BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Residents of Barangay Tamlang in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, who evacuated following an encounter between soldiers and New People’s Army guerrillas, returned home on Tuesday, June 2. A total of 150 families, comprising 554 individuals, who had evacuated to the Tamlang Elementary School, decamped and returned home, 1st Lt.

MANILA, Philippines — As the Senate failed to hold its plenary session for the second consecutive day, naturalization bills involving two athletes remain delayed, leaving their playing eligibility in limbo. The two bills, specifically House Bill Numbers 6639 and 6644, are currently awaiting approval on third and final reading. It seeks to grant Philippine citizenship