Hacktivist group Anonymous Philippines defaced multiple government websites on Monday, expressing dissatisfaction with the world’s governments and calling for a mask protest. “Your governments have failed you; they sit atop their thrones and abuse their power. They are deaf to the will of the people. The system is broken. If…

After six soldiers died in an ambush in Sumisip, Basilan early Sunday, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman recommended an all-out military offensive against the Abu Sayaff Group (ASG). In a GMA News Online article, Hataman said he and his team were supposed to go to…

Two people were killed and 47 others were injured in an accident involving a passenger bus and a 10-wheeler truck on the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway in Batangas late Thursday evening. The fatalities were Arnel Diaz, the bus conductor, and 18-year-old Jade Anthony Dimalibot, one of the passengers.…

The Philippines is the only country in the world where each building on average has at least three security guards, while each convenience store, fast food outlet, and almost all business facilities have one security guard on duty. This is the keen observation of Mr. Ace Esmeralda, a certified protection…

Security forces arrested Nasser Usman, a member of the Abu Sayyaf group allegedly involved in the bloody 2001 Lamitan siege in Basilan on Tuesday. Joint police and military operatives nabbed Usman in his hideout in Barangay Tandung Ahas in lamitan City at about 1:15 a.m., the Philippine National Police said.…

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has started implementing the new odd-even scheme for provincial buses plying Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). Starting today, Oct. 28, provincial buses may pass through three of the four tunnels along EDSA as MMDA seeks to ease traffic congestion along the highway this coming Undas…

Motorists are advised to avoid several areas in Metro Manila that will be affected by road repair and reblocking over the weekend, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said. According to the advisory posted on the MMDA website yesterday, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will continue to undertake…