https://www.philstar.com/rss/nation Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community (c) 2026, philstar.com. All rights reserved. 15Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:30:05 +0800 en https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2551035/zambales-incurs-over-p591-million-storm-damage-declares-state-calamityE.H. Edejer Heavy rains and flooding from the enhanced southwest monsoon destroyed more than P591 million in government infrastructure and local agriculture here in the last two weeks, prompting the Zambales provincial government to declare a state of calamity on Wednesday, August 19. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:22:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2551035/zambales-incurs-over-p591-million-storm-damage-declares-state-calamity https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550889/nbi-employee-volunteer-held-p300k-extortionMark Ernest Villeza A job order employee of the National Bureau of Investigation and an NBI volunteer were arrested during a sting in Pasay, with authorities saying the two, together with a third suspect, extorted money from businessmen in Mindanao. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550889/nbi-employee-volunteer-held-p300k-extortion https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550890/4-people-die-pasay-fireEJ Macababbad Four people are confirmed dead from a fire that hit a residential area along Tengco Street in Barangay 107, Pasay yesterday. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550890/4-people-die-pasay-fire https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550892/dbm-releases-p274-billion-medical-aid-indigent-patientsAubrey Rose Inosante The Department of Budget and Management has released P27.4 billion to fund the government’s medical assistance program for indigent and financially incapacitated patients. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550892/dbm-releases-p274-billion-medical-aid-indigent-patients https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550894/suspected-gang-leader-slain-shootoutGerry Lee Gorit An alleged leader of a crime group was killed in an encounter with police officers who were serving a warrant for his arrest in Salvador, Lanao del Norte on Wednesday. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550894/suspected-gang-leader-slain-shootout https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550899/palace-declares-holiday-barmm-electionHelen Flores President Marcos has declared Sept. 14 a special non-working day in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to allow residents to cast their votes in the first-ever BARMM parliamentary election. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550899/palace-declares-holiday-barmm-election https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550900/angat-dam-water-level-nearing-190-metersJosiah Antonio The water level in Angat Dam in Bulacan has continued to improve, rising above its minimum operating level of 180 meters, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550900/angat-dam-water-level-nearing-190-meters https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550901/court-ordersarrest-basilan-mayor-murderRoel Pareño local court in Basilan has ordered the arrest of a municipal mayor and several others in connection with an attack that killed three people and wounded two others a few hours before the May 2025 election in Hadji Muhtamad. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550901/court-ordersarrest-basilan-mayor-murder https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550902/potential-new-amphibian-reptile-species-found-apayao-forestArtemio Dumlao The jungles of Apayao may be hiding species never before seen by science after researchers found three unusual amphibian and reptile specimens during a biodiversity survey in Calanasan town. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550902/potential-new-amphibian-reptile-species-found-apayao-forest https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550904/woman-2-kids-found-dead-abandoned-carEmmanuel Tupas A 31-year-old woman and her two children aged four and nine were found dead inside a car parked in a secluded area in San Rafael, Bulacan on Thursday afternoon. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2026/08/22/2550904/woman-2-kids-found-dead-abandoned-car