CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines — Four crew members were rescued from a private yacht that caught fire off the coast of Barangay Mabini in San Fernando, Sibuyan Island, Romblon, on Sunday afternoon (July 19). Initial reports from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and rescue teams identified the vessel as MY Jason, a private yacht

BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur  — The Subanen Indigenous Cultural Community in Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur is on the verge of receiving its long-awaited Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT). There’s just only a few documents left to be completed before the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) formally turns over the title to them. Bangat Gukom

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Sunday shrugged off Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s remarks against its Director Melvin Matibag, stating that “a position that cannot be defended with facts is often defended with insults.” The NBI made the pronouncement after Cayetano, during a Facebook live stream earlier the same day, referred

The Ministry of Labour has joined forces with 35 leading companies to help tackle graduate unemployment by improving workforce skills and matching job seekers with employers’ needs, according to the government yesterday, July 18. The initiative follows data from the ministry’s Thai Mee Ngan Tham (Thai Have Jobs) employment platform, which highlighted a growing mismatch …

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ISTANBUL – The 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina is set to make history not only because of the teams involved, but also because of several innovations never before seen in football’s biggest match. 1st-ever halftime show For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, the final will feature a Super Bowl-style halftime

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seven suspected drug personalities were arrested in separate buy-bust operations across Cebu over two days, as authorities seized nearly 99 grams of suspected shabu worth more than ₱692,000 and an unlicensed firearm. The operations, conducted by police drug enforcement units in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), were carried

MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is prepared to face the complaints that the Office of the Ombudsman may file against him over his alleged participation in the multibillion-peso flood control scandal, his lawyer Ade Fajardo said on Sunday. In a statement, Fajardo said “there is no evidence” implicating Romualdez in the

A house fire killed an elderly couple and 73 cats in Bangkok’s Thon Buri district yesterday morning, July 18, while 17 surviving cats were rescued and are now awaiting adoption. Police from Samre Police Station were called to a house fire in Samre subdistrict at around 6am. Firefighters from Talat Phlu Fire and Rescue Station, …

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A monk wanted for opening a bank account used in a romance scam has been arrested after police tracked him down hiding inside a temple in Chatuchak district, Bangkok. Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officers from the Crime Suppression Division’s Sub-division 1 arrested the monk, whose civilian name is Suriya, on July 18 inside a temple …

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three men remain under police custody after they were arrested during a checkpoint operation in Carcar City, Cebu, on Friday afternoon, July 17, after authorities allegedly recovered from them suspected shabu, firearms, and ammunition. The arrests were made at around 4:50 p.m. in Sitio Kapatagan, Barangay Perrelos by personnel of the