CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has given Mayor Nestor Archival 30 days to submit a transition plan that would move the city away from using the South Road Properties (SRP) as a garbage dumping and staging area. The directive emerged during Tuesday’s regular session of the council after Councilor Joel Garganera delivered
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Cebu’s Apriel Smith eyes first Miss Charm crown for PH
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Apriel Smith expressed her hope of bringing home the first-ever Miss Charm crown as she represents the Philippines in the international pageant. In a video released by the Miss Charm organization, Smith shared her thoughts on confidence, culture, and her goals for the competition. “Confidence comes from preparation,” Smith said. READ:
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Hontiveros rejects comparison of videoconferencing push to De Lima case
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros rejected comparisons between the Senate majority’s current push for videoconferencing and the 2021 call to allow then-Senator Leila de Lima to join sessions and committee hearings remotely. In a Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon, May 27, 2026, Hontiveros said the two situations were different. READ: Lito Lapid mi-sulti
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Visayas among pilot areas for Globe’s cell-to-satellite service with Starlink
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Ayala-led telecommunications firm Globe Telecom will launch its direct-to-cell satellite service in partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink this June, with selected areas in the Visayas region part of the pilot rollout. Executives from Globe announced that they are on track with the phased rollout of the satellite-to-mobile technology. It will initially
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Drilon blasts Senate majority over remote voting bid
MANILA, Philippines – Former Senate President Franklin Drilon on Wednesday criticized the Senate majority bloc for pushing for an amendment of the Senate rules that would allow senators to vote remotely by teleconference, even calling the proposal “tyranny of the majority.” Drilon said the move “is directly connected” to the impeachment trial of Vice President
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Latest PNP reshuffle: 6 senior officers given new posts, 2 relieved
MANILA, Philippines — Six senior police officers were given new posts, while two others were relieved of their posts in the latest reshuffle in the Philippine National Police (PNP). The reassignments were made through General Orders Nos. NHQ-GO-DES-2026-2836 and 2837, both dated May 26 and effective May 27. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Deputy
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Garin says no Cha-cha in House, hits Barzaga’s content mindset
MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Speaker Janette Garin has denied that there are formal talks about Charter change (Cha-cha) within the House of Representatives, saying that any discussions supposedly involving Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III may have happened during personal talks. Garin explained on Wednesday that the Deputy Speakers have been meeting weekly to discuss the House’s
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Search and rescue ops resume at Angeles building collapse site
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — Authorities on Wednesday shifted focus back to search and rescue operations at the collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago here as retrieval and recovery efforts continued amid renewed coordination among agencies at the disaster site. The Unified Command Management Option said operations at ground zero were again centered on search, rescue,
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Mimaropa areas under danger-level heat index on Wednesday
Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro — Several areas in the Mimaropa region are expected to experience danger-level heat index on Wednesday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Based on the latest heat index forecast released by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Mimaropa, citing Pagasa data, Cuyo, Palawan, is expected to record
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Large Snake Suddenly Appears on Windshield of Moving Car in Batangas
Large Snake Suddenly Appears on Windshield of Moving Car in Batangas A large snake suddenly appeared on the windshield of a moving car in Lipa City, Batangas, which frightens a group of friends. A netizen named Win Gallito shared a video showing the snake crawling across the front windshield while the vehicle was traveling along the highway. The ... Read more
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