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Sun, 24 May 2026 15:14:00 +080012 fellows named for inaugural Bangsamoro writers workshop
Twelve fellows have been selected for the inaugural Bangsamoro Writers Workshop, scheduled for June 4–7 in Cotabato City, organizers announced.
Sun, 24 May 2026 11:47:00 +0800At least 26 pulled from rubble after building collapse in Pampanga
Earlier reports said that at 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 24, at least 30 to 40 people were trapped in the construction of the nine-story hotel at Brgy. Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga.
Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Prove civilian killings in Toboso clashes, groups urged
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. yesterday challenged human rights groups to prove their claims that six of the 19 fatalities in the clashes in Toboso, Occidental last month were civilians.
Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Execs of raided steel firm cry harassment
Officials of a steel manufacturing company based in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental yesterday described as harassment the raid conducted on their facility by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commissi...
Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Court worker dismissed over fake civil service record
A clerk of court in Kabacan, North Cotabato has been dismissed from her post after she was found to have falsified her civil service record.
Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Skeletal remains of woman slain by son-in-law recovered
The skeletal remains of a woman allegedly killed by her son-in-law eight months ago were found on Friday in a swamp in this city.
Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800‘Probe secret meeting at PNP custodial center’
With the possibility that other Philippine National Police officers might be involved, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered a deeper probe on the secret meeting last month between relatives of missing cockfight enthusiasts or sabunge...
Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Manila councilor indicted for Safe Spaces Act violation
The Manila city prosecutor’s office has ordered the filing of three counts of violation of the Safe Spaces Act against Councilor Ryan Ponce for the alleged harassment of his colleague, Eunice Castro.
Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800MMDA: 12,000 tons of garbage collected per year
Despite months of declogging and desilting operations, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said that garbage remains the major cause of flooding in Metro Manila.
Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Quezon Memorial Shrine lighted for 80th Philippines-Australia celebrations
The Quezon Memorial Shrine in Quezon City was illuminated in green and gold on Friday evening to mark this year’s Philippines-Australia Friendship Day and the 80th anniversary of bilateral relations of the two countries.