CEBU CITY, Philippines — A wife and daughter who were injured during a late-night scythe attack inside their home in Minglanilla town, Cebu, have decided not to file charges against the husband and father allegedly responsible for the incident, citing his age and health condition. The Minglanilla Police said the incident involved a scythe attack
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₱90K bail: Jinggoy Estrada pays for temporarily release
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Friday posted a ₱90,000 bail for his graft case in the Sandiganbayan.
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NBI to subpoena Bato dela Rosa’s wife to track him down
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will issue subpoenas to the wife of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and other individuals who have been in recent contact with him. The move follows the bureau’s manhunt operation against the senator in connection with an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Will Alex Eala play here? Cebu’s SRP to host world-class tennis courts
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) have unveiled plans for a proposed international-standard tennis facility at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City.
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Pork import quota’s sharp rise bucked by PH hog raisers
A pork producers' group has opposed the government’s decision to sharply increase pork import allocations, warning that the move could derail the local hog industry’s recovery from African swine fever (ASF).
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Ex-barangay captain gunned down in Pagadian City
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — A former barangay captain of Upper Sang-an, Labangan town in Zamboanga del Sur, was shot dead in broad daylight along the national highway in Barangay Tawagan Sur here on Thursday afternoon. Initial police investigation showed that the victim was riding his yellow motorcycle and was reportedly on his way
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No violations in search operations for dela Rosa – DILG
MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla maintained on Friday that the police operations to search for Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa did not violate any law enforcement procedures. Speaking to reporters in Camp Karingal in Quezon City, Remulla answered social media posts by dela Rosa’s wife, Nancy, questioning the legality of
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Calapan City under ‘danger’ heat index at 44°C — CDRRMO
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) on Friday urged residents to take precautions against extreme heat after the heat index in Calapan City reached 44 degrees Celsius, placing it under the “danger” category. In a heat index advisory issued at 2 p.m., the monitoring station at the
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WATCH: Jinggoy Estrada posts P90,000 bail for graft case
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada posted bail of P90,000 for his graft case filed at the Sandiganbayan in relation to alleged illegal insertions in the 2025 national budget. /atm
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Hopes rise after radar detects movements under Angeles collapse site
ANGELES CITY — Rescue operations intensified Friday afternoon after authorities detected four moving entities beneath the rubble of the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago here, raising hopes that possible survivors may still be trapped inside the debris. According to the Unified Command Management Option overseeing operations at ground zero, rescue radar equipment detected movement
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