MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A 74-year-old woman died after she was believed to have drowned while gathering seashells and catching crabs along the shoreline in Barangay Labogon, Mandaue City. The victim was identified as Emilita Manatad Piscador, 74, a resident of Purok 5, Sitio Canumay, Barangay Labogon. According to a spot report from the Mandaue
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Cebu eyes scaled-down Festival of Festivals
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Government is considering holding a scaled-down version of the “Festival of Festivals” as part of this year’s provincial founding anniversary celebration. Governor Pamela Baricuatro said the proposed showcase would be staged on a smaller budget compared to the previous administration’s Pasigarbo sa Sugbo festival. Speaking at a press
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Luistro: It’s normal that impeachment pre-trial isn’t open to public
MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro on Wednesday said there is nothing unusual about the Senate Impeachment Court’s decision to close the pre-trial conference for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial to the public and the media, noting that this is normally done in court proceedings. In an interview, Luistro was asked whether the
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Dole orders centralized processing of working permits for foreigners
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) on Wednesday announced that the processing and issuance of permits for foreign nationals seeking to work in the country will be fully centralized to improve oversight and ensure uniform enforcement of labor rules. In a statement, Dole said all of its regional offices have been
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DOTr reroutes GenSan-bound ships to Davao del Sur after earthquake
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday said ships from Makar Wharf in General Santos City will be rerouted to Malalag Port in Davao del Sur to ensure continued passenger and cargo service following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit parts of Mindanao. In a statement, acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said
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Chinese man robbed of 196,000 baht in Bangkok crypto meetup
Eight people were arrested in Bangkok yesterday, June 9, for allegedly stealing 196,000 baht from a Chinese man during a planned cryptocurrency exchange at a petrol station café in Bueng Kum district. The arrests were announced after investigators linked the group to a robbery reported on June 4 at a café on Pradit Manutham Road …
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Mindanao earthquake: Comelec eyes makeshift polling precincts
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing to build makeshift polling precincts if it determines that the schools affected by the powerful earthquake in Mindanao are no longer structurally safe, its chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday. Garcia said that the Comelec is currently verifying how many schools were affected by
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Rene Baterbonia drowning: Ateneo group 300 meters from resort, asked to be left alone – PNP
MANILA, Philippines — The group of Ateneo de Manila University basketball team members had gone about 300 meters away from the resort grounds and “asked to be alone” during the drowning that killed players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, police said. During a press briefing in Camp Crame via teleconference on Wednesday, Aurora police chief
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Flood control mess: NBI examines computer of ex-DPWH officials
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is examining the 16 computers belonging to the suspended officers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) as part of its flood control mess probe, state prosecutors said on Wednesday. The DPWH officials’ computer was tackled during the
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11 BIFF rebels surrender, yield weapons in Maguindanao del Sur
COTABATO CITY — Claiming they would like to live peacefully with their families, 11 members of a local terrorist group surrendered to police and local authorities on Wednesday, turning over their firearms, police said. Col. John Michael Mangahis, Maguindanao del Sur police provincial director, said the surrenderers were presented during a peace and reintegration ceremony
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