Category: GMA News
Concessionary beep ™ card issuance to pause from Dec. 22 to Jan. 4, 2026
There will be a suspension in the issuance of concessionary beep ™ cards in train stations from Dec. 22, 2025 to Jan. 4, 2026 to give way for a system maintenance.
Thailand on top at SEA Games clouded by border conflict
Thailand nabbed a record-breaking number of gold medals as the Southeast Asian Games closed in Bangkok on Saturday, but the two-week event was overshadowed by a deadly border conflict with Cambodia.
PBA: Barangay Ginebra squeaks past Munzon, Titan Ultra to wrap up Philippine Cup elims
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Barangay Ginebra squeaked past Titan Ultra and a late charge led by Joshua Munzon, 108-105, to wrap up the elimination round of the PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Viral Kennon Road dashcam video matches NBI probe
A dashcam video taken along Kennon Road in Benguet that went viral online matches the initial findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on the death of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Catalina Cabral, authorities said.
Australian Prime Minister booed as Bondi Beach attack victims honoured
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed by an angry crowd gathered at the famous Bondi beach on Sunday to honour the victims of a gun attack a week earlier that targeted a seaside Jewish Hanukkah festival event. The nation marked a day of reflection on Sunday to honour the 15 people killed and the dozens wounded in the attack by two gunmen. With security tight and flags at half-staff on government buildings, a minute of silence was held at 6:47 p.m. (0747 GMT), the time the attack began.
PCSO: No winners in 6/49, 6/58 lotto draws on Sunday, Dec. 21
There were no lucky bettors who hit the winning numbers in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)”s major lotto draws on Sunday, December 21.
Swiss interior minister open to social media ban for children
ZURICH – Switzerland must do more to shield children from social media risks, Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider was quoted as saying on Sunday, signalling she was open to a potential ban on the platforms for youngsters. Following Australia”s recent ban on social media for under-16s, Baume-Schneider told SonntagsBlick newspaper that Switzerland should examine similar measures.
Kremlin says peace prospects not improved by Europe, Ukraine changes to US proposals
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin”s top foreign policy aide said on Sunday that changes made by the Europeans and Ukraine to U.S. proposals for an end to the war in Ukraine did not improve prospects for peace. The U.S.-drafted proposals for an end to the nearly four-year-old war, leaked to the media last month, raised European and Ukrainian concerns that they were tilted too far in Russia’s favour and that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration could push Kyiv into conceding too much.
LTFRB: PUVs can operate once provisional authority is logged in online verifier
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has authorized drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) to operate once a copy of their provisional authority (PA) is posted on the LTFRB”s online verifier.
Vice Ganda visits PBB house, rewards select housemates with phone calls to family
Vice Ganda visited the PBB house once again, leaving the housemates emotional.
