MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo de Manila University on Thursday announced an independent fact-finding investigation into the deaths of student-athletes Rene Clert Baterbonia and Chukwuemeka Divine Adili, as multiple government agencies intensified separate inquiries into the drowning incident that claimed the lives of the two basketball players during an off-campus activity in Aurora province. In a

MANILA, Philippines — Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson was arrested on Thursday afternoon on a cyberlibel charge, according to a police report obtained by the Inquirer. The report said Singson was arrested past 1 p.m. at his residence in a gated subdivision in Barangay Ugong Norte, Quezon City. Following the arrest, the 84-year-old

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Thursday confirmed that its official website was recently subjected to an “unauthorized modification” or website defacement but said that initial assessment showed “no indication that confidential or sensitive information had been compromised.” Sen. Vicente Sotto III, when asked if the defacement of the website could be part of the

SUBIC, ZAMBALES, Philippines — For generations of fishermen in Zambales province, the waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have provided not only abundant catch but also a sense of identity. Long before the territorial dispute drew international attention, families from coastal communities routinely sailed to Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Panatag or Bajo de

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The local activists who were designated as terrorists by the government in 2023 elevated their petition to remove that tag to the Court of Appeals (CA), after a regional trial court (RTC) dismissed their case against the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC). Windel Bolinget, chair of the indigenous people’s rights group Cordillera Peoples

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Deep within the forests of Bicol Natural Park in the Camarines provinces, four hornbills emerged above the canopy, offering conservationists a rare and encouraging glimpse of a species fighting for survival. During a wildlife monitoring patrol last month, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) personnel documented and photographed a