Philippines Nation
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:19:00 +0800Cotabato mayor sets peculiar rules against 'badmouthing' in BARMM polls
The mayor of Cotabato City warned on Sunday, June 28, that any subordinate found maliciously maligning a candidate or political party gearing up for the September 14 Bangsamoro parliamentary polls.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0800Public warned over 'misleading' BARMM peace rally reports
An official of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has warned the public against what he described as “fake and misleading” reports on the June 25 peace rally organized by the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (...
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800Bicam OKs bill expanding education voucher program
The bicameral conference committee adopted the final version of the proposed Basic Education Voucher Program Act, which seeks to expand the subsidies given to kindergarten to senior high school students in qualified private schools.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800Retired AFP general brandishes gun in road dispute
Police are investigating a retired general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines seen in a viral video brandishing a gun during a confrontation with a motorist in Mandaluyong.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800PRC suspends Badoy’s license for 6 months
For red-tagging health care workers, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has suspended for six months the medical registration of Lorraine Marie Badoy, former spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800DILG mulls bounty for Bato’s arrest
As Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa continues to evade authorities, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is studying whether to put up a bounty to help speed up the lawmaker’s arrest.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800Magat Dam nearing critical level
The water level in Magat Dam in Ramon, Isabela has continued to decline and is nearing its critical level, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +08003 rob suspects wounded in NLEX ‘shootout’
Three suspected members of a robbery group were wounded in an alleged shootout with police officers along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) toll plaza in Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday afternoon.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800Visayas LGUs ban hogs, pork from ASF-hit areas
Several local government units in the Visayas have banned the entry of live pigs, pork and pork products coming from areas affected by African swine fever (ASF).
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800Comelec holds mock election in BARMM
Simulated voting activities were held yesterday in several areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in preparation for the conduct of the first BARMM parliamentary election this coming September.