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Pawnshop in Baguio City robbed of cash and jewelry
BAGUIO CITY —Two unidentified men robbed a pawnshop and remittance center branch in Barangay Bakakeng North in the afternoon of 29 October 2026, escaping with…
Ramos plucks Phl’s second weightlifting medal
Rosegie Ramos clinched the Philippines’ second medal after grabbing a bronze medal in the women’s 53-kilogram category of the IWF World Weightlifting…
Sazgar CEO highlights Philippine investment opportunities
Executive encourages foreign investors as Biñan plant opens
Besao gets first historical marker at St. Benedict Episcopal Church
BESAO, Mountain Province — The municipality of Besao has received its first historical marker at St. Benedict Episcopal Church in Kin-iway, marking a milestone…
Regulatory backbone for nuke power underway
The Philippines is moving to tighten nuclear safety oversight and establish clearer rules for investors as it races to bring its first 1,200 megawatts (MW) of…
CALABARZON tops hog, chicken egg production in 2025
Region also places second in chicken and cattle output
Isabela to receive P21-million mobile energy system in 2027
ISABELA — The provincial government of Isabela announced that it will soon receive a Mobile Energy System (MES) worth P21 million under the Energy Secure…
PNP urges Bato to surrender as one-week ultimatum expires Friday
Friday is the deadline of the one-week ultimatum given by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to turn himself in.
DSWD: LGBTQIA+ members eligible for solo parent benefits under law
A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Thursday that no provision in Philippine law prohibits members of the…
Torreon: Bato may surface if SC issues TRO on ICC warrant
Fugitive Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa could make a public appearance for the first time since 14 May if the Supreme Court issues a temporary restraining order…
Gibo rejects China's claims of unfair treatment at ASEAN defense talks
“Insofar as ASEAN is concerned, I do not believe our ASEAN member countries feel that way. If not, they would have let me know,” Teodoro said during a press…
Phl embassy assists Filipino family in Spain train collision
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday confirmed that a family of Filipino tourists was involved in a train collision in Toledo, Spain, on…
ASEAN defense talks yield new initiatives, security agreements
Teodoro described the discussions as "open, candid and productive," reflecting interest in deeper defense engagement with ASEAN.
Undas and the struggle for survival among informal workers
Undas is the Filipino term for the annual observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on 1 and 2 November, respectively. Rooted in Catholic tradition, it…
Baguio police seek 1,500 personnel, more stations
BAGUIO CITY — Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) director Police Col. Nixon Laoyan said the current ratio of uniformed police personnel to the city’s population…
DOLE steps up transport terminal inspections ahead of Undas
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has intensified nationwide inspections of transport terminals and other establishments ahead of the expected…
Marcos raises corn import quota to curb meat prices
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved an additional 280,000 metric tons of corn imports to stabilize animal feed prices and prevent increases in pork and…
Missing 11-year-old girl found dead in Cam. Sur
Police said the body of 11-year-old Micaela del Rosario, a grade 6 pupil was found in a nipa palm swamp located in Barangay Turague, Sagñay, Camarines Sur…
Another alleged Velasco driver claims cash deliveries to Sara
A man claiming to be a former driver of former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has surfaced with allegations that he delivered cash to Vice President Sara…
Senate remains committed to impartial, transparent VP Sara impeach trial – spox
The Senate expressed its renewed commitment to maintain transparency and impartiality in the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in light…
DPWH announces three-day EDSA lane closures for rehabilitation
A portion of EDSA will be closed for three days starting Friday night as part of the rehabilitation of the major thoroughfare, the Department of Public Works…
QC PLEB receives complaint over police action at DAR protest
The Quezon City government reported Thursday that its People’s Law Enforcement Board (QCPLEB) had received an administrative complaint from an organization…
Gibo: Undersecretary's reception of Chinese attaché 'more than courteous'
“I think an undersecretary receiving an attaché is more than courteous,” Teodoro said during a press conference following the high-level defense meetings in…
Panelo: VP replacement talks distract from impeachment issues
Discussions on potential replacements for Vice President Sara Duterte are a “distraction” from issues raised during her ongoing impeachment trial, her…
JBC submits 11 nominees for Supreme Court associate justice post
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has submitted to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. its shortlist of 11 nominees for the position of Supreme Court associate…
PNP K9 units face shortage as 304 dogs near retirement — COA
The number of police service dogs (PSDs) under the Philippine National Police (PNP) is projected to fall well below the ideal number of K9 units prescribed in…
SC acquits woman who killed abusive husband, cites battered woman syndrome
The Supreme Court Second Division has acquitted a woman previously convicted of parricide for killing her abusive husband, ruling that she cannot be held…
Fire destroys 23 houses in Cagayan de Oro, injures resident
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — At least 23 houses were destroyed and a resident was injured when a two-hour fire razed a hilltop compound in Zone 12, Upper Carmen, on…
35 business groups urge removal of budget insertions
Thirty-five business groups have urged Congress to remove budget insertions without technical justification from the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for…
Gas auction price may breach P10/kWh
The government’s planned natural gas auction could push electricity prices above P10 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) even before fuel costs are included.
AUB posts P9.4-billion income in first nine months
Asia United Bank Corp. (AUB) reported net income of P9.4 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 0.3 percent from the same period last year, as higher…
Five teams compete in Marinduque Innovation Fest 2026 hackathon
BOAC, Marinduque — Five finalist teams competed to develop digital solutions to community challenges during the opening of the Marinduque Innovation Fest 2026…
Bernardo: Lawmakers received 3% to 5% for ‘parking’ infrastructure projects
Lawmakers received 3% to 5% of infrastructure project costs as “parking fees” for allowing projects proposed by other congressmen to be placed in their…
Rimbang to appear before PDEA on 5 November over Laos drug shipment
Former Bangsamoro parliament member Edrieza Hadji Nasser Rimbang, who has been implicated in the attempted smuggling of P3.5 billion worth of shabu from Laos…
ICCP to discuss AI, technology in healthcare at November meeting
The Israel Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ICCP) will hold its 33rd General Membership Meeting on 11 November in Makati City, focusing on the role of…
Expert backs Gibo’s snub of Chinese defense attaché in Cebu
“Meh. Defense ministers and defense attachés are NOT ‘counterparts,’” Powell wrote on X.
AboitizPower profit climbs 13% despite coal woes
Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) grew its net income by 13 percent to P26.2 billion in the first nine months of the year, as stronger electricity prices and…
SC upholds disqualification of 2 Bohol councilors over vote-buying
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the disqualification of two candidates for municipal councilor in Candijay, Bohol, over vote-buying during the 2025…
Power bidding rules stifle geothermal growth
Southeast Asia’s geothermal industry faces an uphill battle in attracting fresh investments as electricity procurement rules favor cheaper short-term power…
Bernardo cites conscience, lack of help as reasons for exposing ghost projects
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo said inquiries into the flood control scandal and his discovery of ghost…
Gibo pushes rules-based defense cooperation at ADMM-Plus
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday called on ASEAN and its eight dialogue partners to uphold international law,…
Marikina to vaccinate, neuter stray animals ahead of Undas
The Marikina City government is preparing for Undas 2026 by deploying personnel from the Marikina Animal Rescue and Shelter Office (MARSO) to cemeteries to…
NAPOLCOM to file charges vs. 3 cops over alleged media violence
The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) is preparing to file a formal motu proprio administrative complaint against three police officers following reports…
Developers turn to government housing program amid condo slump
Real estate developers’ growing participation in government-backed housing programs could help revive sales and expand affordable homeownership, even as the…
JBC submits shortlist for next chief justice
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has officially transmitted its shortlist of nominees to Malacañang to succeed retiring Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo.
SM City Baguio offers EV charging stations for Undas travelers
BAGUIO CITY — SM City Baguio is offering electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to motorists traveling during the Undas long weekend as families prepare to…
DA backs suspension over P94M ghost farm roads
The Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomed the Ombudsman’s preventive suspension of three Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials over…
Over P1.1-M worth ‘shabu’ seized in anti-illegal drug operations in Naga City
Police confiscated a total of P1,157,360 worth of suspected “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) from two suspects during separate implementations of search…
BCDA grants Bamban land rights for cemetery expansion
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has granted the municipal government of Bamban, Tarlac, the right to use a three-hectare property in New…
Marcos urges Sazgar to source more Philippine-made parts
New Biñan plant designed to assemble 12,000 three-wheelers annually
Go urges PhilHealth to clarify free premium coverage for PWDs
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to intensify its information campaign and simplify…
Meralco assures 24/7 response during Undas weekend
Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has assured customers that its personnel and response teams will remain on standby around the clock during the observance of…
vivo offers ENHYPEN event tickets to first 100 V80 buyers
Smartphone brand vivo Philippines is offering exclusive access to an upcoming ENHYPEN event to the first 100 customers who successfully pre-order its new vivo…
Katseye brings first world tour to Manila, Cebu
Global girl group KATSEYE is set to return to the Philippines as part of its first-ever WILDWORLD Tour, with concerts scheduled in Manila and Cebu next year.
Undas exodus: Bus operators warned over violations
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has warned bus and terminal operators to comply with passenger safety and facility…
Phl, Japan eye warship transfer, stronger defense ties amid China tensions
The Philippines and Japan have agreed to accelerate discussions on the transfer of a Japanese warship to the Philippine Navy as both countries strengthen…
SC orders Congress to respond to challenge on Sara impeachment voting rule
The Supreme Court has directed the Senate impeachment court and the House of Representatives to comment on a petition challenging the revised voting threshold…
BuCor warns public against fake recruitment post, phishing link
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has issued an urgent warning to the public regarding a fraudulent recruitment announcement circulating on social media.
$17.5M export haul opens doors for Filipino farmers
Philippine agricultural exporters generated $17.5 million in total export sales at Asia Fruit Logistica 2026, as the country seeks to expand international…
PNP commends pupils for reporting gun, knife in Misamis Oriental school
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Thursday praised the vigilance of elementary pupils and school authorities after a…
SWS: 78% want Sara to testify; defense rates higher than prosecution
Nearly eight in 10 adult Filipinos believe Vice President Sara Duterte should personally testify in her impeachment trial, while public satisfaction with her…
SC reduces penalty for principal in illegal tree-cutting case
The Supreme Court has reduced the administrative penalty imposed on a former elementary school principal who ordered trees cut without the required permits,…
Victory Liner, Ohayami franchises at risk over substandard terminals
Bus operators Victory Liner Inc. and Ohayami Trans risk losing their operating franchises after transport regulators uncovered substandard passenger facilities…
Kris Aquino expresses interest in DOH appointment
Queen of All Media Kris Aquino has expressed her willingness to serve the country through a possible appointment to the Department of Health (DOH), saying her…
QC college students protest mandatory P8,000 academic activity
Nearly 10 students of Mary the Queen College of Quezon City have filed a complaint with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) over an allegedly mandatory…
PETA pays heartfelt tribute to actress May Bayot-De Castro
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) has paid an emotional tribute to actress and theater artist May Bayot-De Castro, remembering her…
Lovi Poe is embracing motherhood, but she hasn’t forgotten herself
Motherhood has changed how Lovi Poe sees beauty, but it has not stopped her from pursuing the things that make her feel fulfilled.
Kris Aquino hopes to find love again with a doctor
Queen of All Media Kris Aquino may be facing serious health challenges, but she has not completely closed her heart to the possibility of falling in love again.
Marquez pushes 5-year judicial modernization plan
Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Midas Marquez has proposed a five-year judicial modernization plan aimed at reducing case delays, improving public access…
Kris Aquino reveals her wishes for Bimby’s future girlfriend
Queen of All Media Kris Aquino has once again shown her candid and humorous side as she opened up about her hopes for the future girlfriend of her youngest…
Katrina Johnson welcomes Miss International’s decision to remove swimsuit competition
As she prepares to represent the Philippines at Miss International 2026, beauty queen Katrina Anne Johnson has expressed her support for the pageant's decision…
Mimiyuuuh breaks silence on controversial ‘clean money girl’ remark about Anne Curtis
Social media personality Mimiyuuuh has finally addressed the controversy surrounding the viral “clean money girl” remark associated with actress and television…
2 arrested in separate Paete police operations
Provincial most wanted person, drug suspect held
Aboitiz Construction earns fifth best employer citation
Firm ranks 85th nationwide, third in its industry category
McCoy de Leon looks back on his FAMAS Best Actor journey
Actor McCoy de Leon is still overwhelmed with gratitude after winning the Best Actor award at the 74th FAMAS Awards for his performance in the film In Thy Name…
Karylle celebrates landmark role after winning FAMAS Best Supporting Actress
Singer-actress and television host Karylle is celebrating another milestone in her entertainment career after winning the Best Supporting Actress award at the…
DOJ, PDIC strengthen crackdown on banking-related crimes
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) have strengthened their partnership to improve the investigation and…
Kidnap-for-ransom accused arrested in Taytay
Regional most wanted person faces kidnapping for ransom with homicide case
Comelec to pilot Viber transmission of election results in Batanes
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will pilot test the transmission of election results through messaging platform Viber during the 28 November special…
Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro
Apple has unveiled its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, marking a major shift in the company's laptop strategy after years of resisting touch-enabled displays.
Between spooks and remembrance
Undas and Halloween mark the season in different ways, bringing together solemn traditions of remembering the dead and festivities filled with costumes,…
DOH flags 14 areas amid rise in dengue cases
The Department of Health (DOH) has flagged 14 provinces and highly urbanized cities (P/HUCs) across 10 regions following an increase in dengue infections…
Ernie Johnson to leave ‘Inside the NBA’ after 37 seasons
Veteran sports broadcaster Ernie Johnson announced Wednesday, 28 October, that he will step down as host of Inside the NBA after the 2026-27 season, ending a…
Comelec probes 2 BARMM poll winners over pre-shaded ballot claims
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to investigate election protests against two elected members of the Bangsamoro Parliament over allegations of…
BJMP destroys 232 confiscated phones in Northern Mindanao
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Northern Mindanao destroyed 232 confiscated mobile phones on Wednesday, 28 October,…
Leptospirosis infections decline, but annual tally rises
The Department of Health (DOH) reported a 60 percent decline in leptospirosis cases in late September and early October, although infections nationwide remain…
BJMP honors 57 personnel, 13 jail units in CALABARZON
Gawad Penolohiya recognizes outstanding service and humane care for persons deprived of liberty
DOH places NCR under Code White Alert during Undas
The Department of Health (DOH) will place Metro Manila under Code White Alert status from 31 October to 2 November.
Israel president urges against new vote despite inconclusive result
Speaking at a rally, Netanyahu said that Israel had a "unique opportunity" with Trump to "forever eliminate the existential threat of Iran".
MMSU internationalization director joins EU-ASEAN higher education dialogue
Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) Director for Internationalization, Linkages, and Partnerships Jeanette Dials joined policymakers and academic leaders at…
Batangas Port braces for over 108,000 Undas travelers
Online reservation system to cover selected routes from 28 October to 3 November
Luisiana mayor contests admin ruling, denies personal gain
Alvarez denies personal gain from contributions for municipal employees’ Christmas gathering
DOJ brings legal assistance to 53 persons deprived of liberty in La Union
The Department of Justice (DOJ) brought legal information and assistance to 53 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the San Fernando City Jail in La Union as…
100-hectare hybrid rice model farm showcases higher yield potential in Ilocos Norte
A 100-hectare hybrid rice model farm in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, is demonstrating how hybrid rice varieties and modern farming technologies could help farmers…
Two Chinese nationals arrested over alleged illegal transport of 47 tons of copper ore in Cebu
Two Chinese nationals were arrested after authorities intercepted two trucks carrying around 47 tons of unprocessed copper ore allegedly transported using…
OCD stocks bottled water in Quezon for El Niño readiness
Advance placement of supplies aims to speed up delivery to communities affected by dry spells
PNP records single pickpocket incident during 47th Lanzones Festival in Camiguin
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Police Regional Office 10 reported on Wednesday a single petty pickpocketing incident during the 47th Lanzones Festival in the island…
Pagudpud SLP association plants 500 cacao seedlings for International Coffee Day
DSWD Field Office 1’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) staff and program participants planted 500 cacao seedlings at the Green Valley SLP Association farm…
MMSU rolls out GCash QR payments across campus
Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) has partnered with G-Xchange Inc. (GXI), the operator of GCash, to offer QR code payments for university transactions.
The Keepers of the Forgotten Graves
At Aglipay Cemetery in Laoag City, Rene and his wife scrub tombs beneath the heat and collect recyclables to support their family. When they speak about their…
E-Dalaw Program at the Medium Security Camp
Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the New Bilibid Prison use the E-Dalaw system to communicate with their families through electronic visitation in…
2 Ilonggo fishermen caught in alleged illegal ring net fishing
ILOILO CITY — Two fishermen were apprehended after authorities intercepted their boats allegedly engaged in illegal ring net fishing in the municipal waters of…
Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat: AFP
Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday, AFP witnessed, after defying a court order…
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