The Manila Times

A POLITICAL realignment within the Senate unfolded dramatically when the majority bloc, then composed of 13 senators (MB-13), staged a deliberate two-day boycott of plenary sessions, effectively paralyzing Senate business by denying the chamber a working quorum. The standoff ended when Sen. Francis Escudero broke ranks and crossed over to join

There were no winners in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 and Mega Lotto 6/45 draws on Friday night, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said.The winning combination for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 was 20--45-13-31-07-27, with a jackpot prize of P75,000,000.No winners were also recorded in the Mega 6/45 draw, which had the combination 01-38-18-42-04

BARANGAY Ginebra shoots for a 2-0 lead against defending champion Talk ‘N Text in the resumption of their best-of-seven finals confrontation for the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup title on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.The Gin Kings took Game 1 of the best-of-7 series last Wednesday, 102-100, behind Justin Brownlee’s ga

Alex Eala of the Philippines outplayed Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand, 6-3, 6-2, to reach the semifinal round at the WTA 125 Birmingham Open early Saturday morning (Manila time) in Great Britain.Eala, ranked 37th in the world and the top seed of the tournament, needed just one hour and 18 minutes to demolish her 173rd ranked Southeast Asian

GENEVA, Switzerland — The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest was watched by 131 million viewers, organizers said Friday, down 35 million on the year before after five countries boycotted over Israel's participation.Bulgaria won the TV extravaganza for the first time with Dara's catchy floor-filler "Bangaranga" sweeping the 70th edition of the world'

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the new law graduates in Iloilo City to stay steadfast in the principles they were brought to their calling as lawyers of the country.In his speech during the 3rd Commencement Exercises of the West Visayas State University (WVSU) College of Law in Iloilo City, Marcos reminded

MANILA, Philippines — United States Ambassador-designate to the Philippines Lee Marc Lipton is expected to arrive in Manila in June to start his tour of duty.Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said she looks forward to a "vibrant" chapter of Philippines-United States partnership as she met with Lipton in Washington D.C."It was a plea

INFLATION surprisingly slowed to 6.8 percent in May, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, as fuel price rollbacks led to reduced price pressures.Consumer price growth slowed from 7.2 percent in April but remained above the 2.0- to 4.0-percent target. It was also lower than the 7.8-percent median in a Manila Times poll