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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) justified on Wednesday the cutting of mature trees with sprawling canopies that provided shade for years on Quirino Avenue in Manila, saying it was legally authorized and subject to strict environmental safeguards. Several netizens have voiced concern over the tree cutting amid rising temperatures

Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots died after the trainer aircraft they were on crashed into a mountain in Tuba town, Benguet province, on Wednesday morning. Col. Ma. Christina Basco, PAF spokesperson, confirmed the crash and the fate of the pilots hours after the incident. “We are deeply saddened to inform that both pilots passed,”

DAVAO CITY—One resident died and more than a thousand others were displaced after heavy rains brought massive flooding in this city this week. Authorities said the fatality was a 21-year-old pump attendant from Manay, Davao Oriental, who had been renting a house in Buhangin village. He was found floating amid the floodwaters on Tuesday as

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—The management of Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA), which operates the 3,000-hectare economic zone in Misamis Oriental that hosts the manufacturing plant of Chinese-run Philippine Sanjia-Steel Corp., is eyeing the cancellation of its lease contract following allegations the company violated the country’s labor, immigration and nuclear safety regulations. Joseph Donato Bernedo, PIA general

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — A formal petition to disqualify three incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) as nominees of the Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) was filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Bangsamoro Registration and Accreditation Committee (Brac). The petition is dated May 15, 2026, a copy of which

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will train 9,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to serve as contingent electoral board members for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections in September this year, its chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday. Garcia said that these PNP personnel will have to be duly-certified by

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is targeting to proclaim all winners of the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections within two days after the elections, its chair, George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday. Garcia said that the poll body may proclaim winners of representatives among the 32 parliamentary districts in the region by the

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MANILA, Philippines — Will the Marcos administration’s initiative, worth billions of pesos, be effective in mitigating floods in Metro Manila and key cities in the country? Only the upcoming rainy season can tell. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday inspected the ongoing “drainage improvement project” on G. Araneta Avenue in Quezon City as part of

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-three areas are forecast to record “danger” level indices on Thursday, May 21, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. “Danger” level heat indices refer to those ranging between 42°C and 51°C, and bring increased risks of heat cramps and heat exhaustion, which could then lead to heat stroke.