7.4M applicants register in 7-month voter sign-up period

MANILA: Over 7.4 million individuals have applied as voters during the seven-month nationwide registration period for the May 2025 midterm elections.

The latest data from the Commission Elections (Comelec) released Wednesday showed 7,427,354 applicat…

4 ‘most wanted’ arrested in police ops in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) reported on Thursday the arrest of four most wanted persons in the region.

Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said the wanted persons were arrested early this week in operations in …

3 suspects yield P2.1M shabu in Iloilo City drug sting

ILOILO CITY: A 24-hour anti-drug operation of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) yielded close to 316 grams of shabu with an estimated value of over PHP2.1 million.

The operations from 4 a.m. on Oct. 2 to 4 a.m. on Oct. 3 also led to the arrest of …

Sual, Pangasinan mayor makes reelection bid

MALASIQUI: Mayor of Sual town in Pangasinan province Liseldo Calugay, who made headlines for his alleged link to dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, on Thursday filed his certificate of candidacy for a third term in office.

Calugay and his runn…

Indonesia raises alert as Mount Merapi erupts

ISTANBUL: Indonesia raised its alert level to Level III as of Thursday due to the eruption of Mount Merapi, the country’s most active volcano, which has already generated 21 significant lava flows.

Located on the densely populated island of Java, the…