LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Up to two tropical cyclones may affect the country this June, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In its tropical cyclone threat potential forecast issued on June 4, 2026, Pagasa said the weather systems may develop in the northwestern section of its monitoring domain. ‘Ester’ passes through

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Following the calamities that struck Cebu in 2025, the local government of Badian is searching for a resilient woman to serve as the town’s next ambassadress. “We want ladies who can really represent Badian as a breathtaking destination despite all the things that happened last year, with all the challenges that

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo apologized on Sunday to the senators of the Cayetano bloc after he threatened to arrest them if they held another unauthorized hearing. In an interview on Friday, Tulfo, asserting his chairmanship to the Senate blue ribbon committee, said he would order the arrest of his colleagues and drag Sen.

BACOLOD CITY — A 41-year-old woman was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants shortly after leaving the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, on Saturday afternoon, June 6. Police identified the victim only as Lowela, a resident of Barangay 2 in Manapla, Negros Occidental. According to investigators, the victim had just left

LUCENA CITY — Migratory birds monitored in Tiaong, Quezon, have tested negative for avian influenza, or bird flu, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported on Saturday, June 6. In a report, DENR Region IV-A said the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Tayabas City, headed by Ramil Gutierrez, recently conducted

BINMALEY, Pangasinan — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 1 (BFAR-1) on Saturday (June 6) distributed milkfish (bangus) and siganid fry, as well as fishing equipment, to the Samahan ng Magbabangus ng Pangasinan (SAMAPA) during the group’s second anniversary celebration. The assistance package included 80,000 bangus fry and 1,000 siganid fry produced

DENR Criticizes Baste Duterte’s Order to Dump Garbage Outside Regional Office BASTE DUTERTE – What began as a response to Davao City’s mounting waste crisis has now triggered a public confrontation between Mayor Baste Duterte and environmental authorities. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has strongly denounced ... Read more

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A Singapore court sentenced an Indonesian man to 15 months in jail and caning on June 3 after he admitted molesting a 17 year old Thai girl during a flight from Okinawa to Singapore on April 15. The suspect, 20 year old Ariel Lhudfiyan Muarifin pleaded guilty to outrage of modesty after the incident on …

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At 2.30pm on June 6, Kanthas Phongphaiboolwetch, known as “Kan Jompalang,” accompanied victim Mira Durongchayanurak, known as “Nong Mira,” and their lawyer to Nonthaburi Provincial Court in a case against Samrit Rimthuen, also known as “Sue Dusit,” who faces charges of assault and rape. The case was initially filed at Bang Kruai Police Station, resulting …

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Former Team India opener Sadagoppan Ramesh believes Suryakumar Yadav would himself accept his exclusion from the T20I squads for the upcoming Ireland and England series.