WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump signaled Monday that US strikes on Iran could go much longer than originally predicted, as his administration sought to counter criticism about conflicting messages on the war’s goals. In his first public comments since launching the military operation, the president who long campaigned for “no new wars” laid

MANILA, Philippines — The remaining two of the four initial impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte hurdled their first test on Monday, when the committee on justice of the House of Representatives unanimously declared them sufficient in form. The committee also on Monday “set aside” the first impeachment complaint, which the Makabayan bloc filed

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose sharply Monday, March 2, as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf disrupted the global energy supply chain. Traders were betting the supply of oil from Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East would slow or grind

MANILA, Philippines — Three lawyers on Monday filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) to order the Senate blue ribbon committee to release the draft of its original report on the investigation into flood control anomalies. Eldrige Marvin Aceron represented his fellow lawyers Sikini Labastilla and Purificacion Bartolome-Bernabe in filing the petition for mandamus

This is the Daily Gospel for March 3, 2026, which is the Tuesday of the Second week of Lent. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, March 2, 2026 Daily Gospel, March 1, 2026 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 23, 1-12. Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued subpoenas to members of the Villar family over the criminal complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against their company, Villar Land Holdings Corp., for alleged market manipulation, insider trading and misleading disclosures that distorted share prices. The SEC complaint filed on Jan.

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Monday refuted the statement of Nicholas Kaufman, former President Rodrigo Duterte’s counsel at the International Criminal Court (ICC), that killings have continued under the Marcos administration. Kaufman made the claim on the third day of Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing before the

MANILA, Philippines — Gambling tycoon Atong Ang remains at large despite multiple raids on at least 20 places where he is believed to be hiding since January, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said on Monday. Ang is facing multiple arrest warrants over several counts of kidnapping filed against him in courts

CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — For communities along the Verde Island Passage (VIP), the memory of the 2023 oil spill that swept through coastal areas remains painfully fresh. On Feb. 28, exactly three years after the tragedy, residents, fisherfolk and advocates gathered in Pola, Oriental Mindoro—one of the hardest-hit towns—to call for compensation, environmental

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — To prevent further damage to coral reefs in Southern Leyte, personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) joined local divers in removing some 1,300 crown-of-thorns (COT) starfish from the waters off Barangay Himay-angan in Liloan town. The large-scale injection and extraction activity is part of the PCG’s iCare Program, a