Palace on transport strike, fuel price increase: Fare hike is not the solution

LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Health has raised a Code Blue alert in the Bicol region amid a 19-percent increase in dengue cases, with the hospital bed occupancy rate exceeding capacity. The regional health office recorded 2,167 dengue cases from Jan. 1 to Sept. 5, up 19 percent from the same period last year,

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has been quizzed why it had to reiterate a memorandum that students’ participation in Pride Month activities is not mandatory, when joining events has always been on a voluntary basis. At the House of Representatives’ plenary discussions on DepEd’s proposed budget for 2027, Akbayan party-list Rep. Percival Cendaña asked

CALAPAN CITY — Government agencies and the municipal government of Lubang are pursuing conservation efforts to protect the historic Cabra Lighthouse at Cabra Island by cataloging and documenting artifacts and other objects found at the site. Members of the Joint Technical and Monitoring Committee (JTMC) recently participated in the lighthouse’s joint inventory and documentation for

[Updated Sept. 22, 2026, 7:26 p.m.] Bonifacio “Totoy” Baro, the former personal driver of actress Rhian Ramos, has filed a motion for reconsideration and a motion for inhibition at the Makati Prosecutor’s Office after the dismissal of the complaints he filed against his former employer and actress-beauty queens Michelle Dee and Samantha Panlilio. The Makati

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — In the wake of school violence erupting across the country, including the September 18 shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato, the Mimaropa police have improved school-oriented policing.  The regional police set up 9,319 Police Assistance Desks in schools, deployed 4,071 personnel tasked to handle school-related activities, and

Josh Cullen of P-pop powerhouse SB19 is set to release his new song “Like Me,” a collaboration with Korean-American rapper and model Jay Park. The upcoming track was announced by 1Z Entertainment through its Instagram page on Monday, Sept. 21. The collaboration is set for release on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. View this

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said it cannot force anyone to understand the country’s situation regarding a series of school shooting incidents if that person is “unwilling” or simply unable to do so. The remark was in response to Vice President Sara Duterte’s criticism of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration over the recent school shootings,

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — A knife was confiscated from a student at Marbel 7 National High School here Tuesday morning as schools tightened security following a city-wide safety assessment, triggered by last Friday’s shooting in nearby Banga town that left three students dead and six others wounded. The discovery came as classes resumed after

SB19’s Stell partners with fitness coaches Bern and Michelle Llanes and makeup artist Mac Igarta to open Driven Performance Training’s new space in Quezon City

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division has ordered the 90-day suspension of Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. Jojo Ang, who faces 14 counts of graft in court. The resolution was promulgated by the anti-graft court’s Sixth Division on Sept. 21 but was only furnished to the media on Tuesday. “The Court hereby orders the SUSPENSION pendente

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense counsel on Tuesday refused to disclose who will lead the team on the oral arguments involving the voting threshold for conviction before the Senate impeachment court. This comes after the presiding officer and Senator-Judge Francis “Chiz” House asked the prosecution panel directly who Duterte’s representative will be

MANILA, Philippines — Two siblings face criminal charges after sending online threats to target a school in Lipa City, Batangas, with police recovering gadgets now under examination. “It started back in August. A particular school in Lipa City kept receiving online threats — specifically, threats to wipe them out,” said PNP public information office chief