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Nov 5, 2026

Why the next US House speaker won’t follow Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan playbook

The Democrat expected to become US House speaker has met Taiwan’s former leader and backed legislation supporting the island, yet is unlikely to follow Nancy Pelosi’s example in pursuing high-profile engagement with Taipei, analysts said. Hakeem Jeffries, the House’s top-ranking Democrat, announced his bid for the speakership on Wednesday after Democrats won a majority of seats in the US midterm elections. He is poised to officially become House speaker following a floor vote on the first day of...

Nov 5, 2026

Marcos picks Rodil Zalameda as new chief justice | The wRap

Today’s headlines: Chief justice, Sara Duterte trial, Martin Romualdez

Nov 5, 2026

Indonesian wiretapping scandal exposes widening Prabowo-Jokowi rift

An Indonesian police inquiry into the wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto’s phone was a matter for law enforcement, the country’s police chief said on Thursday, as the scandal exposed the deepening cracks between Prabowo and his former backer and predecessor, Joko Widodo. “We assure you that this is ‌purely law enforcement and has nothing to do with rivalries or anything else,” police chief Suyudi Ario Seto told reporters without elaborating, adding that the arrests must serve as a lesson...

Nov 5, 2026

Unexpected chill brings frost to Benguet flowers despite El Niño

BAGUIO CITY — Frost on Thursday morning coated flowers grown at a farm tourism destination in Atok, Benguet, surprising its owner, who expected the cold to occur later in the Yuletide season amid a very strong El Niño. PJ Haight, proprietor of Haight’s Place in Barangay Paoay, shared photos of frost covering flowers at his

Nov 5, 2026

Petition on voting rule fatally premature, says impeachment court

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court has asserted that the petition filed by two of its members before the Supreme Court (SC) on the number of votes required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte is fatally premature. In a statement on Thursday, spokesperson for the court Atty. Reginald Tongol, shared the Senate’s Nov. 3

Nov 5, 2026

Huang Cheng's sea turtle conservation journey

Nov 5, 2026

Chinese FM: China stands ready to work with Mekong countries

The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) countries are becoming more interconnected, with more robust growth momentum, stronger security safeguards, and closer people-to-people bonds, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said in a press conference on Thursday.

Nov 5, 2026

Cardinal Advincula urges prayers amid El Niño's worsening heat impact

In a circular letter released Thursday, Advincula directed all parishes and communities under the Archdiocese of Manila to pray the Oratio Imperata ad Petendam Pluviam during Eucharistic celebrations.

Nov 5, 2026

Marcos leads Malampaya Phase 4 ceremonial first gas flow

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the ceremonial activation of the first gas flow from the Malampaya Phase 4 project at the Malampaya Onshore Gas Plant in Tabangao Ambulong, Batangas City on Thursday. The project adds an estimated 222 billion cubic feet of natural gas reserves to the country’s indigenous supply following

Nov 5, 2026

Tacloban university suspends uniform use amid extreme heat

TACLOBAN CITY — Students of Leyte Normal University (LNU) in this city are now allowed to wear appropriate civilian attire on campus following the temporary suspension of the university’s prescribed uniform due to rising temperatures. The LNU Supreme Student Council (SSC) said that the adjustment took effect on Tuesday in response to the high heat