MANILA, Philippines — A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel fired a water cannon at a Philippine fisheries vessel delivering fuel subsidies to Filipino fishermen at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal on Thursday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela said the incident occurred during the Bureau of

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to “reset” the Philippines’ relationship with China and prevent a repeat of recent violent incidents in the West Philippine Sea after summoning Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan to Malacañang. In a briefing on Thursday, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the July 21 meeting between Marcos and the Chinese envoy lasted

SINGAPORE — The Singaporean passport remains the world’s most powerful passport, having visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to 192 destinations. The latest Henley Passport Index, which was released for the second time in 2026 on July 21, showed Singapore holding the top spot. The United Arab Emirates was the biggest mover since the last report in

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Roxas City, best known as the Seafood Capital of the Philippines, is set to showcase another side of itself this August as it hosts its first international basketball tournament featuring teams from Australia. The organizers of the inaugural Roxas City Invitational Basketball Tournament have officially unveiled one of the participating foreign

MANILA, Philippines — After telling the prosecutors in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial not to be one-sided, Sen. Robin Padilla followed up by reminding them of their duty to pursue the truth, and not just to win their case. In a Facebook post early Thursday morning, Padilla specifically addressed lead prosecutor Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) has clarified that vehicles without physical license plates are not automatically subject to impoundment solely because they do not yet have their issued plates. In a statement posted on its Facebook page, LTO-7 acknowledged that many vehicle owners are still waiting for the

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Health care and Education were among the highlights of Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Cindi King-Chan’s State of the City Address (SOCA), held on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at the Hoops Dome in Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City. Health care During her SOCA, King-Chan said that she strengthened the partnership among the City Health