LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Health officials and medical stakeholders met with members of the Cebu Provincial Board on Monday to discuss how medical missions could be carried out under a more uniform process across the province. The consultation gathered recommendations from government agencies, hospitals, and professional organizations that will serve as the foundation for a

CEBU CITY, Philippines — What if the sea itself could warn communities before disaster strikes? For the Indigenous Badjao community in Sitio Naba, Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, the answer has long been yes. Rather than relying only on weather bulletins and government advisories, many Badjaos watch the tides, waves, currents, and subtle changes in the

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival defended his absence from the city’s commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark West Philippine Sea arbitral ruling, saying official meetings in Manila allowed him to pursue funding and partnerships that would deliver long-term benefits to Cebuanos. Archival issued the statement hours after Vice Mayor

TACLOBAN CITY — Classes at San Jose National High School were suspended on Tuesday, July 14, after an alleged online threat targeting students circulated on social media, prompting police to launch a cyber investigation and tighten security at the campus, which was the scene of one of the country’s deadliest school shootings less than a

MANILA, Philippines – Motorists are greeted with another round of fuel price increases, as diesel prices rose by P2.62 to P4.62 per liter and kerosene by P2.22 to P4.22, while gasoline prices remained largely stable on Tuesday, July 14. The Department of Energy attributed the adjustments to continued volatility in the global oil market amid

16-Year-Old Teen Stabs Friend After Being Refused Cigarette in Bukidnon  A 16-year-old teen has allegedly stabbed his 21-year-old friend following a disagreement over a cigarette in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.   According to reports from the Malaybalay City Police Station, the incident happened in Purok 9, Barangay Managok. Before the stabbing took place, the victim and the teenage suspect had spent ... Read more

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BAGUIO CITY — Baguio commemorated the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 Hague arbitral ruling rejecting China’s sweeping South China Sea claims, including areas within the Philippines’ West Philippine Sea, through a military-sponsored battle of the bands on Sunday and a city hall information drive on Monday. The ruling was not just a legal victory

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court on Monday night ruled to move the testimony of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag to July 20, allowing him to appear before the impeachment court before departing later that day for an official engagement in Bangkok, Thailand. Earlier in the proceedings, the House prosecution asked the

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Residents of Sitio Marna, Barangay Subangdaku, held a silent protest outside Mandaue City Hall on Monday, July 13, renewing an appeal to stop the demolition of their homes, nearly three weeks after more than a hundred houses in the area were torn down. Members of the Marna Homeowners Association, Inc. (HOA)

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon, or habagat, is forecast to bring strong gusts of wind and rain over the western section of Northern Luzon on Tuesday, July 14, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Veronica Torres said during its 5 a.m. weather advisory that cloudy