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The Bureau of Immigration has nabbed yet another Chinese national with the surname "Guo" — and yes, the Alice Guo comparisons are writing themselves. This time, it's 48-year-old Guo Jinjin, arrested on February 17 in Barangay Tawala, Panglao, Bohol, for pretending to be Filipino. According to BI
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. just opened the government's wallet wider than ever for local governments, bumping the Local Government Support Fund to a historic ₱58 billion for 2026 — a whopping ₱34 billion increase from last year's allocation. Speaking at the launch of "Sa Bagong Pilipinas,
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If you’re a student in Metro Manila, good news: a massive wave of class suspensions has been announced for Wednesday, February 25, as the country commemorates the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. Major universities have declared academic holidays — Ateneo de Manila called it a ‘University Holiday’
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The body of one of three people reported missing after a landfill collapsed in Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal has been recovered, Mayor Ronnie Evangelista confirmed Monday. The retrieval was made on Sunday, February 22. But finding the two remaining victims won’t be easy. ‘The retrieval will not be that easy
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The Chinese Embassy in Manila is distancing itself from a 30-year-old Mongolian student pilot arrested in Zambales on February 12 for alleged espionage activities — despite the suspect reportedly holding a jet fighter license from a People’s Liberation Army Air Force university in China. ‘To the best of our knowledge,
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The death toll from the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 sinking has climbed to 65 after Philippine Coast Guard technical divers recovered another body during underwater operations off Basilan on Saturday, February 22. According to the PCG’s latest situational update, 293 passengers and crew survived the maritime disaster, but 14
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Just days before the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, a new kind of people power is emerging — and it’s happening not on the streets but at construction sites across the Philippines. Civil society groups, church leaders, and government officials launched ‘Bisto Proyekto: Ang Bagong People Power’
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Manila’s historic Binondo district — the world’s oldest Chinatown — is getting a major glow-up as Phase 2 of the Chinatown Revitalization Project lights up key landmarks across the district. Building on the earlier illumination of Jones Bridge, the expanded program now covers MacArthur Bridge, Santa Cruz Church, and several
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Three people are dead after a horrific collision between a speeding van and a motorcycle with sidecar in Barangay Buayaen, Bayambang, Pangasinan on Saturday, February 21. According to police, the 36-year-old van driver — allegedly under the influence of alcohol — rear-ended the motorcycle, sending it crashing into a concrete electric post
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A massive pile of garbage collapsed at a privately owned sanitary landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal last Friday, burying three bulldozer operators under heaps of trash. The good news: all three were rescued alive by their co-workers and have since been treated and sent home. Rodriguez Police Chief Lt. Col. Arwyn
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The national government is putting its money where the storms are — earmarking a whopping P39.8 billion in calamity funds for 2026, a massive 90 percent jump from last year’s P21 billion allocation. House Minority Leader and 4Ps Rep. Marcelino Libanan broke down the numbers on Sunday: P15.3
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If you're planning to drive through Manila today — think again. The City of Manila has announced massive road closures for the Philippine Marathon on Sunday, February 22, affecting some of the capital's most heavily-trafficked thoroughfares. Roxas Boulevard, Bonifacio Drive, Jones Bridge, and over a dozen other