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The Voyager 1 probe is still exploring interstellar space 45 years after launching, but it has encountered an issue that mystifies the spacecraft's team on Earth.

MANILA, Philippines --- Only 103 new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday with active cases further going down to 2,241. Based on the COVID-19 Tracker website of the DOH, these new infections are slightly lower than the 110 cases recorded on Tuesday. Wednesday's new cases are also fewer than the average cases recorded the previous week from May 9 to 15 --- 160 cases per day, from a total of 1,118 infections. With this, the total number of confirmed infections is now 3,688,100 nationwide, with 3,625,407 recoveries and 60,452 deaths. A total of 22,742 individuals, meanwhile, were tested on Tuesday, May 17. These numbers were recorde...

Keep on reading: PH logs 103 new COVID-19 cases, active down to 2, 241

MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) expects its personnel to grow by over 24,000 in 2022 after new recruits complete their training, the Department of Transportation (DOTr), its parent agency, said in a statement on Wednesday. The PCG strength is over 22,000 members --- 2,636 officers (878 females and 1,758 males) and 19,754 non-officers (2,831 females and 16,923 males). There are also 221 civilian PCG employees (163 are females and 58 are males), while 1,757 more are expected to finish training this year, bringing the total to 24,368. The personnel expansion is part of the PCG modernization program, which Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said woul...

Keep on reading: Coast Guard personnel expected to exceed 24,000 in 2022

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday signaled US officials will likely end a carve-out in Western sanctions that has allowed Russia to continue make payments on its debt.

A senior Taliban official has repeated the group's as-yet-unfulfilled pledge to allow girls back into high school, saying there would be "good news soon," but suggested that women who protested the regime's restrictions on women rights should stay home.

Embroiled in a homophobia row in France, Paris Saint-German footballer Idrissa Gana Gueye has received the backing of Senegalese President Macky Sall.

The old joke goes like this: Two friends are at a resort and one says, "The food here is really terrible." The other replies, "And the portions are so small!" Today, it's investors who dislike the taste of the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes but seemingly want more anyway.

MANILA, Philippines --- Give Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. a chance to prove what he could do as president, but people should not follow him "blindly," Senator-Elect Alan Peter Cayetano said on Wednesday. Cayetano, who faced Marcos in the 2016 vice-presidential elections, made the remark shortly after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed him a winner, along with 11 other senatorial bets in the so-called Magic 12. "He was elected. He's set to be proclaimed. Give him a chance. Let's see what he does, and let's judge it later on. It's easy to judge him and his family before this --- that's clear," Cayetano said in a press briefing. "But now, Filipino have spoken: He's...

Keep on reading: Give Marcos a chance, but let’s not follow blindly – Cayetano

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday criticized the Trump administration's tariffs on China and voiced support for lifting the levies, in part to ease very high inflation pressuring the US economy.

MANILA, Philippines --- The New People's Army (NPA) was not involved in an alleged series of harassment incidents at two regional offices of the Commission of Human Rights, the Communist Party of the Philippines said on Wednesday through its chief information officer, Marco Valbuena. "We assure the CHR that the NPA is not involved in any threats or extortion attempts against their regional offices. This is either plain extortion or the handiwork of people who wish to defame the NPA and portray it as involved in gross criminal activities," Valbuena said. Valbuena also pointed out that both the CPP and NPA strictly abide by international humanitarian law and consider the CHR as a...

Keep on reading: CPP denies NPA involvement in harassing CHR in Mindanao

A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly £1.5 million ($1.8 million) at auction.

MANILA, Philippines ---Three senators are vying for the Senate presidency, Senator-elect Alan Peter Cayetano said on Wednesday shortly after being proclaimed with 11 other winning senatorial candidates in the so-called Magic 12. Cayetano did not identify who the senators were. "I think three are running for Senate president," he said, speaking in a mix of Filipino and English. "As far as I know --- I counted --- and if I'm correct, none of them have the 13 or more [votes needed to be elected] right now." In the 24-member Senate, the Senate president is chosen by a majority of votes of all members. Is Cayetano one of the three vying for the position? "I have the same an...

Keep on reading: 3 senators vying for Senate presidency – Cayetano

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Keep on reading: ‘DonBelle’s’ character transformation highlighted in 2nd season of ‘He’s Into Her’

The Solar Orbiter mission's first close pass of the sun in March has revealed our star in a new light.

Looking back on his 20 years in the music business, Jonathan Manalo said one of the biggest challenges in his career as a composer and producer is maintaining consistency amid the ever-changing trends. "The challenge is having the consistency to put out hits and album projects all the time. No matter how many times you do it, you can't say you've already figured out the formula, because trends and tastes change," he pointed out in an interview for his upcoming 20th anniversary compilation album and his partnership with Academy of Rock Philippines. "You have to keep up with these changes and produce hits despite the unpredictability of things," he added. "But I'm grateful that, ...

Keep on reading: Success in music industry is 50-percent talent, 50-percent character, says composer Jonathan Manalo

Britain's Royal Mint has issued a commemorative 50 pence coin to mark the 50th anniversary of Pride UK.

MANILA, Philippines --- "So, the question is whether I'll be part of the majority or minority. That's not up to me. That's up to the members of the Senate," Senator-elect Alan Peter Cayetano said after being proclaimed on Wednesday with the 11 other winning senatorial candidates making up the so-called Magic 12. The Commission on Elections made the proclamation of the winners in the May 2022 senatorial race at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. Cayetano then explained his response to the reporters' question. He pointed out that the terms "minority" and "majority" and "administration" and "opposition" had different meanings in the Senate. "If the...

Keep on reading: Defining majority, minority blocs up to entire Senate – Cayetano

Just when it seemed like Finland and Sweden's accession into NATO was imminent, Turkey has taken its allies by surprise by throwing a wrench into the works.