Monthly Archives: May 2026

4 more bodies retrieved from Angeles building rubble

ANGELES CITY—The death toll from the collapse of a nine-story building under construction in Barangay Balibago rose to 10 on Sunday after rescuers recovered four more bodies from the wreckage, exactly one week after the tragedy. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said three bodies were recovered between 2:51 p.m. and 4:47 p.m., with no

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In Bohol, Eskaya ancestral domain claim approved

TAGBILARAN CITY— The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has approved the application of the Eskaya Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) of Bohol for a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT), formally recognizing their rights over more than 3,100 hectares of ancestral land. The approval was granted by the NCIP’s 10th Commission during its en

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Google employee charged over $1.2 million Polymarket scheme

U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 million from prediction market platform Polymarket with bets on search trends. In a complaint unsealed in New York, authorities identified the employee as 36-year-old Michele Spagnuolo — an Italian citizen residing in

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