Oct 29, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur – A non-commissioned police officer stationed in Surigao del Sur was named the country’s top investigator for women and children’s protection cases during a national summit in Zamboanga City, regional police officials said on Thursday. Chief Master Sergeant Christine Intano of the Carrascal Municipal Police Station received the Outstanding Senior
The United States on Thursday banned all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices destined for the US market, just weeks before US President Donald Trump is due to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to bar testing laboratories and certification bodies in China and other economies that lack a “mutual recognition agreement” or reciprocal trade agreement with the...
LEGAZPI CITY — Ballistics tests have linked evidence recovered from the killing of broadcaster Adrian Loterte in Daraga, Albay, to a .45-caliber handgun associated with an earlier shooting investigation, the Bicol police said on Wednesday. The PNP Forensic Group’s Firearms Identification Section established the match after examining bullet slugs and cartridge cases recovered from the
MANILA, Philippines — Former Senators Nancy Binay and Grace Poe have also allegedly received “commitments” or kickbacks from flood control projects. State witness and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo gave this testimony to the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Thursday. READ: Bernardo: All of DPWH projects nationwide have alleged kickbacks Bernardo
Despite file names of the data taken indicating migrant worker organization files, the contents of the backups are not established as Hunt.io did not examine them
MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) has placed all airports nationwide on heightened alert status due to the expected surge of passengers during Undas. According to Caap, the alert status will take effect starting Thursday, Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, Tuesday, as part of the Department of Transportation’s ‘Oplan Byaheng
Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro on Thursday conducted a humanitarian mission in Myanmar and with Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Tin Maung Swe discussed expanding assistance delivered to affected and hard-to-reach areas.
Thailand’s government said on Thursday it had revoked the citizenship of a prominent head rabbi who was a naturalised Thai, as the country tightens enforcement of its immigration laws. Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor’s Thai citizenship was stripped over his repeated use of his US passport after naturalisation in 2013, according to an interior ministry statement. The order was signed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is also interior minister. Thai law prohibits naturalised citizens from...
China has showcased artificial intelligence (AI) technology alongside 7,000-metre (23,000-feet) deep-sea trials of its upgraded Jiaolong submersible, highlighting the potential for similar systems to support decision-making and emergency responses aboard nuclear-powered submarines. The Chinese crewed submersible reached a maximum depth of 7,056.9 metres during three dives in the Philippine Basin in the western Pacific Ocean, according to state news agency Xinhua on October 27. The trials...
ILIGAN CITY — Police arrested 13 people and seized P12 million worth of equipment during an operation against an alleged Philippines Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub here late Wednesday evening, the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) said Thursday. Maj. Sandrex Panolong, ICPO public information officer, said investigators spent five months developing the case before carrying
Singapore’s decision to send its top diplomat to Indonesia on a surprise visit, following days of terse exchanges over a regional haze, underscores a bid to defuse growing tensions and seek a direct channel to President Prabowo Subianto. Analysts say Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan’s trip reflected his country’s preference for measured diplomacy amid rising nationalistic rhetoric in Indonesia, with the city state also mindful of containing any “negative fallout” as Jakarta grapples with...
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur — Weeks after severe dry spells and erratic weather prompted a provincial state of calamity, farmers and fisherfolk across Agusan del Sur are shifting from emergency response to active defense, applying new weather-informed techniques to safeguard their livelihoods. After P3.5 billion in agricultural losses from the prolonged El Niño dry spell,
