MANILA, Philippines — Three Filipino workers are in critical condition among seven Filipinos wounded in attacks in several parts of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Philippine authorities are coordinating with Saudi officials for the victims’ medical care. In a statement, the DFA said it and the Department of Migrant Workers

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province’s proposed ₱14.6-billion budget for 2027 is expected to be referred to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan’s (SP) Committee on Budget and Appropriations next week, paving the way for a detailed review of the proposed allocations. Vice Governor Glenn Soco said during a press conference on Monday, October 19, that the provincial

The winner of the inaugural edition of Mr. Chinatown in 2013, Filipino-Chinese model Randy See, died in a car accident in Manila, just five days before his 35th birthday.

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said the city has no outstanding debt, highlighting the local government’s financial standing in her eighth year as local executive. Belmonte, in her State of the City Address on Monday, Oct. 19, declared that since the start of her stint in 2019, “we have continuously strengthened our

MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the ₱284.69-million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot or the ₱15-million MegaLotto 6/45 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. According to the PCSO results, the Grand Lotto 6/55 winning combination was 14-52-49-39-35-05, with a jackpot prize of ₱284.69 million. No ticket matched all

MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) condemned what it described as “use of violence” against a reporter of the alternative media outlet Bulatlat, who was present in the farmers-led protest in Quezon City on Monday, Oct. 19. Identified by the NUJP as Ernest Cruz, the reporter was one of

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — A 19-year-old man was arrested after allegedly selling marijuana to an undercover police officer during a buy-bust operation in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, on Sunday, Oct. 18. The suspect was arrested in Barangay 3, San Ildefonso, during a joint anti-illegal drug operation led by the San Nicolas Municipal Police Station.