Haze task force convened, introduces measures as PSI hits the highest in 2026

The Business Times - Oct 9, 2026

The 24-hour PSI hits 192 in the central parts at 6 pm, the highest so far in 2026; the hourly PM2.5 reading...

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Villanueva: ‘Mafia, forces of darkness’ linked me to flood control mess

Oct 11, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Joel Villanueva has recalled how he, his family and religious community suffered — and overcame — emotional distress amid “severe accusations and allegations” and political attacks apparently linking him to the flood control scandal over the past year. “Last year, I was also standing here, being criticized, being pelted with huge

‘A Hawaiian son’: Honolulu honours Sun Yat-sen as his landmarks vanish

Oct 11, 2026

Eddie Flores pressed the button at a pedestrian crossing on King Street, then pointed across the road. In the spring of 1910, Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen lodged over there, on the second floor of a shop owned by a friend and fellow party member. “It’s no longer there,” said Flores, chairman of the restaurant chain L&L Hawaiian Barbecue. “But we can more or less point out where the building is.” Much of Sun’s Honolulu has to be found this way. The church where he worshipped as a boy was...

Solar irrigation boosts Eastern Visayas farmers’ El Niño resilience

Oct 11, 2026

TACLOBAN CITY — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is expanding solar-powered irrigation and other projects in Eastern Visayas to help farmers maintain agricultural production amid the threat of El Niño and prolonged dry conditions. Among these is the Guintigui-an Solar Pump Irrigation Project (SPIP), which was turned over to 87 farmers in Barangay Guintigui-an, Ormoc

2 ex-drug convicts busted anew in Lucena City

Oct 11, 2026

LUCENA CITY—Policemen arrested two drug convicts who yielded more than P159,000 worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) in separate buy-bust operations in Lucena City on Saturday, Oct. 10. A member of the city police drug enforcement unit, posing as a drug user, arrested a 31-year-old suspect at 1:03 p.m. after he allegedly sold the operative

Parts of Quezon may experience heavy rain, strong winds on Sunday

Oct 11, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of Quezon province may experience moderate to heavy rains, lightning, and strong winds on Sunday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. In its thunderstorm advisory issued at 12:30 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said inclement weather was expected in Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, Pitogo, Gumaca, Macalelon and

Mans Carpio says his personal expenses were included in VP Sara impeachment trial

Oct 11, 2026

The husband of Vice President Sara Duterte said that some of the expenditures discussed at her impeachment trial involved his own money and should not have been included.

Candon mulls calamity state due to El Niño; 5,000 rice farmers at risk

Oct 11, 2026

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The city government of Candon in Ilocos Sur is preparing to declare a state of calamity as the looming impacts of El Niño threaten rice farms, water supply, and public health, Mayor Eric Singson said. “We are being guided by the advice of the president to be ready for the

Drug den dismantled in Legazpi; 5 nabbed, P714,000 shabu seized

Oct 11, 2026

LIGAO CITY — Five people were arrested and 105 grams of suspected shabu worth P714,000 were seized in a raid on a suspected drug den in Barangay 32, San Roque, Legazpi City, on Oct. 9. The suspects were identified by their aliases as “Pay,” 59, the alleged maintainer of the drug den and the subject

Lino Cayetano is Marcos’ 6th communications chief

Oct 11, 2026

The Presidential Communications Office has undergone several leadership changes throughout the Marcos administration

5-year-old girl killed, mother hurt in Sultan Kudarat road accident

Oct 11, 2026

KORONADAL CITY — A five-year-old girl was killed and her mother was injured after a vehicle failed to climb an uphill road and rolled backward, hitting them in Bagumbayan town, Sultan Kudarat, on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10, police said. The Bagumbayan Municipal Police Station reported that the accident occurred around 4:30 p.m. in Purok Sambag,

Leading Chinese mathematicians unite behind use of AI in research

Oct 11, 2026

Leading China’s mathematicians joined forces in Beijing on Sunday to launch an alliance aimed at integrating artificial intelligence into mathematical research. The Yau Laboratory Alliance for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence is being spearheaded by Fields medallist Shing-Tung Yau, who warned that China was lagging behind the United States in using AI to advance frontier science. It will bring together eight leading institutions and aims to create a network of more than 1,000...

Bukidnon police arrest 6 drug suspects in buy-busts

Oct 11, 2026

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Bukidnon police arrested six individuals and seized 25.544 grams of suspected shabu worth P177,356 in anti-illegal drug operations on Friday and Saturday. In Valencia City, operatives arrested a 26-year-old male suspect known as “Jojo” at Purok 18, Poblacion, at 2:02 p.m. on Oct. 10. Seized from him were four heat-sealed plastic

Haze task force convened, introduces measures as PSI hits the highest in 2026

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Villanueva: ‘Mafia, forces of darkness’ linked me to flood control mess

‘A Hawaiian son’: Honolulu honours Sun Yat-sen as his landmarks vanish

Solar irrigation boosts Eastern Visayas farmers’ El Niño resilience

2 ex-drug convicts busted anew in Lucena City

Parts of Quezon may experience heavy rain, strong winds on Sunday

Mans Carpio says his personal expenses were included in VP Sara impeachment trial

Candon mulls calamity state due to El Niño; 5,000 rice farmers at risk

Drug den dismantled in Legazpi; 5 nabbed, P714,000 shabu seized

Lino Cayetano is Marcos’ 6th communications chief

5-year-old girl killed, mother hurt in Sultan Kudarat road accident

Leading Chinese mathematicians unite behind use of AI in research

Bukidnon police arrest 6 drug suspects in buy-busts

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