72-year-old man dies after being punched by daughter's live-in partner in Pangasinan
A 72-year-old man died after being repeatedly punched by his daughter's live-in partner when he attempted to intervene in a fight involving the suspect and two other men in Sual, Pangasinan.
Lending company manager shot dead in Iloilo; suspects leave P300k cash behind
A 36-year-old manager of a lending company was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-riding suspects while traveling on his motorcycle in Dueñas, Iloilo, on Wednesday morning.
A year after Tino: Cebu survivors strive to reclaim all they lost
Gina Paumba didn’t just lose her house in the aftermath of Typhoon Tino, she lost 7 years of happy memories and what she would have been her grandchildren's inheritance
Nearly 4-tonne whale shark dies after washing ashore in Bacolod City
A whale shark measuring around seven meters long and weighing nearly four tonnes died along the coastline of Barangay Singcang-Airport in Bacolod City.
LTO issues SCO to driver of vehicle that side-swiped tricycle in Leyte
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Carigara District Office has issued a Show Cause Order (SCO) against a private vehicle driver in connection with an accident that occurred in Barangay Mudboron, Alangalang, Leyte on…
CEBU CITY — A 15-year-old boy confessed to striking his 46-year-old mother with a hammer and dumping her body in an abandoned septic tank following an argument at their home in Barangay Looc, Panglao, Bohol. The Bohol…
Witness: Sunwest workers installed sheet piles at night in P289-M Mindoro project
Employees of contractor Sunwest Construction installed steel sheet piles (SSPs) at night at a P289-million flood control project in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, a prosecution witness told the Sandiganbayan on Wednesday.
PNP: 2 slain suspects in Bacoor shootout were former cops
Two of the five suspects killed in a shootout with police in Bacoor, Cavite, on Tuesday were former police officers, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday.
BACOLOD CITY — The Police Regional Office Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) seized 54 master cases of suspected smuggled cigarettes worth P3.09 million and arrested three individuals in an intelligence-driven operation on…
PNP urges pet crematorium owner to face Bulacan probe
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday urged the owner of a pet crematorium in Bacoor, Cavite, to cooperate with investigators looking into the disposal of animal remains in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
Palace assures farmers, IPs won't be neglected in Pax Silica project
Malacañang on Wednesday assured that Indigenous Peoples (IPs) will not be neglected or displaced by the planned Pax Silica initiative, as the government prepares to finalize its legal framework.
SOME 190 housing units have been turned over to the municipal government of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, providing permanent shelters for families displaced by a magnitude 7 earthquake and a series of typhoons that devastated…
DOE: Price freeze on LPG, kerosene products in Guinayangan, Quezon due to El Niño
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday said that there will be a price freeze for household liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene products in Guinayangan, Quezon, after it was placed under a state of calamity…
WORKERS in Region 6 (Western Visayas) and Negros Occidental will have new wage rates. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it affirmed, through the National Wages and…
SAMAR Gov. Sharee Ann Tan has urged the national government to fast-track permanent improvements to two overcrowded public hospitals in the province, saying emergency assistance must be accompanied by expanded capacity…
Dunay laing higanteng proyekto sa Sugbo nga gisabotahe sa mga kongresista: Ang New Cebu International Container Port Project in Tayud, Consolacion, Cebu, gigahinan ni Presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr. og ?8.988 bilyones…
Symposium on financial literacy and co-op held in Bulacan
THE provincial government of Bulacan, through the Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office (PCEDO), conducted GoLab KOOP Symposium-The Next Generation: Onboarding, Engaging and Mainstreaming into the…
DNA identification of Yolanda victims nears completion – NBI
TACLOBAN CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is close to completing DNA examinations on the remains of more than 2,200 victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda, potentially giving bereaved families long-awaited…
In the Philippine hierarchy of official ranks, the president is the highest official of the land, followed by the vice president, the Senate president, the speaker of the House, then the Supreme Court chief justice as…
Farmers oppose lawmaker’s bid to run for governor in 2028
FARMERS in Gapan City have opposed Nueva Ecija 4th District Rep. Emerson “Emeng” Pascual’s planned gubernatorial bid in 2028, accusing the lawmaker of prioritizing development projects over agricultural workers’…
CEBU CITY — After two of his close friends topped their respective board examinations, Rohan Ardiente felt pressured to achieve the same feat, pushing himself harder during review before eventually securing first place…
At first hearing, Christ's words in Luke 14:25-33 sound almost shocking. He speaks of carrying the cross, building a tower, and preparing for war. It is hardly the speech one expects from the Prince of Peace. Yet his…
BACOLOD CITY — More than 56,000 students under the Negros Occidental Schools Division were affected by the suspension of face-to-face classes on Tuesday, Nov. 3, due to extreme heat conditions. Division spokesman Ian…
Lawmaker to authorities: ‘Stop using force vs farmers’
SEN. Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday, Nov. 3, called on the authorities to stop using force against farmers and Indigenous residents in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, who have been resisting a mining exploration project…
A year after Tino: Survivors still cry for justice, accountability
Flowers and balloons were offered in memory of those who died when Typhoon Tino devastated Cebu, but for survivors who gathered at Cotcot Bridge in Liloan a year after the disaster, remembrance also meant renewing their…
The Department of Energy and the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 are ramping up preparedness measures against the anticipated impact of a very strong El Niño, focusing on ensuring continuous…
Special task force created: City to reclaim river easements
The Cebu City government has created a special task force to lead a citywide effort to recover the legally mandated three-meter easements along rivers, creeks and drainage channels as part of its intensified campaign…
With a healthy lineup, OKC, having the best win-loss record the past two seasons, is the top team in the Western Conference, perhaps, the best in the NBA for that matter and they proved that on opening night when they…
Simmers, Medina make history as first Philippines Pro champions
Caitlin Simmers and Gabriel Medina claimed the women’s and men’s titles, respectively, in the first-ever World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour Philippines Pro at Cloud 9 in Siargao Island on Tuesday, November 3.