February 10, 2024

Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Agusan del Sur

MANILA: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Agusan del Sur on Saturday morning.

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the temblor, which was tectonic in origin, struck 2 km. from Esperanza town at 11:22 a.m.

The …

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Crossovers pluck bronze in PNVF Champions League

MANILA: Chery Tiggo stamped its class over College of Saint Benilde, 25-20, 25-13, 25-13, in the bronze medal match of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Champions League at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Saturday.

Opposite hi…

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P15-M illegal drugs seized in Camarines Norte

LEGAZPI CITY: Agents of the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) seized over PHP15 million worth of illegal drugs in Camarines Norte on Friday night.

Two high-value targets identified as ‘Lon,’ 38, and ‘Ian,’ 39, were also arrested during the

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NPA leader, another killed in Leyte town clash

TACLOBAN CITY: A notorious top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) and a combatant were killed in a clash with soldiers in upland Tinag-an village in Albuera, Leyte on Saturday morning after years of tracking down their locations in

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Former PH envoy to UN Lauro Baja Jr. passes away at 86

MANILA: Ambassador Lauro Liboon Baja Jr., the country’s former foreign affairs undersecretary for policy and envoy to the United Nations (UN), has died at age 86.

In a text message on Friday night, his nephew, Philippine Ambassador to Morocco Leslie

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