MANDAUE CITY — The Mandaue City Council on Monday, June 29, approved two resolutions aimed at strengthening the protection of minors from harmful online content, including a proposal advocating facial verification for social media accounts and another promoting greater parental awareness of children’s online activities. One of the approved measures, introduced by Councilor Jennifer Del

MANILA, Philippines — Current and former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), along with their families, can avail themselves of free health services and medical consultations during the Migrant Workers Health Summit 2026, which will be held from June 30 to July 1 at the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) in Quezon City, the Department of

MANILA, Philippines – ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio on Monday urged Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to disclose the terms of the agreement that allowed former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Manuel Bonoan to serve as a state witness in exchange for immunity from plunder charges tied to the flood control scandal. In

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Monday, June 29, said those who had direct dealings with former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan must be “quaking in their boots.” Lacson, a former chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC), made the remark after Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla announced that Bonoan, who is facing a

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City formally welcomed its new police chief on Monday, June 29, as Police Colonel Ricky C. Sumalde assumed as officer-in-charge of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), succeeding Police Colonel George V. Ylanan. Sumalde took over the city’s top police post following Ylanan’s reassignment as chief of the Regional Comptrollership

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival is convening mental health experts, police officials, lawyers, and education stakeholders to formulate new school safety measures, including the possible implementation of active shooter drills and the installation of metal detectors in schools. The move comes in the wake of the June 22, 2026 shooting at

MANILA, Philippines – The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) will permanently eliminate fees for interbank fund transfers across its digital platforms beginning July 1, as part of its 175th anniversary and a broader push for financial inclusion. Customers using the BPI mobile app, online banking, VYBE, BanKo, and BizKo will no longer pay the

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it has only so far recorded 55 cases of mpox (formerly monkeypox) in the country as of June 13, which is 79 percent lower than the previous year. READ: Mpox: What is it, how it spreads, care for patients According to DOH spokesperson Albert

MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III is pushing for stronger measures to protect Filipino children from the growing dangers of social media, ensuring it allows their healthy development without exposing them to harm, according to a statement his office issued on Monday. So, together with Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos, Dy