TACLOBAN CITY — Public schools in Tacloban City reopened Wednesday under heightened security measures as education officials, police, and local government units moved to reassure parents and students following the deadly shooting at San Jose National High School that killed three students and injured 20 others. The Department of Education (DepEd)-Tacloban Division ordered stricter security

MANILA, Philippines — Resigned Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball team head coach Tab Baldwin is yet to submit his verified explanation on the validity of his employment in the country to the Department of Labor and Employment, according to the agency’s secretary Francis Tolentino on Wednesday.  Tolentino earlier subpoenaed Baldwin to prove his valid

Floodwaters Entered Into Homes in Antique Following Heavy Rains Floodwaters rushed into the homes at Barangay Igdalaguit in Tobias Fornier, Antique due to continuous heavy rainfall in the area.  On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Joy Obani, a Facebook user, shared a video of floodwaters surrounding houses in Antique as heavy rains continue. The video garnered various reactions from the online community.  In the video, fast-rising floodwaters gradually surrounded houses and flowing into ... Read more

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Walk through the gated lanes of Nichada Thani, the leafy streets behind Sukhumvit, or the new estates rising around Bang Na, and every weekday morning looks the same. Buses, school-run traffic, and parents speaking a dozen different languages drop their children at campuses that look more like small universities than schools. This is the visible …

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A newly developed Queen Suthida rose has been granted its royal name by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s fourth cycle birthday anniversary on June 3. The rose was developed by the Royal Project Foundation to commemorate Her Majesty Queen Suthida’s 48th birthday this year. Research began in 2018 at …

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy (PN) said Wednesday its longstanding ties with the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) were further strengthened following the meeting of ranking officials of the two naval services on June 22. The meeting took place at Naval Station Jose Andrada, Roxas Boulevard, Manila. During the meeting, PN chief, Vice Admiral Jose

MANILA, Philippines — Three murder complaints have been filed against the 15-year-old suspect in the Tacloban City school shooting. Philippine National Police (PNP) public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co confirmed this while speaking to reporters at the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Wednesday morning. Co added

ATLANTA — The World Cup has reached that stage when mental gymnastics come into play to determine who’s in, who’s out and what’s needed to advance to the next round. This year’s supersized tournament, up from 32 teams to 48, has changed the format of the competition and how teams are separated by tiebreakers in

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it will study whether there was a connection between minors’ exposure to violence online and their behavior in school. This came after the fatal shooting incident at a Tacloban City high school in which three students were killed, while several others were injured. Police

MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Chiz Escudero branded reports that he would preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as pure speculation. “No such decision has been made yet. That will be decided by the impeachment court once proceedings begin on July 6,” Escudero said in his “Chiz Wiz” podcast aired on Wednesday. “Whatever is being