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Wed, 6 May 2026 07:30:00 +0800
Price Tracker: Oil, fuel monitor for May 6
Fuel prices rose again as the government reported on how transport and household costs contributed to rapid April inflation.

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800
PNP imposes 3-strike policy on ‘gas-and-run’
The Philippine National Police will impose a three-strike policy against police commanders for failure to address “gas-and-run” incidents.

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Police identify suspect in billiards patron’s slay
Police have identified one of the two assailants who killed billiards patron and businessman Ceferino “Perry” Mariano and his driver in an ambush in Quezon City.

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Cash reward offered for arrest of Lanao cop killers
The governor of Lanao del Sur has offered a cash reward for any information that can lead to the arrest of three suspects in the killing of a policeman in the town of Buadiposo-Buntong on Monday.

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Government eyeing to boost hog repopulation
The Department of Agriculture is planning to procure around 32,000 gilts or female pigs that have not yet given birth, to intensify hog repopulation and speed up recovery from the impact of African swine fever.

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800
US fires missile during Balikatan
The United States fired its Typhon mid-range capability missile system in the country for the first time, launching a Tomahawk cruise missile from Tacloban shortly after midnight yesterday.

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Security in Eastern Samar intensified following strong quake
To maximize disaster response in Eastern Samar following the occurrence of a magnitude-6 earthquake on Monday, police intensified visibility and security operations in the province.

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Prelate declines appointment to head Bohol diocese
A priest has declined Pope Leo XIV’s appointment for him to head the Diocese of Tagbilaran in Bohol.

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Mayon ashfall affects 132 schools
Volcanic ash has blanketed up to 132 schools in Albay following the recent eruption of Mayon Volcano, which displaced 52,590 families who are now staying in evacuation centers.

Wed, 6 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800
‘Navotas landfill fire halfway contained’
More than half of the fire-stricken area at the old Navotas sanitary landfill has been contained, Mayor John Rey Tiangco said on Monday.

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