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Building collapse in Angeles City: Rescuers search for 20 missing

ANGELES CITY, Philippines — Rescuers were racing on Sunday to free two workers pinned under a building that collapsed in the northern Philippines, killing a Malaysian man and leaving 20 people missing. The search for survivors continued as night fell, with firemen shining small lights into the rubble for signs of life. Twenty-six people have

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Weeklong PDEA ops net P77.78-M illegal drugs, 85 suspects

MANILA, Philippines – Authorities confiscated P77.78 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 85 suspects in nationwide operations conducted from May 14 to 21, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Isagani Nerez said the agency carried out 78 operations across the country during the period. READ: PDEA dismantles alleged drug

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NPA ‘totally defeated’ in Negros – NTF-Elcac exec

MANILA, Philippines – Recent defeats of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Toboso and Cauayan, Negros Occidental have shown the “irreversible collapse of the remaining communist terrorist infrastructure” in the region, a ranking National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) official said. These losses, NTF-Elcac executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. said,

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CDN Top Stories [May 25]: Prepare for another oil price hike on Tuesday

Here’s the rundown of the top stories and headlines from Cebu Daily News for today, Monday (May 25). Diesel, gas prices expected to jump over ₱1/liter on May 26 Another oil price hike is set for Tuesday, May 26. Industry estimates project gas prices to jump by ₱1.20 to ₱1.50 per liter, while diesel could

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Daily Gospel, May 25, 2026

This is the Daily Gospel for May 25, 2026, which is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, May 24, 2026 Daily Gospel, May 23, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint John 19, 25-34. Standing by the cross of Jesus were his

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Lacson repeats earlier advice for Dela Rosa: Hide well

MANILA, Philippines — Hide well, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson told Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Sunday, repeating the unsolicited advice he offered last year when the latter first disappeared from public view following reports he was ordered arrested by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for being a “co-perpetrator” in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug

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House prosecutors seek full presentation of evidence vs Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — House prosecutors on Sunday appealed to the Senate to allow them to fully present evidence and witnesses in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying a complete airing of the case is essential for both senator-judges and the public to understand the allegations against the country’s second-highest official. Lanao del

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1 dead, 20 feared trapped after collapse of building project

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — A Malaysian national died while more than 20 workers were feared trapped beneath the rubble after a nine-story building still under construction collapsed in Barangay Balibago here before dawn on Sunday. Fire Chief Superintendent Wilberto Rico Neil Kwan Tiu, officer in charge of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), confirmed

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Imee Marcos got wrong info again – Sotto

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Sunday disputed the claim of Sen. Imee Marcos that he and Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson were conniving to block the supposed presidential run of Vice President Sara Duterte in 2028. The opposition senator said Marcos was misinformed when she was told of supposed plans

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