MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday clarified that the Philippines does not need China’s permission to conduct rotation and resupply missions to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. The department said the 2024 provisional arrangement with Beijing does not recognize any Chinese authority over Philippine waters. “The Provisional Understanding is a set of principles and

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu’s biggest provincial basketball tournament is making a long-awaited comeback. After a seven-year hiatus, the Governor’s Cup U18 Basketball Tournament was officially relaunched on Thursday, July 23, as the Cebu Provincial Government unveiled its plans for the 2026 edition, which tips off on Sept. 26. The launch at the Cebu Provincial

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-7 will send inspectors to a construction site in Purok Tulay, Barangay Sta. Cruz, Liloan, after a worker was killed when he was crushed by six granite slabs on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. According to Roberto Cabardo, information officer of DOLE-7, the agency may issue

MANILA, Philippines — In recent weeks, the Pax Silica project has become among the most talked-about topics in the country, with the government describing it as a long-term investment that will spur economic expansion. However, civil society groups have been protesting the establishment of the 1,619-hectare (4,000-acre) economic security zone under the Luzon Economic Corridor. They

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province could soon have its own world-class sports complex, with Governor Pamela Baricuatro revealing plans to build a premier facility in northern Cebu as part of her administration’s push to transform the province into a major sports tourism destination. During her speech at the launch of the Governor’s Cup Basketball

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — An alleged former logistics officer of the Maoist New People’s Army (NPA) wanted for murder was arrested inside a military intelligence compound in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Wednesday afternoon, July 22. In a press statement, the Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) identified the suspect as Gemma Pensahan Tilucan, 32, who is

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are looking into a possible drug-related dispute as the motive behind the stabbing of a 32-year-old man Tuesday evening, July 21, in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, after a heated argument allegedly escalated into violence. The attack happened around 8:40 p.m. along Sitio Ipil-Ipil, Alaska, Barangay Mambaling. According to a police