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Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) is launching a scholarship program in honor of varsity athletes Divine Adili and Rene “Bobet” Baterbonia, two members of its college basketball team who drowned during a team building activity on June 8. In a statement issued Friday, ADMU said the establishment of the Blue Eagle Athletic Scholarship Fund serves as

The National Bureau of Investigation will subpoena former officials of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) over alleged irregularities that were committed when the country hosted the the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. In a video sent to reporters via Viber on Friday, NBI Director Melvin Matibag said among those who will be

A woman identified as a vlogger supporting President Marcos was killed and her partner wounded in a shooting incident early on Friday morning, Caloocan City police said. “[The] neighbor of the victims … heard several gunshots outside his residence,” a police report said. “He immediately went outside to check and discovered [the vlogger] lying unconscious

Violence or intimidation against women and children, when compounded by posts on social media or other online means, is subjected to a higher degree of penalty. So went a ruling last month by the Supreme Court, regarding a petition for certiorari filed by a man from Angeles City, Pampanga, who sought to reverse his conviction

Look who’s talking. Sen. Robinhood Padilla, who earlier this week dared a witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to face a case filed against him, has “ignored” the summons of the Office of the Ombudsman for him to respond to a complaint over his alleged role in the “escape” of Sen.

Phivolcs Releases Bulletin about the Earthquake in Masbate, July 18, 2026 EARTHQUAKE – The Phivolcs recorded a 4.2 magnitude quake in Masbate today, July 18, 2026. Here are the details. Following the previous strong earthquake in General Santos that was initially recorded at 7.0 magnitude, another significant quake was recently recorded by the Philippine Institute ... Read more

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Guide on USD to PHP Exchange Rate Today, Saturday, July 18, 2026 – How Much You Will Get? USD TO PHP – You can check out the exchange rate between United States (US) Dollar to Philippine Peso today, Saturday, July 18, 2026. Countless Pinoys are employed abroad for several years now in the pursuit to ... Read more

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COTABATO CITY—Political realignments continue to reshape the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ahead of the Sept. 14 parliamentary elections, with more leaders leaving the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) for the newly formed Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP). The latest defector is Maguindanao del Sur Rep. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu, who won in the 2025

COTABATO CITY—The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RTWPB-BARMM) has approved a P50-increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers. Labor Minister Muslimin Sema said the wage adjustment, approved after a series of public consultations, “is reflective of the region’s improving economy, where gains should

LEGAZPI CITY—Residents living near the slopes of Mayon Volcano in Sto. Domingo, Albay, are asking to be voluntarily evacuated after a strong sulfur dioxide (SO2) odor and intensified rumbling heightened fears over the volcano’s escalating unrest. Mylene Masarate, 42, of Barangay Sta. Misericordia, said her family was particularly worried about the health of their 4-year-old