21+ hour, 21+ min ago   (419+ words) Fake news is proliferating on a wide range of issues while warnings of violence are circulating on social media, meant to sow confusion, harass or intimidate candidates and voters alike. At the same time, real violence, armed intimidation and vote…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (247+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Up to 43 police officers and activists were injured while five others were arrested yesterday during a protest outside a Taguig hotel where President Marcos was speaking at the Luzon Economic Corridor Investment Forum. Over 300 activists trooped outside the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (357+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Three suspects linked to the 2023 killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo were convicted in separate cases involving illegal possession of firearms, ammunition and explosives, the Department of Justice said Wednesday, September 9. In a statement, the DOJ said…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (133+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Five policemen accused of planting drug evidence in 2022 have had their petition dismissed by the Court of Appeals. Appellants had filed a petition challenging a Manila court’s order in 2025 denying their motion to quash the charges of planting…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (758+ words) Just for the optics, some folks thought Vice President Sara Duterte would have allowed herself to be arrested and detained over the weekend, waiting for Monday to post bail for the grave threats case. It would have reinforced her victimhood…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (105+ words) MANILA, Philippines — A man was arrested after he allegedly stole diesel amounting to P28,836 in Quezon City on Sunday, police reported yesterday. The 32-year-old suspect is facing charges of theft before the city prosecutor’s office after he was caught siphoning diesel…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (458+ words) COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The target of the police operation in Marawi City on Saturday, August 29, that went awry, wanted for the 2023 bombing of Catholic worshippers that left four dead and hurt 43 others, is now the subject of an extensive police…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (651+ words) MANILA, Philippines — A study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies found that nearly two in five Filipino children aged 10 reported physical or emotional violence from a parent. “Home Should Be Safe: How Parental Violence Affects Children’s Education in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (468+ words) Two disasters have riveted the Filipino consciousness lately. The first was at Ateneo de Zamboanga University on Aug. 18. A student shooter shot and killed a Grade 10 student, wounded another, then turned the gun on himself. The shooting is blamed on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (506+ words) COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The police officer killed in a shootout with two illegal gun dealers in Pagadian City early Sunday, August 23, was a hardworking law-enforcer and staunch supporter of activities promoting religious solidarity among Muslims and non-Muslims. Officials of the…...