CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros rejected comparisons between the Senate majority’s current push for videoconferencing and the 2021 call to allow then-Senator Leila de Lima to join sessions and committee hearings remotely. In a Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon, May 27, 2026, Hontiveros said the two situations were different. READ: Lito Lapid mi-sulti

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has given Mayor Nestor Archival 30 days to submit a transition plan that would move the city away from using the South Road Properties (SRP) as a garbage dumping and staging area. The directive emerged during Tuesday’s regular session of the council after Councilor Joel Garganera delivered

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — The Philippine Navy’s Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) and Naval Task Force 61 have foiled back-to-back smuggling attempts in Basilan and Sulu, confiscating over P113 million worth of undocumented foreign cigarettes in two days of intensified maritime patrols. On May 23, naval forces intercepted FB Sea Dragon and MPB

MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Speaker Janette Garin has denied that there are formal talks about Charter change (Cha-cha) within the House of Representatives, saying that any discussions supposedly involving Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III may have happened during personal talks. Garin explained on Wednesday that the Deputy Speakers have been meeting weekly to discuss the House’s

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — Authorities on Wednesday shifted focus back to search and rescue operations at the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago here as retrieval and recovery efforts continued amid renewed coordination among agencies at the disaster site. The Unified Command Management Option said operations at ground zero were again centered on search, rescue,

MANILA, Philippines – Former Senate President Franklin Drilon on Wednesday criticized the Senate majority bloc for pushing for an amendment of the Senate rules that would allow senators to vote remotely by teleconference, even calling the proposal “tyranny of the majority.” Drilon said the move “is directly connected” to the impeachment trial of Vice President

MANILA, Philippines — Six senior police officers were given new posts, while two others were relieved of their posts in the latest reshuffle in the Philippine National Police (PNP). The reassignments were made through General Orders Nos. NHQ-GO-DES-2026-2836 and 2837, both dated May 26 and effective May 27. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Deputy

Jinggoy Estrada reacted to the recent news about him Senator Jinggoy Estrada quipped, “Ito makukulong na raw,” when asked how he is now. Estrada is being dragged into the issue of the anomalous flood control projects. On several instances, the lawmaker has stressed his innocence. In one interview, he even said that the accusations against ... Read more

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2 Men Arrested for Illegal Fishing, P300,000 Worth of Fish & Boat Confiscated  Two men were arrested after they were allegedly caught conducting illegal fishing activities in the waters of New Washington.  On Tuesday (May 26, 2026), the Aklan Maritime Police Station together with the Dumaguit Maritime Law Enforcement Team and Naval Force Central carried out the operation. Authorities said the suspects were ... Read more

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A 30 year old Turkish national was found dead in a residence in Kamala, Phuket, on May 26, with police reporting no signs of assault or foul play. Cannabis and drug paraphernalia were discovered in the room where the body was found. Kamala Police Station received reports from rescue workers at around 3.30pm, and officers …

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