NBI summons podcast hosts over remarks vs Kris Aquino’s PWD son

COTABATO CITY — Government forces killed a suspected sub-leader of the extremist group Dawlah Islamiya (DI) and three of his followers during a joint law enforcement operation in Sultan Mastura town, Maguindanao del Norte on Friday afternoon. Lt. Col. Eugene Balugo, officer-in-charge of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group–Regional Field Unit 15 in the Bangsamoro

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Police are investigating a shooting incident reported in Barangay Tabon-Tabon, Baco, Oriental Mindoro, early Friday, Oct. 16. The Baco Municipal Police Station said it received a call from a concerned citizen reporting the incident and immediately dispatched personnel to verify the report and respond to the scene. READ: Classes suspended

BACOLOD CITY — Dry weather driven by El Niño has led to crop moisture stress in 13 localities in Negros Occidental, Irene Bel Ploteña,  Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head, said on Thursday, October 15. Ploteña said a report from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) disclosed that 1,413.62 hectares of

BACOLOD CITY — The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) here issued a public health advisory ON Thursday, Oct. 15, following a notable rise in pediatric respiratory illness consultations at its Emergency Department.   According to data recorded from October 1 to 14, the 65-bed hospital’s Emergency Department treated a total of 140 children with

BAGUIO CITY — Police arrested a wanted person facing a statutory rape charge in Barlig, Mountain Province, on Thursday, Oct. 15. The arrest was carried out in a joint operation led by the Barlig Municipal Police Station, with personnel from the Provincial Intelligence Unit, Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, 2nd Mountain Province Provincial Mobile Force Company

The Prosecution in the case of former president Rodrigo Duterte on Friday asked the International Criminal Court Trial Chamber III to allow the prior recorded testimonies of five witnesses as evidence.

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Police arrested a 44-year-old man classified as a high-value drug suspect and seized more than P404,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Polomolok, South Cotabato, on Thursday night, Oct. 15. Police Regional Office 12 (PRO-12) identified the suspect only as alias “Andy,” a resident of Barangay Poblacion,

Agents facilitate pass extensions for scam syndicates seeking longer stays.

Debate over English's place in China's education system has resurfaced online after a popular math tutor called for the subject to be given less prominence in schools, arguing that most students rarely use the language after graduation and that learning it consumes too much of their time.

A Ledger crypto wallet bought at Singapore's Changi Airport contained a hidden spy implant, former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès said on Oct. 13 after taking the device apart.

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — The poorest households in Bukidnon province struggled with a 9.5-percent inflation in September, up from 8.0 percent in August, driven mainly by rising food prices—particularly rice and corn. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on October 12 showed that the average inflation rate for the province’s bottom 30% income households

BAGUIO CITY — Nine people suffered smoke inhalation when a fire damaged a mixed-use building in Holy Ghost Extension here on Thursday evening, Oct. 15. Three of the nine victims were taken to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center for treatment and were later discharged. The other six received medical attention at the scene,