Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Named Ninth Best Fall Town in the U.S. for Foliage

ILIGAN CITY — Several performers collapsed due to extreme heat during the Diyandi Festival here on Sunday, held in celebration of the city’s patronal fiesta in honor of Saint Michael the Archangel. Six contingents joined the Kasadya Street Dancing and Showdown Competition at the Anahaw Amphitheater. READ: Diyandi Festival toasts cultural harmony in Iligan Rio

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Queenie exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Sunday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. In its latest update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Queenie, with the international name Surigae, was monitored outside the PAR as of 2 p.m. READ: Typhoon Queenie intensifies while

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte will receive no special arrangements for his expected appearance as a witness in the impeachment trial of his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, according to Senate Impeachment Court spokesperson Reginald Tongol. “There are no special arrangements like that because the holding room reserved by the Senate

MANILA, Philippines — Some 337,476 private sector workers in Central Visayas are set to benefit from the PHP42 wage increase approved by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) said Sunday. The Dole said the wage adjustment will take effect Oct. 14. Under the new wage rates, the

The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed on Sunday an aircraft and a multi-response vessel to locate and challenge a vessel of the China Coast Guard that was monitored to be within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), said the PCG in a statement.

TACLOBAN CITY — A government-run kitchen that will provide free meals to people experiencing involuntary hunger in Eastern Visayas is set to open in Catbalogan City, Samar, in the first week of October, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. DSWD Eastern Visayas Regional Director Grace Subong said the “Walang Gutom Kitchen” will

The Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Lanao del Sur, and Basilan have scattered rain and thunderstorms due to the intertropical convergence zone

LEGAZPI CITY — Eighteen people have died of dengue in Camarines Sur, where 1,233 confirmed cases were recorded from January to Sept. 24, Gov. Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte said on Sunday, Sept. 27. Villafuerte said the provincial government was strengthening dengue prevention, surveillance and medical response, particularly in areas where cases were increasing. READ: Dengue

Several road rage incidents in Rizal and Cebu City recently involved physical violence, one even involving an eight-year-old girl who was injured after an object was thrown into the tricycle she was riding.

MANILA, Philippines — Face-to-face classes were suspended in Albay province for Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Wednesday, Sept. 30, due to a transport strike by groups protesting soaring fuel prices. In an advisory issued on Sunday, Albay Gov. Noel Rosal said classes at all levels in both private and public schools in the province would shift

Denied a spot on the podium in the 2023 edition where he placed fourth, John Cabang Tolentino bounces back with a season-best performance as he claims the men's 110m hurdles bronze in the Asian Games

There were no winners of either of the major lotto games played by the PCSO on Sunday, as the Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot steadily approached the P340-million mark.