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Russia downs hundreds of drones from Ukraine
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (301+ words) MOSCOW " Russia said Saturday it intercepted hundreds of Ukrainian drones including near Saint Petersburg, where Moscow is hosting a major economic forum, as Ukraine reported at least three people killed by Russian strikes. Moscow and Kyiv have intensified drone strikes…...
More govt assistance eyed for Manila fire victims
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (176+ words) MANILA, Philippines'Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian said the government eyes more assistance to families displaced by the Parola Compound fire in Manila last May 23. Gatchalian said this when he visited the victims on Saturday, where he distributed a total…...
Legarda hails enactment of law declaring April as Philippine Veterans" Month
19+ hour, 9+ min ago (197+ words) Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, principal author and principal sponsor of Republic Act No. 12320 or the Philippine Veterans" Month Act, hailed its enactment, which officially declares April of every year as Philippine Veterans" Month. Signed into law by the…...
Disgraced UK ex-prince Andrew sublet royal cottages " auditors
1+ day ago (656+ words) LONDON " The United Kingdom's disgraced former prince Andrew earned a private income from subletting cottages while paying a symbolic "peppercorn rent" for a mansion for over two decades, government auditors revealed on Friday. The report into the royal family's residences…...
27 Filipino and Dutch organizations launch PH-NL Sustainable WIN to drive ESG integration in water infrastructure
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (311+ words) The Manila Times TWENTY-SEVEN Filipino and Dutch organizations from government, business, civil society, academe and development institutions came together on May 26, 2026, to launch the Philippines-Netherlands Sustainable Water Infrastructure Network (PH-NL Sustainable WIN), a new cross-sectoral platform aimed at accelerating the…...
Feared global hunger crisis 'coming to pass' as Mideast war lingers " UN
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (551+ words) GENEVA, Switzerland " "Pessimistic" predictions that the war in the Middle East could push tens of millions more people into acute hunger if drawn out are being proven right, the United Nations said on Friday. A few weeks after the United…...
Brunei's 'Instagrammer' prince named foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (411+ words) BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei " Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has named one of his youngest sons as the country's foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle, largely seen as a move to prepare for the next generation of leaders in the…...
Malolos City residents, mayor frustrated by abandoned DPWH flood control projects
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (351+ words) RESIDENTS of Malolos City, including Mayor Christian Natividad, have expressed dismay over the flood control projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways that were abandoned due to anomalies discovered in the projects. Natividad lamented the projects were halted…...
Hungary to stop issuing worker visas to people from three countries starting Friday
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (201+ words) BUDAPEST'Hungary's government will stop issuing worker visas to employees from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia from Friday, a government spokeswoman said, calling the move a first step towards regulating the inflow of guest workers. Prime Minister Peter Magyar's Tisza party,…...
ALARM OVER A. I.
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (7+ words) The Manila Times...