MANILA, Philippines — Generally fair weather and isolated rain showers are forecast to prevail over parts of the country on Thursday, July 16, the state weather bureau said.  Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 5 a.m. weather advisory that the southwest monsoon, or habagat, may affect only Extreme Northern Luzon,

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Police seized about 10 grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated P68,000 during a buy-bust operation in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, on Wednesday night (July 15). The Region IV-B police office, overseeing the provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan, said the drug bust was carried out

MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos prefer that the government modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ahead of strengthening military partnerships and forging new defense agreements to defend the country’s maritime territorial rights, according to the results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Commissioned by the Stratbase Institute

MANILA – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is ready for the planned ASEAN Power Grid and is awaiting specifics from authorities to make its system adaptable to the targeted cross-border electricity trade. NGCP spokesperson lawyer Cynthia Alabanza, during a briefing Wednesday, said the plan will need bulk transmission facilities, and the NGCP requires

This is the Daily Gospel for July 16, 2026, which is Thursday of the Fifteenth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, July 15, 2026 Daily Gospel, July 14, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 11, 28-30. Jesus said to the crowds: “Come to me, all you who

ATLANTA, United States — Lautaro Martinez scored a 92nd minute winner as Lionel Messi inspired World Cup holders Argentina to a stunning comeback to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and set up a final with European champions Spain. England had been on course to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 after Anthony Gordon

DUMAGUETE CITY – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia issued a stern warning on Wednesday to candidates of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) against leveraging government resources to advance their campaigns. Speaking at a press conference in Bais City, Negros Oriental, Garcia said that while the implementation of public programs and the

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities allegedly made up the informant whose testimony was used as the basis for obtaining the search warrant used against political prisoners Vicente Ladlad, Alberto Villamor and wife Virginia, according to the testimony presented by their lawyers in court on Tuesday. Ladlad, 76, a peace consultant for the National Democratic Front of