader of Australia's opposition Liberal Party, addresses a press conference in Glen Osmond, Adelaide, on April 7, 2025. AP PHOTO

Australia's opposition junks return to office policy

PAYING RESPECT Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are escorted by a member of Japan Self-Defense Forces as they arrive at the island of Iwo Jima on April 7, 2025. AFP PHOTO

Japan's emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead

By Associated Press

New Zealand unveils military revamp

By Agence France-Presse

Three dead in Japan after medical helicopter crash

By Agence France-Presse

A salt farm owner walks around his salt farm on Sinui Island, South Korea, Feb. 19, 2014. AP PHOTO

US blocks salt imports from SKorea farm over forced labor issues

By Associated Press

INNOCENT VICTIMS Children look at the destroyed house of journalist Islam Meqdad, where she was killed along with her son and five other family members during an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on April 6, 2025. AP Photo

New Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill 32 civilians

By Associated Press

EPIDEMIC Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across Wigwam Stadium in Seminole, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2025. AFP Photo

Second US child dies of measles, nearly 650 ill

By Agence France-Presse

WATER EVERYWHERE A flooded vehicle and trash bins are seen in floodwaters from the Kentucky River on April 6, 2025. AP Photo

Overflowing rivers threaten US South, Midwest

By Associated Press

Russia bans Japan NGO amid islands row

By Agence France-Presse

Boeing faces trial over 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash

By Agence France-Presse

Philippine Stock Exchange building at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Trade war fears hammer PSEi

By Earl John Alfaro

Stocks savaged as China retaliation fans trade war

By Agence France-Presse

Trade Secretary Cristina Roque. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Asean eyeing unified response

By Agence France-Presse,Ed Paolo Salting

Peso could again hit P59:$1 – Maybank

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

Philippine Stock Exchange

Top Line to list as bourse continues to take a beating

By Earl John Alfaro

Bureau of Customs Photo from BOC FB page

Customs destroys P3.26B in smuggled vape products

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

Konektadong Pinoy bill nearing approval – DICT

By Ed Paolo Salting

DA sets ban on poultry, wild birds from Belgium

By Giselle P. Jordan

Credit info sharing agreement signed

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

Megaworld taps JLL as strategic advisor

By Earl John Alfaro

Ginebra unit given 15 days to pay fine

By Earl John Alfaro

PAL: Manila-Da Nang flights to start in July

By The Manila Times,Benjamin L. Vergara

NexGen unit secures Green Lane approvals

By Ed Paolo Salting

Italpinas bares deal for Primavera project

By Earl John Alfaro

SEVERO-C-MADRONA-JR.

Benefits, challenges of new govt procurement law

By Severo C. Madrona Jr.

A view of a Samsung Electronics Vietnam factory in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam, on April 3, 2025. Vietnam, with a tariff rate of 46 percent imposed by US President Donald Trump, is one of the countries slapped with much bigger-than-expected tariffs by the US. REUTERS

Samsung TV business less affected by US tariffs

Japan eyes tariff relief with 'package' of measures

By Agence France-Presse

SoftBank to raise $4.1 billion in retail bonds

A person walks past a Microsoft sign at its office building in Beijing, China, on May 25, 2023. REUTERS PHOTO

Microsoft China venture stops operations

US garment buyers halt orders from Bangladesh

By Agence France-Presse

SOLID DEFENSE Petro Gazz’s Jonah Sabete (right) and Ranya Musa block Creamline’s Alyssa Valdez during Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference semifinals at the Ynares Center Antipolo on March 29, 2025. PVL PHOTO

Cool Smashers begin title defense vs Angels

By Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan

EXHAUSTED Mark Mahinay falls down after completing the grueling 5,000-meter run during the 2025 Prisaa National Games on April 7, 2025, at the Cagayan Sports Coliseum in Tuguegarao City. PHOTO BY NICOLE ANNE D.G. BUGAUISAN

Cebuano wins first gold in 2025 Prisaa

By Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan

Lisa Sarines (left) and Precious Zaragosa PGT PHOTOS

Jr golfers set sights on world rankings

Alyssa Solomon (right) UAAP PHOTO

NU's Solomon misses game due to sprain

By Niel Victor C. Masoy

VICTORY SLIDE
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring his 895th career goal during the second period against the New York Islanders to become the NHL all-time goals leader at UBS Arena on April 6, 2025, in Elmont, New York. AFP PHOTO

Ovechkin scores 895th goal to set mark

By Agence France-Presse

AMAZING Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden poses with the trophy in the media room following the Final on Day Five of the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards 2025 at Shadow Creek Golf Course on April 6, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. PHOTO BY DAVID BECKER/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

Sagstrom wins LPGA Match Play

HUGE WIN Luka Doncic (77) of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket during the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on April 6, 2025, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. AFP PHOTO

Doncic scores 30 as Lakers rout Thunder

By Agence France-Presse

Phillies rally to beat Dodgers

By Associated Press

Ruffa Gutierrez says no to reunion with ex-hubby

By Ronnie Carrasco 3rd

Binibining-Pilipinas

Binibining Pilipinas reveals final candidates for 61st edition

By Iza Iglesias

STRONGER TOGETHER Women leaders from diverse sectors come together for the launch of Ladies for a Cause at The Manila Hotel on March 31, 2025. PHOTO FROM CHILDREN’S FIRST 1000 DAYS COALITION FACEBOOK PAGE

Building a healthier future for women and children

By Vina Medenilla

Cebu welcomes its first Lugang Café at SM Seaside. Cebuanos can now savor the rich culinary heritage of Taiwan, from handcrafted dim sum to its signature Xiao Long Bao. In photo are (from left) Iryne Chua, Cebu branch owner; Robert Chua Jr., Cebu branch owner; Brent Seniedo, content creator; Joanne Seniedo, content creator; Marissa Fernan, vice president of SM Prime Holdings; Slater Young, content creator; Annabelle Chua, chief financial officer of Lugang Café; and Michelle Llanos, vice president of SM Supermalls. PHOTO FROM SM

Lugang Café at SM

LENTEN DELIGHTS Observing solemnity of Holy Week, The Manila Hotel presents a special Lenten Menu at the Lobby Lounge, available until April 20, 2025, featuring a selection of flavorful meat-free dishes. PHOTO FROM THE MANILA HOTEL

A wickedly grand Easter celebration, Holy Week dining delights

ELEVATING ENTERTAINMENT Carlos Candal, GMG Productions CEO (left) and Mukul Sukhani, UnionBank Cards and Consumer Loans head. PHOTO FROM UNIONBANK

UnionBank, GMG Productions kick off 2025 season partnership

MARKETING MENTOR Fernando Villar, chief marketing officer of AXA Philippines. PHOTO FROM AXA

AXA PH CMO among Mansmith 'Marketing Mentor of the Year'

WORRY-FREE SUMMER The Cherry Mosquito Killer’s folding design allows for portability and easy storage, allowing users to take it anywhere. PHOTO FROM CHERRY

Enjoy summer with the Cherry Folding Electric Mosquito Killer

DOUBLE THE FUN Cove Manila offers an exciting Beach Club Daycation experience under its breathtaking UV-protected glass dome. PHOTO FROM OKADA MANILA

Hot Wheels, Barbie take over Cove Manila this summer

STAR SIGN Penny Pairs opens an astrology-themed store in Power Plant Mall, the Penny Pairs Zodiac Shop. PHOTO FROM PENNY PAIRS

Penny Pairs opens astrology-themed pop-up at Power Plant Mall

CAMARADERIE AND FRIENDSHIP The Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) Golf Cup serves as a platform for fostering camaraderie among members, developers and key stakeholders. PHOTO FROM UNIQUECORN STRATEGIES

Top golfers from real estate industry recognized at SHDA Golf Cup 2025

CELEBRATION OF LEGACY Society of Architect Golfers and Associates members pose for a group photo during the 25th anniversary celebration. PHOTO FROM FILHOME BUILDERS

Filhome Builders: A proud partner in SAGA's 25-year legacy

2025 Isuzu mu-X debuts with bold new look, smarter features

Manila Post Office PHOTOS BY JOSEPH T. BAUTISTA

By Joseph T. Bautista

Angkas founder visits TMC-Hero plant

Li Auto enters PH market

By Mika Fernandez-David

New vehicles, test drives, and special offers to be unveiled

ACMobility launches 'Power-on-Wheels' in Metro Manila

Jetour X70 Lightning i-DM

By Mika Fernandez-David

Honda Cars Philippines awards top dealers at 2025 conference

Chery Auto PH celebrates dealer excellence at GRIT Awards 2024 in Subic

2026 Toyota Land Cruiser 300 gets updated tech and new security features

By Isaac Atienza

RACE and CARS: So, what's the difference?

By Ira Panganiban

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NCR slowdown leads to a suburban shift

By Michele T. Logarta

Be Well Homes Well Rooms

The rise of 'wellness rooms' in homes

By Associated Press

Conflict avoidance in construction and design

By Arch. Ramon Abiera, EUAP

Antonio Contreras

On the Contrary

Selective patriotism

By Antonio Contreras

Observer

Dispute over Duterte's arrest and trial must rise above the level of a quarrel

By Yen Makabenta

Orlando Mercado

O RLY?

Dangerous jokes: Sexism, misogyny and Philippine elections

By Orlando Mercado

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