MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani town on Thursday noon. In its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said the epicenter of the…
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Thursday that a 14-year-old student was taken into police custody for posting on social media a threat to launch a new attack on another Leyte school following the Tacloban…
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Investigators stated they have a solid, airtight case against one of the student suspects in Monday’s fatal shooting at San Jose National High School, backed by witness testimony, forensics, and digital messages…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) saw a 6% rise in leptospirosis cases from January to June 6 this year compared to the same period last year. Leptospirosis is a disease caused by leptospira bacteria,…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday appealed to the public to refrain from spreading videos of recent violent incidents at schools in Tacloban City and Cavite. “The reckless circulation of graphic videos depicting…
Slain 15-year-old student Chris Lorenz Fabian is being hailed as a hero after reportedly shielding his classmates during the deadly shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on June 22, 2026. Fabian was among…
MANILA, Philippines — Three murder complaints have been filed against the 15-year-old suspect in the Tacloban City school shooting. Philippine National Police (PNP) public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co confirmed this while speaking to reporters at…
Before rising to the nation’s highest office, Rodrigo Duterte figured in what is considered one of the Philippines’ earliest and most controversial school shooting incidents. Duterte himself recounted the incident during a campaign speech in Iloilo City…
Two Thai models who traveled to the Philippines for the Manila International Fashion Week alleged that they were robbed by individuals posing as taxi drivers. Reigning Mister Thailand Universe Nattirut Srichatwanich and Miss Universe Sa Kaeo 2025…
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC), together with other government agencies, confiscated suspected smuggled cigarettes valued at more than P1.7 billion that were hidden inside 24 shipping containers from Cebu. The operation was carried out…
MANILA, Philippines — Investigators found that one of the two teenage suspects in the Tacloban City school shooting fired at least 33 rounds and reloaded his handgun during the incident, which claimed the lives of three students…
MANILA, Philippines — Paraffin tests conducted on the two suspects in the deadly Tacloban City high school shooting returned positive results for gunpowder residue, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported. The paraffin test checks for traces of…
