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MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has discovered that flood control projects amounting to around P7 billion in the first district of Davao City were awarded to a single contractor from 2018 to 2024, NBI Director Melvin Matibag said Thursday.Matibag said the bureau initially looked

MANILA — Digital rights and safety groups on Thursday cast doubt on the government’s basis for blocking access to apps, a move that agencies said is meant to protect children from dangerous influences.The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center earlier Thursday lifted a block order on Disco

MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested a massage therapist who allegedly posed as a minor and threatened to expose a male client’s supposed lewd activities to his wife.The NBI Organized and Transnational Crime Division (OTCD) conducted an entrapment operation in Batasan, Quezon C

Gilas Pilipinas Men in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 3×3 basketball tournament.Photo courtesy of Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Media Pool.Gilas Pilipinas Men punched their ticket to the semifinals after outlasting Chinese Taipei in a thriller, 21-19, in the 3-on-3 basketball tournament of t

San Beda University’s Daniel Marcelo in action against Lyceum of the Philippines University in NCAA Season 102. Angela Davocol/NCAA Philippines.MANILA — San Beda University turned back Lyceum of the Philippines University, 83-74, to notch its first win in NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball on Thursday

Gilas Pilipinas Women‘s Afril Bernardino in the 2026 FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament.FIBA Media.Gilas Pilipinas Women bowed out of contention in the 5-on-5 basketball tournament of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after falling to Chinese Taipei, 83-71, on Thursday at the Aichi Inter

Liza Soberano during the Hollywood red carpet premiere for ‘Forgotten Island.’ABS-CBN NewsLiza Soberano has reached another Hollywood milestone with the animated film “Forgotten Island,” walking the red carpet in Tinseltown for the first time as a lead star.The Kapamilya actress previously attended

MANILA — Around 14,000 beneficiaries who received “duplicate” or “overlapping” aid in 2025 from the Department and Social Welfare and Development’s programs have been temporarily blacklisted, according to DSWD’s budget sponsor at the House of Representatives, Guimaras Rep. JC Rahman Nava.Nava said i

MANILA — Four heavily armed men, including a former Philippine Army corporal, were arrested in Catanauan, Quezon early Thursday morning, with police linking them to a robbery of a convenience store in Trece Martires City, Cavite.Philippine National Police Public Information Office chief PCol. Allen

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrated its 96th National Day.Photos by Lui Lee BastarecheRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia marked Wednesday its 96th National Day, with nationwide celebrations that brought together Saudi citizens and expatriate communities, including thousands of Fil