SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Friday threatened a “terrible response” in the event of another drone incursion from the South, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. The warning came after investigators in South Korea raided the offices of the country’s spy agency, as they seek to establish who was responsible for a January incident in which Pyongyang says it shot down a South Korean surveillance drone near the industrial hub of Kaesong. “I give advance warning that reoccurrence of such provocation as violating the inalienable sovereignty of the DPRK will surely provoke a terrible response,” Kim Yo […]... Keep on reading: N. Korea warns of terrible response if more drone incursions from South

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WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump’s pointman on Thursday announced the end of an aggressive immigration operation in Minnesota that triggered large protests and nationwide outrage following the killing of two US citizens. READ: US immigration agents shoot dead another person in Minneapolis Thousands of federal agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, conducted weeks of sweeping raids and arrests in what the administration claims were targeted missions against criminals. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred that this surge operation conclude,” Trump official Tom Homan told a briefing outside Minneapolis. “A significant drawdown has already been underway this […]... Keep on reading: Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota

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Morning reflections for today, February 13, 2026.

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Philtranco, recognized as one of the country’s oldest bus companies, will be shutting down for good at the end of next month after operating for more than a century. Philtranco president and CEO Michael Sabban announced the “official business stop operation of Philtranco Service Enterprises, Inc. effective Mar. 30, 2026” in a company memorandum dated […]... Keep on reading: One of PH’s oldest bus firms nears end of journey after over 100 years

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More violations of passenger safety laws emerged on Thursday as members of the House of Representatives and the Senate continued their respective investigations into the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 on Jan. 26 that left 53 people dead and 26 others still missing. At a hearing of the House committee on transportation, survivors of […]... Keep on reading: Survivors in ferry sinking reveal more violations

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called on the public to buy vaccines only from authorized establishments after several drug stores in Baler, Aurora, were found to be selling antirabies shots believed to be counterfeit. In a statement on Wednesday, the FDA said it conducted an enforcement operation on Feb. 10, inspecting drug stores […]... Keep on reading: FDA flags fake rabies shots sold  in Baler

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Filipinos who say they are “very happy” with their love life remained at a record-low level, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday. The survey conducted from Nov. 24 to Nov. 30 last year found that 46 percent of adult Filipinos said they were “very happy” with their love life. […]... Keep on reading: SWS survey: Filipinos ‘very happy’ with love life remain at all-time low

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A regional trial court (RTC) in San Pablo, Laguna, has ordered the arrest of Charlie “Atong” Ang and five other police officers on charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention in connection with the disappearance of at least 34 “sabungeros” (cockfighting aficionados). Presiding Judge Luvina Roque of the San Pablo RTC Branch 29 issued a […]... Keep on reading: Third court orders Atong Ang’s arrest as gov’t hikes bounty to P20M

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The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein saga is rippling through Europe. Politicians, diplomats, officials, and royals have seen reputations tarnished, investigations launched and jobs lost after a trove of more than 3 million pages of Epstein-related documents released by the US Justice Department revealed their ties to the American financier and convicted sex offender who […]... Keep on reading: New Epstein file revelations mar reputations across Europe

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The Philippine National Police on Thursday formally accepted two patrol boats and 30 motorcycles donated by Philip Morris International (PMI) to boost its operations against the illicit trade of tobacco. At the signing of the deed of donation held at Camp Crame, PNP Chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. thanked Philip Morris for the […]... Keep on reading: PNP receives patrol boats,  motorbikes from Philip Morris

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The US Army has established a sustained rotational force in the Philippines, marking a shift from previous short-term deployments to the country. The Army Rotational Force-Philippines, activated in July 2025, consists of roughly 50 personnel under the operational control of US Army Pacific (Usarpac), working closely with the Task Force Philippines that serves as a […]... Keep on reading: US Army expands presence in PH

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Secretary Vince Dizon of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday reminded students and graduates of his alma mater, De La Salle University (DLSU), not to follow in the footsteps of Henry Alcantara and Brice Hernandez, two of the DPWH engineers who were dismissed after being linked to massive corruption involving flood […]... Keep on reading: Dizon tells DLSU students: Don’t be like Brice, Henry

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Witnesses and complainants who retract their statements do not automatically lose credibility, especially in cases of sexual abuse, according to the Supreme Court. It was the central issue taken up in a case involving a father who was accused of raping his biological teenage daughter in 2017. READ: SC: Recanted testimonies may still hold weight […]... Keep on reading: SC upholds sex abuse conviction despite ‘recantation’

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Just two weeks after the appointment of Joel Butuyan and Gilbert Andres as lawyers representing the drug war victims in the International Criminal Court (ICC), the defense counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking their removal from the case. In an 11-page document released on Thursday, Nicholas Kaufman also called for the disqualification of […]... Keep on reading: Duterte defense wants 3 PH lawyers out of ICC case

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Thank You, Lord, for bringing us this far. Help us end the week with gratitude.

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CARMONA, CAVITE – What happens when you ask a constituency born and raised under the leadership of one family about an antidynasty law? One response is strong resistance, as the House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms found out on Thursday during its first public consultation on 22 such proposals. Many of the residents of […]... Keep on reading: Antidynasty bill tested through ‘consultations’

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