Quezon City has become one of the first local government units (LGUs) in the country to add a third gender option to its online business permit system, making the process more inclusive for entrepreneurs. The enhancement was implemented through the city 's upgraded QC Biz Easy platform,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 12-year-old boy is under police custody for allegedly bringing a firearm inside the Geras Integrated School in Barangay Sumagdang, Isabela City, Basilan on Wednesday, July 29. The gun was allegedly stolen from a car wash in Basilan. School administrators and teachers acted...
The Pax Silica artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub is expected to have a data center capacity of at least 400 megawatts (MW), more than double the country’s current capacity, once it becomes fully operational, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology...
A 40‑year‑old woman was handed over to police after being placed under citizen’s arrest for her alleged role in a ₱3.7‑million cryptocurrency scam in Pasay City. Pasay police chief Col. Joselito M. de Sesto identified the suspect as Glenn Yzabel of Makati City. Investigators said the case...
A 31-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly sneaked onto the rooftop of a private establishment in Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, and tossed stolen galvanized iron (GI) pipes over a fence on Tuesday night, July 28. Police identified the suspect only as alias “Je,” a resident of...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division to grant him bail in his pending plunder case, arguing that he is entitled to provisional liberty because the “evidence of his guilt is not strong.” Estrada is currently detained at the New Quezon City Jail in Barangay Payatas....
Police arrested a man in Quezon City after he allegedly threatened to leak an intimate video of a 22‑year‑old woman he met online following their motel encounter. The suspect, identified only as alias "JC," 36, was nabbed on July 27 by operatives of the Talipapa Police Station in front of a...
At least 402 families have been evacuated following a fire that broke out in a residential area along Rosemarie Lane in Barangay Kapitolyo, Pasig City, on Wednesday, July 29, according to the barangay. As of 10 a.m. Thursday, July 30, Barangay Kapitolyo said the count covered families registered...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor proposed on Monday, July 27, an ordinance seeking to improve public awareness, healthcare access, and workplace support for women undergoing perimenopause and menopause. Councilor Pamela Librado-Morata introduced the Davao City Menopause and Perimenopause...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao 's premier travel marketplace is entering a new era as the Davao Mega Travel Sale officially rebrands to the Davao Travel Expo 2027, the Davao Travel Agencies Association announced on Wednesday, July 29. DTAA President Gian Carlo Caguiat told Manila Bulletin that the...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte questioned the Department of Public Works and Highways over its handling of flood control measures on the Talomo River in this city. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon ordered immediate dredging and the reconstruction of a flood control dike...
CEBU CITY – Five individuals received cash incentives under the “Operation: Private Eye” (OPE) program of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). A total of P769,982.86 were awarded to the recipients, whose information provided to authorities led to successful anti-illegal drug...
