Preparations underway for ‘austere’ Sinulog 2027

MANILA, Philippines — Several bank accounts belonging to Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio were presented before the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday as the proceedings on Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth continued. On the 35th day of Duterte’s impeachment trial, several bank representatives testified before the court to show Duterte and Carpio’s

MANILA, Philippines – Suspicious transactions are reported not solely due to negative media or gossip, Metrobank Anti-Money Laundering Division Head Atty. Niña Aguilar told the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday. Aguilar said this during interjections from Senator-judges Risa Hontiveros and Francis Pangilinan, who asked about the basis for suspicious transaction reports (STRs) transmitted to the

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales —The heat index in parts of Olongapo City reached as high as 43°C on Wednesday morning, prompting warnings of possible heat-related illnesses with continued exposure to the heat. According to the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, the heat index at the Barretto automatic weather station (AWS) reached 43°C as of 10:15

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From a peak of 72 stores two years ago, AllHome is down to 34 stores, while the store count of AllDay drops from 40 to 13, as of September 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste said on Wednesday that the arrest order issued against him by the Makati Regional Trial Court was a small matter to deal with, compared with difficulties other people are going through. Leviste made the statement in a Facebook post following reports that the Makati Regional Trial

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A 33-year-old man was killed while two others were wounded in a stabbing brawl late Monday in Sitio Amuguis, Barangay Sta. Rita here.  The victim was declared dead on arrival when first responders tried to provide emergency treatment. The two other injured victims were identified as a 60-year-old man and

MANILA, Philippines — The effects of El Niño affected over 428,000 individuals across the country so far, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday.  In its latest report, the NDRRMC said that 428,687 individuals or 115,246 families have been affected by the phenomenon. The affected population came from Cagayan

TACLOBAN CITY — Tacloban City employees have asked Mayor Alfred Romualdez to temporarily suspend the city government’s weekly flag-raising ceremony due to extreme heat amid the prevailing El Niño. In an endorsement dated Oct. 5 and received by the City Mayor’s Office on Oct. 6, the Government Association of Tacloban Employees (GATE) said unusually high

This year's prize was awarded for discoveries that showed how chemical reactions can be driven to favor a single molecular mirror image, work that has been key for chemists who design reactions for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla congratulated Reina Mercedes, Isabela Vice Mayor Harold Respicio, on the negative results of the latter's drug test. Respicio had himself checked for illegal drugs after Remulla said he wanted the vice mayor to undergo a drug test after he got into a shouting match with barangay officials in Reina Mercedes. "Congratulations," Remulla said. "Now that it's confirmed that he's not on shabu, totoo na talaga na natural ang sayad ng utak niya."

MANILA, Philippines—Fifty eight members of the international gang True Brown Style (TBS) were among the 200 individuals arrested during the September 21 protests in Mendiola, Manila, according to Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla. “Tinignan namin ‘yung investigation namin, out of the 200 we arrested last September 21 doon sa Mendiola, 58 were members