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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Small business owners, who already stopped operations but failed to formally close their registration with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), may now immediately stop the accumulation of additional tax penalties by filing closure documents under newly streamlined rules that took effect this month. Under a revenue memorandum circular, the BIR

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Pangasinan recorded its highest heat index this year at a “danger” level of 47 degrees Celsius at 4 p.m. on Thursday, according to the provincial government. The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), citing data from the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)

BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Council is contemplating new policy that would raise the legal drinking age in the summer capital from the current 18 to 21 years old as it addresses the health impact of alcohol consumption in an upgraded liquor ordinance.  Since the start of the year, the Council has been deliberating

COTABATO CITY– A local radio announcer and an Islamic preacher were killed in separate gun attacks in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Thursday, May 21. Police Capt. Vilma Dimaraw, chief of the Malidegao municipal police station, said Nestor Micator, 45, also known as “Teting,” was shot in front of the village

Authorities Arrest 2 Men for Stealing Lotto Machine in Quezon City  Two men were arrested after stealing a lotto machine worth P24,000 in Barangay Bagbag, Novaliches, Quezon City.  On early Wednesday morning, May 20, 2026, two male suspects were arrested after allegedly breaking into a lotto outlet and stealing a lotto betting machine.  According to police reports, the suspects, ... Read more

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MANILA, Philippines — The Justice Secretary has warned on Thursday those who would help Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa in evading an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said that anyone doing this would face domestic and international legal consequences. This as Dela Rosa has

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A low pressure area (LPA) monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is unlikely to become a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours, the state weather bureau said. Reports from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) showed the weather system at 940 kilometers east of southern

MANILA, Philippines – Former Cavite Police head Col. Marlon Santos has been designated as acting spokesperson of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. In his new role, Santos will convey the directives, policies, and official positions of the PNP chief to the public and the media, while helping communicate the organization’s key

MANILA, Philippines – After localized thunderstorms triggered heavy rains and flooding in several areas in Metro Manila last week, Project Noah (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) Executive Director Mahar Lagmay on Thursday underscored the urgent need to shift from traditional flood control projects to a broader “flood management” strategy. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview, Lagmay

MANILA, Philippines — The country will continue to experience cloudy skies and rain showers on Friday as a low pressure area (LPA) and the easterlies prevail over parts of the Philippines, the state weather bureau said. According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the LPA was last spotted 940 kilometers east of