Foreign Policy

Shut down, but not gone: Misamis Oriental renews fight vs. illegal mining

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (August 27)  — The closure signs may be up, but illegal mining has proved harder to keep out of Misamis Oriental. Authorities returned to Barangay Limonda...

10-year-old pregnancies ring alarm bells in Davao Region as cases rise

CPD: Every pregnancy involving a girl aged 10 to 14 signals a failure to protect children DAVAO CITY (August...

Ombudsman tags Davao as ‘epicenter’ of flood control corruption probe

MANILA (August 27)  — Davao City has emerged as a key focus of the government’s widening probe into...

Digos police trace school threats to 3 minors, trigger six-month intervention

DIGOS CITY (August 27)  — What began as online threats against two schools has ended with three students...

No water, no normal: Dinagat Islands seeks calamity declaration as crisis hits 18,000

BUTUAN CITY (August 27) — Water is running short across Dinagat Islands, and provincial officials are moving to...
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Three Filipinos arrested in China are scholars, Not spies—NSC

Davao City  (April 6) -The National Security Council (NSC) clarified on Saturday that the three Filipinos recently arrested by Chinese authorities on alleged espionage...

Manila welcomes Air Canada’s inaugural direct flight to the Philippines

DAVAO CITY—Air Canada has officially launched its first-ever direct flight to the Philippines, and Manila is now included in the airline’s growing Asia-Pacific network. The...

NBI arrests 12 Chinese nationals for illegal possession of firearms

DAVAO CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation – National Capital Region (NBI-NCR) arrested 12 Chinese nationals on March 31, 2025, for illegal...

Overstaying Pakistani national apprehended in Makati

DAVAO CITY – A Pakistani national was apprehended by operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Intelligence Division during a targeted operation in Makati...

BI intercepts Vietnamese wanted for kidnapping, rape at NAIA

DAVAO CITY ---The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested a Vietnamese national wanted in the Philippines for the kidnapping and rape of a Chinese...

1,700 dead as aftershocks rattle region; rescuers continue search for survivors

DAVAO CITY ---The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck the Myanmar–Thailand border has climbed to at least 1,700, with thousands more injured...
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