VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Health officials are monitoring 73 suspected Hepatitis A cases, with residents concerned about the sharp rise in cases in Barangay Lurugan, a village surrounded by vast multinational pineapple plantations. During an emergency meeting of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) on Wednesday, City Health Officer Dr. Michael Escalante

The annual income tax returns of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, were finally opened on Day 36 of her impeachment trial--the shortest trial day so far.

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Senior citizens at the Por Cristo Foundation Inc. and elderly persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Butuan City Jail received health kits, medicines, food packs, and other essentials on Thursday in observance of Elderly Filipino Week. Personnel from government agencies, led by the City Social Welfare and Development Department

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — The city government of neighboring General Santos suspended classes at all levels and work in government offices on Thursday following a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck off Davao Occidental and was felt across parts of Mindanao. In a public advisory posted on their official social media page ‘LGU Gensan: Tatak Heneral’, the

TACLOBAN CITY — Eastern Samar is stepping up preparations for the possible impacts of a developing El Niño phenomenon, with water security, agriculture, public health, and fire prevention among its major concerns. While the province is still assessing the extent of the potential impact, officials are already putting measures in place as weather forecasts indicate

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Residents flocked to the City of Koronadal Integrated Public Transport Terminal on Thursday for the 13th Lechon Festival, where they were served free roasted pigs as part of the Negosyo Festival and 26th Charter Anniversary celebrations. The event brought together the city’s 27 barangays and 12 commercial lechon establishments, which

BAGUIO CITY — Pinget National High School in Baguio City is investigating fresh allegations of bullying and assault involving its pupils that were recorded on video outside school premises, according to an official school statement issued Oct. 7. The alleged incident occurred on Sept. 18 in a subdivision in Barangay Pico in La Trinidad, and

MANILA, Philippines — The combined after-tax income of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Atty. Manases Carpio, from 2007 to 2025 was nearly as high as Duterte’s declared net worth for 2025, the prosecution panel said on Thursday. During Day 36 of Duterte’s impeachment trial, private prosecutor Erwin Matib asked Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Police authorities in Zamboanga Sibugay have arrested the second suspect in the brutal killing of Department of Education (DepEd) supervisor Rey Camaingking, marking another key breakthrough in a case that shocked the local academic community earlier this year. Personnel of the Olutanga Municipal Police Station apprehended the suspect

MANILA, Philippines – Procedural discussions over the public display of tax records arise before the Senate Impeachment Court as defense counsel Kristine Ferrer and private prosecutor Erwin Matib present their arguments on the disclosure of Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax documents, with the defense asking the court not to flash copies of her tax returns