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Pride Month 2026: Love, Loud and Proud

Rainbow flags unfurl, as we celebrate Pride Month! Amid the whimsical energy that June brings come the hope and expectation for our LGBTQ+ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender/Transexual Queer) friends whose identities and contributions to society are shaped by their lived experiences. It also serves as a time to recognize their pursuit for equality and acceptance,

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Habagat to keep Cebu under rainy skies through Tuesday

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos should keep their umbrellas close as the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, will continue to bring intermittent rain showers and thunderstorms across Metro Cebu and the rest of the province through Tuesday, June 30. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the southwest monsoon continues to

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Weather: ITCZ, ‘habagat’ to bring rains over parts of PH

MANILA – The southwest monsoon or “habagat” and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) are forecast to bring rains over several parts of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the southwest monsoon will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms

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Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 920, thousands missing

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela – The death toll from twin earthquakes rose Friday to 920 in Venezuela, where tens of thousands were reported missing as a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors was boosted by international rescue teams. United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher told AFP that more than 50,000 people were missing after two powerful earthquakes struck within

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3 suspects in Davao de Oro graduate’s shooting arrested

MANILA, Philippines — Three suspects have been arrested by the police while one remains at large following a shooting of a new college graduate in Pantukan, Davao de Oro last Thursday, the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) said.  The PRO-11 reported that Franklin Taganait Cabatlao,35; Raymond Diez Garcia, 34 and Roanna Taoy Colongan,

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Saturday rain showers seen in parts of PH due to ‘habagat’, ITCZ

MANILA, Philippines – The southwest monsoon or habagat and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will bring rain showers to parts of the country on Saturday, according to the state weather bureau. In the 5 a.m. update, of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), weather specialist Veronica Torres said that the southwest monsoon will

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Gallup: Filipinos most stressed at workplace

Philippine employees remain the most stressed workers in Southeast Asia, according to the latest report by global analytics firm Gallup Inc., as they are also the most psychologically attached to their work across the region. In its State of the Global Workplace 2026 report, the Washington-based firm said 50 percent of Filipino workers experienced stress

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Antigraft court admits bill of particulars in Udenna gas case

The Sandiganbayan on Friday said the Office of the Ombudsman “sufficiently” informed former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and his coaccused of the specific basis in their graft case related to the Malampaya project. Associate Justice Karl Miranda, chairperson of the antigraft court’s Third Division, said the court determined this after state prosecutors submitted the bill

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Marcos hastens SEA’s largest dialysis center

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday directed the immediate completion of the new Hemodialysis Building at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), which is set to become the largest dialysis center in Southeast Asia. Once completed by the end of 2027, the 13-story HD Legacy Building being built on a 2,900-square-meter lot at the

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