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Sabungeros kin ask prosecutors to indict Gretchen Barreto, others

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The families of the missing sabungeros (cockfighting enthusiasts) on Monday filed a partial motion for reconsideration, asking prosecutors to include individuals who had not been amo... Read More


PCG rescues 23 from sinking boat off Masbate

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 23 people after a recreational boat began sinking off Sombrero Island in San Pascual, Masbate on Jan. 3. In a statement Monday, the PCG said... Read More


DMW starts 2026 with pledge for faster, compassionate OFW support

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has reiterated its commitment to continue providing fast, compassionate, and people-centered services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and... Read More


Filipino injured in deadly Swiss ski resort fire

Manila, Jan. 5 -- The Philippine Embassy in Switzerland on Monday confirmed that a Filipino was injured in the deadly New Year's Eve fire that gutted a ski resort in Crans-Montana, citing information ... Read More


Torre to lead daily MMDA operations, act as spokesperson

Manila, Jan. 5 -- Newly appointed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III will oversee the agency's day-to-day operations and serve as its primary spokespers... Read More


P80-B SAGIP already removed by Senate before PBBM veto

Manila, Jan. 5 -- A "source of abuse and corruption" under the proposed 2026 national budget was removed by the Senate even before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. exercised his veto power, Senator S... Read More


2 hurt in 3 indiscriminate firing incidents in Ilocos Region

Malasiqui, Jan. 5 -- The Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 (Ilocos Region) recorded three indiscriminate firing incidents from Dec. 21 last year to Jan. 4 this year, injuring two victims. In a ph... Read More


E. Visayas PNP seizes P113.9-M worth of illegal drugs in 2025

Tacloban City, Jan. 5 -- Police in Eastern Visayas seized PHP113.9 million worth of illegal drugs in 2025 following more than a thousand law enforcement operations, the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8... Read More


DSWD readies P142-M aid for shear line impact in E. Visayas

Tacloban City, Jan. 5 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office in Eastern Visayas has prepositioned relief resources worth PHP142.26 million as it braces for the effe... Read More


Albay towns suspend classes due to heavy rains

Legazpi City, Jan. 5 -- Several local government units (LGUs) in Albay suspended face-to-face classes on Monday due to heavy rains brought by a shear line and a gale warning. Classes at all levels, b... Read More