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1 week ago | 
philstar.com | Evelyn Macairan |Mark Villeza |Christine Boton
MANILA, Philippines — Classes will open as scheduled today at the San Francisco High School in Quezon City even after eight classrooms used by Grades 9 and 10 students were destroyed by a fire yesterday. “For the meantime, students will use the PAGCOR building, which is being used by the Senior High School,” the Department of Education said in a statement.
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1 week ago | 
philstar.com | Evelyn Macairan |Delon Porcalla |Alexis Romero
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos was peppered with praises by his wife First Lady Liza Marcos and their children yesterday as they thanked him for his presence and guidance during the celebration of Father’s Day. In an Instagram post, Liza called the President the “calm” in their chaos and the “heart” of their home. “Today, we celebrate the man our children look up to… and the husband I still look at with love (and occasional exasperation). Love you forever,” she declared.
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1 month ago | 
philstar.com | Evelyn Macairan |Christine Boton
MANILA, Philippines — Smuggled refined sugar from Thailand and Vietnam worth P9 million was confiscated at the Port of Manila on Wednesday. Four shipping containers carrying 2,000 50-kilo bags of sugar were intercepted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Department of Agriculture and Sugar Regulatory Administration.
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2 months ago | 
philstar.com | Evelyn Macairan |Alexis Romero
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has instructed agencies to remain vigilant and ensure the safety and convenience of passengers as the government braces for the Holy Week exodus. The Department of Transportation has been directed to intensify the monitoring of transport hubs, Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said. “There will be strict inspections of terminals, ports and airports so that there will be no delays in operations before Holy Week.
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2 months ago | 
philstar.com | Michael Punongbayan |Evelyn Macairan
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is boosting its air patrol over the West Philippine Sea with the help of 20 drones or unmanned aerial system (UAS) worth P34 million donated by Australia. Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), formally received the drones yesterday from Australian Ambassador HK Yu during a handover ceremony held in Mariveles, Bataan. Turned over to the PCG were 15 short-range UAS, four medium-range UAS and one long-range unit.
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Mar 23, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Ghio Ong |Evelyn Macairan
MANILA, Philippines — Five Chinese workers reportedly involved in Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) were apprehended on Saturday while attempting to flee to Sabah, Malaysia through Tawi-Tawi. Ying Guanzhen, 31; Yang Jinlong, 29; Liu Xin, 28; Shen Kan, 36, and Luo Honglin, 27, were on a boat near Languyan Island in Tawi-Tawi when its engine failed, enabling Bangsamoro authorities to intercept them.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Ghio Ong |Evelyn Macairan
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs confiscated P320 million worth of disposable vapes and other vape products “smuggled from China” that were stored in a warehouse in Valenzuela City, the BOC said yesterday. It also seized an estimated P860 million worth of “ukay-ukay” or used clothing, handheld and desk fans, phone chargers, Chinese food items, wireless headsets, disposable syringes, office chairs, wall panels and other assorted merchandise.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Ghio Ong |Evelyn Macairan
MANILA, Philippines — Four historic wooden pulpit panels that were missing for four decades have been returned to the Archdiocese of Cebu by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP). According to the CBCPNews, the Archdiocese of Cebu announced on social media that the 19th century pulpit panels were returned to the Archdiocesan Shrine of Patrocinio de Maria Santissima in Boljoon town on March 13. The CBCPNews is the official news provider of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Evelyn Macairan |Alexis Romero
MANILA, Philippines — Following the arrest of Chinese nationals allegedly spying on Malacañang, military and police camps, the Marcos administration yesterday vowed to strengthen security measures. Chinese Ni Qinhui and Zheng Wei were nabbed along with three Filipinos by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for alleged espionage activities in Malate, Manila on Feb. 20. The suspects reportedly targeted the Villamor Airbase, Camp Aguinaldo, Camp Crame, the US embassy in Manila and Malacañang.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Evelyn Macairan |Janvic Mateo
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court may take up today in full session a petition seeking to compel the Senate to start immediately the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. “The case was raffled today and will possibly be included in tomorrow’s agenda, along with other petitions,” SC spokesperson Camille Sue Mae Ting said yesterday in a statement.
