TACLOBAN CITY — More than 6,000 employment opportunities were offered to jobseekers in three cities in Eastern Visayas through a series of job fairs organized by the Office of Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The Tacloban leg of the employment caravan was held Saturday, Oct. 10,

PRAGUE, Czechia - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III will convene the fourth status conference on Tuesday, October 13, to discuss procedural matters before the trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte on crimes against humanity charges.

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.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) directed regional development councils (RDCs) to start reviewing and prioritizing projects as they prepare for the 2028 national budget. Consequently, they must submit endorsed proposals to national agencies by mid-December. The DBM and the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) have issued joint guidelines

MANILA, Philippines — More than 1.56 million minimum wage earners in Calabarzon are expected to benefit from a daily wage increase of up to P45 starting Oct. 26, following the approval of a new wage order by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB 4A). Under Wage Order No. IVA-23, the maximum P45 daily

Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte questioned why the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) needed his insights if it was confident in the results of the lie detector test administered to former police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr.

SINGAPORE — Malacañang on Saturday told lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, to pray to the “true God” for the truth to come out after he claimed he was being persecuted amid scrutiny of the couple’s financial transactions. Palace press officer Claire Castro made the remarks in response to Carpio’s claim

KORONADAL CITY — Rescue teams are searching for a woman who was reportedly swept away by floodwaters in Arakan, Cotabato during the heavy rains Friday evening, Oct. 9. The downpours caused severe flooding, landslides and damage to roads and other infrastructure. The Arakan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) confirmed on Saturday, Oct.

COTABATO CITY — Anti-narcotics operatives dismantled a drug den and arrested 11 suspected drug suspects in Mangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur on Friday afternoon, Oct. 9. Colonel John Michael Mangahis, Maguindanao del Sur police director, said the buy-bust operation was conducted by joint police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents in Barangay Tumbao at about 3 p.m.

BACOLOD CITY— Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island produced a moderately explosive eruption on Saturday, Oct. 10, sending an ash plume above its summit, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In an advisory, Phivolcs said the eruption began shortly before 12:30 p.m. and ended at 12:48 p.m. Kanlaon Volcano remains under Alert