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Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:22:00 +0800MMDA: Gabriel Go only barred from clearing ops after teacher-shaming complaint
Gabriel Go is not suspended, just excluded from clearing operations.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:18:00 +0800Journalist's home targeted in alleged arson attempt
A 21-year-old allegedly attempted to set fire to the home of a journalist in Laguna early Thursday morning, July 16.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800DHSUD, Pag-IBIG turn over 8,000 houses under Expanded 4PH
Officials of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development and Pag-IBIG Fund inspected and turned over house-and-lot packages in Tarlac yesterday, marking progress in the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Pro...
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Water-saving measures readied as Angat dips anew
Measures to avert a possible water shortage are being readied after the elevation in Angat Dam in Bulacan decreased again yesterday.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Partner, sibling persons of interest in scientist’s slay
The Filipina partner of American marine biologist Kent Edward Carpenter and her sibling have been named persons of interest in his murder last Sunday at his home in Sibulan, Negros Oriental.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Inday death toll now 26; 14 missing
The death toll from Typhoon Inday increased to 26 yesterday with at least 14 people still missing.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Sarmiento appointed peace panel chief
President Marcos has appointed Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento as chairman of the government’s peace panel in talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Overheated rice cooker causes Tondo fire
An overheated rice cooker may have caused a fire in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800MMDA official hit for shaming teacher
Gabriel Go, head of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)’s Special Operations Group-Strike Force, is in hot water after publicly scolding a teacher who drove a motorcycle without a helmet.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800LGBTQ+ teens face higher odds of violence, bullying
Compared with their heterosexual peers, adolescents in the Philippines’ LGBTQ+ community are facing significantly higher odds of domestic violence and bullying.