Isabela State U-Echague bans vaping inside campus

MABALACAT CITY — Police officers from Taguig City rescued on Sunday eight-month-old twin boys who were sold for P71,000 to a couple in the Pampanga town of Candaba.  The mother of the twins sold her babies for P30,000 sometime last August to a woman who was supposed to adopt them as her own children, Police

MANILA, Philippines — Face-to-face classes are suspended in several schools in Luzon and Visayas on Tuesday, October 27, due to various reasons.  The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) – Main Campus in Quezon City suspended its classes on October 26 and 27, 2026 “due to increasing reports of illness among students.” The main campus said

MANILA, Philippines — Sec. Vince Dizon swapping posts with Sec. Giovanni “Banoy” Lopez won’t affect the 2027 budget of the two concerned agencies, according to Sen. JV Ejercito on Monday. Dizon will return to the helm of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), where he was head from Feb. 21 to Sept. 1, 2025, while Lopez

OLONGAPO CITY — Five female green sea turtles were accidentally caught in fish corrals and were rescued, tagged, and released into Casiguran Bay in Aurora Province after local fisherfolk reported the incidents to environmental authorities, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Monday. The turtles were found along the coasts of Barangays

MANILA, Philippines — Manila recorded nine new cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) on Monday, Oct. 26, bringing the city’s total to 2,692 since the start of the year, amid a reported increase in flu-like illnesses nationwide.  In an interview with Super Radyo dzBB, Health Secretary Edwin Mercado said the DOH recorded 11,137 ILI cases in

ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday announced that 1,315 farmers would benefit from the P1.49-billion Alfonso Lista Pump Irrigation System (ALPIS), which he inaugurated in Barangay Sto. Domingo in this town. Marcos said his administration had prioritized irrigation for farmers when he assumed office in 2022. “Alam po naman natin na

MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking the participation of civil society organizations (CSOs) in the preparation of the national budget was filed at the Senate on Monday. Senate finance committee chairperson, Sen. JV Ejercito, filed Senate Bill No. 2576, or the “Bantay Budget Act,” as the panel sought a consultation with several CSOs for the

MANILA, Philippines — The national president of transport group Piston, on Monday, denounced the reappointment of Vince Dizon as Department of Transportation (DOTr) secretary, saying the leadership reshuffle aims to push programs that will worsen the public transport system. In a statement, Mody Floranda said that there is nothing worth celebrating about Dizon’s leadership reassignment.

MANILA, Philippines — Top justice officials on Monday vowed to turn inter-agency cooperation into concrete action against graft and corruption, warning that agreements must lead to results. The Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) and the Office of the Ombudsman signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to strengthen cooperation in administering justice, promoting public accountability

MANILA, Philippines— Lawyer Manases Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, was the complainant in the cyberlibel case that led to the arrest of veteran journalist Philip Lustre Jr. over the weekend. The case stemmed from a Facebook post published on March 6, 2026, through an account named “Philip Jr Lustre,” according to a court

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will recommend to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the filing of obstruction of justice, cyber libel, and publication of false news complaints against former Davao City chief information officer Jefry Tupas. In an interview on Monday, NBI Director Melvin Matibag said the complaint referral came after

TAGBILARAN CITY — A simple celebration will mark the installation of Bishop Crispin “Bai” Barrete Varquez as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral-Shrine. Varquez, 65, requested a low-key ceremony without elaborate displays, including decorative flags along the streets. A native