Haze in 2026 estimated to cost Singapore S$2.32 billion, up 4% from 2015: experts

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They attribute the rise to factors including a larger population and higher incomes and visitor spending

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Nov 8, 2026

Two arrested in Dipolog buy-bust, shabu worth P340,000 seized

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Anti-narcotics agents arrested two suspected drug dealers and seized around 50 grams of suspected shabu worth P340,000 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sta. Isabel, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, on Nov. 6. In a report released Saturday evening, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office 9 identified

Nov 8, 2026

Severe tropical storm may enter PAR Sunday night or early Monday

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Cempaka may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Sunday evening or early Monday morning, when it will be named Samuel, but it will not directly affect the country, according to the weather bureau. In its 5 a.m. Sunday weather forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services

Nov 8, 2026

Police arrest 3 for stealing PCG member’s gun in Tawi-Tawi

COTABATO CITY — Police in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, arrested three men on Saturday afternoon for allegedly stealing a pistol from a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) member. Authorities also recovered other firearms from the suspects during the law enforcement operation in Barangay Pababag, Bongao. In a report to the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Nov 8, 2026

Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur among areas that have recovered from ASF

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur are among the provinces that have recovered from African swine fever (ASF), marking progress in efforts to revive the local hog industry. The provinces have moved all their ASF-affected areas from red (infected) zones to pink (buffer) or yellow (surveillance) zones, according to the Department

Nov 8, 2026

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Nov 8, 2026

Man shot in both legs in Palawan mangrove area; suspects flee

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Police said two armed men shot a 39-year-old man several times in a mangrove area in Bataraza, Palawan, on Saturday night, Nov. 7, wounding him in both legs. The victim, identified only by the alias “James,” is a married resident of Barangay Tarusan. The attack occurred around 8 p.m., according