The Manila Times

MANILA, Philippines — The state-run weather agency said on Wednesday that most parts of the country could expect less rain within the next 24 hours due to the temporary weakening of the southwest monsoon, locally ‘habagat.’ Habagat is affecting the Ilocos Region, Batanes, and Babuyan Islands, bringing cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, said weather specialist Chenel Dominguez of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Read more: https://tmt.news/2362240

Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

SEN. Alan Peter Cayetano expressed full support Tuesday for convening a special legislative session to accelerate the delivery of assistance to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao on June 8.

NEW YORK — Handling physicality from the New York Knicks and hostility from New York supporters has helped boost the San Antonio Spurs as they try to pull level in the NBA Finals.

EVEN peasants like myself listen to music on occasion. And like many men of my age, the stuff I listen to is the music of the late Pete Seeger, who dropped out of Harvard University to write and sing for the poor, the meek and the persecuted. At times, I shift to Bonnie Raitt who did a spirited cover of the song “Burning Down the House.”

The comments came during the International Air Transport Association’s (ATA) annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro, where executives said engine problems remain one of the industry’s biggest constraints despite signs of improvement.

Knicks fans leave Madison Square Garden, react to team's loss Knicks fans leave Madison Square Garden after their team's loss to the San Antonio Spurs -- ending the team's 13-game win streak with President Donald Trump booed as he attended. "Don't give up hope. It's still Knicks in five. It's been 27 long years. We gonna show San Antonio what we got," says one fan. AFP VIDEO Relates story: https://tmt.news/2362174

AT approximately 7:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8, a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southern Mindanao just offshore of Sarangani province, causing destruction and panic across a wide area. The most badly affected places were in the vicinity of General Santos City, but quake-related damage was reported as far away as Butuan City and Davao City, with reports of the quake being felt by residents as far from the epicenter as Negros and Leyte. The earthquake also generated a tsunami of about one meter, which was recorded in several coastal locations stretching from Zamboanga City to Tandag City in Surigao del Sur. READ: https://tmt.news/2361959

Sen. Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) security report should be taken seriously, after it alerted the Senate to a possible threat that could disrupt legislative proceedings.

WASHINGTON — A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday in the House as Republicans moved to fund a pair of Homeland Security agencies through the next three years and the rest of President Donald Trump's time in office.