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LUCENA CITY – A 60-year-old fisherman who went missing in the waters off Polillo, Quezon, on Nov. 6, safely returned home on his own, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Monday afternoon. PCG Northern Quezon said Coast Guard personnel based in Real town confirmed the fisherman’s safe return home after verifying his whereabouts with

LUCENA CITY – A 40-year-old father and his 22-year-old daughter were found dead inside their home in General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, on Sunday afternoon,  police said. The wife and mother of the victims, who was working in Manila, asked her sister at 3 p.m. to check on the two after they repeatedly failed to answer

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Dengue infections here have reached 467 cases as of Friday, with cases logged in all 27 villages since the start of the year, data from the Municipal Health Office (MHO) showed. The death toll remained at two. Health authorities identified teenagers and young adults aged 15 to 19 as

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Residents of Baroro, a coastal barangay in Bacnotan, La Union, have asked police and animal welfare groups to look into what appeared to be a rampant poisoning of dogs in their community.  Baroto has been alarmed after three dogs and a duck were found sprawled dead early Monday at the property of

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A 40-year-old passenger died after he leapt off a commercial vessel that was traveling from Lucena City in Quezon to Marinduque on Sunday evening, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said in a report on Monday. The passenger, a resident of Barangay San Rafael, Burdeos town in Quezon, was declared dead

A new coffee-table book puts Philippine fashion and distinctly Filipino artistry center stage, showing how they can express identity and serve as a powerful tool of cultural diplomacy.

MANILA, Philippines— Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo on Monday accused a defense witness  of “lying through his teeth” during   the 40th day of  the impeachment  trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.  Davao City Assessor Engr. Jaime Adalin took the witness stand in relation to the remaining article of impeachment against  Duterte, which accuses her of amassing

COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua swore in new deputy ministers for four ministries of the Bangsamoro Government on Monday. The new deputy ministers are Atty. Abubakar Katambak, Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education; Nur-Ainee Tan Lim, Ministry of Social Services and Development; Edchamcy Abelardo, Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs; and Engr.

PULILAN, Bulacan— The former mayor of Pulilan town in Bulacan was involved in a road accident last week that led to the death of a motorcycle rider she may have run over.  Former Pulilan Mayor Ma. Rosario Ochoa, 71, was driving an SUV when two motorcycles crashed into her path and may have accidentally driven

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported a 32% decline in focus crimes nationwide from July to October 2026. “Our latest figures show a downward trend in focus crimes over the past four months,” said PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. in a press briefing on Monday. “From July to October 2026, the PNP

MANILA, Philippines – Senator-judges on Monday questioned defense witness Davao City Assessor Engr. Jaime Adalin’s trip to China along with other local government officials. Adalin’s overseas travel came to light when, during the cross-examination, private prosecutor Benjamin Tolosa Jr. asked whether or not back in November 2025 Davao City LGU officials, had a supposed all-expense-paid

This year’s severe haze episode has cost the Singaporean economy an estimated S$2.32 billion (US$1.81 billion) as of Oct. 31, around 4% more than the previous record set in 2015.