LUCENA CITY — The Pamitinan Protected Landscape (PPL) in Montalban, Rizal, will reopen to the public on Sept. 19, according to thd Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Calabarzon said on Wednesday (September 16) .  “We are pleased to inform the public that ecotourism activities in Pamitinan Protected Landscape (PPL) will resume on

MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) and North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) will be assured of getting funding to prevent further delays in their implementation, Sen. JV Ejercito, who chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, vowed in a statement on Wednesday. “Under my leadership as chairperson of the Committee on Finance, I will

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — A total of 202 new police recruits of the Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) formally took their oath of office on Wednesday, marking the start of their journey as members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) under the 2026 Attrition and Regular Recruitment Program. PRO-13 director Brig. Gen. Rolindo Suguilon

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — A bus fell into a 70-meter-deep ravine along the national road in Diadi town, Nueva Vizcaya, at dawn on Wednesday, Sept. 16, police said. The bus was on its way to Pangasinan’s Dagupan City from Santiago City in Isabela when it suffered a mechanical problem while navigating the sharp climb and

LUCENA CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)  rescued two fishermen after their boat almost sank near the port of Atimonan town in Quezon, on Tuesday (Sept. 15). According to a report, Coast Guard personnel who were conducting a pre-departure inspection aboard a passenger vessel spotted the partially submerged motorless fishing boat near the Atimonan

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Families of two men killed in an armed encounter between government troops and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members arrived in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, on Monday to claim their remains. Elvira Lamanilao, former staff of Mayor Deo Manpatilan Jr., who is now a board member of the Agusan del

BAGUIO CITY — Tourists and other visitors have been advised to postpone travel to seven barangays in Tinglayan, Kalinga amid tensions linked to a longstanding tribal dispute between the Butbut and Tulgao tribes. The municipal government’s advisory could affect tourism in Tinglayan, where guests get tattoos delivered the indigenous way by renowned mambabatok (tattoo artist)

MANILA, Philippines — “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Quirino Governor Dakila Carlo “Dax” Cua,” House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy said in a statement on Wednesday. “For those of us who knew and worked with Dax, we mourn more than the loss of a leader. We mourn a colleague and a kailian [countryman]

MANILA, Philippines — Former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said on Wednesday that if he were a senator-judge who had failed to actively participate in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, he would inhibit himself from the proceedings. During discussions on whether the number of votes needed to convict Duterte should be lowered based

MANILA, Philippines — Housing units that will be built by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) in 2027 will be climate-resilient, according to Iloilo City Rep. Jam Baronda on Wednesday.  During the deliberations of Baronda’s sponsorship of the proposed budget of the DHSUD for next year, 4K Party-list Rep. Iris Montes asked