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PIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents arrested a former seafarer turned farmer tagged as a high-value target (HVT) in the regional drug trade in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Don Andres, Ipil, on Saturday afternoon, November 2, 2025. Operatives PDEA-Regional Office 9 seized about one kilogramContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY — While Tropical Storm Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) barrels toward the Visayas with intensifying winds and torrential rains, the Zamboanga Peninsula — including Ipil and nearby towns — will experience cloudy skies, scattered rain showers, and isolated thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) saidContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – International ocean conservation group Oceana has denounced the ethanol spill from Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) distillery in Negros Oriental, calling it an “inexcusable” environmental disaster that endangers the country’s largest marine protected area and the livelihoods of thousands of coastal residents. In a statement released on Friday,Continue Reading
Every election is more than a contest of numbers; it is a test of our nation’s soul. Each time we go to the polls, we are given a sacred opportunity — not just to choose leaders, but to reflect on what kind of people we have become. In this sense,Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (November 2, 2025) — President Donald Trump said he has instructed the Pentagon to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria, accusing the West African nation of failing to stop the killing of Christians by extremist groups. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump warnedContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has issued a rare advisory warning of a possible “internet traffic flood” on November 5, urging the public and digital service providers to brace for potential slowdowns or disruptions in online services. According to the DICT, the warning doesContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – Antarctica, the coldest and most remote continent on Earth, is showing signs of irreversible ice loss — a phenomenon that scientists say could reshape global coastlines and threaten millions of lives worldwide if carbon emissions continue unchecked. The stark warning comes as recent climate models suggest thatContinue Reading
