MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela on Friday rejected Sen. Robin Padilla’s claim that the government’s transparency campaign in the West Philippine Sea amounted to “wartime propaganda,” saying the initiative merely documents Chinese aggression and harassment against Filipinos. Tarriela was responding to a Facebook

MANILA, Philippines — A woman identified as a pro-Marcos vlogger was gunned down and her partner wounded in a Caloocan City shooting early Friday morning, police reported. According to a police report, the shooting took place in the early hours of Friday morning. “[The] neighbor of the victims… heard several gunshots outside his residence,” the

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Central Visayas (BJMP-7) turned over two BJMP Transport Vehicles (BTVs) to the Cebu City Jail-Male Dormitory and the Lapu-Lapu City Jail-Male Dormitory on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

MANILA – Motorists face a heavy blow next week, with local fuel prices projected to climb by up to ₱10.50 per liter due to fresh Middle East conflicts. Jetti Energy President Leo Bellas informed reporters on Friday that, based on the week’s first four trading days, diesel prices could jump by ₱9.50 to ₱10.50 per

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A man and a woman were shot dead in separate incidents in Cebu City and Carcar City on Wednesday, July 15, police said. A 50-year-old woman was killed by a gunman in Barangay San Nicolas Proper, Cebu City, in the early morning, while a motorcycle rider was fatally shot by two

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo’s request to hold the city’s highly-urbanized status plebiscite simultaneously with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on November 2, 2026. The poll body shared on Friday that the Comelec en banc met on June 26 to act on a June

MANILA, Philippines – Administrator Atty. Joan Padilla of the Intramuros Administration shared that as of the first week of July, the Intramuros Esplanade had already logged around 5.9 million visitors — both locals and tourists. Given that pace, officials expect the figure to significantly surpass the seven million visitors recorded for all of 2025. READ: