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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — At least P1.7 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes were seized from two suspects during a joint law enforcement operation in Barangay Poblacion, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group – Region 9 (CIDG-9) said Sunday. Operatives from the CIDG Zamboanga Sibugay and the Ipil Municipal Police

MANILA, Philippines — Fair weather with chances of thunderstorms are expected to persist in Metro Manila and other parts of the country on All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, according to the weather bureau. In its morning weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the northeast monsoon, or amihan, and the

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Police seized 1,710 reams of suspected illegally traded cigarettes worth P1.615 million in separate operations in Bataraza and Narra, Palawan, on Oct. 30 and 31. Three individuals, including a minor, were apprehended, the Palawan Police Provincial Office (PalPPO) reported. During the first operation in Bataraza, a 30-year-old fisherman identified only

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Despite economic pressures, traditional Filipino delicacies remain central to All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day observances across Bukidnon, with families preserving generations-old culinary customs before heading to cemeteries. For 55-year-old Mario, a resident of Barangay Batangan, preparing biko—a sweet native delicacy made from glutinous rice (pilit), fresh coconut milk and

MANILA, Philippines — Even on All Saints’ Day, several passengers flocked to a bus terminal in Quezon City to make the most of the holiday and spend time with their loved ones. According to Victory Liner, approximately 1,500 passengers had arrived at the terminal as of 8 a.m. Terminal coordinator Arnel Macaspac said the figure

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — A 68-year-old widow was arrested with P7.4 million worth of suspected shabu in Zamboanga City in one of the locality’s biggest drug seizures involving a senior citizen, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 9 (PDEA-9) said on Sunday. Operatives nabbed alias “Sitti” during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Talon-Talon on

HAGONOY, Bulacan — In this coastal municipality where high tides are a daily occurrence, even the dead are not spared from flooding during this year’s All Saints’ Day weekend. On Friday, Oct. 30, major cemeteries in Hagonoy’s poblacion remained submerged after floodwaters rose to 4.36 feet at 11:34 p.m. on Oct. 29, driven by high

LUCENA CITY — Police seized an unlicensed firearm and several rounds of ammunition from a motorcycle rider intercepted at a checkpoint in Lopez, Quezon, on Friday, Oct. 30. In a report on Saturday, the Police Regional Office-Calabarzon (PRO-4A) said officers manning an Undas security checkpoint flagged down a lone motorcycle rider in Barangay Bacungan on

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — At least 1,100 security personnel were deployed across Bukidnon on Sunday, Nov. 1, to enforce safety guidelines and El Niño fire prevention measures as crowds flocked to cemeteries for Undas 2026. Personnel from the Bukidnon Police Provincial Office, the Bureau of Fire Protection, the provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO),

LUCENA CITY — A fisherman who went missing while fishing off Infanta, Quezon, on Oct. 29, was rescued off Mauban on Saturday morning. Mauban Mayor Erwin Pastrana said in a Facebook post that the fisherman was rescued off Barangay Cagsiay III and immediately assisted by local residents. Pastrana identified the rescued fisherman as an Infanta

TUGUEGARAO CITY — Eight crew members of a cargo boat were rescued after it partially sank off Dalupiri Island in Calayan, Cagayan, on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local disaster response teams. The M/B Rose Marie 1 reportedly experienced engine trouble and took in water, causing it to partially

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