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MANILA, Philippines — Several ferry trips were canceled on Friday due to Severe Tropical Storm Kiyapo, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said.  According to PPA, it does not cancel trips, noting that “trips are automatically canceled because ships are not allowed to sail” if the Philippine Coast Guard issues a “no sail policy.” With this,

ILOILO CITY —Authorities on Friday urged motorists to exercise extreme caution when traveling between Iloilo and Antique as heavy rains triggered landslide threats, flooding and road damage along major routes connecting the two provinces. The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) advised commuters and motorists to avoid the Iloilo-Antique Road via Bukid

Dumanjug Mayor Efren Guntrano “Gungun” Gica visited the Highway Patrol Group in Central Visayas (HPG-7) headquarters on Friday, July 24, days after the road incident along the National Highway in Barangay Pakigne, Minglanilla.

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has requested key documents from the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of its ongoing probe into alleged irregularities surrounding the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) and the 2019 SEA Games. In letters sent on July 21

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Defending champion Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Junior Wildcats kept their unbeaten record intact after defeating the Benedicto College Baby Cheetahs, 74–61, in the 2026 Emil’s Fiesta Cup Inter-High School Invitational Basketball Tournament on Thursday, July 23, at the Lipata-Linao Sports Complex in Minglanilla. After a tightly contested opening period, the

ILOILO CITY – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescued 20 residents, including children, who were trapped by floodwaters during separate rescue operations in Guimaras and Antique just before dawn on Friday, July 24, as relentless rains triggered by the southwest monsoon and Tropical Storm Kiyapo inundated several communities in Western Visayas. The Coast Guard said

MANILA, Philippines — Moving to address a long-standing shortage in learner mental health services, Education Secretary Sonny Angara has spearheaded the official rollout of the nationwide recruitment of 10,000 School Counselor Associate I (SCA I) positions, marking a major milestone in the implementation of Republic Act (RA) No. 12080, or the Basic Education Mental Health and

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 was now raised over western portion of Babuyan Islands as Kiyapo intensified into a severe tropical storm on Friday evening, the state weather bureau said.  In its 8 p.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Kiyapo was last located

MANILA – Tropical Storm Kiyapo has made landfall over Camiguin Island in Calayan town, Cagayan province, the weather bureau said in its 5 p.m. bulletin on Friday. Kiyapo was located over the coastal waters of Calayan Island, Calayan, Cagayan as of 4 p.m., moving west northwestward at 30 kilometers per hour (kph). The cyclone packs

A 25-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor in Sibonga, Cebu is facing a direct assault complaint after she allegedly punched their barangay captain while the latter was mediating a family dispute inside the barangay hall on Thursday, July 23.