MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Road crashes reported in Talisay City from January 1 to July 5, 2026, have already claimed 15 lives. Jonathan Tumulak, head of the City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA), expressed concern over the rising number of fatalities resulting from road accidents in the city. “This year’s number of

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Bam Aquino announced Sunday that he plans to file a motion seeking the public release of all evidence presented in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. The senator disclosed his intent a day prior to the commencement of Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday, July 6. “In the first week, we will

BAGUIO CITY — Vice President Sara Duterte may still choose to resign before the start of her impeachment trial on Monday, following the path taken by impeached Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez in 2011 and former Commission on Elections chair Andres Bautista in 2017, lawyer Howard Calleja said. Speaking during the Diocese of Baguio’s “Talakayang Bayan para

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 30-year-old man from Toledo City, Cebu is facing a homicide complaint after he allegedly beat a 25-year-old man to death with a stone, claiming he feared the victim was about to attack him. The suspect voluntarily surrendered to authorities shortly after the incident and is now in the custody of

TACLOBAN CITY — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Eastern Visayas has activated Task Force El Niño as government agencies intensify preparations for a projected dry spell expected to affect the country from August this year until January 2027, an official said. The task force, organized under the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

ILOILO CITY — A former police officer wanted for murder surrendered to the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) early Sunday, July 5, ending more than three years in hiding. The suspect, identified only by the alias “Jerry,” 40, of Arevalo District, Iloilo City, turned himself in at Camp Martin Teofilo Delgado in Fort

LUCENA CITY — Police are investigating the discovery of a dead fetus at the sewage treatment facility of a condominium in Tagaytay City, Cavite, on Friday night, July 3. In a report released Saturday, the Police Regional Office 4A said an employee of Cityland Condominium in Barangay San Jose discovered the fetus lodged in a