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Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:23:00 +0800Bataan-Tarlac ‘Freedom March’ set Feb. 28-Mar. 1
A two-day memorial march honoring the bravery and unyielding spirit of Filipino and American heroes who walked the infamous Bataan Death March started here on Saturday, February 28.
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:14:00 +0800P5.9 million worth of shabu, marijuana set ablaze in Zamboanga del Sur
Officials of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 9 and local executives together burned P5.9 million worth of shabu and marijuana, confiscated in separate anti-narcotics operations in recent years, in an incinerator of a power plant in Aurora town...
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:54:00 +08002 wanted BIFF members arrested in South Cotabato
Policemen and soldiers arrested two remnants of the now defunct Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, both wanted for multiple frustrated murder and destructive arson, in a joint operation in Barangay Bunao in Tupi, South Cotabato on Friday, February ...
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:28:00 +0800Three in family killed in Zamboanga gun attack
Three members of a family were killed with a pistol by a gunman inside their house in Barangay Bolong in Zamboanga City on Friday, February 27.
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Tarlac agricultural farms decreasing due to land conversion – study
Agricultural lands in Tarlac have decreased due to conversion into solar power farms, a study conducted by the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman showed.
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Special holiday declared for Antipolo special polls
March 14 has been declared a special non-working day in Antipolo for the conduct of a special election in the city’s second legislative district, according to the Commission on Elections.
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Total lunar eclipse visible on March 3
A total lunar eclipse will occur early next month and can be observed in most parts of the Philippines, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Health groups to government: Ban vapes
Public health groups urged the government to impose an absolute ban on e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products and other nicotine delivery products, citing their harmful effects and increasing accessibility, especially to the youth.
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Crime volume down by nearly 4 percent
The crime volume in the country decreased by nearly four percent in January, according to data released by the Philippine National Police yesterday.
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Zamboanga fire destroys P18.1 million property
Up to P18.1 million worth of property was destroyed in a fire that gutted two market buildings shortly before midnight in this city on Thursday.