MMDA gearing up for Asean Summit, deploying over 2,600 personnel

MANILA, Philippines—Pop girl group BINI member Mikha Lim has been placed under a 90-day preventive license suspension after a viral video showed her allegedly using her cellphone while driving. The Land Transportation Office (LTO) gave this information on Wednesday. The video showed Lim recording herself while behind the wheel before her cellphone fell. Instead of

SUAL, Pangasinan — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Ilocos region inaugurated on Tuesday essential facilities aimed at strengthening marine resource protection, improving fisheries monitoring, and increasing the income of local fisherfolk. The agency also turned over livelihood projects to fishery groups in Pangasinan on the same day at the Pangasinan

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it dismissed 1,562 personnel from service and penalized more than 5,000 officers with alleged administrative and criminal offenses. Based on the record of the PNP between August and November, around 141 police officials were dismissed over alleged involvement in illegal drug-related cases. At least 70 dismissed

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte remained a member of the board of directors of Metro City Chow Foods Corp. from 2022 to 2025 despite having no active participation in its operations, the company’s corporate counsel said on Wednesday. Atty. Suzette Balucanag-Punay made the testimony during the defense’s direct examination on Duterte’s involvement with

[Updated Nov. 11, 2026, 7:04 p.m.] MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has a “loose” investment with an unspecified amount which yielded a return of more than P2 million from 2022 to 2025 alone, a defense witness told the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday. According to GenCorp counsel Atty. Suzette Balucanag-Punay, this amount has

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – A married couple was shot dead in a dark and secluded area in Pitogo town, Zamboanga del Sur, on Tuesday, prompting a joint manhunt by police and military forces. Col. Bonifacio Arañas Jr., provincial director of the Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial Office (ZSPPO), strongly condemned the killings in Purok

Japan has committed 4.3 billion yen (approximately P1.7 billion) in security assistance to the Philippines, including the provision of a coastal radar system for the Philippine Navy and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Philippine Air Force.

An article of incorporation presented by the prosecution during the impeachment trial shows the Vice President paid P46,000 in capital stock

MANILA, Philippines — Malls in Metro Manila will operate from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays from Nov. 16 to Dec. 25 to help ease holiday traffic, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Wednesday. MMDA Chair Don Artes said the agency and mall operators had agreed on the adjusted hours. READ: MMDA

MANILA, Philippines – Prosecution counsel Lorna Kapunan did not let the defense’s “misplaced” use of the idiom “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” go unchallenged during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday. It was defense counsel Justin Nicol Gular who used the expression when Kapunan questioned his line of questioning

Vice President Sara Duterte"s defense team will present witnesses who will address any gaps in information team member and spokesperson Michael Poa on Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said seven out of 10 Filipino deaths were caused by noncommunicable diseases associated with unhealthy lifestyles. According to the DOH, tobacco use contributed to more than 95,000 deaths annually, while excessive alcohol consumption was associated with over 27,000 deaths. Meanwhile, more than 4,000 deaths were