CEBU CITY, Philippines — What may look like a calm and inviting stretch of beach can sometimes hide one of the ocean’s deadliest dangers—rip currents. Rip currents are responsible for numerous beach rescues and drowning incidents around the world each year.  As more families and tourists flock to coastal destinations, understanding how rip currents form,

Councilor Pastor "Jun" Alcover Jr. on Tuesday urged Mayor Nestor Archival to reconsider a key provision under Executive Order No. 077 that requires senior citizens to present their original Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) identification cards when claiming their quarterly financial assistance starting June 19.

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Monday in connection with the rape and murder of his 14-year-old cousin in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya. The victim’s body was discovered on June 13 inside a comfort room at the Information Center tourism building in Barangay Capisaan. Police Capt. Lloyd Guillermo, the Kasibu police chief, said investigators

LUCENA CITY — Local governments in Taytay, Rizal, and Atimonan, Quezon, have urged residents to take precautionary measures after both areas recorded dangerous heat index levels on Tuesday. In an advisory posted on its Facebook page around 2:30 p.m., the Atimonan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said the coastal town along Lamon Bay

MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon said on Tuesday that new evidence in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case will include firearms worth millions that she failed to disclose in her net worth statements. In an interview, he said Duterte omitted about 30 “short and long” firearms from her statements of assets, liabilities

MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday said the national government is expediting the release of emergency aid and recovery funds for communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao. “The full machinery of government is mobilized. Following the president’s directive, we were able to immediately deliver assistance to affected families, and

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp appears to want arch-nemesis and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, along with former aide Ramil Madriaga and over 40 other individuals, to testify before the Senate Impeachment Court for her trial. Alleged copies of the pre-trial brief from Duterte’s camp, sent by sources to INQUIRER on Tuesday, showed

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine Eagle rescued as a juvenile in the early 1980s has surpassed the typical lifespan of its species in captivity, becoming a rare living benchmark of how far, and how long, Philippine conservation has had to work to keep its most iconic bird alive. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

Residents & Fisherfolk Expresses Concern Over Alleged Chemical Dumping in Calamba City River Residents and fisherfolk in Barangay Real, Calamba City, have expressed growing concern over alleged chemical dumping in the San Juan River.  Rolando Garcia Espedido, a Facebook user, shared a video of dead fish and thick foam seen floating in the San Juan River. The post ... Read more

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Sen. Chiz Escudero Dragged Into the Flood Control Mess Anew CHIZ ESCUDERO – A man who claimed as allegedly a former bagman of Zaldy Co implicated the Senator in the flood control mess. The tension in the Senate has caught national attention as two (2) blocs in the chamber stand on different sides with regards ... Read more

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