Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco has ordered the removal of any Department of Tourism (DOT) materials bearing her image and directed regional offices to stop producing similar materials, following criticism raised during a Senate hearing over alleged self-promotion. Frasco made the announcement on Wednesday during a Kapihan sa Manila Bay briefing, a day after Sen. Raffy Tulfo questioned what he described as the widespread appearance of her photos in tourism-related materials. […]

Cebu City remains unprepared to immediately divert its garbage to Aloguinsan and Toledo as alternative disposal sites following the closure of the Binaliw landfill, with city officials still assessing the financial and logistical implications of hauling waste outside the city. Mayor Nestor Archival said on Friday, January 30, 2026, that the City Government is continuing to reorganize its budget and evaluate hauling and tipping fees before committing to transporting garbage […]

A driver and personal assistant of actress Rhian Ramos has filed a complaint before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) accusing Ramos and her companions, beauty queen Michelle Dee and Samantha Panlilio, of illegal detention and acts of torture stemming from an alleged assault inside a Makati condominium in January. The complainant, Bonifacio Baro, personally went to the NBI accompanied by Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) president Boy Evangelista, […]

At least 18 people, including a six-month-old infant, were killed after a passenger ferry bound for Jolo, Sulu sank in waters off Basilan province early Monday, January 26, while more than 300 others were rescued, authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed that 316 passengers were rescued from the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, operated by Aleson Shipping Lines, which departed Zamboanga City at 9:20 p.m. Sunday. The vessel went […]

Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan of Shariff Aguak survived an ambush on Sunday morning, January 25, marking the third attempt on his life, while two of his security escorts were wounded in the attack, authorities and local officials said. The ambush occurred at around 6:30 a.m. along a road in Barangay Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, as Ampatuan was traveling in a black Toyota Land Cruiser as part of a two-vehicle convoy. The […]