MIAMI, United States — Jannik Sinner powered into the Miami Open quarter-finals on Tuesday, defeating unseeded American Alex Michelsen in straight sets to stay on course for the “Sunshine Double”. Italian second seed Sinner, who is bidding to follow up his triumph at Indian Wells with victory in Miami, bided his time before completing a

WASHINGTON, United States — More than half-a-century after the groundbreaking Apollo program’s last crewed flight to the Moon, three men and one woman are preparing for a lunar journey set to turn a new page in American space exploration. The long-delayed NASA mission dubbed Artemis II is slated to lift-off from Florida and venture to

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday dismissed the House of Representatives’ hearing on the impeachment complaints against her as yet another “fishing expedition.” Duterte also said that the invitation for her to attend the House Committee on Justice hearing was allegedly framed to create a media narrative that there will be a “mini-trial,”

SEOUL, South Korea — The comeback concert by K-pop megastars BTS drew an estimated 18.4 million viewers worldwide, streaming giant Netflix said Wednesday. The seven-member group took to the stage together for the first time at the weekend following a years-long hiatus prompted by mandatory military service, and a day after releasing their latest studio

MANILA, Philippines — A fresh spike in fuel prices is forcing small-scale fishers in Zambales to stretch their time at sea, even as risks mount in the contested waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement on March 25, the fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said rising fuel

MANILA, Philippines — Two men were arrested for allegedly selling stolen racing pigeons worth P2.15 million in Batangas, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group National Capital Region (CIDG NCR) said on Wednesday. The suspects were tracked down by operatives in Taal town last Thursday afternoon, CIDG NCR Chief Col. John Guiagui told reporters at Camp

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp on Wednesday said they snubbed the House Committee on Justice hearing over its chairman’s use of the term “mini trial.” In a letter to Committee Chairperson and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro, Duterte’s counsel said the panel was overstepping constitutional boundaries by calling a “mini-trial” a procedure meant

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda on Wednesday welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s declaration of a state of national energy emergency, calling it a long-overdue acknowledgment of the country’s worsening energy situation. In a statement dated March 25, 2026, Legarda said the President’s move reflects what the public has been experiencing in recent weeks, describing

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives’ committee on justice has issued a subpoena for records of the investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte’s threats against ranking officials and her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) from 2007. At the start of the committee’s formal hearing on the impeachment complaints against Duterte, Manila Rep.

[Trigger warning: Mentions of sexual abuse] MANILA, Philippines — Acting Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP HPG) Director Brig. Gen. Jessie Tamayao has resigned from his post after a subordinate filed an administrative case against him for allegedly sexually harassing her. “I have always conducted myself with the utmost professionalism and respect for my