The Riverside County Fire Department said the two skydivers suffered traumatic injuries and were taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Nov 9, 2026
MANILA, Philippines— Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo on Monday accused a defense witness of “lying through his teeth” during the 40th day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Davao City Assessor Engr. Jaime Adalin took the witness stand in relation to the remaining article of impeachment against Duterte, which accuses her of amassing
COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua swore in new deputy ministers for four ministries of the Bangsamoro Government on Monday. The new deputy ministers are Atty. Abubakar Katambak, Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education; Nur-Ainee Tan Lim, Ministry of Social Services and Development; Edchamcy Abelardo, Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs; and Engr.
PULILAN, Bulacan— The former mayor of Pulilan town in Bulacan was involved in a road accident last week that led to the death of a motorcycle rider she may have run over. Former Pulilan Mayor Ma. Rosario Ochoa, 71, was driving an SUV when two motorcycles crashed into her path and may have accidentally driven
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported a 32% decline in focus crimes nationwide from July to October 2026. “Our latest figures show a downward trend in focus crimes over the past four months,” said PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. in a press briefing on Monday. “From July to October 2026, the PNP
MANILA, Philippines – Senator-judges on Monday questioned defense witness Davao City Assessor Engr. Jaime Adalin’s trip to China along with other local government officials. Adalin’s overseas travel came to light when, during the cross-examination, private prosecutor Benjamin Tolosa Jr. asked whether or not back in November 2025 Davao City LGU officials, had a supposed all-expense-paid
MANILA, Philippines — Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco will testify on Tuesday in the plunder bail hearing of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez before the Sandiganbayan Third Division stemming from alleged kickbacks in infrastructure projects worth P7.44 billion. The prosecution confirmed that Tiangco will appear as a witness before the court in response to th query
MANILA, Philippines — Seventy four bird species have been documented in the first-ever bird race and photo competition at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP) last month. The LPPWP, in a statement on Sunday, Nov. 8, said the “Ibong Dayo: Individual Bird Race and Photo Competition” from Oct. 17 to 19 was held to mark
COTABATO CITY – Police authorities in Soccsksargen (Region 12) arrested a total of 192 drug suspects in October and seized suspected shabu worth P7.1 million. Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog, Police Regional Office (PRO-12) regional director, said Monday they conducted 172 anti-drug operations last month in different parts of the region. Manibog said of the 172
MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of homes built for survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) remain unoccupied more than a decade after the storm devastated the Visayas, unleashing storm surges reaching about two meters high. Through the National Housing Authority’s (NHA) Yolanda Permanent Housing Program, the government had a revised target of 194,195 units. As of
MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution on Monday presented purported Google Maps views of Vice President Sara Duterte’s property in Matina Crossing, Davao City, as it questioned whether the property was properly declared in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN). During Day 40 of the Duterte impeachment trial, prosecution counsel Benjamin Tolosa Jr.
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives rechanneled P115.82 billion from the executive’s spending plan, Bataan Rep. Albert “Abet” Garcia said on Monday, revising the previous P116.32 billion figure that a special panel of lawmakers reportedly finalized last month. Garcia, the senior vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, revealed that the realignments were about
MANILA, Philippines – Major political parties in the House of Representatives backed on Monday the full disclosure of congressional district allocations under the proposed 2027 budget. Representatives of majority bloc parties – National Unity Party (NUP), Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrat (Lakas-CMD), Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and Nacionalista Party (NP) – expressed