Mirage Signs Joint Development Agreement

COTABATO CITY — Anti-narcotics operatives dismantled a drug den and arrested 11 suspected drug suspects in Mangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur on Friday afternoon, Oct. 9. Colonel John Michael Mangahis, Maguindanao del Sur police director, said the buy-bust operation was conducted by joint police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents in Barangay Tumbao at about 3 p.m.

BACOLOD CITY— Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island produced a moderately explosive eruption on Saturday, Oct. 10, sending an ash plume above its summit, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In an advisory, Phivolcs said the eruption began shortly before 12:30 p.m. and ended at 12:48 p.m. Kanlaon Volcano remains under Alert

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The seat of government of this highly urbanized city is set to be relocated from the downtown to the uptown area to help ease urban congestion. According to Jann Guillmore Actub, spokesperson of the Office of the City Mayor, the construction of a “world-class government complex” in a 22.9-hectare area

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Police arrested a 45-year-old man allegedly posing as an agent of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The suspect reportedly evaded a checkpoint and threatened pursuing police officers in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Friday night, Oct. 9. Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog, Police Regional Office 12 director, said the suspect was driving

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas recorded increased seismic activity over the past 24 hours, following a brief phreatomagmatic eruption on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its Saturday morning (Oct. 10) bulletin, Phivolcs reported 20 volcanic earthquakes and nine episodes of volcanic tremor, lasting two to seven minutes.

Angelica Lopez has bowed out of the Miss Grand International 2026 pageant.

Angelica Lopez has been honored with the Best National Costume award at the Miss Grand International 2026 coronation night in Bangkok, Thailand.

A high tide on Saturday afternoon left many Ho Chi Minh City streets deep under water, stalling vehicles and making it hard for residents to get around.

Angelica Lopez has advanced to the Top 25 of Miss Grand International 2026!

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday warned the public against a fake social media post claiming that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) would be held on Dec. 14, 2026. In a post on its official Facebook page, Comelec said an image shared by the page “Katribu News Online” announcing

MANILA, Philippines—The Sandiganbayan Third Division has allowed former House Speaker Martin Romualdez to sign the court’s pre-trial order while at the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, Quezon City. “The Sandiganbayan Third Division has GRANTED accused Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez’s motion to sign the Pre-trial Order at BJMP (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology) Payatas,

Vice President Sara Duterte thanked supporters of a movement calling for the release of former President Rodrigo Duterte from the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).