ILOILO CITY — City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu scrapped the “liquor curfew” during the height of the Dinagyang Festival, after considering the appeals from festivalgoers and the business community. The ...

The bar crawl of the year is arriving soon. For four nights, the Philippine Cocktail Week 2026 will turn four neighborhoods ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – U.S. Navy Hospitalman Ryan Dhel Elamparo, from Olongapo City, Philippines, was recently selected as the 2025 Blue Jacket of the Year in support of Navy Medicine Readiness and ...

The Philippines as Asean chair for 2026 will have to decide how much to intervene in the Thailand-Cambodia row. However, observers warn that the bar for the bloc in conflict-resolution “is not very ...

This image of the Niño Jesus was reported stolen from its Belen (Nativity display) in Immaculate Concepcion Parish in Barangay Barretto, Olongapo City, prompting the local parish to appeal for public ...

A proper pub from Newcastle's past, which its former regulars declare was 'great for people watching' and a great spot for a Sunday session is now one of the city's number one places to party. But, ...

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has warned the public against foreign syndicates behind stock market-related scams targeting Filipinos into working overseas. The warning was raised following the ...

Two people are wounded and another is in custody after an early New Year's Day shooting at a Garden City bar, police said. Officers were called at about 4:15 a.m. Thursday to the Rockstarz Bar on Ford ...

A 50-year-old man from Barangay Daliao was arrested by Toril Police after being spotted lighting a fountain-type firework during New Year celebrations Aside from the fountain, authorities confiscated ...

It was a chaotic and violent start to the New Year in Garden City, with gunfire erupting at a karaoke bar just hours after crowds rang in 2026. Dispatch audio obtained by 7 News Detroit captures the ...

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