Vice President Sara Duterte is seen in a screengrab from a video posted on her Facebook page. Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday categorically dismissed the complaints of inciting to sedition and grave threats filed against her by the National Bureau of Investigation, which accused her of allegedly plotting to kill President Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez last year. Accompanied by her lawyers, she presented her counter affidavit to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “set the facts straight” regarding the allegations. “I categorically deny the charges against me,” she said on the first page of…

If it were up to me, all NFL player transactions wouldn’t be announced before the season and players would just show up on their new teams like it’s the beginning of a new anime arc. However, with all of the already announced player movement taking place during a whirlwind free agency period, it can be tough to remember who ended up where. So let’s go a little refresher, with the biggest names in the NFL in new places. WR Davante Adams is now a Los Angeles Ram After Adams’ short stint with the Jets ended with a whimper, the talented…

SENSITIVE MACHINE. Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting spokesperson Ana Singson reminds voters to avoid smudges in their ballots during a press briefing at the election watchdog’s command center in Manila on Monday (May 12, 2025). Singson said the PPCRV received reports that some vote-counting machines are tallying votes not shaded by voters due to smudges or stray marks. (Photo courtesy of Rod Lagusad/PTV) MANILA, Philippines – The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has received reports that some automated counting machines are tallying votes due to smudges or stray marks, following a change in the vote-reading sensitivity for the…

South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol (C), who is facing charges of orchestrating a rebellion when he declared martial law on December 3, 2024, arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on May 12, 2025. Agence France-Presse SEOUL — South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Monday for another hearing in his criminal trial after filing past waiting journalists, as he defends himself against insurrection charges over his declaration of martial law. Yoon was formally stripped of office last month after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his December…

Participants wear “Taiwan for WHA” T-shirts and hold banners, calling for Taiwan’s inclusion in the World Health Assembly. To support Taiwan’s bid to participate in the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), the Taiwan Association Inc. Philippines (TAP) organized a public awareness run on the morning of May 11 in Makati City. Over a hundred overseas Taiwanese, led by Taiwan Ambassador to the Philippines Wallace Minn-Gan Chow and his wife, along with Deputy Representatives Michael Lee and Dustin Yang, gathered at Ayala Triangle Gardens to join the event titled “Run Together: Taiwan for WHA.” The activity took place in conjunction with…

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — The new Pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, who began digging in the archives and discovered the Pope had deep roots in the city. All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records, Honora found. Article continues after this advertisement As part of the melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Native American cultures in the southern state, the Pope’s maternal ancestors would be considered Creole or people of mixed descent. READ: Viva Pope Leo XIV! “It was special for me because I…

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File photo MANILA, Philippines — The four-year-old girl who was one of two killed in the car-ramming incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 last week was buried on Sunday, the Department of Migrant Workers said. Malia Kates Yuchen Masongsong was laid to rest around 4 p.m. at the Eternal Gardens in Lipa City, Batangas. Malia was the only child of Danmark Soriano Masongsong, an overseas Filipino worker about to return abroad on the day of the ramming, and his wife, Cynthia. Her mother was injured in the incident. Around 9 a.m. on May 4, a black…

There could be a rule change coming to women’s college basketball in the 2025-26 season. If approved, it will empower coaches, and the hope is that it improves the flow of the game. The NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee met this week in Indianapolis and on Friday announced that they are recommending adding a coach’s video review challenge for the upcoming season. To be enacted, the proposal has to be approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which meets on June 10. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee also recommended a coaches challenge rule. Should the rule change be…

FEU Tamaraws celebrate after beating NU Bulldogs in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net LIVE: UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball Finals Game 1 – May 11, 2025 MANILA, Philippines — Among the 5,405 fans, a group of Far Eastern University supporters brought a green and gold banner with “Braver Today” written on it. The Tamaraws didn’t disappoint, showing no fear against the five-peat-seeking National University Bulldogs to pull off a come-from-behind 22-25, 25-22, 13-25, 25-22, 15-13 win in the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball Finals opener on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Article continues after…