Ombudsman probes possible inducements behind recantations in Romualdez flood control case
MANILA — The Office of the Ombudsman will investigate whether witnesses who withdrew their accusations against former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez were offered...
PBBM’S honorary law degree draws flak
MANILA — The conferment of an honorary law degree on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has drawn criticism from Kabataan party-list’s Cong. Renee Co,...
At least 14 babies die in Pakistan hospital fire
ISLAMABAD – At least 14 newborn babies have died in a fire on a hospital ward in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
The fire broke out on...
Chinese artist jailed over satirical Mao sculptures, say rights groups
BEIJING – A Chinese artist known for his satirical sculptures of Mao Zedong has been handed a maximum three-year jail term for "slandering China's...
HVI arrested, P510K worth of suspected ‘shabu’ seized in Dueñas drug sting
ILOILO — A 24-year-old alleged high-value individual (HVI) was arrested after police seized around 75 grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated P510,000 during...
Top 1 most wanted person in Antique falls
ANTIQUE — The No. 1 provincial-level most wanted person in Antique was arrested during a manhunt operation in Barangay Igpalge, Barbaza, Antique, on August...
7-year-old girl drowns at Hinigaran resort
BACOLOD City — A seven-year-old girl drowned while swimming with her siblings and two other minors at a beach resort in Barangay Gargato, Hinigaran,...
BEWARE OF DECEPTIVE AI COP PHOTOS – PRO-6; Tuaño: Realistic fake PNP images can...
ILOILO City — Social media users who pass off artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images of people in police uniforms as genuine photographs could face legal...
POULTRY FARM ROW FALLOUT: Entire barangay leadership resigns, cites lack of LGU action on...
ILOILO — In an extraordinary protest against what they described as the municipal government’s failure to resolve a year-old environmental complaint, the entire elected...
Bacolod eyes bigger events, tourism growth through MICE summit
BACOLOD City — Bacolod City is stepping up efforts to attract bigger meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) and other major events as nearly...