CEBU CITY, Philippines — Big Three Pizza–Batch 1996 booked the last semifinals seat in Division A after pulling away from Batch 2002, 88-74, in a do-or-die clash in the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Season 29 on Sunday, June 21. The victory allowed Batch 1996 to complete the Division A semifinals cast,

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hundreds of locals can now access free hot meals daily after the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) formally opened the Walang Gutom Kitchen in Cebu City on June 22, 2026.  The feeding center is designed to provide immediate food assistance while connecting beneficiaries to longer-term social welfare programs. DSWD

Cebu City will not immediately declare an energy crisis despite recurring yellow and red alerts in the Visayas grid.

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — All 27 barangays of Mandaue City were urged to activate their Dengue Task Force to prevent a rise in dengue cases during the rainy season. The City Council approved during its session on Monday, June 22, a resolution that asks barangays to begin implementing interventions to reduce dengue fever. City Councilor

Three separate stabbing incidents in Cebu on June 20 and 22 left three men wounded and led to the arrest of three suspects.

One of the minor suspects in the San Jose National High School shooting is being urged by his neighbors to surrender. He was then escorted to the police station, where he later reportedly admitted involvement in the incident, authorities said. .](Video courtesy of Aldin Bacus)

MANILA, Philippines — The surge in child stunting stresses the urgency of enacting the House-approved National Nutrition Program, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III said in a statement on Monday. The program, under House Bill No. 9466, seeks to expand nutrition interventions for Filipino children, mothers, and vulnerable sectors, Dy pointed out. “The House prioritized

A video shows students inside a classroom as one of the suspects goes on a shooting rampage at San Jose National High School, leaving three students dead and 13 others wounded.( Contributed Video)/coa