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COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Local business leaders are upbeat about Cotabato City’s improving investment climate as crime rates continue to fall under Mayor Bruce Matabalao’s administration. In his State of the City Address (SOCA) on Tuesday, November 4, Matabalao said the city recorded only 21 crime incidents across its barangaysContinue Reading
The year’s closest and brightest full moon — known as the Beaver Moon — will rise this week, giving skywatchers around the world a dazzling view of the night sky. The so-called supermoon will occur on Wednesday, November 5, when the moon reaches its closest point to Earth, or perigee,Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Church in the Philippines has recognized seven Filipinos as “new martyrs” — men and women who gave their lives for the Gospel, most of them victims of religious and social violence in the country’s south. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said itContinue 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
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – Authorities are investigating the killing of two security guards assigned to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) office in Ipil, the provincial capital of Zamboanga Sibugay, early Tuesday morning. Acting Ipil police chief Major Pocholo Rolando Guerrero identified the victims as 52-year-old Jamie Dante and 41-year-oldContinue Reading
MANILA – When residents in a quiet town near a new Meta data center turned on their taps one morning, nothing came out. What began as an ambitious promise of digital progress quickly turned into a battle over one of humanity’s most basic needs: water. As tech giants like Meta,Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – November 4, 2025 – At least one person was reported dead and thousands were displaced as Typhoon Kalmaegi (local name: Tino) swept across the central Philippines on Tuesday, bringing torrential rain, strong winds, and widespread flooding. The typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hourContinue Reading
