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MANILA, Philippines — A new low-pressure area (LPA) formed outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Friday but is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours, according to the state weather bureau. In its morning weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPA

BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – Onsite classes in this central Pangasinan town are suspended on Friday, Oct. 9, to allow teachers to attend a municipal-wide celebration of World Teachers’ Day. Schools will shift to asynchronous learning and modular distance learning to ensure that students continue their studies during the suspension. Bayambang Mayor Mary Clare Phyllis Judith Jose

MANILA, Philippines — China’s military and coast guard presence in South China Sea waters claimed by the Philippines nearly doubled last month, Manila said Thursday. Beijing claims most of the strategic waterway despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis, and confrontations between Philippine and Chinese ships have in some cases led

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will procure 1,500 new fire trucks in 2027 at a projected cost of P15 billion to address a shortage in fire-fighting equipment, saying the deal is expected to save the government at least P9 billion. “Across the Philippines, we have fire trucks that

MANILA, Philippines — The chief prosecutor of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday warned individuals who acquired identification cards for people with disability (PWD) through illegal means or deception that they may face possible criminal liability. Chief State Counsel Dennis Chan also warned of sanctions against business owners who unilaterally confiscate, without proper verification

MANILA, Philippines — Inquirer.net assignment editor and longtime judiciary reporter Ma. Theresa “Tetch” Torres-Tupas was among the journalists honored by Icons of Change in 2026, joining a list that includes BBC World Service correspondent Mike Thomson and award-winning investigative journalist Chris Rogers. Torres-Tupas was recognized as a 2026 Changemaker for Ethical Legal Journalism under the

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday warned public officials against using gas allocations meant for government vehicles for their own private cars, saying that a local official was recently dismissed from her post for such a violation. “Acts like this destroy the image of the government,” Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities stopped 53 school shootings being planned in South Cotabato right after the Sept. 18 shooting at Banga National High School that left three students dead, including the 16-year-old shooter. “That night, that week, there were 53 planned school shootings in South Cotabato, and we stopped all of that,” Interior Secretary Jonvic

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The continuing El Niño phenomenon is taking a toll on agriculture, water resources, public health and livelihoods in other parts of the Visayas, with Northern Samar reporting more than P50 million in agricultural losses and a municipality in the province declaring a state of calamity. Northern Samar’s town of Lope

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — At least 120 children forced into labor because of poverty were rescued in this city and in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), labor officials said.  The Bangsamoro Ministry of Labor and Employment (Mole) deployed teams to rescue the children from