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Bam eyes public release of Sara Duterte impeachment trial evidence

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Bam Aquino announced Sunday that he plans to file a motion seeking the public release of all evidence presented in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. The senator disclosed his intent a day prior to the commencement of Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday, July 6. “In the first week, we will

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Israeli, Romanian arrested in Koh Pha Ngan childcare centre raid

Police searched an unlicensed childcare centre on Koh Pha Ngan yesterday, July 4, after receiving a tip-off that it was being operated by foreign nationals, finding 42 foreign children on the premises and arresting two foreign nationals. The operation formed part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners allegedly operating businesses illegally in Surat Thani province. …

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Bhumjaithai MP denies pushing recreational cannabis use

A Bhumjaithai Party list MP has denied the party ever supported free or recreational cannabis use, insisting its policy has always been medical use only under strict law. Suphachai Jaisamut posted on Facebook yesterday, saying cannabis has become a heavily debated issue in politics, society and the media, with Bhumjaithai often wrongly blamed for the …

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Super Typhoon Bavi less likely to hit PH; heavy rains, gusts expected

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A super typhoon expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this week is less likely to make landfall in the Philippines, according to the state weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that the super typhoon, internationally named “Bavi,” may still bring gusty winds

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Sara Duterte can still resign before impeachment trial begins — lawyers

BAGUIO CITY — Vice President Sara Duterte may still choose to resign before the start of her impeachment trial on Monday, following the path taken by impeached Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez in 2011 and former Commission on Elections chair Andres Bautista in 2017, lawyer Howard Calleja said. Speaking during the Diocese of Baguio’s “Talakayang Bayan para

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Toledo City man beaten to death with stone; suspect surrenders

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 30-year-old man from Toledo City, Cebu is facing a homicide complaint after he allegedly beat a 25-year-old man to death with a stone, claiming he feared the victim was about to attack him. The suspect voluntarily surrendered to authorities shortly after the incident and is now in the custody of

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Talisay City records 15 road crash deaths in six months

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Road crashes reported in Talisay City from January 1 to July 5, 2026, have already claimed 15 lives. Jonathan Tumulak, head of the City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA), expressed concern over the rising number of fatalities resulting from road accidents in the city. “This year’s number of

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2 arrested for illegal fishing in Oriental Mindoro marine sanctuary

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Two fishermen were arrested before dawn on Saturday, July 4, for allegedly fishing inside a protected marine sanctuary in Mansalay town, police said. The suspects, aged 41 and 24, both residents of Barangay Budburan, were apprehended in Cabalwa Marine Protected Area, also known as the Fish Sanctuary, in Barangay Cabalwa

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Dead fetus found in Tagaytay condominium sewage facility

LUCENA CITY — Police are investigating the discovery of a dead fetus at the sewage treatment facility of a condominium in Tagaytay City, Cavite, on Friday night, July 3. In a report released Saturday, the Police Regional Office 4A said an employee of Cityland Condominium in Barangay San Jose discovered the fetus lodged in a

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Eastern Visayas activates Task Force El Niño

TACLOBAN CITY — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Eastern Visayas has activated Task Force El Niño as government agencies intensify preparations for a projected dry spell expected to affect the country from August this year until January 2027, an official said. The task force, organized under the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

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