INQUIRER FILES TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines Maasin, the capital of Southern Leyte, was declared insurgency-free on Friday, Nov. 29. Maasin was the first city under the jurisdiction of the 802nd Infantry Brigade to achieve this status, ahead of other c

INQUIRER FILES TUMAUINI, ISABELA The town officials here declared a state of calamity on Tuesday due to massive flooding which caused damage to farms, submerged houses, killed livestock, and caused millions of agricultural and infrastructure losses.

MANILA, Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared a total of 117 senatorial aspirants nuisance, possibly barring them from running in the May 2025 midterm elections. Of the 117 declared nuisance candidates, Comelec Chairman Geor