CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 43-year-old tricycle driver was arrested after allegedly beating his 82-year-old father to death following a heated argument in Badian town, Cebu, on Thursday morning, June 4. According to a report from the Badian Municipal Police Station, the incident happened at around 10:30 a.m. in Purok Dao, Barangay Taytay. READ: Parricide:
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Napolcom chief defends clash with relieved cop on senior citizen arrest
MANILA, Philippines — National Police Commission (Napolcom) Commissioner Rafael Calinisan on Friday defended his public heated argument with Rizal police officer Cpl. Simeon Suan, who was relieved following his controversial arrest of a senior citizen. “The violation, the video was viral. The arrest of the senior citizen was viral. That necessitates a public response,” Calinisan
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Fr. Flavie’s camp denies, condemns ‘ex- Marines’ cash delivery testimony
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of drug war critic Fr. Flaviano “Flavie” Villanueva has denied the accusations of the alleged 18 former Marines that he received money from former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co, and that legal action has already been taken. “We categorically deny these allegations. They are false,” Arnold Janssen Foundation
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Marcos inspects Maharlika Highway rehab project in Samar
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday inspected the ongoing rehabilitation of the Maharlika Highway in Pinabacdao, Samar, which is projected to cut travel time between Tacloban City and Catbalogan City from three hours to 45 minutes. The rehabilitation project is scheduled for completion this August and is expected to improve connectivity between
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Over 10,000 Tupad workers join Eastern Visayas Brigada Eskwela
TACLOBAN CITY — Over 10,000 beneficiaries of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program have been mobilized across Eastern Visayas to help prepare public schools for the opening of classes under Brigada Eskwela 2026. A total of 10,445 TUPAD workers were deployed to 198 public schools throughout
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Heart Evangelista Allegedly Threatens Breakup Over Chiz Escudero’s Political Alliance
How true is it that Chiz Escudero’s political decision involved Heart Evangelista? Rumor has it that Queen of Creative Collaborations Heart Evangelista threatened that she will break up with her husband, Senator Chiz Escudero, if he does not join the Senate Minority Bloc. Following the absence of the Majority Bloc senators, Escudero, who was part ... Read more
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SSS: New pensioners to receive pension hike by September
MANILA, Philippines — The early implementation of the 2026 pension increase of the Social Security System (SSS) this June will not benefit new retirement, disability, and survivor pensioners. They will have to wait until September to receive the increase. This as only pensioners on record as of May 31, 2026 are covered by the advanced
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Australia seizes 100,000 cockroaches in bug-breeder bust
SYDNEY, Australia — Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs. More than 100,000 contraband cockroaches were found in a raid on a commercial breeder in the town of Bathurst, west of Sydney, Australia’s environment department said
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Sandiganbayan allows hospital arrest for ex-DPWH chief Bonoan, 80
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has “partially granted” the motion of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan for hospital arrest as he faces a non-bailable plunder case in connection with his alleged involvement in anomalous flood control projects. In a resolution dated June 4 but was only shared to the media on
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Sotto, Tulfo to sue ‘ex-Marines’, lawyer for libel over kickback claims
MANILA, Philippines — Senators Erwin Tulfo and Vicente Sotto III said they will file raps against the 18 alleged former Marines, including their lawyer, Levi Baligod, who linked them to flood control projects kickbacks from former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co. In separate messages to the Inquirer on Friday, the two senators shared their plan following a
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