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Biden OKs $567-M defense assistance for Taiwan

US President Joe Biden on Sunday approved $567 million in defense assistance for Taiwan, the White House said, as China ramps up political and military pressure on the self-ruled island.

Nepal surveys flood wreckage as death toll reaches 198

Search-and-rescue teams in Nepal's capital picked through wrecked homes yesterday after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 198 people around the Himalayan republic.

2-minute phreatic eruption logged on Taal Volcano

State volcanologists recorded a twominute phreatic eruption on Taal Volcano in Batangas on Sunday.

6 die in Laguna vehicular mishap

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna - Six people died while 28 others were injured in a collision involving a tourist bus and a sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Majayjay, Laguna on Sunday afternoon.

Marcos condones farmers' debts

The government has condoned the debts of 3,527 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Tarlac amounting to P124.64 million as part of the implementation of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act signed by President Marcos last year.

Hearings set for W. Visayas, Zambo workers' wage hike

Wage boards in Western Visayas and Zamboanga peninsula will conduct public hearings this month on workers' petitions for a salary increase.

Shellfish ban up in 10 VisMin areas

Ten bodies of water in the Visayas and Mindanao remain affected by the paralytic shellfish poison or red tide toxin, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

Manila post office rehab study OK'd

The rehabilitation of Manila's historic post office, which was razed by a massive fire in May 2023, will start soon following the approval of a study for the repair of the national landmark.

MRT-3: No free rides for whole year

The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 is not offering free rides for the entire year as part of the MRT-3's 30th anniversary.

Street sweeper stabbed dead over P400 debt

For reportedly incurring a debt of P400, a street sweeper was stabbed dead in Quezon City yesterday.

Congressman Olivarez running for Parañaque mayor

Parañaque 1st District Rep.Edwin Olivarez formally announced yesterday his bid to switch places with his younger brother and incumbent Mayor Eric Olivarez in the May 2025 midterm elections.

UP Manila develops ampalaya tablet for Type 2 diabetes

The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila has developed a medicine for Type 2 diabetes, which has shown therapeutic effect on blood sugar levels.

Amores brothers' victim gets free legal aid

To be able to pursue the attempted homicide case filed against Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player John Amores and his brother, a lawmaker said yesterday he is giving free legal assistance to the victim.

Caritas official urges voters not to support political dynasties

Do not support candidates belonging to political dynasties in the 2025 midterm elections.

Oil firms hike fuel prices anew

Motorists should brace for an increase in pump prices of petroleum products today, amid tightening global supplies and rising tensions abroad.

Whistle-blower cop relieved amid new PCSO slay probe

The Philippine National Police official who implicated former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Royina Garma in the murder of PCSO board secretary and retired police general Wesley Barayuga was relieved from his post and placed under restrictive custody to ensure his security, the PNP announced yesterday.

PhilHealth scraps 'single period of confinement' rule

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp.(PhilHealth) board has decided to abolish the \"single period of confinement\" (SPC) rule, a policy that states that admissions and re-admissions due to the same illness within a 90-calendar day period shall be entitled to the benefit only once.

Arraignment of Alice Guo postponed anew

The arraignment of former Bamban mayor Alice Guo for graft and corruption before a Valenzuela court has been postponed anew after the prosecution, through the Office of the Ombudsman, filed a motion to admit the amended information in both criminal cases.

Filing of COCs for 2025 poll begins

A fiesta-like atmosphere is expected to prevail in various parts of the country today until Oct.8, as aspirants troop to areas designated by the Commission on Elections to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 2025 midterm elections.

Phl carriers cutting back on flights to China

The country's air carriers are cutting back their China flights in the face of weak bookings arising from geopolitical tensions and the regulatory ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs).

NSC, PNP validating Guo espionage story

DND chief: Espionage law needs amendment

Julian may become super typhoon; Signal 4 in Batanes

Devastating winds and rains brought by Typhoon Julian battered Batanes as tropical cyclone wind signal No.4 was hoisted in the province.

BBM has picked new DILG chief

Out of a shortlist of two, President Marcos has chosen the replacement for Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos, who is running for senator in the 2025 polls.

DepEd: Teachers not required to teach over six hours

After months of clamor from teachers' groups, the Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered schools not to force educators to teach more than six hours, as stated under the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers.

Guo a Chinese spy? PAOCC seeks probe

The Presidential Anti- Organized Crime Commis- sion (PAOCC) called for an investigation into allega- tions that former Bamban mayor Alice Guo may be involved in Chinese es- pionage activities in the Philippines.

Julian may become super typhoon; storm signals up

Tropical cyclone Julian further intensified into a typhoon yesterday afternoon, hours after it developed into a severe tropical storm, and may turn into a super typhoon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

PNP chief reopens probe into ex-PCSO exec's murder

Philippine National Police chief Gen.Rommel Francisco Marbil yesterday ordered the immediate reopening of the investigation into the 2020 murder of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary and retired PNP general Wesley Barayuga.

AFP: Chinese ships tail multilateral exercise in WPS

Chinese Navy vessels tailed the joint maritime exercises of the Philippines, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States in the West Philippine Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said yesterday.

'Marcos sees urgency in reviving ROTC'

President Marcos acknowledged the urgency for the revival of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), which is now one of the top priority measures to be passed by the Senate, Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said yesterday.

Drilon: Marcos admin's 2025 Senate slate a 'hodgepodge'

Former Senate president Franklin Drilon lamented the weaknesses of the country's current political party system as evidenced by the Marcos administration's 2025 senatorial slate, which he described as a \"hodgepodge.