10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (305+ words) BASILAN’s hard-won peace should pave the way for a peaceful, orderly and honest election in the province, a Catholic bishop said Sunday, September 13, 2026, as voters prepare to cast their ballots in Monday’s, September 14, Bangsamoro Parliamentary Election. Bishop Leo Dalmao, said…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago   (211+ words) The peace partners met on Friday. September 12, in Barangay Tubig Puti, Luuk, to discuss community peace and security concerns and strengthen coordination among stakeholders. The dialogue brought together Colonel Alex Gagula, deputy brigade commander of the 1102nd Infantry Brigade, representing Brigadier…...

10+ hour, 41+ min ago   (443+ words) SENATOR Loren Legarda has “appealed” for moral support from her fellow lawmakers amid the accusations being hurled against her over alleged irregularities related to the controversial P10-billion solar energy project linked to her son, Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste. In a…...

23+ hour, 16+ min ago   (266+ words) Mayor Malu Paras-Lacson clarified during a Senate hearing that she was not yet mayor of Magalang when the business permit for Chuangxing Steel was initially issued on October 17, 2019. Lacson made the clarification during the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs’ ongoing…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (221+ words) THE Department of Education-Davao Region (Deped-Davao) dispelled rumors of a hiring freeze for regional teaching positions and addressed the status of the ongoing learning intervention program during the Isyu Karon media forum on Friday, September 11, 2026. Speaking at the forum, Deped-Davao…...

23+ hour, 9+ min ago   (130+ words) Some 800 grams of suspected marijuana were seized during a buy-bust operation launched by police in Barangay Pandacaqui in Mexico town over the weekend. The illegal drugs were confiscated from a 22-year-old man after he sold it to an undercover police…...

23+ hour, 13+ min ago   (132+ words) Senator Lito Lapid is pushing for free comprehensive health checkups for indigent senior citizens. Under Senate Bill No. 2433, Lapid proposes that elderly aged 60 and above who are certified as indigent by their respective Local Social Welfare and Development Offices be…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (319+ words) “COMELEC has done its part on the mechanics of this election,” said Angel S. Averia Jr., NAMFREL National Chairperson. “The harder problem is not whether the machines will work. It is whether the political environment surrounding this election will allow…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (834+ words) Acting Cebu City Prosecutor Jo-ana Marie Desuyo charged Cebu-based businessman Mark Y. Yu with perjury under Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code over false statements in an affidavit accusing two prosecutors of corruption. The Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 23 received…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (91+ words) The Korean Community Association in Central Luzon donated relief goods to flood-affected families in Pampanga. Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda accepted the donations from the organization's president, Jong-pil Choi, on Wednesday, September 9. The relief items included 800 bags of five-kilogram rice, Korean…...