The Philippine Navy (PN) announced that it will be conducting a christening ceremony for the two newly delivered fast attack interdiction craft-missile (FAIC-Ms) on May 8. In an advisory to reporters Thursday, Navy spokesperson Capt. Benjo Negranza sa…

The drug enforcement teams of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP2.27 million and arrested 57 drug personalities during April, data released on Thursday showed. From April 1 to 30, recovere…

Several local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental, including this capital city, canceled classes in all levels on Thursday following a heavy rainfall warning issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administ…

Government forces killed during an operation Wednesday the alleged mastermind in the Feb. 17 ambush of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. Col. Robert Daculan, Lanao del Sur police provincial director, said private armed group leader Oscar Tacm…

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted Isabela on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tectonic quake struck 15 kilometers northeast of the municipality of Maconacon at 8:49 a.m. It was 42 km deep. Intensity…

The Bilateral Defense Guidelines between the United States and the Philippines have emphasized that an attack in the Pacific, including any part of the South China Sea against public vessels, aircraft or armed forces of the two nations will result in …

The Visayas and some parts of Luzon and Mindanao will continue to experience rain showers due to the low pressure area (LPA) and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the weather bureau said Thursday. These weather systems will bring scattered ra…

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reminded the public to heed authorities’ advisories on El Niño and implement necessary measures in preparation for the impacts of the phenomenon. This came after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomica…