PARIS, France — Iran’s imposition of a toll for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz looks set to be a key point of contention at talks opening in Pakistan Friday. When the United States and Israel launched their attack on Iran on February 28, Iran responded by blocking passage through the key Strait to

Street art is a legal form of artistic expression that always had a history of being influenced by prevailing social issues. Street art makes daily activities more interesting by adding character to what would otherwise just be grey and boring walls. The first national West Philippine Sea (WPS) Mural Festival was conceived as a nationwide

The Philippines unveiled a major coast guard base on Thursday on an island in the South China Sea to serve as a “steadfast sentinel of our sovereignty” in a disputed region closely guarded by China’s forces. Chinese officials did not immediately react on the opening of a new Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) district command on

This is the Daily Gospel for April 20, 2026, which is the Friday of Easter week. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, April 9, 2026 Daily Gospel, April 8, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint John 21, 1-14.  Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed

MANILA – No Filipino was reported hurt in Lebanon as the death toll from Israel’s wave of airstrikes in its capital Beirut reached approximately 300, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday night. The barrage had injured 1,200, leaving hospitals to operate at maximum capacity. Citing the latest information from the Lebanese Ministry

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the immediate distribution of P8 billion worth of subsidies to more than 42,000 barangays to help the communities cushion the impact of the Middle East crisis. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said in a statement on Thursday that each of the barangays would receive P200,000 as funding