A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani Island in Davao Occidental on Saturday, June 28, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 2 bulletin, Phivolcs reported that the tectonic quake occurred at 7:07 a.m....
DreamWorks Animation has announced its original film, Forgotten Island, inspired by Philippine mythology, will be released in theaters on September 25, 2026. Although the plot details are not fully disclosed, the film is described as a broad, comedic adventure that takes the protagonists to a...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, June 18, that it spearheaded a coral reef rehabilitation in Pagasa (Thitu) Island and the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) as part of the government’s ongoing initiative to protect and conserve the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)....
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) chief, backed the five-minute response time for police assistance set by the national headquarters. In a media interview on Monday, June 16, at the Bacolod City Police Office, Ibay said that...
BACOLOD CITY – The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on Dec. 1 are pushing through, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said here. “It’s a go,” Garcia said, expressing confidence that Congress will soon finalize the bill affirming the Dec. 1 election...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will launch an environmental damage assessment after a Chinese vessel ran aground near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), West Philippine Sea (WPS) over the weekend. PCG spokesperson for WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela said the vessel, a...
Local fisherfolk in Palawan were alarmed when a Chinese vessel ran aground near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, June 7, amid inclement weather. According to the military, local fishermen spotted the vessel around 3 p.m. at about two nautical miles from the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) will coordinate with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the planned establishment of a new coast guard station on Balabac Island in Palawan. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the area on Balabac Island where they initially planned to put up a...
The Department of National Defense (DND) will construct an airstrip and a Philippine Navy (PN) station on Balabac Island in Palawan, one of the nine Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites agreed upon by the Philippines and the United States. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Norte police reported the capture in Siargao Island of an escapee from the Davao Prison and Penal Farm on Thursday. Provincial police chief Col. Warren Dablo described the escapee as a 53-year-old resident of Barangay Cadawinonan, Dumaguete City. The fugitive was...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that the extension of the runway on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has already been completed. “Our runway is 100 percent complete already. Now we are just finishing the ancillaries around it and we are aiming to complete it...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is seeking emergency powers to contain the spread of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) on Negros Island, raising concerns over their potential impact on sugar production and overall supply. SRA Deputy Administrator Ignacio Santillana stated that the...
