Cebuana beauty queen and doctor Gabriella Mai “Gabbi” Carballo broke her silence on what she described as “questionable” financial arrangements and a lack of transparency during the recently concluded Miss Eco International 2026 in Egypt, where she finished in the Top 21 despite emerging as one of the competition’s strongest contenders.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 42-year-old tricycle driver accused of killing 19-year-old Jeani Pyrll Belardo had long been linked to illegal drugs, theft complaints, and other incidents that repeatedly brought him to the attention of barangay authorities in Alcoy, Cebu. This was disclosed by Barangay Captain Michael Dave Andreanne Amaba of Barangay Guiwang, where suspect

SAN FERNANDO, Bukidnon, Philippines — The municipality of San Fernando in Bukidnon marked its second year as an insurgency-free town on Thursday, May 28, sustaining its status as the first municipality among 84 towns in Northern Mindanao to achieve the declaration since 2024. The anniversary celebration gathered local officials, security forces, Indigenous Peoples (IP) leaders,

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — El Niño is expected to hit other parts of the country, but it appears that Negros Occidental will be spared, according to the state weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecast is that the western side of Luzon and Visayas will be spared from the dry

ILOILO CITY — Some 36 former drug dependents took a significant step toward rebuilding their lives after successfully graduating from the city’s community-based rehabilitation program on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The graduates, who comprise Batch 12 of the Iloilo City Change Center, completed the comprehensive Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP). A commencement ceremony was held

BAGUIO CITY — A member of last year’s graduating class of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) has completed a degree at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), the premier military school announced on Friday. Incoming Ensign Dans Uriel Bacalso Ferrer, 23, of Lapu Lapu City, was abroad when his mistahs (classmates) of “Siklab Laya”

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Police seized on Thursday, May 28, more than P522,000 worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) from an alleged “high value” trafficker in Santa Rosa City, Laguna province. The Police Regional Office 4A reported on Friday that members of the city drug enforcement unit arrested at 7:25 p.m. an alias “Joel” after selling