His biographer Stephen Witt questions whether the former tech chief can – or even wants to – lead again
Nov 15, 2026
PAGADIAN CITY — A motorcycle abandoned in Barangay Maasin, Zamboanga City has led police investigators to the suspects in the ambush of Judge Joseph Wee Sit early on Thursday. On Saturday afternoon, the police had filed criminal complaints against three suspects before the Zamboanga City Prosecutor’s Office. Lt. Col. Shellamie Chang, spokesperson of the Police
MANILA, Philippines — What was meant to be a peaceful protest coinciding with the start of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit on Sunday escalated into a tense confrontation between rallyists and police, with protesters claiming that authorities were trying to sabotage their program. The protests were slated to start as early
CAMP GEN. MARIANO N. LLANERA, Nueva Ecija — At least 400 police officers from the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) have been deployed to the National Capital Region (NCR) to augment security forces for the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, police said Saturday, Nov. 14. A send-off ceremony was held at
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The municipality of Santa Maria in this province was placed under a state of calamity early this week due to extensive damage to agricultural crops caused by a prolonged drought associated with Super El Niño, with losses estimated at over P48 million. Mayor Michael Florendo, who sought the declaration, said
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) said that households and businesses in Mindoro can help manage electricity supply amid a possible strong El Niño by cutting down on unnecessary power use, especially during the dry season when hydropower output may drop. TransCo President and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Joseph Omar Castillo
The jackpot for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 game has reached P537.9 million, but there were no winners of either of the major lotto games on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026.
The United States and China are working to iron out a military accident-prevention agreement ahead of their summit in Shenzhen, although progress has been slow amid divisions within the US administration, according to sources. Both sides were still trying to reach common ground on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on military-related crisis communication and prevention, sources said on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak on the matter publicly. The MOU was first...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and discussed a wider economic cooperation and possibly establishing stronger trade and agricultural ties.
The Republic of Cyprus, the Slovak Republic, and the Republic of Slovenia have formally joined ASEAN"s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. discussed cooperation with Lao People"s Democratic Republic (PDR) Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith on various sectors such as trade, labor, education, and vocational training, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
TACLOBAN CITY — Borongan City and Guiuan in Eastern Samar are expected to record a heat index of up to 42 degrees Celsius, classified as “danger,” on Nov. 15, as high temperatures persist in several areas of Eastern Visayas, the state weather bureau said. Tacloban City and Catarman in Northern Samar are expected to record
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson has lauded the police for their “silent and disciplined” work in making a breakthrough in the investigation into the killing of Basilan Judge Joseph Wee Sit in Zamboanga City. “This is how high-profile cases are cracked: silent, precise, disciplined, and with methodical efficiency. No fanfare; just results. Congratulations!” Lacson