MANILA, Philippines — The alleged former employees of Rep. Zaldy Co have taken back their allegations that they delivered suitcases full of cash to Sen. Loren Legarda, according to their attorney, Levito Baligod. According to Baligod, the “ex-bagmen” admitted on Monday that they were wrong to claim they had delivered two cash-filled suitcases from Co

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war. Israeli authorities said two waves of Iranian missiles targeted the country, and urged the public to seek shelter. Explosions could be heard in central Israel as Israeli

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Monday rejected a proposal by former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano for an interim leadership arrangement in the Senate, reiterating that the Executive branch recognizes acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian as the chamber’s legitimate leader. During a Palace press briefing, Press Officer Claire Castro said an arrangement involving dual signatories and

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rising prices of food items kept Central Visayas as the country’s inflation hot spot in May, with overall inflation holding at 10.8 percent, according to latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This marks the second straight month that the region posted double-digit inflation rates. At 10.8 percent, it is

LINAMON, Lanao del Norte – The sea waters off Sultan Naga Dimaporo (SND), Lanao del Norte, receded by about two meters from the shores following the magnitude 7.8 tectonic quake that struck Mindanao Monday morning, prompting school officials to cancel classes in the town’s 16 coastal villages. Jennifer Senerpida, SND Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management

  MANILA, Philippines – Senate blue ribbon committee chairperson Erwin Tulfo on Monday said he plans to inhibit from the panel’s flood control probe after being named as one of the legislators who received money from former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. Tulfo bared his plans to the media after the alleged 18 bagmen

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park-Special Economic Zone in Balamban, Cebu, adding more than 64 hectares of land to one of the country’s major industrial hubs. Under Proclamation No. 1288 signed on June 3, 2026, Marcos designated two parcels of land in Barangay Buanoy,

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao Monday morning, the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division (10ID), based in Davao de Oro, has mobilized its disaster response units to assist affected communities. In a statement, the 10ID said it immediately placed its forces on heightened alert and deployed

MANILA, Philippines — Seemingly taking a jab at Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s incorporation of faith into his political branding, Palace press officer Claire Castro on Monday urged the public to be more cautious of people who pretend to be holy and righteous. Castro’s remarks were in response to Cayetano’s call for Senate President Pro Tempore Win