Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday hailed Filipina tennis star Alex Eala as the country’s “newest and youngest national hero” after she battled through a right-foot injury to defeat Caty McNally at the Canadian Open. “Make way for our newest and youngest national hero - Alex...
BACOLOD CITY - The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) honored the sacrifice of Police Master Sgt. Fernando Marfa who drowned while saving his three companions during a river patrol in Barangay Luna, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Aug. 7. "Marfa exemplified the...
The HERO Foundation Inc. held its Annual Board Meeting on July 23, 2026, led by Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala and attended by the Foundation 's distinguished Board of Trustees. The meeting reaffirmed the Board 's unwavering commitment to expanding educational opportunities for...
For generations of Filipinos, few karaoke moments have been as unforgettable as someone passionately belting out "Total Eclipse of the Heart." Whether performed at family reunions, birthday parties, neighborhood gatherings, or late-night videoke sessions, Bonnie Tyler 's timeless power ballad...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) from this city was feted on social media for rescuing a fellow OFW who was swept away by raging water in a tourist destination in Taiwan recently. Dhen Mark Quitoriano Suga, a resident of Barangay Minante 1, said he and his co-workers were...
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Board on Monday awarded a 12-year-old girl with a certificate of commendation for helping save the lives of her fellow passengers on board the vessel that capsized in the sea of the municipality of Culasi on May 6. Vice Gov. Genevive...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) conferred a posthumous award to Police Master Sgt. Davy Carampatana for his courage and bravery in the line of duty. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, awarded the “Medalya ng Kadakilaan” to Carampatana...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) commended the courage and bravery of two policemen who were injured in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, accompanied...
BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old police officer was stabbed dead and three others, including a deputy police chief, were injured in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Talaptap, Barangay Talaptap, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Monday night, May 11. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region...
BUTUAN CITY – A police officer was killed in a buy-bust operation involving two suspected drug pushers in Sitio Cayutan, Purok 2, Barangay Cagniog, Surigao City on Wednesday night, May 6. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano P. Magistrado IV visited the wake and...
An off-duty police officer from the Angadanan Police Station in Isabela was feted for responding to a fire that destroyed a vehicle inside a gas station in Barangay Alibagu, Ilagan City, Isabela, on Monday, April 20. Police Master Sgt. Kennedy Tungpalan and his wife were on their way home from the...
Long before sunrise breaks over the quiet village of Bonifacio in Misamis Occidental, teacher Jeric Maribao is already awake. In the early dawn, while most of his community sleeps, he is in the kitchen—cooking rice, preparing viands, and readying breakfast for children who would otherwise go to...
