MANILA, Philippines – Transport group Piston will hold a two-day nationwide strike next week to protest rising fuel prices, its national president Mody Floranda announced Tuesday. Speaking to reporters during a rally in Quezon City, Floranda said the strike would run from Sept. 29 to 30, coinciding with another expected increase in fuel prices. READ:

MANILA, Philippines – Motorists face another steep oil price increase this week, with diesel prices potentially rising by as much as P8.80 per liter. The Department of Energy (DOE) said price hikes will take effect Tuesday morning with diesel up by P8.82 per liter; kerosene by P6.47 per liter; and gasoline by P4.88 per liter.

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it will hold a special election for the representative in the lone district of Batanes following the passing of lawmaker Ciriaco Gato Jr. Gato died at the age of 66 on Monday due to cardiac arrest. He became Batanes’ lone district representative in 2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The trough, or extension, of a low-pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Eastern Visayas and Bohol on Tuesday, September 22. As of 3 a.m. Tuesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) located the LPA

MANILA, Philippines – Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Gerardo del Rosario is set to face cross-examination by defense lawyers Tuesday, the 28th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, after testifying on her business interests and corporate records. /dp READ: Highlights: Day 27 of Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Sept. 21, 2026

LUCENA CITY — A 65-year-old woman died after refusing to leave her burning house in Sariaya town, Quezon province, on Sunday, police said. The Quezon police said in a report Monday that a male relative noticed the house on fire in Barangay Lutucan Bata and rushed inside to rescue the woman, who was reportedly suffering