Study Finds Coronavirus Pandemic Significantly Impacted Adolescents’ Mental Health

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Sunday warned operators and drivers of public utility vehicles that they may face penalties for not honoring fare discounts provided for students, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities. The 20 percent fare discount for senior citizens, students, and persons with disabilities is mandated

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Sunday said that 51 out of 52 in several terminals in Metro Manila passed the road worthiness inspections in preparation for the influx of passengers for Undas 2026. According to the LTO, roadworthiness inspections were held from Oct. 24-25, 2026. The LTO said that the 17

VIGAN CITY, ILOCOS SUR, Philippines — Police arrested a 36-year-old construction worker after he allegedly stole church donations and other items from the St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral in Barangay 1 here early Sunday, Oct. 25. The suspect, a resident of Zone 6, Sinapangan, in the municipality of Bangued, Abra, was apprehended at 5:55 a.m., according

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol provided P10,000 in cash assistance to each of the five families of people who died in a fire that gutted the Sorsogon City Public Market on Saturday night, Oct. 24. Marygizelle Mesa, DSWD-Bicol regional information officer, said the agency had

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — For seven days, the barbed wires and concrete perimeters of Iligan City Jail in Lanao del Norte will witness a quiet conversation about reformation and second chances. Jail authorities on Sunday morning rolled out a convoy through the industrial city’s main roads, launching the local run of the National

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday called on law enforcers to ensure the safe conduct of arrest of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. “To our law enforcers, they must conduct a safe arrest of Senator Bato. No violence should happen,” Gatchalian said in an interview with radio dzBB. “It’s important that Senator

SAN ILDEFONSO, ILOCOS SUR, Philippines — The provincial government of Cagayan, led by Gov. Edgar “Egay” Aglipay, has expressed its condolences to the family of 1st Lt. Angeleo Adrian Peñaflor, a native of Iguig, who was among four Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel killed in a midair collision involving two SF-260 trainer aircraft in Batangas

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson dismissed claims that the government’s bounty and surrender ultimatum for Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa were timed to prevent the latter from voting in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. “It is just the product of wild imaginations. As it is now, he is beyond the

Carlos Yulo goes home empty-handed this time from the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships after missing out on the podium in his pet events

MANILA, Philippines — National Police Commission (Napolcom) Commissioner Rafael Vicente Calinisan warned that criminology interns who violate traffic rules, such as riding motorcycles without helmets, could jeopardize their chances of joining the police force. “We will get their names, identify them, and we will not process their application as policemen or entertain them in the

KORONADAL CITY — Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect on Sunday morning, Oct. 25, in connection with the death of his live-in partner, a 17-year-old student who was declared dead on arrival at a hospital in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. The Isulan Municipal Police Station identified the suspect as Norberto Marcella Jr., a packer at MGM Shopping

IBA, Zambales — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) vowed to intensify its campaign against smuggling after seizing four shipping containers loaded with untaxed cigarettes worth an estimated P175 million at BNB Pier in Sitio Luan, Barangay Lipay, Palauig, Zambales. “We will not allow shipments that evade taxes to slip through. With the help of our