Closed diversion channel blamed for Bacolod flooding

BACOLOD City – Local and national officials have identified a temporarily closed diversion channel as a major cause of the flooding that inundated several...

E.B. Magalona revives ‘Sabado Nights’ to aid blue crab industry amid US import ban

BACOLOD City – The municipality of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental is reviving its popular "Sabado Nights" with a new mission—helping local fisherfolk and...
Photo courtesy of Mayor Greg Gasataya

House swept away as Lupit River overflows in Bacolod; families evacuated

BACOLOD City – A house built beneath a bridge near Abad Church along Lacson Street was swept away Thursday night, July 30, after the...
A delivery rider lay near his parcel delivery tricycle after he was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-riding suspects shortly after completing a delivery in Sitio Ilaya, Barangay Sibaguan, Roxas City, Capiz, on July 28. Police investigated the incident after confirming that none of the victim's money or personal belongings had been taken. BRIGADA FM ROXAS PHOTO

Delivery rider gunned down after parcel drop in Roxas City

CAPIZ – A 22-year-old delivery rider was shot dead by two still-unidentified motorcycle-riding men shortly after completing a parcel delivery in Roxas City, Capiz,...
“The submission of documents to the Senate Impeachment Court is a procedural step. The legal significance, admissibility, and evidentiary value of those documents are matters for the Court to determine in accordance with the Constitution, applicable law, and the Rules of the Senate Impeachment Court,” says Atty. Manases “Mans” Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio.

VP Sara’s husband questions legality of tax records release

MANILA — Lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio on Friday raised a potential court challenge against the release of his and wife Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s...
Job seekers flock to the Labor Day job fair in Caloocan City, in this photo taken on May 1, 2026. Employees who belong to Generation Z, or those born between 1997 and 2012, are the least happy and most stressed among Filipino workers, with nearly 4 in 10 saying they often “dread” going to work. PNA

Survey shows Gen Zs least happy among PH workers

MANILA — Employees who belong to Generation Z, or those born between 1997 and 2012, are the least happy and most stressed among Filipino...
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Criticism against Marcos targets leadership, not personality – Sara

MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio maintained that her increasingly sharp criticism of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. stems from what she sees as...
Rescue workers in overalls stand on top of a collapsed house at Kumamoto prefecture on Kyushu Island, Japan. A strong earthquake caused widespread damage to houses and power lines across Kumamoto. JIJI PRESS / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Japan earthquake death toll rises to 34 as evacuees battle sweltering heat

TOKYO – The number of people who have died after a powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan has risen to 34, authorities in Kumamoto prefecture...
Smoke fills the sky as fire burns through mixed agricultural and forest land in Plomari, Lesvos, Greece. EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK

Thousands evacuated in Crete as Europe battles wildfires

ATHENS – Thousands of people have been evacuated on the Greek island of Crete as wildfires fanned by strong winds menace tourist resorts and...
Police investigators process the scene at the storage area of GT Town Mall in Barangay Ungka II, Pavia, Iloilo, on Friday, July 31, 2026. A security guard stationed at the mall shot one of two suspects in self-defense after being assaulted and threatened.

Guard shoots attacker after being assaulted at Pavia mall

ILOILO – A security guard shot one of two brothers who allegedly attacked and threatened him while he was on duty at GT Town...