Award-winning Filipino actress Dolly de Leon has joined the cast of Netflix 's live-action series "Avatar: The Last Airbender," making her debut in the second season as twin sisters Lo and Li. De Leon first appeared in the season premiere, portraying the trusted advisers and firebending...
The bidding process to privatize Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) is expected to begin as early as the third quarter of the year as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) moves to expand the railway’s daily passenger volume closer to its design capacity of 570,000. Based on the latest project...
Typhoon Francisco (international name: Mekkhala) has intensified into a super typhoon on Monday evening, June 22, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. As of 8 p.m, the center of the eye of the typhoon was located 475 kilometers east of...
Typhoon Francisco (international name “Mekkhala”) is on the verge of becoming a super typhoon as it rapidly intensifies over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday afternoon, June 22. As of 4 p.m., the center...
We’ve been here before. Sitting in front of a so-called "new breed" of stars, all eager, excited, and endlessly hopeful. It rubs off on us easily. We smile. Caprice Cayetano, Heath Jornales, Marco Masa, and Clifford don 't look or feel very different from the talents we met years back. We...
SINGAPORE — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is confident that more private-sector bidders will participate in the Philippines’ upcoming railway public-private partnership (PPP) projects as the government increasingly taps multilateral development banks (MDBs) to provide financing...
At least 20 ash emissions have been recorded at Kanlaon Volcano within 24 hours, including another on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The latest event occurred at 5:21 p.m. on Tuesday, producing a grayish plume that rose...
SINGAPORE — The Philippines is among the countries best positioned to help meet Asia’s rapidly growing electricity needs, with its rich geothermal resources as well as expanding wind and solar sectors offering significant potential for renewable energy (RE) development, according to...
A sudden squall pushed a dive yacht aground inside the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan on Sunday, June 14, prompting the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to respond to protect one of the country 's most important marine sanctuaries. The 173-gross ton motor yacht “Philippine Siren 2”...
The operator of Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) is banking on the upcoming privatization of the railway’s operations and maintenance (O&M) to improve service reliability and prepare for expansion projects. The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said it is relying on the public-private...
Kanlaon Volcano emitted an ash plume from its summit crater on Friday morning, June 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In an advisory, Phivolcs said the ash emission occurred at 8:28 a.m. and produced grayish plumes that rose about 300 meters above the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda joined the site visit to Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. Elementary School and President Corazon C. Aquino High School in Baseco, Manila on May 26, 2026 to observe how the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program is being implemented in...
