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Rains fail to dampen spirits at MassKara Festival celebration

Manila, Oct. 19 -- Rains failed to dampen the spirits of young MassKara dancers as they performed from the arena to the streets ahead of the final day of this city's biggest festival over the weekend.... Read More


Suspected NPA member with multiple warrants falls in Bulacan

Manila, Oct. 19 -- A suspected member of the New People's Army (NPA) with several outstanding warrants of arrest was captured in a joint police operation in Bustos, Bulacan on Saturday. "Zaldy" was a... Read More


Roxas City under state of calamity due to massive flooding

Manila, Oct. 19 -- The local government of Roxas City in Capiz declared a state of calamity on Sunday due to incessant rains and heavy flooding brought by Tropical Storm Ramil. The Sangguniang Panlun... Read More


Ramil maintains strength, now over Alabat, Quezon

Manila, Oct. 19 -- Tropical Storm Ramil maintained its strength and is now over the coastal waters of Alabat, Quezon as of 4 a.m. Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Servi... Read More


DHSUD fast-tracks 'Bayanihan Village' in Daanbantayan, Cebu

Manila, Oct. 19 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is now expediting the completion of a second Bayanihan Village for families displaced by the powerful earthquake in... Read More


Damaged Bukidnon-Davao City Road temporarily closed

Manila, Oct. 19 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has ordered the immediate temporary closure of the Bukidnon-Davao City (BuDa) Road in Barangay Palacapao, Quezon, Bukidnon after a... Read More


AFP debunks claims PBBM threatened to scrap military pensions

Manila, Oct. 19 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has denounced what it called "false and misleading" social media posts claiming President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. had threatened to abolish... Read More


Ex-Defense chief, ES, congressman, peace adviser Ermita dies at 90

Manila, Oct. 19 -- Eduardo Ermita, former Defense secretary, Executive secretary (ES), congressman, peace adviser and deputy chief of staff of the military, passed away at his home in Batangas provinc... Read More


Teodoro orders infra audit, retrofitting to boost earthquake preps

Manila, Oct. 19 -- National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) chair and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has directed government agencies and local government units (LGUs) ... Read More


TS Ramil barrels across Manila Bay; gale-force winds slam Luzon

Manila, Oct. 19 -- Tropical Storm Ramil (international name Fengshen) crossed Manila Bay late Sunday morning, battering large swathes of Luzon with gale-force winds and dangerous coastal conditions as... Read More