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DILG chief backs lowering age of criminal responsibility

MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla is supporting calls to lower of the age of criminal responsibility. “Yes, I am. The Juvenile Justice law, the defect we see in our analysis, is that juveniles are now being used to be drug couriers so that, if they get caught, they cannot be

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PNP to summon Manny V. Pangilinan in Ateneo drowning probe

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to summon businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan on Thursday, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the drowning of two Ateneo de Manila University student-athletes in Aurora province. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday said investigators are now gathering statements from remaining individuals connected to the

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VP Duterte visits wake of student killed in Tacloban shooting

TACLOBAN CITY—Vice President Sara Duterte paid her respects early on Wednesday to one of three students slain in the shooting incident inside the San Jose National High School here on Monday. Some 20 other students were injured due to the gun attack by two minor suspects. READ: Number of wounded due to Tacloban school shooting

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Grade 9 Student Stabbed by Fellow Student Outside School Premises in Negros Occidental 

Grade 9 Student Injured in Stabbing Outside School in Negros Occidental, Fellow Student Identified as Suspect  A Grade 9 student was injured after being stabbed outside the campus of Julio Ledesma National High School in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.  On the afternoon of June 23., 2026, the stabbing incident has raised concerns among parents, students, and school officials ... Read more

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15-Year-Old Suspect in Tacloban School Shooting Charged w/ Murder, 14-Year-Old Has No Criminal Liability 

15-Year-Old Suspect in Tacloban School Shooting Faces Murder Charges; 14-Year-Old Under Intervention Program  The 15-year-old suspect in Tacloban school shooting was charged with murder, but the 14-year-old culprit has no criminal liability.  The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed criminal charges against the 15-year-old suspect involved in the shooting incident at San Jose National High ... Read more

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World Cup: Portugal dumps Uzbekistan as 2-goal Ronaldo silences critics

HOUSTON, United States — Cristiano Ronaldo declared “I’m back” and said those “attacking” him should never write him off after making World Cup history in a 5-0 hammering of Uzbekistan on Tuesday in Houston. The 41-year-old, under pressure to deliver after a barren recent run at major tournaments, pounced after six minutes to become the first

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SEC revokes Delisha Lending registration for multiple violations

MANILA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registration of Delisha Lending Investors and Trading Corp. over multiple violations of lending regulations and SEC rules. The SEC said in a Tuesday news release that an investigation by its Financing and Lending Companies Department showed the company failed to comply with the implementing

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Baricuatro set to deliver first State of the Region Address today

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro is set to outline Central Visayas’ development priorities and key challenges when she delivers her first State of the Region Address (SORA) on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. As chairperson of the Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7), Baricuatro is expected to report on major discussions the

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From Duterte’s 1972 shooting story to Tacloban: School violence in PH

Long before he became president, Rodrigo Duterte was linked to one of the earliest and most controversial school shooting incidents in the Philippines. The account came from Duterte himself, who said during a campaign speech in Iloilo City in 2016 that he shot a fraternity brother at San Beda College in Manila in 1972 after

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Food sovereignty: The politics of what Filipinos eat

At a time when the Philippines remains deeply exposed to food imports, climate shocks, nutrition insecurity and the cultural pull of fast food and ultraprocessed diets, Dr. Teodoro C. Mendoza’s “Food Nationalism: Nourishing the Nation” arrives as both an argument and a challenge. It asks Filipinos to rethink food not merely as a commodity or

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