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Mindanao’s wagyu now comparable to Japan’s and Australia’s wagyu: Manny Piñol
Mindanao-raised Wagyu cattle can now compete with the world’s best beef, according to former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol and Japanese Chef Alex Sebastian. In a discussion on Tuesday, October 7, Piñol said locally grown Wagyu and Angus cattle in Mindanao are now at par with premium…
Isko Moreno announces Manila teachers to finally receive long-delayed allowances
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso announced on Monday, October 6, that the city government will begin releasing long-delayed allowances for public school teachers and non-teaching personnel starting Tuesday, October 7. Speaking during the weekly flag-raising ceremony at Manila…
Ted Herbosa ‘cannot feign ignorance’: DOH chief under fire as hundreds of ‘ghost hospitals’ undermine Universal Healthcare
Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa is facing mounting scrutiny over hundreds of non-operational hospitals and billions of pesos in lost funds that threaten the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. In an interview on DZRH’s Special on Saturday program on October 4, public health…
For 21 years running, Philippines ranked world’s most disaster-prone nation
The Philippines has once again been ranked the most disaster-prone country in the world, topping the 2025 World Risk Index for the 21st consecutive year. According to the report released by Germany’s Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft and Ruhr University Bochum, the Philippines scored 46.56 — a ‘very high…
Probe underway vs Cebu BPOs forcing staff back to work after earthquake
Authorities in Cebu have launched investigations into reports that business process outsourcing (BPO) firms forced employees to return to work despite unsafe conditions following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on September 30, leaving at least 72 people dead and hundreds…
Singapore Red Cross pledges ₱2.2 million relief aid for Cebu earthquake victims
The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has pledged S$50,000, or about ₱2.2 million, to support urgent relief operations in Cebu following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on October 1, 2025. In a press statement, the SRC said its pledge will help the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deliver…
Zubiri dismisses alleged Senate coup plot as fake news
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, October 1, brushed off circulating social media posts suggesting unrest within the Senate, calling them misleading and malicious. Zubiri clarified that while a video clip of him voicing concerns about leadership was genuine, it was…
Tatlong kawani ng Philippine Coast Guard, nasawi magnitude 6.9 quake sa Cebu
Nagpahayag ng pagluluksa ang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sa pagkasawi ng tatlong tauhan nito matapos gumuho ang San Remegio Sports Complex sa San Remegio, Cebu, kasabay ng malakas na lindol, kagabi, September 30, 2025. Kinilala ang mga nasawi na sina Seaman Second Class Lawrence Palomo…
64 napaulat na patay, higit 100 sugatan sa lindol sa Cebu – PDRRMO
Umabot na sa 64 at posibleng dumami pa, ang bilang ng mga napapaulat na nasawi matapos ang magnitude 6.9 na lindol sa Cebu kagabi. Sa report ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office ng Cebu, pinakarami sa reported casualty ay sa Bogo City, ilang kilometro lang sa episentro ng…
Discaya family brought to Lacson’s office by son of Duterte’s former security chief
The Discaya family was brought to the office of then-senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson by Davao-based supporter Fred Villaroman, whose late father, PBGen Francisco Villaroman, once headed the security detail of former President Rodrigo Duterte during his time as mayor of Davao City.…
Ping Lacson: Blue Ribbon to invite Zaldy Co, Romualdez to flood control probe
Resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez will be invited to the next Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on alleged corruption in anomalous flood control projects, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said Tuesday, September 30. Lacson…
Magalong reveals why he resigned from independent commission probing flood control anomalies
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has stepped down as Special Adviser and Investigator of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), the body tasked to probe alleged anomalies in billions, if not trillions, of pesos worth of government infrastructure projects. In a statement on…
‘Ramdam na’: Is the Philippine economy on the brink of decline?
The peso is weakening, prices are at risk of climbing, and jobs may soon be harder to find. As corruption scandals over multibillion-peso flood control projects spark widespread outrage, economist and former Social Welfare Undersecretary Prof. Emmanuel Leyco warns the Philippine economy could be…
DOJ greenlights case build-up v.s. Co, Escudero, Villanueva, Estrada, Revilla, 16 others
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday, September 26, that it will pursue case build-up against 21 individuals, including five current and former lawmakers, following a recommendation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The move subjects those named to scrutiny by the…
Zaldy Co ‘apprehensive’ about returning to the Philippines
While he claims he has “every intention” of coming home, embattled Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co said he is “apprehensive” about returning to the Philippines. Co made the statement following the revocation of his travel clearance by Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, citing safety…