ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — Rescuers recovered another victim from the rubble of the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago early Wednesday, raising the death toll to 22. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the victim was successfully extricated at 7:21 a.m. after responders carried out sustained search, rescue, and retrieval operations at the collapse site.

MANILA, Philippines — A new analysis of data from the World Bank shows that finishing college “remains an achievement reached only by a limited share of the population.” Dr. Alicor Panao, an Inquirer data scientist, said this as schools across the country were again filled with sablay, togas and medals. RELATED STORY: DepEd mandates simple

Cristine Reyes and Gio Tingson talked about this aspect in their relationship Actress Cristine Reyes and former National Youth Commission (NYC) chairperson Gio Tingson talked about their political differences. Cristine and Gio are now engaged. The actress recently announced their engagement, and she shared that the proposal happened at their condo unit, and she even ... Read more

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MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and the 18 supposedly former Marines who claimed to have delivered cash-filled suitcases to Romualdez and former House appropriations chair Elizaldy Co were invited to the Senate blue ribbon committee’s next hearing on the flood control controversy on Thursday. Following the Senate leadership shakeup on May 11,

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be deploying more police officers to the Senate in anticipation of possible protest actions amid “political tensions.” “Our current posture around the Senate is one of heightened vigilance but calibrated restraint,” PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said in a statement on Wednesday. “The Philippine

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The legal battle over alleged environmental risks linked to quarrying activities in Minglanilla has shifted from questions about landslide threats to questions about evidence itself after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) challenged the admissibility of key materials presented before the court. The OSG, acting as counsel for government environmental

NEW YORK — Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets “Beauty and the Beast” with Regina Belle and “A Whole New World” with Celine Dion from “Aladdin,” has died. He was 75. His family said in a statement that Bryson died Tuesday, days

Alan Peter Cayetano and the Senate Majority Bloc continue to skip plenary sessions Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano might just want to be a vlogger, as Senator Erwin Tulfo expressed his dismay over the Majority Bloc’s no-show at the Senate plenary sessions. On Monday, June 1, 2026, the Majority Bloc was saddened when their ally, ... Read more

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Newly Purchased Bicycle of Grade 10 Student Stolen from Parking Lot  A newly purchased bicycle of a Grade 10 student was stolen from a parking lot in Barangay San Pedro, Puerto Princesa City.  On Tuesday morning (June 2, 2026), a Grade 10 student was left frustrated after his new bike was stolen from a parking lot. ... Read more

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MANILA, Philippines – Most areas in Luzon will experience rains caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat), the weather bureau said Wednesday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said occasional rains will be experienced across Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan. READ: LPA with ‘high’ chance