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Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:24:00 +0800Nephew of rocket attack survivor mayor killed in ambush
Gunmen killed in an ambush on Tuesday morning, February 17, the nephew of the mayor of Shariff Aguak, whose vehicle was shot with a B40 anti-tank rocket and assault rifles last month by three ambushers, which went viral on Facebook and in mainstream ...
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Fire destroys 150 houses in Basilan
At least 150 houses were razed by fire in a beachside village in Isabela City, Basilan on Sunday, the Bureau of Fire Protection said.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Kidnap suspect nabbed in Misamis Oriental
After hiding for more than 20 years, a man wanted for a ransom kidnapping case was arrested in a joint military and police operation in Opol, Misamis Oriental yesterday.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Quake jolts Ilocos
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit various towns in Ilocos Sur, Bontoc in Mountain Province and several La Union towns yesterday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Baguio City council tackles high fuel prices
The City Council is stepping up efforts to address fuel prices that remain higher here than in nearby provinces, approving nine resolutions aimed at protecting consumers and local businesses.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +08003 illegal cigarette plants found in Pampanga
Authorities have discovered three abandoned illegal cigarette manufacturing facilities in different towns in Pampanga, with officials suspecting a single syndicate behind the operations, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said yesterday.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Manhunt ramped up for beauty queen, coop exec killers
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has ordered a full-scale manhunt for the gunmen in the killings of a former beauty queen in Isabela and an electric cooperative director in Oriental Mindoro last Friday.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800MOPC hosts night with Justice Reyes
The Manila Overseas Press Club is inviting MOPC members and guests to a Feb. 19 assembly with former Supreme Court Justice Andres Reyes Jr.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Dismembered body found in Binondo
Police are investigating an unidentified dismembered body stashed in a black trash bag in Binondo, Manila on Sunday.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800South African man yields P40.8 million shabu
A 30-year-old man from South Africa was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday for allegedly carrying six kilos of shabu valued at P40.8 million, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency reported yesterday.