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...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday ordered an intensified pursuit operation after a shootout in General Santos City led to the recovery of nine firearms and raised the possibility that the suspects are part of an organized armed group. In a statement, PNP chief Police Gen. Jose...
GAPAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Two puppies died after their owner, an elderly man in Barangay San Vicente here, allegedly tossed them onto a concrete road during an argument over dog feces and noise with his neighbor last week. The suspect was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when the incident...
DAVAO CITY – A Manila-based restaurant, one of the recipients of the 2026 Bib Gourmand recognition from Michelin Guide Philippines, has partnered with a Davao-based firm to launch a heritage-inspired dining experience that highlights Philippine cacao as a premium culinary ingredient. Cabel...
DAVAO CITY – A councilor here has defended the Davao City Bus Project from critics. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Ways and Means, and Appropriations, said that the city government ensures that economic displacement is addressed through transition...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police arrested a regional high-value drug target and seized nearly P7 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Ormoc City on Thursday. In a statement, the Police Regional Office in Eastern Visayas (PRO-8) said arrested during an operation in Barangay South,...
DAVAO CITY – The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) is calling for a multi-agency investigation of the rescue of an injured Philippine Eagle in the hinterlands of Malaybalay City in Bukidnon last week. The PEF urged authorities to intensify the campaign against the proliferation of gas-powered...
CAVITE – The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) warned that fake or anonymous social media accounts will not shield users from liability after authorities arrested a suspect behind an online bomb threat targeting several schools in Bacoor City on Wednesday, July 8. In a statement on Thursday,...
Quezon City police flagged a colorum tricycle and its unlicensed driver after a viral video showed the vehicle speeding recklessly along Congressional Avenue late Monday night. At around 11 p.m. on July 6, a tricycle bearing Body No. 918 of Luzon TODA with plate number 362TEA was caught on video...
In response to the growing number of squirrels in villages and several barangays in Makati, the city government, in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR‑BMB), held a training on squirrel population management in Barangay...
Two men were arrested after allegedly stealing electric cables that caused a blackout at an apartment building in Barangay Greater Fairview, Quezon City, early Tuesday morning, July 7. The suspects, identified as alias “Vandamme,” 29, and alias “Jonell,” 27, both residents of Barangay Holy...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Thursday, July 9, announced that the city has been named a Global Winner in the developing countries category of the 2026 edition of the World Wide Fund for Nature 's (WWF) One Planet City Challenge (OPCC). The One Planet City Challenge is the world 's...
