Day: January 11, 2026
Lacson: Imee has at least P2.5-B ‘allocable’ in 2026 budget
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Sunday denounced Senator Imee Marcos”s allegations regarding the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA), adding she has an allocable fund in the 2025 budget based on the ‘Cabral files.”
Death toll in Cebu landfill landslide rises to six
The number of fatalities in a landslide in a landfill in Cebu City rose to six on Sunday, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection-Cebu City.
Man who allegedly beheaded 15-year-old girl in Bukidnon nabbed
The man who allegedly beheaded a 15-year-old female student in Valencia City, Bukidnon has been arrested.
Crane, manpower augment search, rescue at landfill landslide
Response efforts continue at the private landfill facility in Barangay Binaliw, Cebu City where at least four people died following a landslide on January 8, 2026.
Nobel Institute shuts down talk of Venezuelan leader sharing Peace Prize with Trump
Nobel Institute rejects Venezuelan leader María Corina Machado’s suggestion to transfer her Peace Prize to Trump, stating awards ‘cannot be transferred.’
US figure skating power couple makes history with record breaking seventh national championship
Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their record seventh U.S. Figure Skating title with 228.87 points before Milan Cortina Olympics, making them heavy favorites for gold.
DC pipe bomb suspect pleads not guilty to planting devices at DNC and RNC headquarters
The man accused of planting pipe bombs at party headquarters before the Jan. 6 attack pleaded not guilty this week. The FBI arrested Brian Cole after his alleged confession.
Matthew Stafford’s late heroics lift Rams past Panthers in wild-card thriller
Matthew Stafford overcame an apparent finger injury and led two late scoring drives to help lift the Rams to victory over the Panthers in the wild-card round thriller.
Battleships and Beyond: How To Stop China From Dominating the High Seas
The effects of Nicolás Maduro’s sudden downfall are now rippling far beyond the Caribbean basin. To wit, the U.S. military toppling the Venezuelan dictator without breaking a sweat is a humiliation for the Chinese Communist Party, which cannot dominate even its immediate neighborhood because of American armed might. Xi Jinping seeks not only to drive our military out of the Western Pacific, but also to build his own globe-spanning forces. If he succeeds, China will inhibit America’s ability to defend its interests even close to its shores.
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Aldrich Ames and the Enemy Within
I had a friend, a Soviet-East Europe Division case officer in the Central Intelligence Agency who served in Moscow in the 1980s. He was extremely well-suited to operations behind the Iron Curtain: He had a preternatural capacity to know where he was even in areas of Moscow he’d never been to. Maps and photographs once seen were never forgotten, giving him a continuous visual feed as he ran endurance contests against the omnipresent possibility of KGB surveillance. After a few runs, something dawned on him: His agent never made mistakes in his clandestine communications and routines. Everything was perfect.
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