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Sep 23, 2026
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MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel is confident that it could finish the presentation of evidence against Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth by October. This was according to lead prosecutor and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro after she cited the scheduled whole-day trial proceedings next month. READ: Senate approves new schedule for impeachment
MANILA, Philippines — Filipina weightlifter Rosegie Ramos finished fourth in the women’s 53kg division at the 20th Asian Games on Wednesday. Ramos posted a 203kg total, lifting 93kg in the snatch and 110kg in the clean and jerk. She failed in her third and final clean-and-jerk attempt at 113kg. North Korea’s Kang Hyon-gyong successfully defended her Asian Games title, setting a new Games record with a 223kg total from a 99kg snatch and 124kg clean and jerk. China’s Zhao Jinlan took the silver medal with 218kg, while Thailand’s Surodchana Khambao claimed bronze with 214kg. Ramos is the first of the Philippines’ five weightlifters scheduled to compete at the Asian Games.
The Philippines has secured a £5-billion (approximately P419.9 billion) credit line from the United Kingdom (UK) to support programs and projects aimed at strengthening financial and trade cooperation between the two countries.
The one and only “Lumpia Queen" Abi Marquez talks about what keeps her going and how she continues to find motivation in doing food content creation in the third episode of The Young Achievers Podcast. Catch it on GMANetwork.com, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
A 2021 study published in Science Advances estimated that the Philippines contributes 356,371 metric tons of plastic to the ocean each year, equivalent to 36% of global riverine plastic emissions from 4,820 rivers. The estimate has since been widely cited in claims that the Philippines is the world’s No. 1 source of ocean plastic pollution.
Gilas Pilipinas Women 3x3 team's chase for an elusive gold medal continued after it dominated Malaysia, 17-12, to complete a group stage sweep in the 2026 Asian Games.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has released a circular mandating that thrift, rural, and cooperative banks shifting to digital bank business models have a P1-billion minimum capital requirement, the same measure required of digital banks.
Hong Kong’s Natalie Kan Cheuk-tung beat her personal best time twice in a single day and broke a Hong Kong record set by Siobhan Haughey on her way to bronze in the women’s 100m butterfly at the Asian Games on Wednesday. The 24-year-old touched the wall in 58.05 seconds to finish third behind China’s Yu Yiting and Zhang Yufei, eclipsing Haughey’s previous city mark of 58.12 seconds set in 2023. China’s Yu and Zhang captured gold and silver with times of 56.41 and 56.44, respectively. Kan had...
Kayla Sanchez turns her focus on the women's 50m freestyle as she looks to deliver the Philippines its first swimming medal in the Asian Games since 1998