LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration as US president
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States on Monday, January 20, ushering in his second term in office and capping one of the most astounding political comebacks in American...
View ArticlePhilippines’ balance of payments surplus slips to $609 million in 2024
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines posted a balance of payments (BOP) deficit of $1.5 billion in December 2024, reversing its $642 million surplus in the same period in 2023, the Bangko Sentral ng...
View ArticleTrump launches sweeping border crackdown, mass deportation push
President Donald Trump on Monday, January 20, kicked off his sweeping immigration crackdown, tasking the US military with aiding border security, issuing a broad ban on asylum, and taking steps to...
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Trump signs TikTok order delaying ban of app
WASHINGTON, USA – US President Donald Trump on Monday, January 20, signed an executive order seeking to delay by 75 days the enforcement of a ban of popular short-video app TikTok that was slated to...
View ArticleTrump executive order on free speech draws criticism
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – US President Donald Trump on Monday, January 20, signed an executive order that he said aims to restore freedom of speech and end censorship, drawing fire from critics who point...
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‘That is sweet!’ Gordon Ramsay judges Ninong Ry’s, Judy Ann Santos’ halo-halo
MANILA, Philippines – Among the many goals Gordon Ramsay had in mind during his Manila visit was to judge who could make the best halo-halo in under 10 minutes. Whose creation reigned supreme —...
View ArticleIBON Birdtalk 2025 tackles poverty, ill-governance, and what can be done
This is a press release from IBON Foundation. In the run-up to the 2025 midterm elections, the Filipino people are confronted with greater economic challenges and political turmoil. The Marcos...
View ArticleCeltics deal Warriors worst home loss in 40 years
Jayson Tatum led six Boston players in double figures with a game-high 22 points as the Celtics steamrolled the Golden State Warriors, 125-85, in San Francisco as part of the NBA’s Martin Luther King...
View ArticleVIDEO, TRANSCRIPT: US President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States at noon on Monday, January 20, in Washington (1 am on Tuesday, January 21, in Manila) to begin his second term in office, and an...
View ArticleMarcos, world leaders congratulate Trump on inauguration
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other world leaders on Tuesday, January 21, sent congratulatory messages and issued statements in relation to the inauguration of US...
View ArticleTikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 billion on AI chips in 2025 – report
ByteDance is placing a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as the TikTok parent plans to spend more than $12 billion on AI in 2025, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, January...
View Article[In The Public Square] American carnage Part 2: The return of Donald Trump
Donald Trump started his second term by dramatically reversing course: pardon for January 6 criminals, withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate change treaty, firing senior...
View ArticleHundreds of Capitol rioters released from prison after Trump’s sweeping pardon
WASHINGTON, USA – Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol were freed on Tuesday, after the new...
View ArticleHow VP Sara gets 1-year protection if any ‘initiated’ impeachment rap fails
More than a month since the first impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte was filed in the House of Representatives, the chamber has not gotten the ball rolling. The first complaint...
View ArticleTrump escalates campaign to dismantle government diversity programs
US President Donald Trump escalated his assault on diversity programs on Tuesday, January 21, by pressuring the private sector to join the initiative, ordering aviation officials to review diversity...
View ArticleIloilo honors driver who returned P2.4 million left in taxi
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The call came early in the morning on Sunday, January 19, jolting Anthony “Tony” Aguirre awake in his modest home in Pavia, Iloilo province. The taxi operator on the...
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DepEd eyes ‘phased’ rollout of new senior high school program in 2025
MANILA, Philippines – After years of calls to review the senior high school curriculum, Education Secretary Sonny Angara announced on Wednesday, January 22, that the Department of Education (DepEd)...
View ArticleWATCH: Filipino-Americans talk about why they voted for Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump isn’t the friendliest to migrants. One of his main campaign promises is a ruthless roundup of undocumented immigrants. Yet many Filipino-Americans voted for and continue to...
View ArticleTBA Studios set to begin production for historical film ‘Quezon’
MANILA, Philippines – A third installment of the critically acclaimed Bayaniverse is coming. TBA Studios announced that Quezon, a biopic based on the life of former president Manuel L. Quezon, will...
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LIVE UPDATES: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked – January 2025
Play Video Every year, Samsung announces its new model for its flagship S series at its January Unpacked event — the first of two expected Unpacked events in a year, with the second one usually...
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