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LEGAZPI CITY— Four members of the New People’s Army (NPA), including two ranking leaders, surrendered to government forces in Masbate, yielding firearms, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, the military said Saturday, Nov. 14. Brig. Gen. Angelo Lutera, commander of the 903rd Infantry Brigade, identified the surrenderers by their aliases as

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — Motorists and cargo haulers traversing Sayre Highway, Mindanao’s primary inland artery, brace for massive holiday gridlock as major retrofitting work on the structurally compromised Atugan Bridge in Barangay La Fortuna, Impasugong, Bukidnon, is set to roll out in December—right at the height of the Christmas travel rush. Shara Vinessa Garcia, spokesperson

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva arrived in Manila on Saturday evening for the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.

BUTUAN CITY — Local and national leaders are mobilizing government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector to transform Butuan City and the broader Caraga region into a hub for homegrown startups and technology-driven enterprises. Speaking at the opening of the 10th Technology Business Incubators (TBI) Summit at the Watergate Hotel here on Friday, Nov.

STO. DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur — Owners and operators of qualified agricultural trucks in the Ilocos Region may apply for fuel subsidy assistance through a registration caravan scheduled by the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Nov. 20 at the Farmers’ Productivity Center in this town. The subsidy is intended to help reduce fuel expenses and ease

Rosli also extends appreciation to media for continuously reporting on 1MDB case.

BAGUIO CITY — Seven people, including two minors, were rushed to a hospital after the vehicle they were riding in plunged down a slope in Barangay Salud Mitra here on Saturday (Nov. 14). The driver’s wife said nine people were aboard the vehicle and were on their way back to their hotel when the accident

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and most parts of the country may experience generally fair weather on Sunday, Nov. 15, as the northeast monsoon, or the amihan, weakens, the state weather reported. In its 5 p.m. weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that hot and humid weather with a

MANILA, Philippines – The number of buses operating along the Edsa Carousel is expected to reach 450 by the end of the year as the government prepares for increased passenger demand during the holiday season, a transportation official said. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) would deploy another 50 buses to

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Various groups in Mindanao welcomed the visit of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the first ever by a Brazilian head of state, to the Philippines, but frowned upon the expected arrival of another leader from the Western Hemisphere. Lula was on a two-day state visit in the country starting

MANILA, Philippines—No bettor won the ₱365.51 million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot or the ₱19.6 million Lotto 6/42 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. The Grand Lotto 6/55 draw produced the winning combination 30-28-41-44-04-31, with a jackpot prize of ₱365.51 million. No ticket holder matched all six numbers.

COTABATO CITY — Starting Monday, Nov. 16, all government offices in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will drop the four-day compressed workweek and go back to the regular five-day schedule. The change was agreed on during the first regular Cabinet meeting of the Bangsamoro Government on Nov. 6. The Office of the