MANILA, Philippines — One of the suspects in the shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on Monday posted gun-related videos on his social media account, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. “Upon verification of the social media accounts of one of the suspects, we saw that he had posted violent

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Pangilinan on Monday said the two suspects involved in the fatal school shooting incident in Tacloban City should not be released even if they are minors, citing the Juvenile Justice Law. He made the pronouncement as he expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the shooting incident at

A 27-year-old man tagged by police as a high-value individual (HVI) was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 2, Cebu City on Sunday evening, June 21.

TOKYO – The Japanese government has decided to raise visa fees for foreign nationals by revising a related cabinet order. The decision, made at a cabinet meeting on Friday, marks the first revision of the visa fees in 48 years, since 1978. The fee will be increased from the current 3,000 yen to 15,000 yen for

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Job-order (JO) workers and Clean and Green personnel the Mandaue City Government employs may soon receive higher compensation following the approval on first reading of a proposed ordinance seeking to increase their honoraria. Councilor Joel Seno said that the proposal aims to raise the honorarium of job-order workers from ₱435 to

MANILA, Philippines — The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) has called for the urgent strengthening of school safety systems nationwide following a series of school violence in Cavite and Tacloban City. “These incidents have resulted in injuries, the loss of young lives, and deep emotional distress among learners, families, school communities, and the

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Francisco (international name: Mekkhala) may further intensify into a super typhoon over the next 12 hours, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Monday. Pagasa issued the warning in its latest typhoon bulletin as Francisco was last located 625 kilometers (km) east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. READ: