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Pag-IBIG Fund offers payment moratorium, housing loan insurance following Mindanao earthquake

Pag-IBIG Fund offers a one-month loan moratorium and calamity loans following the 7.8 magnitude Mindanao earthquake.

Bukidnon zipline snaps; Indian tourist plunges 39 feet

BUKIDNON—An unaccredited resort along the Bukidnon-Davao border has been shut down after an aging zipline cable snapped on June 14, sending a 25-year-old Indian tourist plunging 39 feet to the ground and triggering a police cover-up investigation.

Where na you, ADMU?

Ateneo de Manila University faces looming legal battles and severe public backlash over its institutional response to the June 8 drowning deaths of Blue Eagles basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team event in Dipaculao, Aurora.

After Geneva labor talks: Protect gig workers now

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Millions of Filipino delivery riders, drivers, and public sector employees could secure structural legal protections as the NAGKAISA Labor Coalition pushes the Marcos administration to adopt newly approved global International Labour Organization (ILO) standards into domestic law.

Missing hiker case raises safety questions on organized climbs

A multi-agency rescue operation is underway in Pangantucan, Bukidnon, for missing hiker Alkharj Gomez Zamayla. Local authorities revealed the 31-year-old Valencia City resident was allegedly unlisted on official tourism permits submitted for the 60-person expedition across the mountain range.

Klarex: Services, education key to CDO progress

Cagayan de Oro Mayor Rolando "Klarex" Uy utilized his fourth State of the City Address (SOCA) to pivot the city’s development metrics from infrastructure assets to grassroots public services. Speaking at Plaza Divisoria during the city’s 76th Charter Day, Uy reported that decentralized programs have extended documentation, skills training, and medical outreach to over 100,000 residents across outlying barangays.

Critics oppose moves that could delay BARMM polls

Opponents are demanding that Moro Islamic Liberation Front peace panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal drop a legal petition against the BARMM districting law, warning that the high-court challenge threatens to delay the region's historic first parliamentary elections.

Iligan gets permanent NBI office after 30 years

The National Bureau of Investigation has broken ground on its first permanent three-story district office in Barangay Del Carmen, Iligan City. Funded via the General Appropriations Act, the P69.48-million infrastructure project concludes three decades of operating from temporary sites.

No sign of missing Bukidnon hiker on day 5

A massive search and rescue operation continues on Mt. Kalatungan in Bukidnon for missing hiker Alkharj Gomez Zamayla, 31, who became separated from his group on June 12.

From 18 roses to 18 marines: a Matet debut

From coordinated political wardrobe makeovers to the raw appeal of viral influencers, a look into how public profiles are manufactured versus authentically lived in the digital age.

New kids on the bloc: a Senate dream

With sudden walkouts, a leadership dispute, and controversial testimonies from ex-Marines, the Philippine Senate has seen rapid shifts in its majority and minority blocs. Here is a look at the political chaos that has left ordinary citizens confused.

Who Decided Fifty Was Old?

Ambition doesn’t expire. A look at why society treats adult education at 55 as an anomaly instead of a milestone.

When the ground shook: Iligan residents recall the Magnitude-7.8 quake

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Sarangani Province triggered widespread tremors across Mindanao on June 8, prompting immediate neighborhood evacuations, school facility suspensions, and structural safety checks in Iligan City.

Adiong sues 18 ex-marines over kickback claims

Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has filed libel and cyber libel complaints against 18 former Marines at the Marawi City Prosecutor's Office. The complaints respond to allegations linking the lawmaker to an alleged flood control kickback scheme, which Adiong has dismissed as a baseless public relations stunt.

Sendong survivors take step toward land ownership

More than a decade after Tropical Storm Sendong displaced thousands of families in Northern Mindanao, around 200 survivors and housing beneficiaries gathered in Iligan City for a landmark regional summit aimed at securing permanent land titles and expanding basic community services.

Lawyer: Reversion still possible, gov't may take back Manresa

The government retains the legal right to reclaim Xavier University's 64-hectare Manresa property despite ongoing commercial development, a legal group warns. Reversion proceedings could halt the multi-million peso venture if state regulators find violations of the original 1958 public land grant.

Over 10,000 McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen Meals to Be Deployed in Earthquake-Hit Communities

Globe activates free satellite-to-mobile connectivity for its 700,000 Mindanao subscribers affected by earthquake