Why devotees keep returning to Laguna’s centuries-old Turumba

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Three alleged high-value drug personalities were arrested and more than P15.3 million worth of suspected shabu seized in a buy-bust operation in Butuan City early Saturday, Sept. 26, police said. Brig. Gen. Rolindo Suguilon, Police Regional Office-Caraga (PRO 13) director, identified the arrested suspects as alias “Berto,” 48, of Barangay

Fraudsters using AI to impersonate senior executives stole €95 million (US$108 million) from Fideuram, the private banking arm of Italy's biggest lender ​Intesa Sanpaolo, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

One of the most powerful stories about Edjop happened shortly after he was killed – when his death triggered the defiant rage that enabled another activist to survive

MANILA, Philippines — Visibly exhausted but finally home, Mary Jane Veloso arrived at her family’s house in Natividad, Nueva Ecija, on Saturday evening, Sept. 26, where she was welcomed by her loved ones with a cake, a “Welcome Home” banner and warm embraces from her grandchildren. Her grandchildren were among the first to approach her,

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Abra de Ilog–Puerto Galera Road in Sitio Lukutan, Barangay Udalo, Abra de Ilog town reopened on Friday, Sept. 25, following clearing operations, but motorists were urged to exercise extreme caution due to an unstable boulder perched above the roadway, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

California State University San Marcos has increased police patrols and overnight security after four sexual assaults and one case of sexual violence were reported in on-campus housing since the start of the fall semester.

A 100-year-old insurance agent in South Korea still reports to her branch office every day and signs new contracts, 43 years after joining the company.

At least three Gogoro battery-swap stations have been installed in Ho Chi Minh City over the past week as the Taiwanese company prepares to sell electric scooters in Vietnam.

CEBU CITY — Minimum wage earners in Central Visayas will receive a P42 daily wage increase, while domestic workers or kasambahays in the region will get a P500 monthly increase, Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino announced on Saturday, Sept. 26. Tolentino, chairperson of the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), said the commission convened in this

LEGAZPI CITY — Residents rescued a green sea turtle (pawikan) believed to be about 50 years old after finding it stranded along the shoreline of Sitio Banago, Barangay Alimsog in Santo Domingo, Albay on Friday, Sept. 25. The male sea turtle, measuring about 28 inches wide and 39 inches long, was weak and had a

MANILA, Philippines—No jackpot-winning tickets were recorded in the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Lotto 6/42 draws on Saturday, Sept. 26, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The Grand Lotto 6/55 winning combination was 54-50-52-37-42-55 for a jackpot of ₱225.52 million. PCSO recorded no jackpot winner. For Lotto 6/42, the winning numbers were 16-41-19-05-26-31. The jackpot

MANILA, Philippines —The Parañaque City government has installed metal detectors in public schools across the city. The move is in a bid to enhance student safety amid recent incidents of school shootings and stabbings in various parts of the country. According to the city government in a statement, a total of 16 walk–through metal detectors,