CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano International Master (IM) Kim Steven Yap is leaving no stone unturned as he prepares for the biggest tournament of his career — the World Rapid and Blitz Team Chess Championships set on June 16 to 22 in Hong Kong. Yap, who recently suited up for the Toledo Xignex Trojans that

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 20-year-old man died after he was shot multiple times by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Sitio Lower Gun Club, Banawa, Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City, past 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3. The victim, identified as Ace Decena Gimeno, also known as “Istong,” was rushed by responders to the Cebu City Medical

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Danao City Police Station has received a Certificate of Commendation from the United States Department of State Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) for its role in the arrest of an American fugitive wanted in Texas and declared an undesirable alien in the Philippines. The commendation was formally presented on Wednesday, June

CEBU CITY, Philippines — From a simple request to do a cartwheel to a stunning five-gold medal sweep in gymnastics, nine-year-old Aziz Jayden Diaz of Catbalogan City, Samar, has one of the most remarkable breakout stories of the recently concluded Palarong Pambansa 2026, held in Agusan del Sur. Once a taekwondo athlete with no formal

MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada  is looking into filing a motion for hospital arrest before the Sandiganbayan due to his knee condition.  Lawyer Noel Ostrea made this known in an ambush interview during the court recess for the Thursday arraignment proceeding of the antigraft Second Division for his graft case. Ostrea noted

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday entered into a five-year partnership with Rotterdam-based non-profit The Ocean Cleanup to help remove floating plastic waste from the Pasig River. Additionally, they aim to introduce low-cost cleanup technologies supported by scientific data sharing and baseline environmental assessments. READ: Marcos announces plans

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The municipality of Infanta, Quezon continued to experience dangerously high temperatures after recording another extreme heat index on Thursday, June 4. In its heat index bulletin issued at 5 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Infanta registered a heat index of 45 degrees Celsius. The northern

MANILA, Philippines — Suspected illegal cigarettes worth P13.25 million were found abandoned in Lanao del Sur, the police said. Operatives discovered the contraband in “an open space between residential structures” along Narciso Ramos Highway in Barangay Liangan in Picong town on Wednesday morning, according to a police report from the Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous

MANILA, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reminded school transport drivers to avoid overcrowding their vehicles and ensure that students wear their seatbelts as classes are set to open on June 8. “We want to get close to make sure that our students are not being made into ‘sardines,’ because sometimes

Search efforts entered a fourth day today, June 4, as more than 100 people continued looking for a missing Thai woman who disappeared while trekking in a forest area on the border of Trang and Phatthalung provinces. The search operation involves local woodsmen, residents, wildlife sanctuary officials, park rangers and administrative officers attempting to locate …

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