All government cyber teams must be vigilant and prepared for the possible Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attack on Wednesday, Nov. 5, President Marcos said. "The President directed DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) and all cyber teams in government to be...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that there were no Filipinos among the victims of the deadly shooting in a bus stop in Jerusalem. “No Filipino was hurt during the shooting incident at the bus station in Jerusalem yesterday,” the DFA’s statement on Tuesday night, Sept. 9, read....
A 23-year-old man was arrested after threatening to stab Manila Police District (MPD) officers during clearing and routine patrol operations in Ermita, Manila, on Saturday, Sept. 6. The MPD identified the suspect as alias Anthony, a resident of San Andres Bukid. Based on the police report, officers...
An elderly voter who collapsed after casting his vote in Oas, Albay died on election day, May 12, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported. The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) identified the fatality as Nestor Rensales, 65. Rensales had just finished casting his vote around 6:05 a.m....
Four persons were killed in a gun attack in a remote barangay in Hadji Mohammad Adjul, Basilan on the eve of the midterm elections on Sunday, May 11, the military’s Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said. Col. J-jay Javines, Westmincom spokesperson, said the armed attack occurred near a...
Vice President Sara Duterte claimed that the recent criminal complaints filed against her brother, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, are part of the political attacks against their family by the Marcos administration. Vice President Sara Duterte and Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte...
The Philippine Embassy in Islamabad has cancelled a scheduled consular and overseas voting mission in Lahore in the province of Punjab in Pakistan, citing security concerns amid the ongoing tensions in the India-Pakistan border. A relative wails during the funeral procession of Adil Hussain Shah,...
The international community must come together and condemn the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. "In light of these facts, the international community must rise in unified condemnation of the Pahalgam attack. Strong and meaningful action must be taken to compel Pakistan to reform its...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was bitten by a crocodile after he reportedly went inside its cage in a wetlands park in Siay town, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Monday, April 28. A report from the Siay Municipal Police Station said the victim was bitten on the right leg by the reptile when lawmen...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and volunteers carry the remains of a Russian tourist who died while on a scuba diving trip in Verde Island, Batangas on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo: PCG) One of the two Russian divers who died during a scuba diving activity in Isla Verde, Batangas City last week...
BATANGAS CITY – Two Russian divers drowned while scuba diving in the shark-infested sea of Sitio Pulong Bato, Barangay San Agapito, Isla Verde, this city, on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 27. TWO Russian divers drowned in the sea of Sitio Pulong Bato, Barangay San Agapito, Batangas City on...
CEBU CITY–An 83-year-old woman was found dead with her head severed from her body, leaving residents of a mountainous barangay in Dumanjug town, southern Cebu in shock. The body of Miguela Pocong Barino was already in a state of decomposition when she was found by her great-grandchild at past 11...
