TACLOBAN CITY — A Grade 9 14-year-old student is being investigated after a sachet containing suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) was recovered by school personnel inside the campus of Javier National High School in Javier, Leyte, prompting police and social welfare authorities to intervene. Authorities took into custody on Thursday, July 16, the student, identified only

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has denounced the criminal case filed against veteran journalist Marchel Espina, calling it an attempt to intimidate the media and warning that the complaint could undermine press freedom. In a statement released on Friday, July 17, the journalists’ group condemned the filing

BAGUIO CITY — Two separate fires broke out in Baguio on Thursday, and no one was hurt, according to the Baguio City Public Information Office (PIO) on Friday, citing information from the Baguio City Fire Station. The first fire broke out at around 4:25 p.m. at a residential lodging house at Lower Brookside. Supt. Mark Anthony

MANILA, Philippines — The argument that the impeachment proceedings should be stopped because Vice President Sara Duterte enjoys high satisfaction ratings is misplaced, as the pursuit of accountability is not a popularity contest or a beauty pageant, prosecution panel spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers said on Friday. Barbers and members of the House of Representatives’ prosecution team

LEGAZPI CITY — A 15-year-old student was turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) after teachers found him carrying a .45-caliber pistol inside a school in Tinambac, Camarines Sur, on Wednesday. Police Col. Tyrone Razon Dotimas, Officer-in-Charge of the Camarines Sur police provincial office, said a female student reported her fellow

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robin Padilla has “ignored” the summons of the Office of the Ombudsman to respond to the complaint filed against him over alleged assistance in Senator Bato Dela Rosa’s “escape.” On June 23, Assistant Ombudsman Moreno Generoso asked Padilla and his fellow respondents Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano and dismissed Senate sergeant-at-arms Ma

MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) said it has established a scholarship program in honor of student-athletes Divine Adili and Rene “Bobet” Baterbonia on the 40th day since their passing. In a statement, ADMU announced that the establishment of the Blue Eagle Athletic Scholarship fund is a tribute to the two student-athletes who

Amid Government Officials Being Arrested, Ombudsman Boying Remulla Speaks on Former Speaker Martin Romualdez Ombudsman Boying Remulla claimed that the plunder charges against presidential cousin and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez are near its filing. Several government officials were tagged in the supposed multi-billion flood control corruption in the Philippines. One of them is former ... Read more

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Ambulance or Service Vehicle? Viral Video in Imus Draws Online Reactions  An ambulance in Cavite went viral online and elicited comments from netizens for allegedly picking up individuals carrying shopping items.  The Facebook page Caviteño Tayo shared photos of several civilians boarding an ambulance while carrying grocery bags and other shopping items. The post garnered various reactions from the online community.  In the video, the individuals ... Read more

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Princess Anne met Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and was later received by Their Majesties the King and Queen yesterday, July 16, during her official visit to Thailand. The Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, are visiting Thailand from July 15 to 18. During the meeting at Government House, both sides discussed …

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