CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rene Baterbonia’s longtime high school coach and mentor, Jess Linus Evangelio, head coach of the Ateneo de Davao boys basketball team, shared heartfelt memories of his former player following the tragic drowning incident in Aurora on June 8, where Baterbonia and another player died. In a Facebook post, Evangelio recalled how

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest with China over a floating structure spotted inside Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said on Tuesday. “The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has already undertaken appropriate diplomatic action with the government of the People’s Republic of China

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are your top stories for Wednesday, June 10, 2026. ‘Is Cebu City ready for a big earthquake?’ During the Cebu City Council session on Tuesday, June 9, Councilor Pastor M. Alcover Jr. called for reports on the city’s disaster response capacity following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Sarangani the day

MANILA – Declining crude oil prices helped ease negative investor sentiment and allowed both the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the Philippine peso to recover on Tuesday. The local bourse’s main index rose 1.13 percent to 5,945.71 points, while the broader All Shares index gained 0.70 percent to 3,325.28 points. Most sectoral gauges tracked the

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Tuesday dismissed Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s proposal for a power-sharing arrangement in the Senate, insisting that the leadership changes adopted by the new majority on June 3 were valid and left no room for a dual-authority setup. “In the June 3 session, it was

MANILA, Philippines — Dismissed Police Lt. Col. Rafael Dumlao, whose local court acquittal in the case of slain South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo was reversed by the Court of Appeals, his guilt later affirmed by the Supreme Court, was arrested before dawn Tuesday in Quezon City, officials said. In hiding since the Supreme Court affirmed

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Doctors had to treat patients, including a young mother giving birth, in tents set up under a scorching sun on Tuesday, as the number of reported deaths rose past 40 after Monday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southern Mindanao. Thousands remained displaced and the number of injured reached more than 450

This is the Daily Gospel for June 10, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Tenth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, June 9, 2026 Daily Gospel, June 8, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 5, 17-19. Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I