MANILA: Over 20,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) that will be used in the May 12, 2025 national and local elections are now in the country, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Saturday. In a press briefing during a visit to a warehouse in Biñan, Laguna, Comelec Chair George Garcia reported that so far, 24,000 ACMs have been delivered by

MANILA: Paris Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Yulo received a new set of incentives on Saturday. DigiPlus Interactive Group and Arena Plus awarded Yulo PHP5 million during the “Astig Ka, Carlos!” press conference at Gateway Mall 2 in Cubao, Quezon. Yulo, who ruled the men’s gymnastics’ floor exercise and vault events in the Summer Games, also received a plaque of

The former Taipei mayor and current chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) was arrested early Saturday by Taiwan’s anti-corruption agency in connection with an alleged corruption case. “In order to continue restraining Chairman Ko Wen-je’s personal freedom, the prosecutor arrested Chairman at 2 a.m.,” the TPP said in a statement posted on Facebook. Ko and three others were questioned

MANILA: More than 100 foreign nationals were arrested during a raid of an illegal online gaming hub inside a resort in Cebu province on Saturday, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. BI intelligence division chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. said the raid in Barangay Agus, Lapu-Lapu City stemmed from a mission order issued by Commissioner Norman Tansingco against 13 illegal aliens

MANILA: Filipino wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan clocked one minute and 4.55 seconds to finish eighth and last in the Paralympic Games men’s 400-meter T52 event at Stade de France on Friday night (Saturday morning, PH time). He placed seventh out eight qualifiers with a time of 1:05.79 in the heats. The gold medal went to reigning world champion Maxime Carabine

MANILA: The Catholic faithful will now get a glimpse of the early life and legacy of the late Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin as his family’s home in New Washington town in Aklan has been turned into a museum. In a social media post, the Manila Cathedral shared that Sin’s house, transformed into ‘Museo Kardinal,’ will be open to the

MANILA: The Philippines expressed its ‘serious concern’ over the latest ramming incident in Escoda Shoal, National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson Vice Adm. Alexander Lopez said on Saturday afternoon. This was after China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5205 on Saturday repeatedly rammed into BRP-Teresa Magbanua, the biggest ship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed in April to Escoda Shoal, which