Ex-Albay gov acquitted after witnesses recant ‘jueteng’ claims

DAVAO CITY—The Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) on Thursday said it had dismissed the student who allegedly beat up a schoolmate, following a thorough investigation. In a statement posted on its social media account, the university said it had “completed the disciplinary proceedings concerning the student found responsible for the bullying incident in our Junior

Gamaliel Cordoba, under whose leadership the Commission on Audit (COA) found alleged irregularities in government flood control projects and the use of public funds in agencies led by Vice President Sara Duterte, was appointed by President Marcos on Friday as the newest associate justice of the Supreme Court. Cordoba, the COA chair, will be filling

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will implement a new round of rate hikes in the November billing cycle at P0.4895 per kilowatt-hour. The power distribution giant said this was due to elevated power costs amid a weakening of the Philippine peso and the monthslong war in the Middle East. Meralco said on Friday the overall rate

The Philippine National Police on Friday said that it intensified the manhunt for the two gunmen behind the killing of Basilan Regional Trial Court Presiding Judge Joseph Wee Sit, who was gunned down by two unidentified men early Thursday in Zamboanga City. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. condemned the death of the regional

BACOLOD CITY—About 23 haulers have expressed interest in removing 67,530 cubic meters of lahar deposits clogging Ibid Creek in Barangay Biak-na-Bato, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, Provincial Environment and Management Office head Julie Bedrio said on Thursday. The haulers attended an orientation conducted by the provincial government and were instructed to submit formal letters of intent,

How the grit and chaos of Recto Avenue shaped a generation of artists who built their own platforms from the ground up

Leaders and representatives of the 11 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and their allies, are gathering in Manila for the bloc's biggest event of the year

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DAP MP points to Umno's cooperation with PAS, public criticism against PM, among others.

An Iloilo City resident caught a 24-kilogram Asian sea bass, locally known as bulgan, in the Iloilo River.

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