Philippine News

MANILA, June 11 ------ The deadly earthquake that jolted Mindanao this week has spawned at least 2,980 aftershocks as of Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Out of the total, 783 aftershocks were plotted, while 61 were strong enough to be felt, Phivolcs said. The strongest aftershock so far was at magnitude 6.4, it said. Phivolcs earlier said the aftershocks could last for weeks. Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor just off the coast of Mi

MANILA, June 11 ------ Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian clarified that the two-thirds vote required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in the ongoing impeachment trial is a constitutional mandate and unaffected by any Senate leadership arrangement or dispute. "Article XI, Section 3(6) of the 1987 Constitution states unequivocally that no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all the Members of the Senate," Gatchalian said in a statem

June 11 ------ One hundred days after the United States and Israel launched “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran, the conflict has continued to escalate despite intermittent calls for de-escalation, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The federation said the renewed intensity of the war has further exposed transport workers to serious and unacceptable risks across the region. From the outset, the ITF has stressed that transport workers are civili

June 11 ------ A bow-ramp deck cargo ship has gone aground off the northwest coast of Luzon, partially capsizing and releasing oil into the water. On June 8, the Philippine Coast Guard received notice that the landing ship MSCI 1 had conducted an intentional grounding in bad weather off Badoc, Ilocos Norte province. The vessel (a type locally referred to as an LCT after the WWII-era Landing Craft Tank) was carrying a cargo of gravel, and 15 crewmembers were aboard. The master

June 11 ------ A Palau-flagged product tanker issued a distress call early on Wednesday morning, June 10, in a position approximately 20 nautical miles off Sohar, Oman. U.S. Central Command later issued a statement saying that for the second consecutive day, U.S. forces disabled another vessel that violated the ongoing blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran. Centcom said in its statement that a U.S. aircraft fired precision munitions into the tanker’s engine room a

June 11 ------ Belgian shipping company Exmar has celebrated the delivery of the first in a series of four newbuild dual-fuel ammonia midsize gas carriers (MGCs), seen as a breakthrough in the green shipping quest and a landmark milestone in the firm’s attempt to future-proof its vessel fleet. While announcing the first-ever newbuild dual-fuel ammonia oceangoing vessel delivery, Exmar described the milestone as a historic step in low-carbon shipping, spotlighting MGC Antwerpe

NEW YORK, June 11 ------ Oil prices closed up nearly $2 after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is going to attack Iran "very hard" ‌if no peace deal is finalized. Brent crude futures settled at $93.10 a barrel, up $1.65 or 1.8%. U.S. crude futures finished at $90.03 a barrel, up $1.83, or 2%. Both contracts jumped about $3 in afternoon trading after Trump reiterated that Iran would be attacked again following an exchange of fire overnight that was one of the most signific

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11 ------ The Trump administration is telling European nations that they need to step up their travel restrictions for people coming to the continent from Ebola-hit countries in Africa, hinting that failure to do so may result in increased US regulations on travel from Europe, including for the World Cup soccer tournament. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to convey the concerns and “to d

PARIS, June 11 ------ French President Emmanuel Macron said his Ukrainian counterpart would attend the G7 summit next week in France to "rebuild consensus" on support for Ukraine, while leaders of four Arab states would be invited for talks on the Middle East conflict. The invitees would attend sessions on Tuesday at the summit of the Group of Seven leading economies -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States -- to be held in the French lakeside

KYIV, Ukraine, June 11 ------ A series of long-range Ukrainian attacks hit targets deep inside Russia on Wednesday, part of Kyiv's efforts to raise the costs of the war for the Kremlin by striking energy facilities and military industries. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces struck several military and energy infrastructure sites, including a military factory that he said supplied components for Russian drones and missiles. In a post on social media, Zelensky

June 10 ------ Secretary-General of the IMO, Arsenio Dominguez, has issued a warning to the shipping industry: "I am increasingly concerned by reports that vessels continue to attempt to transit the Strait of Hormuz without any credible security guarantees, despite well‑established risks and the fact that seafarers have already been killed, injured and others detained in recent incidents. “My primary concern is for the safety and lives of the seafarers being placed in these s

June 10 ------ The Suez Canal Authority has posted its first wide-ranging rate increases in the form of revised surcharges for transits in three years. It comes, however, as the canal continues to pursue efforts to increase transits and new risks are emerging for shipping. The circulars show that the surcharges applied on top of the base rates will be increased starting on July 15. The authority calls these surcharges temporary, but they will represent significant price incre

June 10 ------ Over the past week, 2-8 June, two (one CAT 3 and one CAT 4) incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported to the ReCAAP ISC. The two armed robbery incidents occurred in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) on 05 Jun 2026. The first incident took place 1.9 nm off Pulau Cula, Indonesia at 0228 hrs involving a bulk carrier. Three perpetrators were involved, not armed, the crew was not injured, and nothing was stolen, categorized as CAT 4. T

June 10 ------ Danish authorities reported placing the helmsman of a general cargo ship under arrest on Monday evening after the vessel he was controlling hit a docked sailboat and then proceeded to knock down lampposts and bollards as it hit the dock in Korsør, Denmark. No one was injured in what one official described as a “parking accident.” The general cargo ship Olymp Trader (4,684 dwt) was arriving in Denmark from Wismar, Germany, at around 2000 local time on June 8. Th

June 10 ------ Empoy Marquez revealed that he and Alessandra de Rossi each received a P1 million bonus following the box-office success of their 2017 hit movie “Kita-Kita.” Marquez made the revelation during his recent guest appearance on the “Your Honor” vodcast hosted by Chariz Solomon and Buboy Villar. “Totoo ‘yung chika na may bonus kayong milyon?” host Buboy asked. “Oo, kasi hinarot lang ni Alex (Alessandra) si Kuya PJ (Piolo Pascual, one of the movie’s producers) na b

June 10 ------ Ryzza Mae Dizon said she once came close to losing her long-time spot on the noontime show “Eat Bulaga” as their former management wanted to replace her. In an interview on “Toni Talks” on Sunday, June 7, Dizon recalled how she was gradually reduced to limited appearances on the program amid the show and TVJ’s (Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon) debacle with their former company, TAPE Inc. “Ako ‘yung top 1 po na sure na sure na gusto nilang tanggalin nung

June 10 ------ Gazini Ganados is entering her movie era! The beauty queen is set to start working on a film, she teased in Athena Imperial’s report on “24 Oras.” “Already reading the scripts for it. So hopefully, we get to meet everyone on the set already,” Gazini said. Per the report, Gazini will star alongside fellow beauty queens and Sparkle artists. Gazini previously acted in “Encantadia Chronicles: Sang’gre” as Celebes and appeared in “The Master Cutter” as Georgia.

June 10 ------ Caprice Cayetano expresses delight over her recent string of interactions and encounters with idol Heart Evangelista. You're My Favorite Song lead actress Caprice Cayetano opened up in an exclusive Chika Minute interview on 24 Oras about her ultimate fangirl moments, expressing her absolute delight over her recent, frequent interactions with her long-time idol and The People Have Spoken host, Heart Evangelista. Caprice revealed that her lifelong dream has f

June 10 ------ The United States launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening doubts about prospects for peace between the two countries. “They shot down a helicopter, and we are responding as we speak,” Trump told ABC News. “I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that’s what this one is.” Iran’s state media reported that Qeshm Island in the Strait of

NAIROBI/LONDON/GENEVA, June 10 ------ Nearly a month into one of the world’s largest ever Ebola outbreaks, medics in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to secure basic equipment to stay safe and prevent further spread of the disease, according to more than a dozen doctors, humanitarian workers and public health officials. While major donors are surging funding, the size of the outbreak, reductions in pre-positioned stocks due to aid cuts, and logistical pro