A motorcycle rider was killed after colliding with a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Makati City early Wednesday, May 20. The Makati City Police Station reported that the accident occurred at the intersection of Ayala Avenue and Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue in Barangay San Antonio. According to...
BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old woman was found dead after she went missing in Sitio Capayas, Barangay Sicaba, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 22. Police withheld the name of the victim. Police Lt. Daleen Grace Loreno, deputy chief of the Cadiz City Police Station, said the victim was...
Two fire volunteers were injured when their fire truck overturned along Eastbank Road in Barangay Manggahan, Pasig City, on Saturday, May 23, as they rushed to respond to a blaze. The local government said the volunteers, one of whom was the driver, were supposed to respond to a fire incident in...
ILOILO CITY – Women playwrights, scholars, and artists from all over the country and abroad gathered in Iloilo City for the 13th Women Playwrights International Conference (WPIC) 2026. The triennial gathering that ended on Friday, May 22, was held in Iloilo City for the first time. With Iloilo...
A total of 25 beneficiaries of Parañaque’s Social Amelioration Program (PSAP) received financial assistance from the city government on May 20, easing the burden of residents facing medical and financial hardships. Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that each recipient was granted ₱10,000 to help...
The Quezon City government announced that a traffic slowdown is expected on major roads in Quezon City on Sunday, May 24, due to the convoy transport of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP). The slow-moving convoy will travel from Plaridel, Bulacan, to the North...
An improvised firearm, suspected shabu, and marijuana were confiscated from a motorcycle-riding man who was arrested for allegedly snatching a student’s mobile phone in Pasig City. The Pasig City Police Station (Pasig CPS) said the incident occurred at 3:05 p.m. on Friday, May 22, while the...
Washington’s latest proposal for a new artificial intelligence (AI) hub in New Clark City resembles an extraterritorial arrangement. The United States (US) is asking Manila to grant diplomatic immunity and US common law jurisdiction to the 1,600-hectare industrial zone—an unprecedented request....
Former Mati City Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat was sworn in as city council president of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, strengthening the party’s presence in Davao Oriental ahead of the 2028 elections. Rabat took her oath on Friday, May 22, before PDP-Laban President and Davao...
The Pasig City government announced that the westbound lane of Shaw Boulevard in Barangay San Antonio is temporarily impassable due to clearing operations after a flour-laden trailer truck overturned on Friday, May 22. It advised motorists to turn left towards Pioneer Street as an alternate route....
The City of Malabon University (CMU) has received institutional recognition from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), 33 years after the university was established. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval said on Friday, May 22, that the recognition marks a major milestone for the city and its students, as...
TACLOBAN CITY – Twenty-seven houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay Dagum, Calbayog City, Samar on Thursday, May 21. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at 4:40 p.m. and raised to second alarm minutes later. The fire was under control at 5:37 p.m. and declared fire out...
