CULINARY TREAT. Some of the local food in Catbalogan City in Samar on display during the Secret Kitchens of Samar Food Crawl Series: Flavors of Catbalogan on Monday (May 4, 2026). The city government of Catbalogan is putting its rich culinary heritage in the spotlight with the launch of a new food tourism initiative to…
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte provincial government’s “Libreng Sakay” program has benefited 30,498 individuals who commute daily to work amid the energy crisis. The free transport service, facilitated by the Metro Ilocos Norte Council (MINC) in partnership with public transport groups, was piloted in April to ease transportation costs. The provincial government initially tapped…
Photo courtesy of PNP/Facebook. Anti-drug operatives arrested four individuals and seized suspected shabu worth P61.2 million during an operation in General Trias, Cavite on May 3, authorities said Monday. The operation was carried out in Barangay Bacao 1 by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, with support from the Philippine National Police and other law enforcement…
Photo courtesy of PNP/Facebook Authorities seized suspected counterfeit and unregistered fertilizer products worth about P1 million during a search operation in Ilagan City, Isabela, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday. The operation was carried out at an establishment in Barangay Sta. Isabel Norte, where officers found containerized fertilizer stocks believed to have been manufactured…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said a suspect listed among the region’s most wanted persons was arrested in San Ildefonso, Bulacan on May 3. Police identified the accused as the No. 2 most wanted person at the regional level and said he was apprehended in Barangay Lapnit at around 1:20 p.m. Operatives from the San…
Austria’s Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger. Photo courtesy of Anadolu. Austria has expelled three staff members of the Russian Embassy in Vienna over suspected espionage activities, authorities said, amid growing concerns over intelligence operations linked to diplomatic premises. The move follows an investigation into alleged surveillance infrastructure installed on rooftops of Russian diplomatic buildings in the…
Flag of Japan. Photo by Kulbir on Pexels.com Japan and the Asian Development Bank have rolled out a new support mechanism aimed at helping small and medium-sized businesses in Asia cope with rising energy costs linked to continued tensions in the Middle East. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama announced the initiative on Monday during the…
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Photo courtesy of Anadolu. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova on Sunday signed a joint declaration on strategic partnership. According to the Armenian prime minister’s office, Pashinyan hosted Iotova and her delegation in Yerevan ahead of the 8th European Political Community summit. He congratulated Iotova on…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu. The US Navy on Monday directed vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz to route through Oman’s territorial waters south of the Traffic Separation Scheme, warning that the main shipping lane remained extremely hazardous due to sea mines that had not been fully surveyed or cleared. The US Naval Forces…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu. The United Arab Emirates issued a missile threat alert on Monday, the first since a ceasefire took effect between Iran and the United States last month. A message circulated on social media and sent to residents warned, “Due to the current situation and potential missile threats, immediately seek a safe place…