MANILA, Philippines — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Special Operations Group – Task Force for Road Clearing head Gabriel Go was suspended from participating in clearing operations after the apprehension of a school teacher driving a motorcycle without a helmet went viral, the MMDA said on Wednesday. The MMDA said that it acknowledges the viral incident
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VP Duterte’s financial activity surged in public office – Diokno
MANILA, Philippines — Financial records dating back to Vice President Sara Duterte’s years as Davao City vice mayor and then mayor are directly relevant to the allegations under the second of four articles of impeachment filed against her, House prosecutor Rep. Chel Diokno said on Wednesday. During the prosecution’s oral arguments on its motion for
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Missing boy swept by floodwaters found dead in Bukidnon river
MARAMAG, Bukidnon — The body of a 6-year-old boy who had been missing for three days after being swept away by floodwaters in Bukidnon was recovered Wednesday afternoon at Pulangi River behind the Crystal Sugar Milling Co. Inc. here. The boy was identified by his grandmother and older brother, bringing a tragic end to the
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Prosecutors on cutting Article 4 witnesses: We already got the right mix
MANILA, Philippines — If the slow pace of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial benefits the prosecution panel, then why has it decided to withdraw all its witnesses for Article IV except for National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag? The prosecutors gave different answers during a press briefing on Wednesday, but it all boiled
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Confiscated lumber donated for shelters of Sarangani quake survivors
PAGADIAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Region 9 (DENR-9) has donated confiscated lumber into life-saving shelter materials for families devastated by the June powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Sarangani Province. Marie Angelique Go, DENR-9 regional executive director, told the Inquirer Wednesday that they donated 7,518.75 board feet of lumber and
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Comelec receives two COCs so far for Dasmariñas special polls on August 29
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has so far received two certificates of candidacies (COCs) for the special elections in the lone district in Dasmariñas City, Cavite as it opened the period of filing on Wednesday. The Comelec scheduled the three-day filing of COC from July 15 to 17, 2026 for the special
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Qualified gov’t employees may receive 2024 performance bonus October
MANILA – Qualified government employees may start receiving their Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for Fiscal Year 2024 in October, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Wednesday. During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon program aired over state-run PTV-4, DBM Assistant Secretary Gerald Janda said government agencies are expected to submit their performance reports within the month. “So,
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DA-7 strengthens ASF prevention with training, disinfectants
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture Regional Office 7 (DA-7) is stepping up efforts to protect the region’s hog industry from African Swine Fever (ASF) by providing biosecurity training, disinfectants, and other supplies to local government units (LGUs) and hog raisers. During the weekly Kapihan sa PIA on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, DA-7
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Girl killed protecting 3 cousins from cobra in Sarangani
KORONADAL CITY — A 14-year-old girl lost her life after shielding her three younger cousins from a king cobra while they were swimming in a river in Barangay Batian, Maitum, Sarangani, on Monday, July 13. The victim, whom her family identified only as “Buding,” was swimming with her cousins at Crossing Kuda when a king
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CIDG seizes P1.7M in alleged illegal cooking oil, 13 arrested
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Cebu Field Unit seized P1.7 million worth of alleged adulterated, unlabeled, and unregistered cooking oil during an operation in Barangay Tungkop, Minglanilla, on July 9. The operation, conducted at around 7:35 p.m. in coordination with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), resulted in the
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