The Manila Times media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Manila Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 98 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Manila Times biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Manila Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Manila Times left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Manila Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is The Manila Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Manila Times are Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Manila Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Manila Times’s own report linked underneath.
Saudi Aramco has acquired a 49% stake in the artificial intelligence company Humain from the Public Investment Fund for approximately 9.9 billion Saudi riyals ($2.6 billion). The deal includes cash and asset transfers, with Humain planning significant data centre capacity by 2030.
The Manila Times reported it asOil giant Aramco takes 49 pct stake in Saudi AI company (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump stated the United States is in no hurry to conclude its conflict with Iran, describing it as "not a typical war." He also claimed Iran faces financial difficulties, unable to pay its military and police, while diplomatic talks persist.
The Manila Times reported it asIran army says any new war with US could be 'longer than previous conflict' (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
King Charles III participated in a Junkanoo festival parade in Nassau, Bahamas, while protesters called for reparations for the slave trade. He acknowledged the "great suffering of the past" and stated that Commonwealth leaders would discuss slavery's legacy.
The Manila Times reported it asCharles to attend Commonwealth meet in Antigua and Barbuda, offers no apology in British role on (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Democrats hope midterm elections will curb President Trump's power, but Canadians may be disappointed as bilateral tensions are likely to remain. Experts point to persistent protectionist policies and potential presidential unpredictability as reasons for continued strain.
The Manila Times reported it asThe rupture is permanent: no matter how the midterms end, U.S.-Canada relations will not snap back, says strategist Marcel Wieder (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
China's military has conducted combat readiness patrols around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command stated these patrols were a response to Philippine rights violations and provocative acts, though specific actions were not detailed.
The Manila Times reported it asChina boosts patrols around disputed shoal (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
The Manila Times reported it as'Xavier' nemesis 'Magneto' in 'X-Men' pays tribute to longtime friend (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
A new Lancet report indicates 710,000 heat-related deaths occurred globally in 2023, with over 70% attributed to human-caused climate change. Researchers are urging a formal declaration of a global health emergency to address accelerating climate harms.
The Manila Times reported it as‘Climate change a global health emergency’ (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, brokered by First Lady Melania Trump, began on Tuesday to facilitate humanitarian aid. This comes as President Zelenskyy reported a significant overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones.
The Manila Times reported it asUS-brokered truce begins in Ukraine city occupied by Russia (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
The Manila Times reported it asLula mobilized millions to win Brazil's election, while Bolsonaro contests loss and Trump cries foul (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
A climate lawsuit brought by 15 young Canadians against the federal government has begun trial hearings in Vancouver. The plaintiffs argue that the government's failure to adequately address climate change violates their Charter rights to life, liberty, and security.
The Manila Times reported it asHistoric Youth Climate Trial Begins in Vancouver as 15 Young Canadians Confront Federal Government in Court Over Charter Right Violations (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Experts suggest that the act of smiling can positively impact mood and health by influencing emotions, stress hormones, and brain chemicals. Cultural perceptions of smiling vary, and forced smiling may not yield the same benefits.
The Manila Times reported it asSmiling regularly may be good for your mood, health – experts (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Philippine police have discovered a significant amount of child pornography at the former home of Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle. The country's Interior Minister stated that evidence suggests he may be a sex offender of the worst kind. Markle denies the allegations.
The Manila Times reported it asPH to work with foreign counterparts in probe of Meghan Markle’s father (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
The Manila Times reported it asFrance braces for new protests as Macron seeks to restore order (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
The air forces of the UK and France have conducted their first joint exercise simulating a nuclear strike. The drill, codenamed 'Rummy', involved RAF Typhoon and French Rafale fighter jets flying over the Mediterranean Sea.
The Manila Times reported it asFrance, Britain stage first joint nuclear air strike simulation (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Jane Doe, who accused seven Cornell University students of rape, stated that President Michael Kotlikoff's questioning of her reporting timeline made her feel disbelieved. A letter she sent to the faculty senate is central to a potential no-confidence vote.
The Manila Times reported it asWoman who accused students of rape says Cornell president's response made her feel 'unsupported' (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Vladimir Putin proposed a summit with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to discuss the Ukraine conflict. The Kremlin confirmed discussions are underway, but no agreement has been reached on the meeting or its agenda.
The Manila Times reported it asTrump says ready to meet with Putin and Xi in China (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that the United States is delaying some vital military supplies, including Patriot missiles that Ukraine has already paid for. He attributed these delays to the US Department of Defense and unfulfilled political agreements, suggesting a potential shift in US priorities.
The Manila Times reported it asZelenskyy claims US holding up interceptor missiles for Ukraine (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
The Trump administration has not approved the transfer of Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth neither formally rejecting nor approving the requests. Ukraine faces a severe shortage of these missiles amid escalating Russian attacks.
The Manila Times reported it asZelenskyy claims US holding up interceptor missiles for Ukraine (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a federal ban on distilling spirits in private homes, a law dating back to 1868. Conflicting lower court rulings have led to the case reaching the high court.
The Manila Times reported it asSupreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank village of Abu Falah on October 16, 2026. During the assault, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was beaten and had her camera and phone taken. Both Israeli military and police have opened investigations into the incident.
The Manila Times reported it asUS ambassador urges Israel to prosecute over 'act of terror' against American photographer (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Mixed factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
Who owns it
- The Manila Times Publishing CorporationIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Official site
- manilatimes.net
- Seen publishing on
- manilatimes.net
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 98
- Reports listed
- 99
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
98 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 23 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and The Manila Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 98 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Manila Times: its report arrived a median of 30 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
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