KAWIT, Cavite—No one could ever know what went on inside Ronald Baquiran Bae’s head when he casually walked around his neighborhood and fired his gun indiscriminately, taking the life of eight innocent people. On January 4, around 9 a.m., this closely-knit community still recovering from the revelry of the New Year past, was greeted by [...]
A bag of puto bumbong (purple rice cakes) helped investigators track down the killers of 20-year-old Cyrish Magalang, who had bought the steamed delicacy as pasalubong on the night she was murdered.
“Mama PJ” was a favorite moniker her friends and fellow activists at the University of the Philippines Los Baños gave her, probably because she had always been maternal.
People who had known Marc Andre Marcos, 20, mourned the loss of the young man who had wanted to become a judge like his grandfather, retired regional trial court judge Matilliano Marcos.
Nearly two decades after the twin murders of University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) students Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez, terror again gripped this quiet university town tucked at the foot of Mount Makiling 63 kilometers away from restless Metro Manila.
A musical concert featuring young performers from at least 20 countries will showcase this city’s kickoff celebration for the inclusion of the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) in the provisional list of winners in the recently concluded online global search for the seven new wonders of nature.
Bicol’s well-loved pili nut is about to get an upgrade from food experts with the Department of Trade and Industries regional office setting the stage for a culinary event that will transform the nut into another ingredient fit for main course dishes.
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines—Scientists have discovered a new species of beetle that dwells in the mountain rivers of Southern Palawan and said the find indicated that the Philippines was the world’s “center of diversity” for beetles. Dr. Henrick Freitag and and Dr. Michael Balke of the Senckenberg Museum of Zoology Dresden and the Bavarian State [...]
“Killer croc” is not exactly how local wildlife conservationists would describe the reptiles that naturally thrive in the rivers of Palawan, generally considered one of the few remaining habitats of crocodiles in the country. Even if one such creature actually attacked and devoured a fisherman last June 22. Edwin Lucero, 35, was recovered at dawn [...]
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