February 18, 2026 – Journal Daily News Online

ROBBERY ENDS IN SHOOTOUT; 1 SUSPECT DEAD, ANOTHER ARRESTED

Provincial

ROBBERY ENDS IN SHOOTOUT; 1 SUSPECT DEAD, ANOTHER ARRESTED

admin February 18, 2026

BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — A robbery incident in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday escalated into a police...

INMATE BOLTS ZAMBALES PROVINCIAL JAIL

Provincial

INMATE BOLTS ZAMBALES PROVINCIAL JAIL

admin February 18, 2026

BY KEVIN GALANG POLICE have launched a manhunt after a detainee bolted out of the Zambales Provincial Jail in Bgy. Palanginan, Iba, Zambales....

LACSON: CONSTITUTION FIRST IN GOV’T RESPONSE TO ICC CHARGES VS ‘BATO,’ BONG GO

National

LACSON: CONSTITUTION FIRST IN GOV’T RESPONSE TO ICC CHARGES VS ‘BATO,’ BONG GO

admin February 18, 2026

UPHOLDING the Constitution must take precedence over all considerations —including loyalty to colleagues — in the government’s response to the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

LEGARDA FILES BILL TO END TREASURE HUNTING

National

LEGARDA FILES BILL TO END TREASURE HUNTING

admin February 18, 2026

SENATOR Loren Legarda has filed Senate Bill No. 1860 to repeal Presidential Decree No. 1726-A, the Martial Law-era decree that set government guidelines for...