“The work of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations must continue, not despite the challenges, but because the times demand our answers to those challenges,” says President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the opening the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Meetings at the Mactan Expo Center in Cebu.

Marcos OKs P3-B aid package for OFWs displaced by MidEast crisis

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved an additional P3 billion to bolster the government's repatriation and reintegration programs for overseas Filipino workers...
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PNP dismisses arrest speculation, says no court warrant issued yet against Senator Marcoleta

MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday clarified that no arrest warrant has been issued against Senator Rodante Marcoleta, dismissing speculation about...
United States Vice President JD Vance shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of the peace deal talks with Iran. GETTY IMAGES

US, Iran begin talks on initial peace deal

WASHINGTON – United States and Iranian officials have started direct talks in Switzerland after signing an initial agreement to end the war last week. The...
Mona Khalil had dedicated much of her life to protecting endangered turtles along Lebanon's south coast. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Lebanese turtle conservationist killed by Israeli

BEIRUT – Lebanese environmental activist Mona Khalil, whose work helped turn a stretch of coastline in southern Lebanon into one of the eastern Mediterranean's...

Negros cops seize over P5.5-M ‘shabu’; 19-year-old suspect arrested

BACOLOD City — Police authorities in the Negros Island Region (NIR) seized more than P5.5 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a 19-year-old...
Police arrested alias “Ariel” (left) through the strength of an arrest warrant for qualified rape while confined at Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital in Kalibo, Aklan at 3:20 p.m. on June 18, 2026. AKLAN PPO PHOTO

Two fugitives fall in Aklan

AKLAN – Police here arrested two of the most wanted persons during separate manhunt operations on June 18. The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) said...
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Ex-cop, 2 others busted in P1.4-M drug sting in Mandurriao

ILOILO City – A former policeman who went on absence without official leave (AWOL) and his two companions were arrested in an anti-illegal drug...
Police seize more than two kilos of suspected shabu with a standard drug price of P13.974 million from three suspects tagged as high-value individuals during a buy-bust operation at Florvel Subdivision in Barangay Buray, Oton, Iloilo early Sunday morning, June 21, 2026. REGIONAL POLICE DRUG ENFORCEMENT UNIT 6 PHOTO

MAJOR DRUG BUST YIELDS P14-M SHABU; Month-long surveillance nets 3 high-value suspects in Oton

ILOILO City – Authorities dealt a major blow to the illegal drug trade in Western Visayas after seizing nearly P14 million worth of shabu...

Bacolod SP pushes PhilHealth reforms to protect long-time contributors

BACOLOD City — The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) here is urging the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to review and liberalize its benefit eligibility policies...
During a recent situation briefing in General Santos City on the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Mindanao, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. listened to local officials’ concerns. PCO

Marcos administration posts worst-ever satisfaction rating; SWS: Inflation, fuel prices, corruption concerns drag down...

MANILA — Public satisfaction with the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. plunged to its lowest level since he took office, with the government...