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TACLOBAN CITY — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is expanding solar-powered irrigation and other projects in Eastern Visayas to help farmers maintain agricultural production amid the threat of El Niño and prolonged dry conditions. Among these is the Guintigui-an Solar Pump Irrigation Project (SPIP), which was turned over to 87 farmers in Barangay Guintigui-an, Ormoc

LUCENA CITY—Policemen arrested two drug convicts who yielded more than P159,000 worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) in separate buy-bust operations in Lucena City on Saturday, Oct. 10. A member of the city police drug enforcement unit, posing as a drug user, arrested a 31-year-old suspect at 1:03 p.m. after he allegedly sold the operative

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of Quezon province may experience moderate to heavy rains, lightning, and strong winds on Sunday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. In its thunderstorm advisory issued at 12:30 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said inclement weather was expected in Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, Pitogo, Gumaca, Macalelon and

The husband of Vice President Sara Duterte said that some of the expenditures discussed at her impeachment trial involved his own money and should not have been included.

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The city government of Candon in Ilocos Sur is preparing to declare a state of calamity as the looming impacts of El Niño threaten rice farms, water supply, and public health, Mayor Eric Singson said. “We are being guided by the advice of the president to be ready for the

LIGAO CITY — Five people were arrested and 105 grams of suspected shabu worth P714,000 were seized in a raid on a suspected drug den in Barangay 32, San Roque, Legazpi City, on Oct. 9. The suspects were identified by their aliases as “Pay,” 59, the alleged maintainer of the drug den and the subject

The Presidential Communications Office has undergone several leadership changes throughout the Marcos administration

KORONADAL CITY — A five-year-old girl was killed and her mother was injured after a vehicle failed to climb an uphill road and rolled backward, hitting them in Bagumbayan town, Sultan Kudarat, on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10, police said. The Bagumbayan Municipal Police Station reported that the accident occurred around 4:30 p.m. in Purok Sambag,

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Bukidnon police arrested six individuals and seized 25.544 grams of suspected shabu worth P177,356 in anti-illegal drug operations on Friday and Saturday. In Valencia City, operatives arrested a 26-year-old male suspect known as “Jojo” at Purok 18, Poblacion, at 2:02 p.m. on Oct. 10. Seized from him were four heat-sealed plastic

MANILA, Philippines — The Quiapo Church has unveiled the official logo for the Feast of the Black Nazareno in January 2027. The official logo features Jesus, Saint John the Baptist, the church, and the ropes used in the procession. Next year’s theme is “Tuwirin ninyo ang daraanan ng Panginoon,” which means “Make straight the way

Former Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano is expected to replace Dave Gomez as head of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Sunday.

Fisherfolk who depend on the West Philippine Sea for their livelihood have questioned whether reports of Vice President Sara Duterte"s alleged China-linked financial transactions explain her silence on Beijing"s maritime aggression against Filipino fishers.