AirAsia ends Bohol operations after final Panglao flight

MANILA, Philippines — The air quality in some parts of Metro Manila remained “unhealthy for sensitive groups” levels on Thursday, Oct. 1, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. The DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) said that high PM2.5 levels, which refer to fine particulate matter measuring 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter,were

KORONADAL CITY — Commuters in South Cotabato are feeling the pinch of higher public transport fares that took effect on Monday, forcing some to adjust their daily budgets as drivers say the increase barely covers rising operating costs. Among them is Tessie Larroza, a resident of Sto. Niño, South Cotabato, who works in Koronadal City

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives and local government units should share the responsibility of protecting children online and offline, with lawmakers strengthening laws to achieve this and local officials implementing those laws. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said in Filipino in his speech on Wednesday at the 2026 League of Municipalities of

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division found a former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official guilty of graft and malversation over the misuse of P5 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in 2007. In a decision promulgated on Oct. 1, the court found former DSWD-National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Director Honorita

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla challenged former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and his wife to return to the Philippines and take a polygraph test amid allegations linking them to alleged cash deliveries to the Duterte family. “The lie detector test is not admissible in court. But I’m asking the Velasco couple to

NAGA CITY — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered on Thursday the start of a P31-million road redevelopment project for Naga City that will provide wider pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, and facilities for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The project along Melchor T. Villanueva Avenue in Barangay Liboton is expected to be completed within six

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team showed on Thursday that the land purchases of Duterte’s spouse, Atty. Manases Carpio, match those declared in the vice president’s statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). This, as defense counsel Atty. Lindon Bacquel cross-examined Davao City Register of Deeds IV Kathy Florence Baldonado and

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Thursday said it summoned 19 ride-hailing platform providers after they allegedly failed to implement the required fare adjustments. According to the LTFRB, it issued a show-cause order to at least 19 Transport Network Companies (TNCs) for failing to implement the approved fare increase,

TACLOBAN CITY — Seawater samples collected from Carigara Bay tested positive for Pyrodinium bahamense, a toxic microorganism associated with paralytic shellfish poisoning, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said in an advisory on Tuesday. The positive samples were collected from waters covering parts of Babatngon, San Miguel, Capoocan, Barugo and Carigara, all in

BAGUIO CITY — Around 1,216 young men and women passed this year’s Philippine Military Academy entrance examinations, the military school announced on Thursday. They make up 4.78 percent of the 25,452 qualified applicants who took exams in 48 testing centers from July to September 2026, said Navy Lt. Commdr Jermaine B Dacanay, acting chief of

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) is assessing the sworn statement of former police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr., applying the legal principle of the “totality of circumstances” in ensuring that any prospective criminal charges or witness protection coverage will hold up under judicial scrutiny. Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said the DOJ received Gracioso’s