Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are your top stories for Tuesday, June 23, 2026, including the immediate responses to the Tacloban school shooting. Tacloban school shooting response: Mayor Archival orders tighter school security in Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival ordered tighter security measures in schools across Cebu City, including increased police visibility and heightened monitoring.

MANILA, Philippines — Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer Henry Alcantara of the Bulacan First District Engineering Office on Monday testified about the existence of “in-house” contractors in his former office. Alcantara, a key figure in the multibillion-peso flood control anomaly who is now a state witness, took the witness stand

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos on Monday ordered authorities to conduct an in-depth probe while strengthening security measures, especially in schools, following the shooting in Tacloban City, the provincial capital of Leyte, where two teens shot and killed three of their schoolmates and injured 13 others. “The President is saddened by the incident. He [has]

MANILA, Philippines — The goal of the private prosecution team in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial is to build a case with overwhelming evidence, regardless of how the constitutional provision on the vote threshold is interpreted, lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr. said on Monday. Tolosa, the newest member of the private legal team helping prosecuting

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — “I just ran for my life.” That was how a 16-year-old student described the chaos inside San Jose National High School here on Monday morning, when what began as a routine school day turned into a deadly shooting that left three students dead and 13 others wounded. The incident marked

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MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration is ramping up measures to protect the country’s food, water, and energy supplies amid warnings that a potentially severe El Niño phenomenon could persist until 2027, threatening agricultural production and economic activity nationwide. President Marcos on Monday said government agencies were intensifying preparations as forecasts pointed to prolonged dry