TikTok reaches first state settlement in US over teen safety claims, agrees to user limits

Rappler - Sep 26, 2026

Alabama secures $100 million settlement with TikTok, mandating new usage limits and age-verification measures to protect teens, as the state claims the platform endangers youth and misleads consumers about safety

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MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Queenie is now nearing typhoon category, said the state weather bureau on Saturday, after gaining strength since early morning. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest typhoon bulletin, Queenie was last spotted 575 kilometers (km) east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. READ: Queenie

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Sep 26, 2026

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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — One high school student died while four others remain missing after a flash flood swept them away while swimming in a river in Roseller T. Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay, on Thursday, Sept. 24. In a report Saturday, police said one of the victims, identified as a certain Dave, was recovered dead,

Sara Duterte denies receiving money from Velasco’s ex-aide

Sep 26, 2026

Sara Duterte denies receiving money from Velasco’s ex-aide

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday denied knowing the alleged former security officer of former Speaker Lord Allan Velasco who supposedly delivered money to her and other members of her family. Duterte made the pronouncement after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recently revealed that it is investigating claims by dismissed policeman

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia test limits of Mecca regional security pact

Sep 26, 2026

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia test limits of Mecca regional security pact

Just a month after Saudi Arabia signed a regional mutual defence deal with Pakistan and Turkey, attacks by Yemen’s Houthis against the kingdom’s energy infrastructure and military sites are testing the pact’s limits. At a hastily convened meeting of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Riyadh on Friday, military chiefs of the three parties reaffirmed their commitment to collective defence, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The agency said the talks focused on “intelligence cooperation,...

Teodoro says Marcos ordered probe into 'nefarious' foreign activities in PH

Sep 26, 2026

Teodoro says Marcos ordered probe into 'nefarious' foreign activities in PH

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation into “nefarious” foreign activities in the Philippines, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Saturday.

Wage order raising NCR minimum pay by P60 takes effect

Sep 26, 2026

Wage order raising NCR minimum pay by P60 takes effect

MANILA, Philippines — Wage Order No. 28 took effect starting Saturday, Sept. 26, raising the minimum wage in Metro Manila by P60 for workers in both the nonagricultural and agricultural sectors. Under the new wage order, the daily minimum wage for nonagricultural workers increased from P695 to P755, while agricultural workers will receive P718 from

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Sep 26, 2026

PH targets 85% cut in plastic pollution by 2040

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is targeting an 85 percent reduction in plastic pollution by 2040 under a new national roadmap that seeks to prevent plastic waste at the source while improving collection, recovery and recycling nationwide. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said the Philippine National Plastic Action Roadmap 2026-2040, launched in Makati

Queenie maintains strength, moves northwestward over PH sea

Sep 26, 2026

Queenie maintains strength, moves northwestward over PH sea

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Queenie maintained its strength on Saturday morning as it continued to move northwestward over the Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest typhoon bulletin, Queenie was last spotted 600 kilometers (km) east northeast of Ibtayat,

CDO cops launch manhunt for motorcycle-riding suspects in fatal shooting

Sep 26, 2026

CDO cops launch manhunt for motorcycle-riding suspects in fatal shooting

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A 50-year-old man was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants in Sitio Bontong, Barangay Camaman-an here on Friday, Sept. 25, police said. The victim, identified as Marlou Valmoria, a resident of the city’s Barangay Bonbon, was attacked at 11:15 a.m. and sustained a gunshot wound to the head, which killed him

Katrina Anne Johnson lands in Top 5 of Missosology's first hot picks for Miss International 2026

Sep 26, 2026

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Angelica Lopez flexes singing talent with 'Breathless' performance at Miss Grand International 2026

Sep 26, 2026

Angelica Lopez flexes singing talent with 'Breathless' performance at Miss Grand International 2026

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Thailand’s Bangkok declares flood disaster across city as thousands flee from homes

Sep 26, 2026

Thailand’s Bangkok declares flood disaster across city as thousands flee from homes

Entire Bangkok neighbourhoods were inundated on Saturday as the city government declared a flood disaster after the worst rains in years overwhelmed the Thai capital, submerging roads, cars and forcing thousands to leave their homes. Bangkok is flood-prone, especially during the monsoon season, but waters rarely linger for long. Nonetheless, the city’s drainage is notoriously ill-equipped to handle storm bursts as it struggles to cope with waters that have reached at least two feet (60cm) and...

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