Philippines Nation
Fri, 22 May 2026 13:29:00 +0800Radio reporter killed in Cotabato ambush
Gunmen killed a radio reporter in an ambush on Thursday night, May 21, in Barangay Fort Pikit in Malidegao town in Cotabato province.
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800‘Government won’t meddle in BARMM politics’
Presidential peace adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento has assured stakeholders in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity will not interfere in the BARMM political tr...
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Palawan town logs 51 degrees Celsius heat index
The town of Cuyo in Palawan yesterday experienced the highest heat index so far this year with 51 degrees Celsius, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +08006 DPWH execs face raps over P94 million Davao ‘ghost’ projects
Charges have been filed against six officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Davao Occidental and several private contractors in connection with eight non-existent farm-to-market road projects amounting to P94 million.
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Yellow alert persists in Visayas grid
Tight electricity supply and high system demand continued to hound the Visayas power grid, prompting another yellow alert that lasted for five hours yesterday.
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +080016 PAF trainer planes grounded over fatal Benguet crash
The Philippine Air Force has grounded 16 other PAF trainer aircraft following a fatal crash in Tuba, Benguet that killed two pilots on Wednesday morning.
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Ex-ICC judge named Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig dean
Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto has appointed former International Criminal Court judge and University of the Philippines College of Law dean Raul Pangalangan as the founding dean of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig School of Law.
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Marcos Jr. : No repeat of Navotas sanitary landfill fire
President Marcos yesterday gave assurance that the government would be vigilant to prevent incidents similar to the Navotas sanitary landfill fire, which posed health risks and displaced residents of nearby areas.
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Caloocan lawmaker faces graft raps
Caloocan 3rd District Rep. Dean Asistio is facing complaints of graft, malversation of public funds and falsification of documents before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged “ghost” and anomalous infrastructure projects worth P7...
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Survey shows top-performing Metro Manila lawmakers
A non-government organization conducting surveys about the measurable index of governance among members of the House of Representatives has released a poll that showed the top-performing lawmakers in Metro Manila.