SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday enforced the six-month preventive suspension against Mayor Arcadio “Najie” Gapangada here. The Ombudsman suspended Gapangada for administrative charges of grave abuse of authority, grave misconduct,...
TACLOBAN CITY -- San Jose National High School suspended classes on Tuesday following reports of threatening messages posted online targeting students. A Grade 8 teacher reported to the Tacloban City Police Station 1 that one of her students received a screenshot of a Messenger...
Local governments in Bulacan have suspended face-to-face classes on Monday, July 13, as heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat) continue to affect the province. Municipalities implementing Alternative Delivery Modes (ADM) for all levels include Bulakan, Obando, Paombong, Marilao,...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Saturday, July 11, denied social media posts claiming the Office of the Ombudsman had ordered his preventive suspension. He said the reports were part of "new fake news operations," dismissing claims he was suspended for not giving the P1,500 allowance to City Hall...
Super Typhoon “Inday” brought sea travel to a standstill across six regions on Friday morning, July 10, leaving more than 500 passengers stranded and forcing vessels to seek shelter as rough seas persisted, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). In its Maritime Safety Advisory covering...
Several Metro Manila cities suspended classes on Friday, July 10, as heavy rains from the southwest monsoon, or habagat, intensified by Typhoon Inday, continued to affect the capital. Caloocan, Malabon, Valenzuela, and San Juan canceled face-to-face classes across all levels in public and private...
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria has suspended classes on all levels in both public and private schools on Thursday, July 9, as a preemptive measure against the expected impact of super typhoon Inday. Sagarbarria issued Executive Order No. 48, Series of 2026, on Tuesday...
Face-to-face classes in Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas were suspended on Wednesday, July 8, due to continuous rains brought by Super Typhoon Bavi, locally named Inday, and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat. In Caloocan, Mayor Along Malapitan suspended face-to-face classes from daycare to...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao Occidental has extended the suspension of face-to-face classes in the province as aftershocks from the magnitude-7.8 tremor on June 8 continue. Gov. Franklin Bautista issued Memorandum Order No. 76 on June 27 directing school officials in the...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria ordered the suspension of classes in the municipalities of Siaton and Zamboanguita on Tuesday following heavy rains and severe weather that triggered flooding and landslides. Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria said flooding and landslides in...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada said he has taken steps to ensure that he would not use the powers and privileges of his office to shield himself from the allegations against him following the Sandiganbayan Second Division 's order placing him under a 90-day preventive suspension. READ:...
The Sandiganbayan Second Division has ordered a 90-day preventive suspension of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada over a graft case pending before the anti-graft court in relation to the alleged multi-million flood control kickback scheme. In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 16, the...