11+ hour, 29+ min ago   (211+ words) The peace partners met on Friday. September 12, in Barangay Tubig Puti, Luuk, to discuss community peace and security concerns and strengthen coordination among stakeholders. The dialogue brought together Colonel Alex Gagula, deputy brigade commander of the 1102nd Infantry Brigade, representing Brigadier…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago   (154+ words) AUTHORITIES have seized some P7.62 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a law enforcement operation in Zamboanga City, the police said Sunday, September 13, 2026. The police said the smuggled cigarettes were seized Saturday, September 12, in the waters off Sinunuc village, Zamboanga City....

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (443+ words) SENATOR Loren Legarda has “appealed” for moral support from her fellow lawmakers amid the accusations being hurled against her over alleged irregularities related to the controversial P10-billion solar energy project linked to her son, Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste. In a…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago   (266+ words) Mayor Malu Paras-Lacson clarified during a Senate hearing that she was not yet mayor of Magalang when the business permit for Chuangxing Steel was initially issued on October 17, 2019. Lacson made the clarification during the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs’ ongoing…...

23+ hour, 52+ min ago   (136+ words) Pampanga Governor Lilia “Nanay” Pineda said the provincial government is pursuing measures to address flooding in the province. Pineda said this is part of efforts to make Pampanga resilient and ready for investments. She discussed the initiatives during the Luzon…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (249+ words) MAWAB, Davao de Oro — The 10th Infantry (Agila) Division, Philippine Army, deployed two more infantry battalions to reinforce ongoing security operations for the 2026 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) Parliamentary Elections. A total of 342 personnel from the 27th Infantry (Action) Battalion…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (221+ words) THE Department of Education-Davao Region (Deped-Davao) dispelled rumors of a hiring freeze for regional teaching positions and addressed the status of the ongoing learning intervention program during the Isyu Karon media forum on Friday, September 11, 2026. Speaking at the forum, Deped-Davao…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (304+ words) FILIPINOS remain sharply divided on whether confidential and intelligence funds allocated to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) were improperly spent, according to a survey released Tuesday by nonpartisan research firm Momentum Research....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (319+ words) “COMELEC has done its part on the mechanics of this election,” said Angel S. Averia Jr., NAMFREL National Chairperson. “The harder problem is not whether the machines will work. It is whether the political environment surrounding this election will allow…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (834+ words) Acting Cebu City Prosecutor Jo-ana Marie Desuyo charged Cebu-based businessman Mark Y. Yu with perjury under Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code over false statements in an affidavit accusing two prosecutors of corruption. The Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 23 received…...