A young man I spoke with recently — early twenties, sharp, about to finish his degree —told me he had never voted and did not plan to. He wasn’t angry about it. He said it theway you’d mention the weather. Wala namang mangyayari. Nothing will happenanyway. What stayed with me wasn’t the opinion. It was…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities are investigating to determine ownership of some PHP14.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes abandoned in Barangay Sangali in this city, the police said Monday. In a report, the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) said the smuggled cigarettes were recovered on Sunday afternoon outside an unoccupied house in Sitio Malasugat, Barangay Sangali….
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Extending its Palarong Pambansa dynasty, the National Capital Region (NCR) reaffirmed its dominance as it clinched its 19th consecutive overall championship title in the national competitions held at Patin-ay Sports Complex in Prosperidad town. NCR athletes amassed an impressive 91 gold with 71 silver and 71 bronze medals to close…
DRUG BUST. Operatives of Bacolod City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit seize 320 grams of shabu worth PHP2.17 million during a buy-bust at Purok Tahong, Barangay 2 on Sunday (May 31, 2026). A 19-year-old male suspect was arrested, the police report said. (Photos courtesy of Bacolod City Police Office) BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old male…
Photo courtesy of Angeles City Information Office. Authorities retrieved another body from the collapsed structure in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga early Monday, raising the death toll in the incident to 12. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Central Luzon said the victim was pulled out at around 4:12 a.m. on June 1 after…
Photo courtesy of Philippine News Agency (PNA). The Philippine National Police Forensic Group said it had confirmed that around 1,400 of the bones retrieved from Taal Lake were human, as investigations into the missing sabungeros continued. Forensic Group director Pierre Carpio reported that the figure came after extensive examinations conducted on the recovered skeletal remains….
DOTr Acting Sec. Giovanni Lopez. Photo courtesy of Connie Calipay/ Philippine News Agency (PNA). Contrary to circulating reports that only 13 stations will push through, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) clarified that the US$1.6 billion (approximately ₱81.5 billion) Metro Rail Transit 7 (MRT-7) project will operate with 14 stations, including its Bulacan station in San Jose…
Wanting for a total ban on vapor products, the Department of Health (DOH) Health Promotion Bureau has secured high-level international backing for its anti-vape campaign from the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as the government of Singapore. Health secretary Teodoro ‘Ted’ Herbosa recently highlighted that up to seven in ten Filipino youths, aged 13…
Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. Photo from Office of the Chief PNP/Facebook The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday maintained that its investigation into the May 13 shooting inside the Senate was thorough and evidence-based, amid calls for further scrutiny. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said their findings were the…
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has sidelined a passenger bus and called in its operator following a deadly road crash in Quezon City that left one person dead and more than 20 others injured. LTFRB chief Vigor Mendoza said the agency issued a show cause order to 997 Sandigan Transport Service Cooperative,…