Chua: VP team’s objections ‘pang-socmed,’ reconsideration not sought

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

There were no winners of either of the major lotto games played by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office on Sunday, October 25, 2026, with one jackpot now well over P440 million.

MANILA, Philippines — Face-to-face classes for Oct. 26 are suspended at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Main Campus in Quezon City and several schools in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. In an advisory, the PSHS Main Campus said classes would be suspended from October 26 to 27, 2026, due to “increasing reports of rising illness among

CALASIAO, Pangasinan — Residents of Northern Luzon and other parts of the country can expect chilly weather in December and January despite a potentially strong El Niño forecast from October through the first half of 2027, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Jose Estrada Jr., chief of Pagasa’s Dagupan City

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson said he is praying and hoping that Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s arrest will be carried out “peacefully, without violence or tragedy,” stressing that he is still entitled to due process despite his faults. Aside from being a colleague in the Senate, Lacson noted that Dela Rosa was his

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The death of her husband, 1st Lt. Angeleo Adrian Peñaflor, in a midair collision involving two Philippine Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft has left Bernadette feeling as though she has lost a part of her soul. “When you take away my greatest love, you might as well take my soul