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ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines — Police in the Zamboanga Peninsula have deployed more than 2,000 personnel to secure cemeteries, transport hubs, and major routes as Filipinos mark Undas 2025, officials said Thursday. Police Regional Office 9 (PRO-9) Director Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta said the security plan covers 226 cemeteries, memorial parks, andContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Young Sibugaynons are being equipped to become responsible digital citizens in a world where information spreads at lightning speed and online dangers lurk behind every click. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Zamboanga Sibugay rolled out its Cybersecurity Information Caravan this week — aContinue Reading
IPIL, Philippines (AP) — The Office of the President on Thursday affirmed that members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) will continue to serve as the interim government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) until elected officials assume office, following the Supreme Court’s decision to postpone regionalContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Christians find themselves divided over how to approach Halloween — a night that blends childhood fun with centuries-old fears. For some, it’s a harmless tradition of costumes and candy. For others, it carries echoes of pagan rituals and spiritual danger — a reminder that not everythingContinue Reading
MANILA (AP) — Many of Earth’s “vital signs” — key indicators of the planet’s health — are deteriorating at record rates, according to the 2025 State of the Climate report released by an international coalition of scientists led by Oregon State University. The report warns that humanity is “hurtling towardContinue Reading
TIPO-TIPO, Basilan — As the rattle of gunfire faded across the hills of Tipo-Tipo, families huddled in makeshift shelters, clutching what little they could carry. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday rushed to deliver food and relief supplies to residents forced to flee their homes after aContinue Reading
EL FASHER, Sudan (AP) — In the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, families have been reduced to eating leaves and animal feed. For 500 days, an estimated 260,000 people have been trapped as paramilitary fighters from the Rapid Support Forces tighten their hold, choking off food, medicine and hope.Continue Reading
