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MANILA,  Philippines — The 18 alleged bagmen of former Rep. Zaldy Co were a no-show at Monday’s meeting of  the Senate blue ribbon committee led by newly-installed chairman, Sen. Erwin Tulfo. According to Tulfo, the 18 individuals, who were dubbed as “bodyguards” instead of former Marines as they were previously called, were invited to the meeting, but they

MANILA, Philippines — The 18 alleged bagmen, claiming to be former Marines, along with their legal counsel Levito Baligod, arrived at the Senate on Monday to visit Sen. Robin Padilla, and not to attend the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the flood control controversy. Padilla called them his “guests.” He said he was informed of

Powerful Earthquake Causes Widespread Damage in General Santos City  Various establishments in General Santos City were damaged and collapsed due to a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Mindanao.  On the morning of June 8, 2026, General Santos City experienced massivet damage after a powerful earthquake, leaving residents shaken and prompting authorities to launch immediate inspections across the city.  The earthquake, which was ... Read more

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Two foreign women face fines of 10,000 baht each after assaulting Thai security guards at a bar on Bangla Road in Patong, Phuket, on Friday, May 5. Footage of the Phuket bar assault circulated widely on Thai social media over the weekend. The video showed a group of foreign women approaching the venue’s security checkpoint …

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SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Local officials in Bayugan City and the municipality of San Francisco suspended classes and school operations following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on Monday, citing the risk of aftershocks and the need to assess the structural integrity of school facilities. In Bayugan City, Mayor Kirk Asis ordered

MANILA, Philippines — Government contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya will not seek hospital arrest despite still recovering from shoulder surgery, his lawyer said on Monday. Discaya was served an arrest warrant earlier in the day while detained at the Senate in connection with a malversation case linked to an alleged P53.9-million flood control project in Calumpit,

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Mayor Rolando Uy suspended classes from kindergarten to elementary levels and ordered immediate structural inspections of public buildings after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, initially recorded as magnitude 7.0, struck parts of Mindanao early Monday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the 7:37 a.m. tectonic tremor had

MANILA, Philippines— The camp of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, who claims he’s still the Senate president, is proposing  possible interim administrative arrangements to the new majority group now led by Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian. One possible arrangement is the adoption  of a dual-signatory or joint certification by current officials and those still asserting authority on important  documents such

MANILA, Philippines —  Operations at General Santos International Airport have been temporarily suspended following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani, on Monday morning, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). A Notice to Airmen, which is a safety advisory given to pilots and flight operators to alert them of

MANILA, Philippines — Government contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya was arrested at the Senate on Monday over a malversation case tied to a disputed flood control project in Bulacan. The Bulacan Regional Trial Court Branch 20 issued the arrest order in connection with allegations that Discaya falsified public funds or property. Discaya’s charge is not bailable.