Seaman dies after being hit by bus compartment door in Quezon

MANILA, Philippines — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III has extended his leave for another week and is now expected to return to the agency on Oct. 16, MMDA Chair Atty. Don Artes said Tuesday. Torre was initially expected to return on Oct. 8 but extended his leave to attend to

COTABATO CITY  – The widow of slain Kidapawan radio journalist Eduardo “Ed” Dizon lauded a Quezon City court for the guilty verdict rendered on Tuesday against two men accused of murdering him in 2019. “Justice is served.  I thank all friends of Ed Dizon, thank you for your prayers, and to DXND people,” Madonna Dizon, wife

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on Tuesday called for the formation of a rapid referral pathway in the government to immediately address concerns of violence against women in politics (VAWP). PCW Senior Gender and Development Specialist Caryl Joyce Gutapia made this recommendation during the hearing of the House committee on women

MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon said on Tuesday that Vice President Sara Duterte’s decision to dig up his past consultancy work with the city government of Davao betrays her nervousness about the impeachment trial. In an ambush interview on Tuesday, Ridon confirmed that he indeed worked as a consultant for Davao City in

MANILA, Philippines — The International Association of Women in Radio and Television–Philippines (IAWRT) defended on Tuesday the journalists’ right to report Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings, accusing her camp of making “veiled threats.” That was their reaction after defense lawyer Mark Vinluan enumerated the penalties under the Anti-Money Laundering Act while cross-examining prosecution witness

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Despite glaring backlogs in local infrastructure, the City Council has officially authorized the local government to secure a P8.5 billion loan for a sprawling new government complex. The measure passed the council on Monday, with 15 councilors voting in favor, three voting against, and one abstention. This decisive approval overrides

DAVAO CITY—Vice President Sara Duterte told journalists here on Tuesday that her mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman, had advised her to “come home” and leave national politics to her brother, Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, the city’s incumbent mayor. Duterte made this revelation at a press conference during which she denied accusations that she received money stuffed in suitcases from

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — A La Union high school has denied reports circulating online about an alleged shooting threat on its campus, saying its verification and investigation found no basis for the claim. In a Tuesday advisory, the administrators of Don Eulogio de Guzman Memorial National High School in the La Union town of

TAGBILARAN CITY— A brass bell, believed to be over a century old, has been recovered after police traced it to a scrap-metal buyer in Bohol who paid P17,000 for it. The bell, reportedly made in 1914, was stolen from Saint Peter the Apostle Parish Church (popularly known as Loboc Church) in Loboc town, and discovered

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has expanded its Kaagapay Program nationwide to equip more parents, guardians, and caregivers with practical tools to act as co-educators — preventing bullying, fostering positive discipline, and reinforcing values among students. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stressed the program’s significance when he and Education Secretary Sonny Angara

Although the two countries sit on different continents, tens of thousands of km apart, similarities can be found between the culture of Panama's indigenous communities, including the Mola art of the Guna people, and the use of colours, patterns and techniques in the traditional costumes of Việt Nam's Mông, Dao, and Thai people.

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday observed an “unusual trend” in the financial transactions reported by Vice President Sara Duterte based on Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) records. “From 2009 to 2013, ang transactions reported by VP Sara, for that time frame alone, it’s about P2.7 billion,” Gatchalian pointed out while questioning prosecution