MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is launching legal action over a Facebook post falsely claiming that NBI Director Melvin Matibag made negative remarks about the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) and its members. Although the NBI did not identify the specific Facebook post, the bureau condemned it as a “disinformation campaign” and

What began as a missed backstage encounter and a friendship bracelet has become one of pop culture’s most celebrated love stories. Over the past three years, global superstar Taylor Swift and NFL champion Travis Kelce has transformed a seemingly impossible crossover romance into a relationship that captivated millions around the world. READ: Taylor Swift, Travis

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group National Capital Region (PNP-CIDG NCR) announced its readiness to serve court-issued arrest warrants against high-ranking government officials. This came amid the impending plunder case against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta in connection with a P75-million donation to him when he was still a congressman before his

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas grid, which had been suffering instability in the past few weeks, has finally gotten a reprieve. Unit 3 of the Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC) has been reactivated on Wednesday, July 1, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) confirmed.  READ: Why are ‘rotational brownouts’ necessary to prevent

TACLOBAN CITY –Leyte First District Rep. Martin Romualdez has proposed a host of measures to strengthen school safety and child protection as part of a comprehensive response to the June 22 mass shooting at San Jose National High School that left three students dead and 20 others injured. Romualdez presented the proposals during a consultative meeting

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The local government of Taytay, Rizal, on Thursday urged residents to refrain from throwing garbage into creeks, rivers, and other waterways, warning that improper waste disposal contributes significantly to flooding. Following several days of heavy rains, large volumes of garbage were again washed into the municipality’s waterways, according to the local

ILOILO CITY — Rice farmers in Western Visayas are being advised to strengthen field monitoring and adopt preventive measures as agricultural authorities warned of the possible occurrence of five major rice pests and diseases during the third quarter of 2026. The Department of Agriculture’s Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) in Western Visayas issued a pest advisory

BAGUIO CITY — The Social Action Center of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk (AVT-SAC) has thrown its support behind the Balatoc Indigenous Cultural Community in Pasil, Kalinga, and downstream farming communities opposing the expansion of large-scale mining projects in their ancestral domain. In a statement, AVT-SAC Director Fr. Jeorge D. Masinem said development projects in

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The provincial government of Oriental Mindoro  resumed its regular five-day workweek beginning on Wednesday, July 1, ending the temporary four-day compressed work schedule that had been implemented earlier this year. Governor Humerlito A. Dolor signed Executive Order No. 24, Series of 2026, terminating the four-day compressed workweek adopted under Executive

Phrae police shared a past case when nearly six kilograms of heroin were found hidden in seat cushions, aimed to deliver abroad, to issue a warning to the public following the arrest of a Thai flight attendant in Australia. The arrest of the Thai Airway flight attendant drew widespread attention in Thailand, particularly among people …

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