SM Supermalls launched SuperKids Month 2025 with the 9th Annual SuperKids Day: Multiverse Mash-Up at SM City Bacoor last October 5. The event celebrated creativity, play, and imagination among families and kids. Leading the celebration was Cerah Hernandez-Co, joined by actress Nadine Samonte Chua...
The Philippines reinforced its standing as a global tourism powerhouse after capturing six major honors at the 2025 World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Tuesday, Oct. 14. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the recognitions...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is closely monitoring a low-pressure area (LPA) located east of Southern Mindanao, which may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) before the week ends and could be named “Ramil” once it...
A total of 50,096 individuals successfully passed the August 2025 Career Service Examination–Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT), the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Monday, October 13. According to the CSC, 45,730 out of 302,028 examinees passed the Professional Level, registering a 15.14...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, October 13, said it has intensified efforts to repair damaged schools and restore learning in areas affected by the recent 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited Davao Oriental...
A majority of Filipinos agree that former President Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the thousands of deaths linked to his administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey...
A minor phreatic eruption occurred at the summit crater of Taal Volcano on Monday, October 13, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In an advisory, Phivolcs said the short-lived steam-driven activity, which occurred at around 11:42 a.m., produced plumes...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, October 13, that the easterlies—warm winds from the Pacific Ocean—will continue to affect the eastern sections of Luzon and the Visayas, bringing cloudy skies and scattered rains to several...
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake jolted the waters off Silago, Southern Leyte, on Saturday night, Oct. 11, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its report, Phivolcs said the tremor struck at 9:54 p.m., with its epicenter recorded 16 kilometers north and 89...
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental, on Saturday evening, Oct. 11, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its Earthquake Information No. 1 bulletin, the agency said the tectonic quake occurred at 6:27 p.m. It was...
Close to 11,000 aftershocks have rattled parts of Cebu and nearby provinces following the magnitude 6.9 offshore quake last Sept. 30, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported Saturday, Oct. 11. In its latest report, Phivolcs said that since the strong earthquake...
Citing initial estimates from ongoing assessments, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, October 11, reported P2.2 billion in damages to 575 schools and 189 injured teachers and students following the magnitude 7.4 Davao Oriental earthquake, with alternative learning modes implemented to...
