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Francisco weakens into typhoon, enhances ‘habagat’

(Image screengrabbed from Pagasa’s latest press briefing) MANILA, Philippines – Super Typhoon Francisco (international name: Mekkhala) has weakened into a typhoon over the Philippine Sea and is enhancing the southwest monsoon or “habagat” on Tuesday, according to the state weather bureau. In its latest press briefing, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)

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Explicit videos lead to arrest of South Korean man in Pattaya

Police arrested a South Korean man at an accommodation in Pattaya on Sunday, June 22, for distributing sex videos online and possessing drugs. Officers from Chon Buri Tourist Police raided an accommodation in Pattaya and arrested 30 year old South Korean national, Louis Kim. According to KhaoSod, police had been investigating Kim over videos uploaded …

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Thailand Video News | Two Workers Killed in Chiang Rai Railway Tunnel Collapse | Thailand Launches 12-Year Drive to Become a High-Income Economy

In the headlines today, Thailand records fewest births in 75 years, continuing the troubling trend of population decline, in Chiang Mai, a railway tunnel collapse has had fatal consequences, in ASEAN News, three students have been killed in  Philippines school shooting, in Phuket, an Australian motorist has been detained after striking a police checkpoint, in …

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Thailand plans flat rail fares and 200bn-baht buy-back of train concessions

Thailand’s transport minister has set out a two-stage plan to overhaul fares on Bangkok’s electric train network, beginning with a flat fare of between 17 and 45 baht per journey from the start of 2027 and eventually buying back the private operating concessions for an estimated 200 billion baht. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, who is deputy prime …

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LIVE UPDATES: Tacloban high school shooting | June 23, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities continue investigating the June 22 fatal shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that left three dead. The number of students injured in the deadly shooting has also risen to 20, police said. Amid growing concern over youth violence, lawmakers have renewed calls to study stricter safeguards for

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A month under strain: Cebu business groups alarmed, push for urgent power fixes

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu, and the entire Visayas area for that matter, direly needs new base load power supplies, among other solutions, as business leaders here expressed alarm over unstable power supply.  The Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Talisay Chamber of Commerce and Industry both issued statements expressing serious concern over

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InstaPay, PESONet fee hikes now allowed but BSP sets limits

MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has lifted the moratorium on increases in InstaPay and PESONet transaction fees and issued new rules aimed at making electronic payment charges fairer, more transparent, and reflective of actual costs. In Memorandum No. M-2026-025 issued on June 17, the BSP said the Monetary Board, through a resolution dated

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Tacloban City school shooting: Latest updates

At least three persons were killed and five others wounded after two minors opened fire in San Jose National High School in the Tacloban City, Eastern Visayas at midmorning on Monday, June 22.

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UAE condemns school shooting in Tacloban, sends sympathies to victims

MANILA, Philippines – The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday condemned the mass shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that killed four students and injured 13 others. In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Abu Dhabi “strongly condemns such criminal acts” and “firmly rejects all forms of violence and extremism

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Tagbilaran orders audit of police firearms after Tacloban shooting

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Mayor Jane Yap on Tuesday ordered an immediate and comprehensive audit of all firearms under the custody of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Tagbilaran City following the school shooting in Tacloban City that left several students dead and wounded. Yap instructed Tagbilaran City Police Chief Lt. Col. Joey Bicoy to

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