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MANILA, Philippines – For most people, walking is an ordinary act. For Lito de Veterbo, it’s a statement. In 147 days, De Veterbo — known among hikers as Mr. LNT or Mr. Leave No Trace — crossed the entire Philippine archipelago on foot, from Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte to Glan, Sarangani.Continue Reading
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay — A Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) employee was shot dead on the spot by motorcycle-riding assailants on the night of November 7, 2025, just three days after two security guards assigned to the same office were also killed by still unidentified suspects. The latest victim wasContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The massive flooding that struck Cebu during Typhoon Tino serves as a stark warning for Mindanao, where hills and forests are vanishing fast in the name of “development.” According to Dr. Mahar Lagmay, executive director of the University of the Philippines (UP) Resilience Institute, the country’sContinue Reading
In the swirl of social media posts about Typhoon Fung-Wong — locally known as Uwan — one claim stands out and spreads quickly: that the storm is “bigger than the Philippines.” At first glance, the satellite images seem to confirm it. The circular mass of clouds appears to engulf nearlyContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Police arrested a man and seized a high-powered firearm during a joint checkpoint operation in Barangay Tiayon, Ipil, early Thursday, November 6, authorities said. The operation, led by the Zamboanga Sibugay Police Provincial Office (ZSBPPO) under Provincial Director Colonel Barnard Danie Dasugo, was conducted in coordinationContinue Reading
Every time floodwaters rise, so does public anger. Social media fills with a familiar lament: “Multi-billion pesos in flood control projects, yet we’re still flooded to the max!” The frustration is justified—but the equation doesn’t quite add up as people think. The truth is, flooding is not merely an engineeringContinue Reading
The Philippines, one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, is again reeling under the impact of another tropical cyclone. Typhoon Tino — the 20th storm to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this year — swept across parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday, bringing torrential rains, fierceContinue Reading
