Philippines Nation
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:17:00 +0800Ex-DILG chief Sarmiento named peace adviser
Former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento is set to assume a key role in the national government’s peacebuilding program.
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0800Rollback: Fuel prices down for second straight week
Fuel prices will drop for a second straight week, with diesel down by at least P24.94 per liter.
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0800Price Tracker: Oil, fuel monitor for Apr. 21
Fuel prices are set for another round of rollbacks.
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Removal of unfinished pumping station in Quezon City begins
The Department of Public Works and Highways has started removing an unfinished pumping station in Quezon City, which the local government said worsened flooding in the area.
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +08007 cops sacked over rental kickback scheme
Seven police officers were sacked from their posts and are under investigation for alleged involvement in a rental kickback scheme targeting Philippine National Police trainees.
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800NPA leader, 18 others killed in Negros gunfight
A leader of the New People’s Army and 18 other NPA rebels were killed, the largest number since the 1990’s, in a clash with the Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion in Toboso town in Negros Occidental on Sunday.
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800NBI probes government execs over land transfers
The National Bureau of Investigation is probing the involvement of government officials in the anomalous registration and transfer of 13 parcels of land in Mangatarem town in Pangasinan to a private firm used by dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Al...
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Driver flees without paying P1,500 fuel
Police are tracking down a motorist who drove away without paying P1,500 worth of fuel at a gas station in Quezon City yesterday.
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800CAAP deploys new rescue, firefighting vehicles
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has deployed new aircraft rescue and firefighting or ARFF vehicles to eight regional airports, marking a significant step in CAAP’s ongoing modernization of airport emergency response capabilities...
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +080048 held in Parañaque scam hub
The National Bureau of Investigation has dismantled an alleged online scam hub in Parañaque following the arrest of 48 people in an operation targeting cyber fraud.