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Retired US Air Force Col. Ray Powell, director of SeaLight

'China slowly taking over Rozul Reef'

By Franco Jose C. Baroña - May 2, 2024

This frame grab from handout video footage taken and released on April 30, 2024 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Bagacay being hit by water cannon from Chinese coast guard vessels near the chinese-controlled Scarborough shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon on April 30 at two of its vessels, causing damage to one of them, during a patrol near a reef off the Southeast Asian country. Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP

Chinese harassment detrimental to peace – US

May 2, 2024

MAY FRAY Manila policemen stand their ground as Labor Day marchers attempt to get near the US Embassy in Manila on Wednesday, May1, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

Marcos orders review of minimum wage rates

May 2, 2024

These images taken on April 24, 2024 show the Dolores substation of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) in Taytay, Rizal. The NGCP raised a red alert this Wednesday due to the shortage of power supply and power reserves in its Luzon power plants. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Electricity market suspended to avoid spike in power bills

May 2, 2024

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Residents worry about floating solar farm on Caliraya Lake

May 2, 2024

Soldiers look on as High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) batteries arrive for an airfield seizure exercise as part of the US-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercise at San Vicente Airport in Palawan on May 1, 2024. JAM STA ROSA / AFP

New coalition seeks halt to militarization

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Department of Social Welfare and Development

DSWD vows to safeguard workers' welfare

Shariah Bar exams attain several milestones

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet

SSS warns delinquent employers

By Arlie O. Calalo

Sen. Mary Grace Poe. FILE PHOTO

Poe: Grant franchises to three power utilities

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

New work hours take effect in Metro Manila

By Francis Earl Cueto

JOIN THE ARMY. Philippine Army (PA) 1Lt. Jade Karl Nival (left), a member of the Civil Military Operation Battalion, interviews reservist applicant Howell Tamayao, a BS Mechanical Engineering graduate, at the PA booth during the Job Fair held at the Risen Garden in Quezon City Hall on Wednesday (May 1, 2024). The PA participated in the Quezon City Job Fair to encourage individuals who want to be an army enlisted personnel. (PNA photo by Ben Briones)

QC holds Labor Day job fair

By Arlie O. Calalo

Vice President Sara Duterte Photo from Inday Sara Duterte FB page

VP Sara, Senate pay tribute to workers

By Red Mendoza,Javier Joe Ismael

Dogs sit in a cage as they wait to be treated for heat burn, at a pet clinic in Kolkata on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. AFP

Pet dogs and strays suffer in Asia heat wave

By Agence France-Presse

Former Surigao del Sur 1st District representative Prospero Pichay Jr.

Ombudsman ruling vs Pichay stands

By William B. Depasupil

Court ruling favors HIV-positive worker

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

PROVOCATIVE MOVES

China's desperation

By The Editorial Board

Antonio Contreras

Misreading the precautionary principle

By Antonio Contreras

TikTok on the hot seat

By Danton Remoto

Agriculture policy gone mad

Atty. Jeremiah Belgica

Divine value of work

By Jeremiah Belgica

Divine flight: Confronting the climate challenge

By Glenn S. Banaguas

As long as China covets Ayungin Shoal, the Philippines needs allies to deter aggression

By Jaime S. Bautista

Fighting against child bride practice and protecting the Earth

By Samira Gutoc

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Negotiating a bigger, better World Bank

By Michael Krake,Wempi Saputra

Bikers ride on the street along the Iloilo River on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, known as National Bike Day 2023. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas welcomed the bikers who joined the event. Iloilo City has its own 11-kilometer protected bike path called Iloilo City Bike Network. Its implementation of the I-Bike program was cited at the 2022 Galing Pook Awards.
Photos by Mike Alquinto

Treñas mulls suit vs employee

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor

Senator Bong Go. Contributed Photo

Go assists displaced workers in Tarlac

By Javier Joe Ismael

Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando. File Photo

Bulacan children to get free vaccine

free-range chickens

Negros Occidental livestock damage reaches P10M

By Eugene Adiong

Ormeco welcomes Maharlika investment

By Ire Joe Laurente

Sen. Mary Grace Poe. FILE PHOTO

Poe calls on 2 airports to fix facilities

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor

Decathlon launches Masinag solar project

By Frederick Nasiad

PAYOFF TIME Joan Adaci-Cattiling (seated, 2nd from left), Didipio Mine president and general manager for external affairs, together with Mario Ancheta (seated, 1st from left), Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 2 director; Kasibu Mayor Romeo Tayaban and Vice Mayor Alberto Bumolo Jr. (seated, 3rd and 4th from left); Nagtipunan Vice Mayor Arnel Fiesta (seated, 5th from left); and Cabarroguis Vice Mayor Francisco Dulnuan Jr. (seated, 6th from left), together with MGB, LGU and Didipio Mine staff are shown here with the replica checks of the Didipio Mine’s local business tax payments to their respective municipalities. PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO

OceanaGold pays P421.8M in taxes to NVizcaya, Quirino

By Leander C. Domingo

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco leads the grand launch of Philippine Eatsperience: Love the Flavors, Love the Philippines at the Rizal Park on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. With her were Ambassador of Malaysia to the Philippines Dato' Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino and Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Philippines Tull Traisorat, along with other officials. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN

DoT introduces 3 new tourism circuits in Samar

NPA members at Sierra Madre mountain. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

Nine NPA rebels surrender in Davao de Oro

FILL THEM UP Students refill their water bottles to hydrate on a hot summer day at a school in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on April 28, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Bangladesh registers hottest April on record

By Agence France-Presse

PREPARED AT PORT The Fujian aircraft carrier docks in the city of Shanghai, eastern China on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. XINHUA PHOTO

China's new aircraft carrier conducts first sea trials

By Agence France-Presse,Xinhua News Agency

HAZARD ON HIGHWAY This aerial drone photo shows rescuers at the site of a collapsed section of the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou City, Guangdong province, southern China on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. XINHUA PHOTO

Road collapse kills 19 in southern China

By Agence France-Presse

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions attend a May Day rally in South Korea’s capital Seoul on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. AP PHOTO

Greater labor rights urged at Asian May Day rallies

By Associated Press

Nearly 10,000 lightning strikes lash Hong Kong

Nearly 10,000 lightning strikes lash Hong Kong

By Agence France-Presse

WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY New York Police Department officers in riot gear break into a building at Columbia University, where pro-Palestinian students have barricaded themselves and set up an encampment inside it, in New York City on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Police arrest Columbia students, clear building

By Agence France-Presse

FACING FRUSTRATED FAMILIES US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) meets with the loved ones of the October 7 hostages outside of a hotel in the city of Tel Aviv, western Israel on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Blinken to Hamas: Agree to Gaza truce

By Agence France-Presse

ONLY FOR HIMSELF Donald Trump speaks to the media during his hush-money criminal trial at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Trump offers authoritarian vision in Time interview

By Agence France-Presse

MAKE A SPLASH Cars drive through standing water in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh following strong winds and heavy rain that flooded roads in different regions of the kingdom on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. AFP PHOTO

'Torrential' rains shutter Saudi schools, flood roads

By Agence France-Presse

Hot money flows negative in March

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto. Photo from Department of Finance

Revenue collections still on target – Recto

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

PH-UAE trade talks to start next week

By Janine Alexis Miguel

Fed seen keeping interest rates steady

By Agence France-Presse

Seipi backs hybrids for green transport

By Janine Alexis Miguel

Consumer confidence falls in the US

By Agence France-Presse

Palay output down 1.96% in Q1

By Janine Alexis Miguel

SM, Ayala malls to gain from inflation slowdown

Phinma ramps up cement business

ICTSI boosts Iloilo Port's infrastructure

By The Manila Times

Transforming the power of nostalgia

By Kay Calpo-Lugtu

Should LoAs be revalidated?

By Raida Argeli Grefiel

BIG HELP Tourists visit Sensoji Temple in Tokyo on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Foreign tourists are coming in droves in Japan, thanks to a weak yen, which has increased their purchasing power. AFP PHOTO

Weak yen big boost to tourist wallets in Japan

By Agence France-Presse

Amazon triples quarterly profit as cloud surges

By Agence France-Presse

Microsoft announces Thai data center region

By Agence France-Presse

Huawei profit surges 564%

By Agence France-Presse

Starbucks points to weaker consumer as profit falls

By Agence France-Presse

LAYOFFS A Tesla Supercharger electrical vehicle charging station in Falls Church, Virginia, on Feb. 13, 2023. Tesla plans to let go of hundreds of workers as it cracks down on costs in a tough electric vehicle market, according to a US media report on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Tesla plans to cut hundreds more jobs

By Agence France-Presse

GSK profit drops in first quarter on higher costs

By Agence France-Presse

Ex-Binance chief jailed for 4 months in US

By Agence France-Presse

Choco Mucho’s Sisi Rondina (right) attempts to score against Creamline’s Jeanette Panaga and Michele Gumabao during the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. PVL PHOTO

Angels, Titans to forge finals duel

By Niel Victor C. Masoy

Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers heads for the net as Josh Hart of the New York Knicks defends during the first half at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York City. AFP PHOTO

Maxey magic fires Sixers past Knicks

By Agence France-Presse

Samantha Catantan (left) TMT FILE PHOTO

Catantan hopes for support for PH fencing

By Waylon Galvez

Other Pinoy gymnasts also thriving – Carrion

By Niel Victor C. Masoy

Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka during the 2024 ATP Tour Madrid Open tournament round of 16 tennis match at Caja Magica in Madrid on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. AFP PHOTO

'Emotional' Nadal knocked out in Madrid

By Agence France-Presse

CSB routs Perpetual, nears finals berth

By The Manila Times

Paris Saint-Germain 'built to win Champions League'

By Agence France-Presse

Cignal’s Bryan Bagunas attacks against Maverick defenders during a Spikers’ Turf Open Conference game at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig recently. SPIKERS’ TURF PHOTO

First lady vows full support to FIVB Worlds

By The Manila Times

Pure excellence and pure heart reign at Gary V's 'Pure Energy' concert

By Tessa Mauricio-Arriola

Anticipation builds at Parokya ni Edgar musical opening week

Lola Amour, one of the hottest OPM bands today. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS/JUDE NG

Lola Amour launches album in sold-out show

By Mark Bonifacio

Fast-rising Pinoy-pop girl group BINI

OPM's biggest acts in one musical extravaganza

JC Regino unveils heartbreaking ballad

Jerry Dadap and the Andres Bonifacio choir.

Erehwon presents Andres Bonifacio musical

Philippine Health Insurance Corp. Chief Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. reminds members that heat stroke is a medical emergency. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

PhilHealth warns public against heat stroke

EARTH DAY IN BARANGAY PULO

Every April, the city of Muntinlupa celebrates the coming of age of late teens by teaching about their rights and responsibilities at the R-18 celebration. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Muntinlupa celebrates young adulthood with R-18 month

The updated line of SureColor T-series printers sports a sleek, flat-top design with a small footprint to support a variety of modular workplace arrangements. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Epson expands Large Format Technical Printer line

It's Blade, it's better: Celebrating Blade's 20th anniversary

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines commemorates the 125th anniversary of the burning of Macabebe through a marker unveiling. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Marker on 125th remembrance of the burning of Macabebe

Power up and travel more with Hatasu Tara, coming this May 10. CONTRIBUTED IMAGE

Hatasu e-bike launches campaign with new products, raffle promo

Floral Splendor VI explores the creativity of artists from Floral Artists Manila and embraces the beauty of nature. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Appreciating blooms through Floral Splendor 6

'Put the courage of Lapu-Lapu in your hearts' – Gordon

Edgar Orden, Central Luzon State University vice president for research and extension and director of the University Extension Program Office, delivers a message of inspiration to beneficiaries of the university’s techno village program. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

CLSU program transfers farm tech to villages

By Leander C. Domingo

Last year’s Livestock Philippines and Aquaculture Philippines trade show featured companies offering technologies to improve aquaculture production. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

PH aquaculture unlocking potential

By Conrad M. Cariño

Searca director Glenn Gregorio, also a National Academy of Science and Technology-Philippines academician. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Searca, Newfields offer training on carbon farming

By Leander C. Domingo

The renowned NU Pep Squad deliver their incredible performance leaving the audience in awe on opening day at SM City Novaliches Activity Grounds on April 16, 2024.

NU Fairview 'roars' on U-Week 2024

By The Manila Times

Department of Science and Technology-Central Luzon Regional Director Julius Caesar Sicat with the researchers from Angeles City Science High School. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOST-CENTRAL LUZON

High school researchers advance to international science fair

By The Manila Times

It's more fun for Gen Zers

By Ernie Cecilia, DPM

(From left) Working student Nico Lim taking up BS IT Data Analytics at Mapúa Malayan Digital College, host Bianca Gonzalez, and MMDC Instructional System Design and Academic Director Noel Torregoza. PHOTO BY ARLO CUSTODIO

Mapua Malayan offers two new IT programs

By The Manila Times

Razel Anne Rogacion keeps a balance between work and studies. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Working student grows strong in enduring hardships

By Andreanna Dy

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UP Concert Chorus to tour 5 European countries

By The Manila Times

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Book launch: Translation of Spanish novel that inspired 'Noli'

By The Manila Times

2 HEIs forge ties for agri devt in Cagayan

By Leander C. Domingo

Twenty-two Filipino professionals receive honorary doctorate degrees from Asian University International in ceremonies at the Heritage Grand Ballroom on March 1, 2024. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

AUI confers honoris causa to 22 PH professionals; Times gets 'Asia's Most Iconic English Newspaper' award

By The Manila Times

312 USM students receive TPD cash assistance

By Antonio G. Papa Ph.D.

WMSU, Ecuador university host 1st ICMRI in Zamboanga City

By Antonio G. Papa Ph.D.

Orica Philippines Country Head Gordon Wallace (standing, 2nd from left) and Senior Territory Manager Joel Laqui (left) together with officials and faculty members from the University of the Philippines College of Engineering and the seven recipients (seated) of the collaborative scholarship program. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

7 UP eng students get Orica scholarship

By Leander C. Domingo

Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture director Glenn Gregorio (third from left) welcomes International Cultural Communication Center Malaysia International Department deputy managing director Benjamin Leong (third from right) together with Dr. Nur Azura Binti Adam (second from right), Sharon Malaiba (left), Zacyl Jalotjot (right) and Sonny Pasiona (second from left). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Malaysian education center visits Searca for partnership

By Leander C. Domingo

Edification and Christian Family Organizations

By Antonio G. Papa Ph.D.

Antonio Contreras

On the Contrary

Misreading the precautionary principle

By Antonio Contreras

Remoto Control

TikTok on the hot seat

By Danton Remoto

Rough Trade

Agriculture policy gone mad