The International Criminal Court (ICC) has publicly refused to confirm reports alleging the issuance of an arrest warrant against Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, the former top cop and key architect of the Duterte administration’s controversial anti-drug campaign. The claims, which sparked immediate political attention in the Philippines, remain unverified by the court’s official channels. … Read more
The Bureau of Customs–Port of Manila (BOC-POM) has announced that seven luxury vehicles seized from the controversial Discaya family will be up for public auction this November. The move marks another bold step in the agency’s intensified campaign to dispose of confiscated smuggled assets and reinforce transparency in government asset recovery. Among the luxury cars … Read more
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon announced on Thursday that three key individuals implicated in an anomalous flood control scheme—former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan 1st District Engineer Henry Alcantara, former Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez, and private contractor Sarah Discaya—are expected to be jailed before Christmas. Dizon made the definitive statement at … Read more
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced a brief respite for motorists in the capital, suspending the expanded number coding scheme on Friday, October 31, 2025. This proactive measure is in anticipation of the annual Undas holiday rush, as families prepare to observe All Saints’ Day (November 1) and All Souls’ Day (November 2). … Read more
A distinctive and highly symbolic United States Boeing E-4B “Doomsday Plane” made an unexpected appearance at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila on Sunday, prompting keen public interest. The aircraft, which serves as a command center for the US Secretary of Defense and is designed to withstand a nuclear blast, landed for what … Read more
While much focus remains on the looming “Big One” – the projected magnitude 7.2 earthquake along the West Valley Fault that threatens Metro Manila – a potentially even more destructive seismic risk is poised over the Visayas. Negros Island faces an imminent threat from the Negros Trench, a geological feature capable of generating a colossal … Read more
Meta is officially bidding farewell to its standalone Messenger desktop applications for both Windows and macOS, marking a significant shift in its platform strategy. This move, which culminates in full deprecation by December 2025, signals Meta’s broader push to streamline its offerings and centralize its desktop chat experience within the main Facebook app or the … Read more
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has intensified his anti-corruption campaign, lodging a plunder and graft complaint against former President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go over the alleged anomalous funneling of nearly P7 billion worth of government infrastructure projects to firms owned by the senator’s family. Filed before the Office of the Ombudsman on … Read more
The grim search for missing cockfighting aficionados, or sabungeros, has taken a disturbing turn with the retrieval of hundreds of human bones from Taal Lake, according to Justice spokesperson Polo Martinez. The ongoing operation, sparked by a whistleblower’s shocking claims, has brought to light a potential mass atrocity that is now the subject of intense … Read more
The Philippines is currently facing a growing wave of health risks as relentless heavy rains and widespread flooding fuel a nationwide spike in influenza, leptospirosis, and dengue. These diseases are now expected to worsen with the looming onset of La Niña later this year, according to a major health maintenance organization (HMO). Drawing from internal … Read more