BAGUIO CITY — Authorities inspected the fish section of the Baguio City Public Market on Monday (Aug. 24) after a consumer reported buying an unfamiliar crab that she feared could be poisonous. In a statement issued by the Baguio City Veterinary and Agriculture Office (CVAO), the office said the consumer bought crabs from the market’s
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Man swept away by strong waves in Zambales
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — A 23-year-old man has been reported missing after he was reportedly swept away by strong waves while swimming off Masinloc town in this province here on Sunday (Aug. 23), according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday (Aug. 24). Based on Coast Guard reports, the missing man, identified as Danillo
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Occidental Mindoro town told to declare state of calamity due to habagat
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The municipality of Abra de Ilog has been asked to declare a state of calamity after the southwest monsoon, intensified by successive weather disturbances, left an estimated P69.08 million in damage across the municipality. The recommendation was contained in Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) Resolution No. 2026-02,
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VP Trial Day 18: OVP assistant chief of staff to testify on secret funds
MANILA, Philippines – Office of the Vice President (OVP) Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio will begin his testimony on Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds (CFs) on Tuesday, the 18th day of her impeachment trial. Ortonio supposedly accompanied former OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta in encashing a total of P500
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Abra de Ilog–Puerto Galera road clearing underway after major landslide
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Clearing operations are underway along the Abra de Ilog–Puerto Galera Road, particularly at a major landslide near Wild Trek Resort, authorities said on Monday evening (Aug. 24). Abra de Ilog is in Occidental Mindoro while Puerto Galera is in Oriental Mindoro. READ: Occidental Mindoro town told to declare state of
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Daily Gospel, August 25, 2026
This is the Daily Gospel of August 25, 2026, which is the Tuesday of the Twenty-first week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, August 24, 2026 Daily Gospel, August 23, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 23, 23-26. Jesus said: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
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‘Pagong, Pusa’: More curious names among fund recipients
MANILA, Philippines — More unusual names on the acknowledgment receipts documenting the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) surfaced during the impeachment trial on Monday. During direct examination, private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan grilled Gina Acosta, a staff member at the OVP who had served as the office’s special disbursing officer
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‘Floating clinic‘ to bring family planning to remote BARMM areas
MANILA, Philippines — Residents in some remote communities in Mindanao will soon have easier access to free family planning services as DKT Philippines Foundation launched the country’s first family planning “floating clinic“ in partnership with the Ministry of Health of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The floating clinic, named “Hiraya” (dream or
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Gun owner charged over Tacloban shooting
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of criminal charges against the owner of one of the guns used in the June Tacloban school shooting that killed three people, Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said on Monday. At a congressional budget hearing, Vida said a Tacloban prosecution office on Monday found
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VP aide: SOP to turn over secret fund to security
MANILA, Philippines — A former special disbursing officer’s testimony before the Senate impeachment court pointed to a continuing system of entrusting confidential funds to security officers under Vice President Sara Duterte, from her years as Davao City mayor to her tenure at the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Gina Acosta, who had served as
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