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Source of online threats vs GenSan schools traced as more cops deployed

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office-12 (PRO-12), through its Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit (RACU), is intensifying efforts to trace the source of a social media post containing an alleged shooting threat against two schools in General Santos City, a police official said Friday, July 31. Brig. Gen. Alan B. Manibog, PRO-12 director, said

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Tarlac mayor calls for unity after SC victory in DQ case

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines — Tarlac City Mayor Susan Yap on Thursday called for healing and unity after the Supreme Court en banc nullified a Commission on Elections (Comelec) resolution that canceled her certificate of candidacy (COC) for the May 2025 elections over a residency issue. In a statement, Yap said there was “no

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Rains boost level of drying Angat Dam

NORZAGARAY, BULACAN, Philippines — Continuous moderate to heavy rains over the past several days have finally brought relief to the drying Angat Dam, raising its water level after the reservoir hit its lowest recorded elevation in history last week. As of Friday, Angat Dam’s water level climbed to 155.05 meters above sea level (masl), recovering

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Negros town reels from crab ban, sugarcane pest

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The local economy of Enrique B. Magalona town in Negros Occidental has been hit hard by the US ban on Philippine blue swimming crab exports, affecting about 40 percent of local economic activity and costing hundreds of jobs, Mayor Matthew Louis Malacon said on Thursday. To cushion the impact

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