Here are the latest news and events that happened today, Saturday, February 04, 2023.

FIRST LOOK: Valencianos welcome newest family member

MANILA -- The Valencianos were blessed with the arrival of the newest member of their family — Luciano Mikael “Luch” Godinez Valenciano. “Luch” was born on February 3 at 9 a.m. to in-demand director Paolo Valenciano and his wife, content creator Samantha Godinez. Weighing in at 7.08 pounds, Luch comes after his older sister, Nataleia Martine “Leia,” who just turned See more...

'You can hang me,' Bato says if proven guilty by PH court, not ICC, over drug war deaths

MANILA — Former national police chief Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said Saturday that cases related to the deadly drug war of the Duterte administration should be filed in Philippine courts, not before the International Criminal Court. Dela Rosa, the first to implement former President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign, made the statement after forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun said she is See more...

‘Batang Quiapo’ new trailer shows struggles of Coco’s character

MANILA – Coco Martin's character is expected to have a hard time with his family in the upcoming series “Batang Quiapo” as the new trailer suggested. On Friday, a second full teaser was dropped by ABS-CBN Entertainment, hinting at his character’s struggle to bond with his father, played by John Estrada, and brother, played by McCoy de Leon. See more...

WATCH: Moira dela Torre treats fans with heartbreaking songs in concert

MANILA – Living up to her billing, Moira dela Torre stirred the emotions of her audience through heartbreaking songs at the Araneta Coliseum during her concert Friday night. In a sold out show at the Big Dome, Dela Torre performed her hit “hugot” songs, as well as her new singles that all appeared to be hinting at failed romance. See more...

Kaysa puro TikTok: Dela Rosa dinepensahan ang planong pagbabalik ng ROTC

MAYNILA — Dinepensahan ni Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa ngayong Sabado ang planong pagbabalik ng Reserve Officers' Training Corps o ROTC sa mga eskuwelahan. "Iyong ating kabataan, instead na magsige reklamo, magsigeng TikTok-TikTok lang diyan, dapat ihanda natin ang ating kabataan para gampanan 'yung kanilang constitutional duty na depensahan ang ating bayan sa panahon ng pangangailangan," sabi ni Dela Rosa See more...

SAPUL SA CCTV: Panghoholdap sa gasolinahan sa QC

MAYNILA - Arestado ang dalawa sa tatlong suspek na nangholdap umano ng isang gasolinahan sa may Katipunan Ave., Quezon City madaling araw nitong Biyernes. Sa kuha ng CCTV, makikitang nagpapakarga ng gas ang isang puting Toyota Revo nang bumaba ang dalawang lalaki at pasukin ang kahera ng naturang gasolinahan mag-aalas-4 ng umaga. Hindi nakakilos ang cashier na tinutukan ng baril See more...

Solon hits EDCA expansion on 124th anniversary of start of PH-US war

MANILA - A lawmaker on Saturday cautioned against the government’s plan to grant American troops access to four more military bases in the Philippines, saying the United States’ alleged plan to test nuclear weapons in Philippine military bases is an insult to Filipino heroes who fought during the Philippine-American war. Under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) forged in 2014, See more...

Bela Padilla says she enjoys laid-back lifestyle in London

MANILA -- Bela Padilla’s fans have been constantly wondering what she has been busy with in London, UK, since she started to relocate there in 2021. Since then, the actress-screenwriter-director has been returning to Manila occasionally when she needed to complete a film project under Viva Films, the production outfit she is under contract with. Uprooting to London after15 years See more...

Sunog sumiklab sa isang residential area sa Quezon City

MAYNILA - Nasunog ang magkakadikit na bahay sa Clemente Street sa Barangay San Agustin, Quezon City pasado ala-1 ng madaling-araw ngayong Sabado. Nagsimula ang sunog sa ikalawang palapag ng isang bahay, ayon sa Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). At dahil gawa umano ito sa light materials, mabilis na kumalat ang apoy. Inakyat sa unang alarma ang sunog bago mag alas-dos, See more...

SM sees growth in health, beauty sectors

MANILA - Shopping developer SM Prime Holdings unveiled Friday the 1,000th branch of its Watsons store in the Philippines. Officials from Hong Kong-based A.S. Watson Group joined the event. Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairman of SM Investments Corporation, also visited the branch, highlighting the shop's big role in the SM group. Officials said they are confident in the growing health and See more...

International poll shows one in three would emigrate

DW: Mr. Stoychev, in a recent poll, Gallup International asked people in 57 countries whether they would prefer to live in another country or stay where they are. More than one third said they would like to emigrate. How do these figures compare with previous surveys on this subject? Kancho Stoychev: First of all, our question sought to measure only See more...

Tourist carrying capacity ng Boracay gustong pataasan

MAYNILA - Nais ng tourism stakeholder sa Boracay na payagan pa ang pagdating ng mas maraming turista sa islang hinirang na "Most Instagrammable". "Yun po ang pinaglalaban sana namin, na makapag-revisit ang ating national government on how it's going to be done. And they could probably involve us so that we would also know as to papaano nila na-compute ang See more...

Movie review: Chazelle goes over the top with excessive 'Babylon'

It was 1926 in Los Angeles. A Mexican man named Manny Torres (Diego Calva) was driving the truck that was delivering an elephant to a grand, wild party thrown by Kinoscope Studios. There he met the pretty aspiring actress Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) and snorted cocaine with her as they shared their Hollywood dreams with each other. Manny drove home See more...