Recto urges faster government spending ahead of El Niño

GMA Network - Oct 10, 2026

Executive Secretary Ralph Recto has urged government agencies to accelerate spending in the remaining months of 2026, particularly on programs to prepare for El Niño, his office said Saturday.

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Cagayan de Oro to build P8.5B new city hall to help ease urban congestion

Oct 10, 2026

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The seat of government of this highly urbanized city is set to be relocated from the downtown to the uptown area to help ease urban congestion. According to Jann Guillmore Actub, spokesperson of the Office of the City Mayor, the construction of a “world-class government complex” in a 22.9-hectare area

Man nabbed for posing as NBI agent yields P350K in meth in Sultan Kudarat

Oct 10, 2026

Man nabbed for posing as NBI agent yields P350K in meth in Sultan Kudarat

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Police arrested a 45-year-old man allegedly posing as an agent of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The suspect reportedly evaded a checkpoint and threatened pursuing police officers in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Friday night, Oct. 9. Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog, Police Regional Office 12 director, said the suspect was driving

Taal Volcano logs 20 quakes, 9 tremors lasting 2 to 7 minutes

Oct 10, 2026

Taal Volcano logs 20 quakes, 9 tremors lasting 2 to 7 minutes

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas recorded increased seismic activity over the past 24 hours, following a brief phreatomagmatic eruption on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its Saturday morning (Oct. 10) bulletin, Phivolcs reported 20 volcanic earthquakes and nine episodes of volcanic tremor, lasting two to seven minutes.

Emmerdale villain Tom King sends chilling three-word message ahead of return

Oct 10, 2026

Emmerdale villain Tom King sends chilling three-word message ahead of return

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'Monster' police officer raped woman in hotel room in horrific 80-minute attack

Oct 10, 2026

'Monster' police officer raped woman in hotel room in horrific 80-minute attack

Ryan Theaker was a serving Merseyside Police constable when he raped the victim

On tour with Kent-based Gurkhas in one of world’s harshest places

Oct 10, 2026

On tour with Kent-based Gurkhas in one of world’s harshest places

Elite soldiers have started a three-month jungle training mission which sees them contending with poisonous snakes and mountain lions.

NRDC eyes P30B private investments to rehabilitate degraded forestlands

Oct 10, 2026

NRDC eyes P30B private investments to rehabilitate degraded forestlands

The Natural Resources Development Corporation (NRDC), the corporate arm of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), is launching an initiative to rehabilitate degraded forestlands and turn them into productive agricultural and forestry estates through private sector investments.

Plans for six homes on field in village thrown out amid concern over badgers

Oct 10, 2026

Plans for six homes on field in village thrown out amid concern over badgers

A plan to build six homes on a field in a village has been thrown out amid concerns over its impact on a potential badger sett.

Teen with ‘appalling’ record spared jail for punching stranger while high on drugs

Oct 10, 2026

Teen with ‘appalling’ record spared jail for punching stranger while high on drugs

A teenage thug who was found with a knife after punching a man in the face while high on drugs has narrowly avoided jail.

Residents wade through half-meter floodwaters as year's highest tide swamps Ho Chi Minh City streets

Oct 10, 2026

Residents wade through half-meter floodwaters as year's highest tide swamps Ho Chi Minh City streets

A high tide on Saturday afternoon left many Ho Chi Minh City streets deep under water, stalling vehicles and making it hard for residents to get around.

Comelec flags fake post claiming BSKE set for Dec. 14

Oct 10, 2026

Comelec flags fake post claiming BSKE set for Dec. 14

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday warned the public against a fake social media post claiming that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) would be held on Dec. 14, 2026. In a post on its official Facebook page, Comelec said an image shared by the page “Katribu News Online” announcing

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Oct 10, 2026

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