5 dead in Sorsogon market fire; over 400 vendors displaced

MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the P440.65 million Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot or the P66.73 million Super Lotto 6/49 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. According to the PCSO results, the winning combination for Ultra Lotto 6/58 was 38-48-55-57-05-50, which carried a jackpot prize of P440.65

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines — Two motorcycle drivers were killed, and two others were injured in a three-vehicle collision along the Makar-Seguel Road in Barangay Calumpang, General Santos City, early Sunday, Oct. 25, police said. The accident occurred at about 6:17 a.m. near an Iglesia ni Cristo church, involving three motorcycles traveling in opposite directions, according

SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — Diplomats, local leaders, and security officials gathered on Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Punta Bilar Memorial Shrine in Surigao City to mark the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Surigao Strait, honoring the fallen sailors and soldiers of World War II’s decisive naval clash. Ambassadors and official delegates

MANILA, Philippines — Eighteen teachers, school leaders and support staff were honored on Friday for doing their jobs with integrity. Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara told them that hard work and discipline matter most “when no one is watching.” “Ang sipag at disiplina ay hindi lamang mga salitang magandang ilagay sa isang programa o sa

MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña said on Sunday that the House prosecution panel’s decision to withdraw three of the four impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte was a legal strategy aimed at securing a speedy resolution of the case. In an interview on dzBB’s “Bantay Balita sa Kongreso” hosted by Nimfa

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte would face questioning from House prosecutors if her defense lawyers decide to present her as a witness when the Senate impeachment trial resumes on Nov. 9, with the prosecution prepared to confront her over financial records allegedly showing unexplained wealth, undeclared assets and prohibited business interests. House prosecution

MANILA, Philippines — House prosecution adviser and spokesperson, former Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, believed that the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will conclude toward the end of next month. The former Surigao del Norte representative and governor recalled that the Vice President’s defense panel had asked for a total of 30 days

MANILA, Philippines — House prosecutor, Manila Rep. Joel Chua questioned the sincerity of Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team’s complaints over the withdrawal of the articles on confidential funds, bribery, and grave threats, saying that while the issue of reconsideration was raised during the proceedings, the defense did not ask the court to treat its

MANILA, Philippines — Should Vice President Sara Duterte be removed from office, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero said that he would refuse any nominations for him to assume the vice presidency, as he cited conflict of interest. During an episode of his podcast aired on Sunday, one of the podcast hosts asked Escudero if he would

MANILA, Philippines – Bohol Rep. Kristine Tutor on Sunday said the peso’s decline to a record low against the US dollar should not be an excuse for power companies to indiscriminately raise electricity rates. In a statement, Tutor said power distributors “must clearly explain and substantiate any additional charges attributed to peso depreciation,” as she

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines — Six dugongs (sea cows) and five green sea turtles were spotted foraging off the coast of Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat, during a marine wildlife monitoring activity this week, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Soccsksargen (Region 12) said. The DENR-12’s Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Kalamansig

MANILA, Philippines – House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan on Sunday welcomed the creation of over 5,000 regular social worker posts to reinforce frontline operations for the government’s flagship anti-poverty Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). In a statement, the 4Ps party-list representative said that the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) approval of 5,703 regular posts