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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday said there is no need to conduct loyalty checks within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) despite reports of growing “frustration” among members of the uniformed services over current national issues. Palace press officer Claire Castro said military personnel remain committed to their constitutional mandate of serving and protecting

MANILA, Philippines — The cyberattack, specifically the defacing of the Senate’s website, is part of a series of “escalating threats” against the institution according to Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian. Gatchalian in a statement on Thursday called on authorities to check and pursue cases against those responsible for defacing the Senate’s website — an attack claimed

MANILA, Philippines — The lawyer of the so-called “18 bodyguards” who claimed to have delivered kickbacks worth P805 billion said his clients have evidence against “200 lawmakers.” Levito Baligod, counsel of these persons who introduced themselves as alleged former bagmen of ex-Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, made this known on Thursday as he went to

MANILA, Philippines — Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson was arrested on Thursday afternoon over a cyberlibel case, according to a police report obtained by Inquirer. Singson was arrested at his residence in a gated village in Barangay Ugong Norte, Quezon City, the police report said. The report stated that the arrest was carried

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A proposed ordinance requiring boarding houses, apartments, lodging houses, pension houses, rooms for rent, and similar residential rental establishments in Mandaue City to provide at least one fire extinguisher in every rented room is being pushed to strengthen fire safety measures and minimize damage caused by fire incidents. A public hearing

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady led the reception and blessing of the Pilgrim Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Thursday, marking the start of the Philippine Pilgrimage 2026. The ceremony highlighted the country’s strong Marian devotion and its participation in the global Novena Intercontinental

MANILA, Philippines — Two individuals were arrested for selling P2.27 million worth of electric appliances that allegedly lacked the mandated import commodity clearance marks, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Thursday. In a statement, the CIDG noted that the individuals were arrested and the alleged illegal products were confiscated through a search

MANILA, Philippines – Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) faculty members issued an open letter on Thursday to university president Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ urged “greater clarity and transparency” following the drowning of student-athletes Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili. “As the institution responsible for the safety of our students, we are accountable. The families, the Ateneo

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday offered its assistance to local government units to set up tent cities for individuals affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked Mindanao earlier this week. A total of 75,324 families have been affected by the tremor’s effects as of 8 a.m. on June 11,

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique — A group of farmers in the municipality of Valderrama is innovating its products, introducing the latest vegetable noodles out of peperomia pellucida, locally known as “pancit-pancitan.” “Pancit-pancitan is abundant in our barangay that we tried to produce noodles using them as our raw material,” said Fely Roquero, president of the