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MANILA, Philippines — A total of 1,501 police officers have been sanctioned for violations of law enforcement rules and procedures from January 1 to June 3, 2026, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. In a statement, the PNP detailed that, among the 1,501 allegedly erring police officers, 436 were dismissed from the police

MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara has directed a comprehensive disaster response for 267 schools heavily affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Mindanao, deploying emergency classrooms, learning packets, and clean-up operations to the affected areas. In response to this crisis, Secretary Angara emphasized that while resource deployment is fast-tracked, the immediate safety and

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Government’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) said the confiscation of meat products is part of its mandate, meant to protect consumers from health risks linked to uninspected meat. During a news forum on Tuesday, June 9, DVMF head Dr. Jessica Maribojoc said that ensuring food safety

MANILA – All areas located along the six active trenches in the country could experience an earthquake of up to 8.2 in magnitude, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday. These trenches are the Philippine Trench (located from East Luzon to Southeast Mindanao); East Luzon Trough; Manila Trench;

The ongoing National Weightlifting Championships of the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) in General Santos City was officially canceled following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on Monday, June 8.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The parents of Rene Baterbonia, one of two Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) student-athletes who died in Aurora, have requested an autopsy on their son’s remains. Ateneo de Manila University confirmed the development in its latest statement. It provided updates on the handling of Baterbonia and Nigerian center Divine Adili’s remains.

MANILA, Philippines — Preparations for the fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. formally got underway on Tuesday as the House of Representatives convened the first inter-agency coordination meeting for the July 27 activity, with organizers signaling a simpler and more understated program this year. House Secretary General Atty.

MANILA, Philippines — Areas located along the country’s six active trenches could experience earthquakes of up to magnitude 8.2, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Teresito Bacolcol said Tuesday. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency, Bacolcol identified the six active trenches as the Philippine Trench, East Luzon Trough, Manila Trench, Negros

[Trigger warning: Mentions of sexual abuse] MANILA, Philippines — The grandfather and father of a 12-year-old girl were arrested in Manila for allegedly sexually abusing her, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Tuesday. The two suspects, aged 57 and 37, respectively, were caught by the police on Monday after the victim had

MANILA, Philippines — There were no weights on the bodies of Ateneo de Manila University basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili when they drowned in Dipaculao, Aurora, the police said on Tuesday. Asked about claims circulating on social media that weights had been attached to the two athletes as part of a supposed team