Windows26: Nograles siblings in bid to end Duterte family’s rule

October 9, 2024

Hi there, reader! Today, we're covering the Nograles siblings' bid to challenge the Duterte family's rule in Davao City, along with President Marcos' focus on the West Philippine Sea at the ASEAN summit.

Nograles siblings in bid to end Duterte family's rule

It's dynasty versus dynasty once again in Davao City as the Nograleses revive their rivalry with the Dutertes in an effort to end the family's rule over Davao City for almost four decades.

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West Philippine Sea on Marcos agenda at Laos summit

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived in this capital of Laos on Tuesday afternoon to meet with other leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for the annual regional summit, where he is expected to reassert Manila's claims to the West Philippine Sea amid Beijing's aggression in the disputed waters.

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President signs law boosting local defense industry

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law on Tuesday a bill that aims to enhance the country's defense capabilities through local resources and innovation to reduce its reliance on foreign sources and create military equipment tailored to its security challenges.

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Senate hearing bares link of textbook scam suspect to Guo

Mary Ann Maslog, the 1998 textbook scam suspect who allegedly faked her death to avoid criminal liability, on Tuesday admitted that she tried to facilitate the surrender of Alice Guo while the dismissed mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, was in hiding in Indonesia.

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7 Pinoys among Fortune's 100 powerful women

Seven Filipino executives made it to Fortune's list of Asia's 100 most powerful women this year.

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EDITORIAL: No room to waver on Pogo ban

Pogos in all their forms should be gone by the end of the year, no matter how tempting the potential revenues could be. Any sign of weakness signals to the underworld that there may just be space for them to operate and that it is possible that if not stopped now, they will come back to life under a new and perhaps friendlier administration.

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