Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- Carlos Loria, Co rival, bagged P2.3-B flood control deals before 2025 win - Typhoon Tino leaves at least 82 dead in Visayas, Mindanao - Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, capping meteoric rise - Getty Images largely loses landmark UK lawsuit over AI image generator - Westlife on 25 years, new music, and upcoming tour
00:06The rival of Zaldico's brother secures billions of pesos in government contracts in the Bicol
00:17region. At least 82 people are dead in the Visayas and Mindanao due to Typhoon Tino.
00:23Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race.
00:26Getty Images largely loses its UK lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI.
00:32And the Irish boy band Westlife marks its 25th year with new music and a concert tour.
00:38Macapa Corporation, a company founded by Albay 2nd District Representative Carlos Caloy Loria,
00:46had been securing billions of pesos in government contracts in the Bicol region.
00:50Loria was considered a political neophyte when he won the May 2025 election against Zaldico's
00:56brother and former Akobi Colpartilist Representative Christopher Ko.
00:59From 2021 to 2023, Loria's company landed several major contracts with the Department of Public Works and Highways,
01:06driving significant business growth.
01:08The firm won more than 20 flood control projects in Albay in Sorsogon's 2nd District,
01:13worth about P2.39 billion.
01:15One of the flood control projects under Macapa in Albay was the rehabilitation of the structure along the Kinali River.
01:22Despite this significant public spending, residents report that the flooding problem in the area remains unsolved.
01:29At least 82 people are dead in the Visayas and Mindanao due to Typhoon Tino, international name Kalmegi, as of Wednesday, November 5.
01:39Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Chief Dennis Pastor says at least 41 deaths are recorded in the province.
01:47This figure is expected to rise as authorities verify reports from the ground.
01:51Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival says search and retrieval operations are underway in Barangay Bukayan to recover victims' bodies.
02:00He adds, around 50 to 60 houses were affected, with cars piled up trapping residents in their homes.
02:06On top of 76 deaths on Cebu Island, the Office of Civil Defense confirms the deaths of six military personnel from a helicopter crash on Tuesday in Loreto, Agusan del Sur.
02:17The aircraft was en route from Davao Air Station to Butuan City.
02:22Democrats sweep a trio of races in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the U.S. presidency.
02:29In New York City, 34-year-old Democratic Socialist Zoran Mamdani wins the mayoral race.
02:35His win caps a meteoric and unlikely rise from an anonymous state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures.
02:43Meanwhile, in Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mickey Sherrill win their respective elections for governor.
02:50Mamdani, who will become the first Muslim mayor of New York City, outlasted former Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo.
02:57These elections offer a barometer of how Americans are responding to Trump's tumultuous nine months in office.
03:03Getty Images largely loses its London lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI over its image generator.
03:12This prompting Getty and some lawyers to call for stronger protections for copyright owners in Britain.
03:18Getty accused Stability AI of using its images to train its stable diffusion system, a text-to-image generator, and claims both its copyright and trademark were infringed.
03:28The visual image company later dropped its primary copyright allegations during the trial.
03:33A British High Court judge rules, Getty in part won its argument that Stability infringed its trademark in relation to its watermarks but lost its claim for secondary infringement of copyright.
03:44Getty and Stability AI both hailed the ruling as a victory.
03:48Getty says it's a significant win for intellectual property owners.
03:51Meanwhile, Stability claims it resolves the copyright concerns that were the core issue.
03:57The Getty case is closely watched for its impact on AI laws.
04:03Westlife celebrates 25 years with a new album and tour.
04:06The Irish pop group says it will take fans down memory lane and offer the best show they have ever done.
04:12Formed in 1998 as teenagers, the boy band has sold over 55 million records and produced 14 UK No. 1 hits, including Swear It Again, Flying Without Wings, and Uptown Girl.
04:22Now a foursome, Shane Fillon, Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, and Mark Feely split up in 2012 but reunited in 2018.
04:30The group released the single Chariot last month, one of four new tracks of their upcoming album 25 The Ultimate Collection set for release in February.
04:39They also expanded their 2026 Questlife 25 The Anniversary World Tour, marking 25 years since their first global tour.
04:46And that's today's wrap. I'm JC Gutinga. Thank you for watching. Click the link below for the full story.
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