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18 alleged ‘bodyguards’ snub Erwin Tulfo-led blue ribbon panel meeting

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

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18 ‘ex-Marines’ at Senate to visit Padilla, not to attend BRC

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

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Various Establishment in General Santos City Collapsed due to Powerful Quake 

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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2 foreign women fined 10,000 baht for assault on Phuket bar guards

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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Curlee Discaya arrested on malversation charges

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.

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Mindanao earthquake: 1 dead, ‘buildings collapsed’ – police

MANILA, Philippines — A 7.8-magnitude quake that struck the southern Philippines on Monday has killed at least one person and injured four others while collapsing “a number of buildings”, police told AFP. “Many buildings were affected, but I cannot enumerate them now because we are busy with ongoing rescues,” Master Sergeant Robert Dagon of the

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Magnitude 7.8 Sarangani earthquake: Marcos orders swift response

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed all relevant government agencies to immediately mobilize and respond to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani, on Monday morning. Marcos also announced in a statement that classes at all levels in affected areas across Mindanao would remain suspended until further notice. The president said, “I

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Philippines quake: Indonesia orders tsunami evacuation of northern areas

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia ordered on Monday evacuations of northern areas threatened by tsunami waves after a 7.8-magnitude quake struck the southern Philippines. Officials in areas at highest risk — the North Sulawesi capital, Manado, northern Gorontalo province and the Sangihe islands — “are instructed to immediately direct their residents to evacuate in an orderly

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Schools closed in parts of Agusan del Sur for quake damage checks

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

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No hospital arrest for Curlee Discaya, says lawyer

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,

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