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Crime
The Philippine National Police reported a continued decline in crime statistics for January 2026, with focus crimes dropping 3.94% from the previous month — that's 106 fewer incidents nationwide, from 2,687 in December 2025 to 2,581 in January. PNP Chief P/Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.
Nation
The confusion surrounding how many people were actually aboard the ill-fated M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 when it sank off Basilan last January now has a clearer explanation — and it's infuriating. At the House Transportation Committee hearing, the ship owner's lawyer admitted that ticket scalping is
Sports
It was a night of five-set drama at the Filoil Centre in San Juan as both Choco Mucho and Capital1 survived heart-stopping PVL All-Filipino Conference matches — proving once again why Philippine volleyball is absolutely appointment viewing right now. The Flying Titans outlasted Galeries Tower, 26-24, 20-25, 22-25, 25-13, 15-12, in
Politics
Former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo emerged from The Hague on Thursday night brimming with confidence — claiming that the defense team had 'shattered to pieces' the ICC prosecution's case against former President Rodrigo Duterte. Pero in the very same breath, he admitted: 'We are hoping for
Economy
Philippine-listed miner Nickel Asia Corporation just posted one of the best years in its history — tripling its net income to ₱6.27 billion in 2025, up a staggering 312% from ₱1.52 billion the previous year. EBITDA also jumped 56% to ₱13.75 billion. The massive profit surge was driven
Nation
The fallout from Kanlaon Volcano's moderately explosive eruption Thursday night is becoming clearer — and it's worse than initially thought. The Negros Occidental Operations Center has now documented ashfall and sulfuric smells across 11 towns, with some areas experiencing heavy ashfall that's covering everything in
Nation
The Philippines, United States, and Japan just made history by extending their multilateral maritime drills all the way to the waters off Batanes — the closest Philippine province to Taiwan — for the very first time. Since the MMCA started in 2024, the exercises had never gone past Pangasinan. Until now. The
Sports
Juan Gomez de Liaño may have come off the bench against New Zealand Thursday night, pero he left the MOA Arena floor looking like a future Gilas Pilipinas cornerstone. Head coach Tim Cone had nothing but praise for the national team returnee after his 10-point, 2-assist performance in Gilas'
Nation
Students in multiple towns across the Negros Island Region are getting an unexpected day off on Friday after Kanlaon Volcano's moderately explosive eruption Thursday night triggered class suspensions throughout the area. In Negros Occidental, classes have been suspended in Hinigaran, La Carlota City, Himamaylan City, La Castellana, Binalbagan,
Nation
The Department of Education went to India and showed the world what Filipino AI can do. At the AI Impact Summit held at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre in New Delhi from February 16 to 21, DepEd presented its national framework for scaling artificial intelligence across the Philippines' public
Crime
A barangay chairman was found dead inside his own bedroom with gunshot wounds to the mouth and stomach in San Joaquin, Iloilo — and the most chilling part is that the killing happened while his family was home, but nobody realized it until morning. The victim was identified as Richard Sapalo,
Showbiz
Filipino ARMYs, get ready — BTS member Jin's apple gin brand IGIN is about to hit supermarket shelves across the Philippines in the coming weeks. The announcement, reported by ABS-CBN, means you won't need to rely on K-pop import shops or online resellers anymore to get your