MANILA, Philippines — Seven individuals were arrested during a clearing operation along NIA Road in Quezon City, authorities said Thursday. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the suspects, whose ages ranged from 20 to 48 years old, were arrested after they formed a barricade and threw stones, woods and bottles on cops during

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — The military said communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have allegedly been recruiting foreigners, citing materials recovered after a recent clash in San Jose Occidental Mindoro. In a report released Tuesday, April 7, the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division (2ID), based in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal, said handwritten notes recovered

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — For 68-year-old tricycle driver Protacio Bellesas, Wednesday was a day of relief and gratitude. Bellesas said the continued rise in fuel prices has taken a toll on his daily earnings, making it harder to make ends meet. “I have been affected by the rising price of gasoline, which is why

BACOLOD CITY — An Indian national and four others were wounded in a daytime shooting spree in Silay City, Negros Occidental sparked by a personal grudge. The incident happened along Hacienda Buyong-Buyong Road in Barangay Bagtic of Silay City, at aroubd 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8. A Silay police investigation report said the primary

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Motorela owner Nestor Sadura held up five crisp P1,000 bills given to him by a government agency to help him cope with soaring fuel prices — fallout from a war thousands of miles away. Sadura later pulled out two more P1,000 bills, bringing the total assistance he received to P7,000,