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THE World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that dengue and other diseases caused by mosquito-borne arboviruses were spreading far faster and further amid climate change, warning global outbreaks could be looming. Xinhua File Photo

Quezon City declares dengue outbreak

By Aric John Sy Cua

HEADLINES: Marcos, Duterte exchange barbs | February 15, 2025

HEADLINES: Marcos, Duterte exchange barbs | February 15, 2025

Philippine President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks during a handover ceremony of the original Murillo Velarde 1734 map to the government at Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, 06 December 2024. Known as the 'Mother of All Philippine Maps', the map was first created in 1734 by Jesuit priest and cartographer Pedro Murillo Velarde with the help of two Filipino artisans, Francisco Suarez and Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay. It was used as reference before The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration, which ruled in favour of the Philippines in an 2016 arbitral case against China, over the disputed Scarborough Shoal islands in the South China Sea. The Velarde map was acquired by Mel Velasco Velarde in 2014 at an auction in Sotheby's in London, and later donated to the Philippine government. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA

Marcos' Senate bets to court Duterte bailiwick in Mindanao

By Catherine S. Valente

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his speech to endorse senatorial candidates aligned with his political party during a proclamation ceremony in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 13 February 2025. The campaign period for senatorial and congressional party-list seats officially began in the Philippines on 11 February, three months before the 12 May 2025 midterm elections. Duterte is expected to start campaigning in March as he embarks on a return to politics by running for mayor of Davao City in the southern Philippines. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA

Marcos, Duterte exchange barbs

By Catherine S. Valente and Red Mendoza

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks at the 123rd founding anniversary of the Bureau of Customs at the Philippine International Convention Center on Feb. 7, 2025. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Marcos asks voters: Do we return to horrifying times or go to a bright future?

By Catherine S. Valente

Marcos' Senate bets to court Duterte bailiwick in Mindanao

Marcos, Duterte exchange barbs

Marcos asks voters: Do we return to horrifying times or go to a bright future?

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Today's Weather, 5 A.M. | Feb. 15, 2025

Eight-member P-Pop girl group Bini PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK/BINIPH.OFFICIAL

Bini makes history, sells out PH Arena concert

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference with president of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader (not pictured), in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 06 February 2025. Abinader and Rubio are meeting in Santo Domingo, a meeting in which topics such as the crisis in Haiti, migration, and foreign aid from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are expected to be addressed. EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA

Rubio, Manalo discuss South China Sea, economic cooperation in Munich, says State Dept

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order he signed on halting federal funds for schools and universities that impose coronavirus vaccine mandates in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Trump creates energy council to power AI race with China

Bulldozers remove mud and boulders from a road near the Palisades Fire zone, in the aftermath of a storm in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on February 14, 2025. A monster rainstorm was drenching southern California on February 13, 2025, with officials in Los Angeles readying for flooding and landslides in areas burned by last month's huge wildfires. Heavy rain was falling across a swath of the state, with as much as six inches (15 centimeters) expected in some places, forecasters from the National Weather Service (NWS) said. (Photo by AGUSTIN PAULLIER / AFP)

Los Angeles fire zones hit by mudslides after heavy rain

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Major fire breaks out in luxury London hotel

FEU Tamaraws UAAP PHOTO

Tamaraws tame Golden Spikers for first win in UAAP

Jay-Z gestures from the sidelines prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Jay-Z, Sean Combs accuser drops sexual assault lawsuit

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick watches after Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential press-service in Munich on February 14, 2025 shows President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (L) listening to the Vice President of the United States (not in picture) during their talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Zelenskyy seeks 'security guarantees' as US presses end to Ukraine war

Alan Frei AFP PHOTO

PH's Alan Frei on winning gold: 'Absolutely wild'

Antonio Contreras

On the Contrary

Impeachment as a three-dimensional game of jujitsu

By Antonio Contreras

Observer

Wise campaign strategy: Run against the Senate, not for the Senate

By Yen Makabenta

Remoto Control

Senatorial elections 2025: A fight to the death

By Danton Remoto

Jaime J. Yambao

Ambassadors' Corner

Trump: On the warpath to glory

By Jaime J. Yambao

Today's Front Page

REAL RISKS OF FAKE NEWS

A tool to build the domestic economy

Law enforcers can't act solely on confidential, tipped information

By Persida Acosta

Al Vitangcol III

All Insight

Generations Y, Z can change the fate of this nation

By Al Vitangcol III

Mauro Gia Samonte

My Say

Rise of the Fourth Reich

By Mauro Gia Samonte

Luckless Pedestrian

Nursing a reputation

Anna Malindog-Uy

Headsight

Why a 'cold peace' between China and the US would be bad for Marcos

By Anna Malindog-Uy

Ano ang latest?

By Alvin Santos

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. Photo from BSP

BUSINESS

P60:$1 'a possibility' – BSP chief

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo

FEU Tamaraws UAAP PHOTO

SPORTS

Tamaraws tame Golden Spikers for first win in UAAP

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order he signed on halting federal funds for schools and universities that impose coronavirus vaccine mandates in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

WORLD

Trump creates energy council to power AI race with China

By Agence France-Presse

Eight-member P-Pop girl group Bini PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK/BINIPH.OFFICIAL

Bini makes history, sells out PH Arena concert

By Iza Iglesias

Los Angeles-based Filipino actor Anthony Sayo plays Paul who turns to VR simulation to recreate his deceased wife. PHOTO FROM LOVE ETERNAL FILM

LIFESTYLE

'Love Eternal' premieres at Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival

Students of St. Scholastica's College Manila and the De La Salle University participate in the One Billion Rising event on Feb. 14, 2025, the largest global campaign to stop violence against women, girls, gender expansive people, and the Earth. One Billion Rising has become a movement of yearly radical artistic risings around the world to confront all oppressive systems that intersect with gender-based violence, war, and violence to our earth. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN

FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS

February 14, 2025

Not even the rains could stop the 119 couples who exchanged vows at the Kasalang Bayan at Fort Santiago in Intramuros, Manila, on Feb. 14, 2025. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

February 14, 2025

Vendors sell flowers in front of the Baclaran Church on Feb. 14, 2025, Valentines Day. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

BLOOMS FOR SALE

February 14, 2025

Light Rail Transit Administration Chief Hernando Cabrera gives a rose to a young lady passenger at the LRT-2 Cubao Station on Feb. 14, 2025, as part of the LRTA celebration of Valentine's Day. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

VALENTINE'S TREAT

February 14, 2025

Printed ballots for the May 12 National and Local Elections undergo inspection on Feb. 14, 2025, the first day of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec's) Ballot Verification at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City. Comelec Chairman George Garcia said that their space at the National Printing Office (NPO) was not enough for ballot verification, so they borrowed a venue from the Quezon City government to expedite and maximize the verification process. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

February 14, 2025

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin

Nation

Bersamin dismisses rumors of Cabinet revamp

MALACAÑANG has ruled out any Cabinet reorganization amid rumors that two more members of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s official family have resigned. Speaking to reporters in Pasay City on Thursday, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said he does not want to "dignify speculations." "I do not know yet how true they are or if there is any basis. But usually, speculations are very ... are always there," Bersamin said when asked if Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan Uy and Presidential Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez are on their way out. "And we cannot tell

By Catherine S. Valente - February 15, 2025

PH curling team wins gold at Asian Winter Games

Local absentee voting guidelines issued

Marcos to LGUs: Work with natl govt on infra projects

Pag-IBIG helps 90k members gain homes

PH, Japan sign open radio access network grant

'No mercy for rogue police in search mess'

PAO agrees to provide legal aid to PNP-IAS

29 more OFWs return from Israel

Senator Imee Marcos. FILE PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Imee issues warning: Malacañang a 'snakepit'

BCDA vows better service at John Hay

GROUNDBREAKING Cebu City Mayor Raymond Garcia (fourth from right) leads the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a wastewater treatment facility in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City, on Feb. 13, 2025. PHOTO BY KAISER JAN FUENTES

Cebu to build wastewater facility

'Tan-ok' Festival takes spotlight

Bulldozers remove mud and boulders from a road near the Palisades Fire zone, in the aftermath of a storm in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on February 14, 2025. A monster rainstorm was drenching southern California on February 13, 2025, with officials in Los Angeles readying for flooding and landslides in areas burned by last month's huge wildfires. Heavy rain was falling across a swath of the state, with as much as six inches (15 centimeters) expected in some places, forecasters from the National Weather Service (NWS) said. (Photo by AGUSTIN PAULLIER / AFP)

Los Angeles fire zones hit by mudslides after heavy rain

By Agence France-Presse

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Major fire breaks out in luxury London hotel

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick watches after Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential press-service in Munich on February 14, 2025 shows President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (L) listening to the Vice President of the United States (not in picture) during their talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Zelenskyy seeks 'security guarantees' as US presses end to Ukraine war

epa11784441 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured) during their meeting at the NATO Secretary General's Residence in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2024. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER MATTHYS / POOL

Zelenskyy says Trump is key to ending Russia-Ukraine conflict

BEST OF FRIENDS US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2025. AFP Photo

Modi ends tour, secures nuke deals with US, France

SCARCE STAPLE A staff member works as bags of rice are seen piled up at ‘Koike rice shop’ in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2025. AFP Photo

Japan to release rice reserves as prices soar

US President Donald Trump. EPA-EFE/WILL OLIVER

Top Business

Reciprocal tariffs 'for purposes of fairness'

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump tasked his economics team on Thursday with devising plans for reciprocal tariffs on every country taxing US imports, ramping up prospects for a global trade war with American friends and foes. "On trade, I have decided for purposes of fairness, that I will charge a reciprocal tariff, meaning whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them. No more, no less," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Trump signed a memo ordering his team to start calculating duties to match those other countries charge and to counteract

By Reuters - February 15, 2025

DBP chairmanship eyed for DOF chief

Peso back at P57:$1; PSEi slumps

Approved foreign investments drop 85.4%

PH now more dependent on rice imports, says IBON

DTI launches industry-specific skills program

Check yields 19 vans of smuggled mackerel

Cebu Pacific passenger volume surges in January

Potato Corner seen boosting SPAVI profits

Aboitiz firm to switch off power barges for repairs

AyalaLand Logistics nets P701M in 2024

Quick access to funds via loan apps

Enjoying the Pasig River

Alan Frei AFP PHOTO

Sports

PH's Alan Frei on winning gold: 'Absolutely wild'

HARBIN, China — Philippines on Friday bagged a historic and unlikely gold medal by stunning South Korea 5-3 in men's curling at the Asian Winter Games in China's Harbin. The team and about two dozen supporters erupted in cheers after winning the tropical country's first medal in the 39-year history of the Games. "We wanted to go for a medal, but the gold medal, this is overwhelming," said Alan Frei, one of the quartet. "This is so weird, isn't it?" The Philippine heroes upset China 7-6 in the semi-finals a day earlier, guaranteeing them a spot atop the podium one

PH curling team set to receive cash incentives for winning gold in Asian Winter Games

Gilas Pilipinas stuck in elevator before Qatar game

PH men's curling team set to arrive in Manila on Saturday night

Gilas Pilipinas shocks Qatar in thrilling comeback

Curling gold casts in stone PHL medal bid in Winter Olympics — Tolentino

Bacolod bags Founders crown

Powell scores 41 to power Clippers past Jazz

Unbeaten Creamline eyes win No. 10

Boardroom Watch

Licensed to grill

By Leah C. Salterio

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Stock indices as of February 13, 2025

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Stock indices as of February 12, 2025

SECURING HEALTH CARE FOR ALL A PhilHealth member and beneficiary of Konsulta Package availed of consultation and health risk assessment with her chosen Konsulta provider during the Lab for All program of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos. PHOTO FROM PHILHEALTH

PhilHealth celebrates 30th year with expanded health coverage for Filipinos

SECURING HOMES FOR FILIPINOS Photo shows Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. PHOTO FROM DHSUD

DHSUD celebrates 6th anniversary

LOVE IN FULL BLOOM Bring a smile to the faces of those who matter most by giving them a fresh bouquet of flowers this Valentine’s Day. PHOTO FROM SM

Gifts ideas for different kinds of love this Valentine's Day

Embracing sustainable self-care in 2025

Tmt Newswire

Landers Superstore turns over keys to 'Shop & Win' promo raffle winners

LANDERS Superstore, the country's fastest-growing membership shopping destination, made shopping even more rewarding as it awarded two lucky members with brand-new cars during the "Shop & Win" raffle grand awarding ceremony at Landers Arca South on Feb. 13, 2025. The event marked a thrilling highlight of the brand's 8th anniversary celebration. Out of millions of hopeful participants, Ingrid Rose Panuncialman from Landers Alabang drove home the ultimate prize – a luxurious Porsche 911 Carrera S. Joy Felycitas Alzate from Landers Davao won a stylish Kia Sonet. Both winners

GAOC Group of Companies caps off 2024 with a Christmas gala

LiLi Restaurant opens at LaVie Resort & Casino

77th Independence Day of Sri Lanka celebrated in PH

OGP Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting concludes

Building the Filipino dream, today and tomorrow

UCHP concludes Iloilo leg of Konsulta multi-sector dialogues

British Chamber marks partnership with Asian Consulting Group

Make it your own, make it Caravel

Experience safe and healthy air quality with Cherry Ion Air Purifier

Valentine's Day date ideas at Kingsford Hotel Manila

Okada Manila redefines extraordinary as a 6-time Forbes 5-star resort

Love takes center stage at BGC's Valentine's month celebration

Filipino Manaaki New Zealand 2024 scholars. FACEBOOK PHOTO/MANAAKI NEW ZEALAND SCHOLARS COMMUNITY PH

Campus Press

NZ Manaaki scholarship application opens

By The Manila Times

Southeast Asian Ministers of Education-Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology immediate past director and former education secretary Leonor Briones (seated) with Seameo Innotech staff and personnel as she ends her tenure late January 2025. SEAMEO INNOTECH PHOTO

Briones ends Seameo Innotech tenure

Benilde-graduates

Benilde graduates dispel Gen Z myths

The opening session of ACLP 3. PHOTO FROM SEARCA

Green Industries

ACLP 3 kicks off, shaping climate leaders in Asean

By Leander C. Domingo

The EcoWaste Coalition staff celebrates their 25th anniversary. PHOTO BY ECOWASTE COALITION

EcoWaste Coalition celebrates 25 years

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The Residences at The Westin Manila: 100% RE

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The beauty of resilience

By Iza Iglesias - February 15, 2025

Comedian Matutina passes away

Kanye West and wife Bianca Censori split — reports

Mad about the boy, curious about the Hulk

How to get to J-hope's 'Hope on the Stage'

The ultimate Valentine's Day movie guide

Joey Albert, Marco Sison in Olongapo City V-Day concert

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A celebration of friendship, tradition and love at Xiu

By Becky Garcia - February 15, 2025

Celebrate love and warmth with comforting meal

Celebrate love beyond Valentine's Day

Make Valentine's special with home-baked cookies

City of Dreams Manila's offerings this Valentine's season

Celebrate love in luxury at Conrad Manila

3 ways to kickstart a healthier lifestyle while helping the planet

Trattoria e Dolci’s bespoke Italian-inspired furniture and thoughtful design create the perfect setting for a memorable Valentine’s celebration. PHOTOS FROM SOLAIRE RESORT NORTH

The Sunday Times Magazine

Experience the romance of Italy at Solaire North's Trattoria e Dolci

February 9, 2025

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All about batch cooking

Discovery Resorts offers a dreamy Valentine’s Day experience in the heart of Boracay. PHOTO FROM DISCOVERY RESORTS

Romantic date ideas in the city and beyond

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Wincy Ong: Crafting stories through grief and nostalgia

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World Vision drives 2025 projects in motion to empower communities

The Manila Times CSI

New Zealand Ambassador Catherine McIntosh PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA/TMT

Expats & Diplomats

New Zealand Embassy commemorates Waitangi Day

By Iza Iglesias - February 10, 2025

Stock Watch

Stock indices as of February 13, 2025

Fast Times

Isuzu Truck Fest 2025

PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago. TMT FILE PHOTO

Maritime

PPA sees strong cargo volume in 2025

By Genivi Verdejo - February 12, 2025

Visitors pose inside a proportion-distorting room at the Paradox Museum Miami on Jan. 28, 2025, in Miami.

Build & Design

A 21st century funhouse of mind-boggling illusions

By Associated Press - February 11, 2025

The opening session of ACLP 3. PHOTO FROM SEARCA

Green Industries

ACLP 3 kicks off, shaping climate leaders in Asean

By Leander C. Domingo - February 15, 2025

Filipino Manaaki New Zealand 2024 scholars. FACEBOOK PHOTO/MANAAKI NEW ZEALAND SCHOLARS COMMUNITY PH

Campus Press

NZ Manaaki scholarship application opens

By The Manila Times - February 13, 2025

Boardroom Watch

Licensed to grill

By Leah C. Salterio - February 14, 2025

Agribusiness

PIDS study: Organic farming viable

By The Manila Times - February 13, 2025