NCAA: Basty Valencia’s late basket lifts Arellano past San Beda

Inquirer.net - Oct 13, 2026

MANILA, Philippines— Arellano snapped its three-game losing streak after edging San Beda, 56-55, in the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament at San Juan Arena on Tuesday night. Basty Valencia came through down the stretch with the game-winner to help the Chiefs improve to 5-3 in Group A. “We really needed this win,” said an

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Court lifts sub judice rule on dropped impeachment articles

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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court lifted on Tuesday the sub judice rule on impeachment articles I, III and IV, pertaining to Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds, bribery and grave threats, respectively. This comes after the court allowed the House prosecution panel to withdraw the three articles, leaving in focus

Differences don’t make government, media adversaries, says Marcos

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told the members of the press that differences of opinion with government officials do not make them adversaries. Marcos made the remark during the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected officers of the Malacañang Media Group at the President’s Hall in Malacañang. READ: Groups push back vs efforts to

SWS: No social protection for over a third of fuel aid beneficiaries

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MANILA, Philippines — More than a third of beneficiaries who received P5,000 in fuel assistance from the government were not enrolled in any government program, including the Social Security System (SSS) and PhilHealth, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found. The survey, released by the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) on Tuesday, was commissioned by

PCG: 60 of 77 victims in MV June Aster ferry fire identified

Oct 13, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday said 60 of the 77 people who died in the MV June Aster ferry fire off Coron, Palawan, on Sept. 9 have been identified. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the Philippine National Police Forensic Group identified the victims through DNA testing. As of Oct.

Malaybalay weaves IP heritage, soil art into City Tourism Week 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — Lead prosecutor and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro on Tuesday objected to the defense’s repeated use of the word “persecution” during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying it was unfair to those helping the prosecution team. Defense lead impeachment counsel Sheila Sison first mentioned “persecution” while discussing the new trial

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