24+ min ago   (317+ words) SAN FELIPE, ZAMBALES—For 52-year-old Myra Falloran, her family home in Sitio (subvillage) Tektek, Barangay Sindol, was meant to be an inheritance for her grandchildren. Now, the sea is creeping closer. Falloran said the shoreline began changing after dredging activities…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (498+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed a complaint for qualified human trafficking against Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste, former Negros Oriental Rep. Jacinto “Jing” Paras and five others over an alleged plot to offer women and their sexual…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (217+ words) VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Four centenarians in this city each received P50,000 in cash incentives and food packs from the Bukidnon provincial government on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, bringing the total number of registered provincial centenarian-beneficiaries to 56. Gov. Rogelio Neil Roque handed the cash…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (366+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The House ways and means committee “stands ready to act” on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to pass tax measures, its chairman, Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo, said on Tuesday. In a statement, Quimbo said Marcos’ call to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (214+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Sunday vowed maximum tolerance but appealed for cooperation from protesters mounting rallies during President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday. More than 20,000 policemen are being…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (154+ words) SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Two more municipalities in Zambales suspended afternoon classes on Friday (July 24) as Tropical Storm Kiyapo (international name: Noul) continued to enhance the southwest monsoon, bringing rains over the western section of Luzon, including this province. The municipalities…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (993+ words) MANILA, Philippines — No education reform can fully succeed while Filipino children continue to suffer from chronic malnutrition during their earliest years, Sen. Loren Legarda said in a statement issued on Tuesday as she called for stronger government action to fight…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (187+ words) KIDAPAWAN CITY — Floods spawned by heavy to moderate rains have damaged rice and corn fields and mature rubber trees in Antipas, North Cotabato, a disaster official said. Joven Deblanco, chief of the Municipal Disaster Risks Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO),…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (292+ words) LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Around 400 entrepreneurs, government officials, and business leaders from across the Bicol region gathered in this city on Wednesday for the opening of the 2026 Bicol Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Conference, which highlights business resilience and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (157+ words) PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Continuous heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat have triggered flooding in several barangays of Dinas town, Zamboanga del Sur, affecting homes, fishponds, and prompting pre-emptive evacuations, local officials reported on Saturday,…...