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5 hours ago

The Sandiganbayan acquits detained businesswoman dubbed "pork barrel scam" queen, Janet Lim-Napoles, and a former lawmaker of plunder over the misuse of Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), according to media reports. The two, however, are found guilty of nine counts of corruption of a public official while former Rep. Edgar Valdez of Association of Philippine Electic Cooperatives has been convicted of nine counts of direct bribery. Media reports that each of them are sentenced between two years and four months up to six years and a day in jail for these crimes and were also fined nearly P27 million.

5 hours ago

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology records a magnitude 2.6 quake in Occidental Mindoro at 6:32 p.m. Its epicenter was located 13.70°North, 120.30°East - 006 km S 66° E of Looc, Occidental Mindoro. No aftershock is expected following the mild quake.

6 hours ago

Gilas Pilipinas bludgeons Qatar, 80-41, to advance to the quarterfinals in the men's basketball competion of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Filipinos will face Iran in the quarters Tuesday.

7 hours ago

Typhoon Jenny steadily intensifies on Monday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. PAGASA says Jenny is moving northwestward over the Philippine Sea. It packs maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometer per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 190 km/h

8 hours ago

Ten Cebu Pacific flights were delayed at the Bicol International Airport (BIA) due to a bomb joke on Monday morning, October 2, according to a report of PTV. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) says it is coordinating with the Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group to find out more information about the incident.

9 hours ago

The country’s outstanding debt rises to another record-high of P14.35 trillion. In August, the government added some P105.28 billion in obligations due to currency depreciation. The debt pile is 98% of the end-2023 expectation of P14.62 trillion in debt. —The STAR/Maureen Simeon

10 hours ago

Oil firms will implement mixed adjustments in prices to be implemented on Tuesday, October 3, The Philippine Star reported. Here are the price adjustments: Gasoline will decrease by P2 per liter Diesel will increase by P0.40 per liter Kerosene will rollback by P0.50 per liter

10 hours ago

Commission on Elections spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco says that the poll body is confident that it could file premature campaigning cases against 500 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan hopefuls. The spokesperson said that this could trim down the number of official candidates for the 2023 BSK elections.

13 hours ago

The southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Jenny (International name: Koinu) may bring significant amount of rains in the next three days, according to the state weather bureau.  It says that under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, especially in areas susceptible to hazards.

14 hours ago

The Senate is conducting a hearing into the proposed 2024 National Expenditure program of the following agencies. The Senate public hearing of the committee on finance is presided by Sen. Sonny Angara. 

16 hours ago

Meralco reports that power supply of some of its users have "been affected by a temporary system imbalance due to a sudden plant outage and may last for 10 to 15 minutes" on Sundays. It says that all power supply has been restored at 7:33 p.m. The electric power distribution company advises those who will experience interruption that exceeds 15 minutes may report to its agents via messages on Facebook or X.

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