Police arrested two Russian nationals during raids at three locations in Phuket on Tuesday, July 8, seizing more than 5.4 million baht as part of an investigation into mule accounts linked to call centre scams. The operation followed information from the Anti Cyber Scam Centre, which alerted officers from Provincial Police Region 8 and Phuket …

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The fire that broke out in a residential area in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City on Thursday morning, July 9, left a man with burn injuries and damaged four houses, causing an estimated P225,000 in property losses. According to the Cebu City Fire Station’s initial report, the Labangon fire occurred along Balaga

MASBATE, Philippines — Standing knee-deep in coastal waters, environmentalist Andrea Pimentel guides workers as they drive bamboo poles into the seabed to block sediment from choking the tidal channel sustaining a mangrove forest. Mangroves are a key natural defence against storm surges and coastal erosion in the Philippines, which is hit by around 20 typhoons

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Several domestic flights to and from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) were canceled on Thursday, July 9, following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island earlier in the day, airport officials announced. READ: Ashfall detected in Mactan–Cebu airport, clearing ops underway The following flights have been canceled, according to the latest

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday shot down claims by Chinese academics that Batanes belongs to China via Taiwan, calling the assertions groundless and warning they expose Beijing’s larger geopolitical ambitions in the region. “We know there is no basis for this,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the

BACOLOD CITY—A sudden whirlwind struck coastal areas in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, early Thursday, leaving 20 houses partially damaged, Hinigaran Mayor  Grace Arceo said. The roofs of the affected houses were blown off, she said. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said the incident occurred at around 6:45 a.m., catching residents by surprise as swirling winds

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Talibon, Bohol has issued an ashfall advisory, urging residents to take precautionary measures following the moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday. According to the advisory, residents should remain indoors as much as possible and wear an N95 mask when

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla visited the Philippine National Police General Hospital (PNP GH) where Sen. Rodante Marcoleta is admitted for medical evaluations. At around 2:20 pm, Padilla’s vehicle was seen arriving in Camp Crame. READ: Sen. Robin Padilla files ‘Anti-Pabebe’ bill Earlier, Col. John Guiagui, chief of the PNP Criminal Investigation and

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday said there will be no term extension for outgoing Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) police chief Brig. Gen. Hansel Marantan. This is despite Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla’s request to the National Police Commission to extend the active service of Marantan for one year. READ: Remulla asks Napolcom to extend

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — The mother of the late Agusan del Sur basketball standout Rene Clert Baterbonia has appealed to social media content creators to respect their family’s privacy during the “kuwarenta dias” commemoration for her son on July 18. The memorial will be held at the Labnig Public Cemetery in Talacogon. “Kuwarenta