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CDN Top Stories [June 5]: Leaders urge immediate action on Cebu’s water

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are your top stories for Friday, June 5, 2026. Aside from power, water security a key investment concern in Cebu Business leaders and government officials warned on Thursday, June 4, that Cebu’s water shortage poses a long-term risk to the province’s competitiveness and economic prospects. READ THE FULL STORY Students

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PH to miss single-digit poverty rate goal

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is unlikely to meet its goal of reducing poverty to single-digit levels by the end of the Marcos administration, the World Bank said, warning that millions of Filipinos remain vulnerable to economic shocks despite years of progress in poverty reduction. In its latest Poverty and Equity Assessment, the Washington-based lender

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Over 206,000 Calabarzon PUV drivers receive P5,000 fuel aid – DSWD

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — A total of 206,633 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region have received P5,000 each in government financial assistance as of June 2 to help cushion the impact of rising fuel prices. In a report Wednesday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development

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Group seeks action on Davao’s mounting garbage crisis

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — An environmental group has called attention to “a critical waste management crisis” facing this city, Mindanao’s largest and premier urban center, two weeks after a mound of garbage in its sanitary landfill facility collapsed and buried three people. In a statement released on Wednesday, the nongovernment group Interfacing Development Interventions for

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PCG rescues distressed fishing boat off Zambales; 9 crews return safely

SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — After two days at sea, nine fishermen on board a distressed fishing boat were rescued and arrived in Silanguin Cove here, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday, June 4. According to the PCG, its patrol vessel BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) was dispatched after the fishing boat FFB Maria Luisa

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Water quality problem hounds El Nido anew

EL NIDO, PALAWAN, Philippines — The degraded quality of this tourist town’s coastal waters cropped up anew with environment officials in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) region repeating a warning against elevated coliform levels in Bacuit Bay—a popular leisure destination—making it unsafe for swimming. Joe Amil Salino, regional director of the Environmental Management Bureau

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Raided steel plant in Misamis shutdown

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the closure of Chinese-run Philippine Sanjia-Steel Corp. after radioactive materials were found within its 22.6-hectare facility at an economic zone in Misamis Oriental province. According to experts from the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), they detected uranium-238, thorium-228 and

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Abra police probes death of nurse

BANGUED, ABRA, Philippines — Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a nurse whose body was found in Sitio Linasin, Zone 1, here on Wednesday morning, June 3. The victim was identified as Tam-jay Colet, a nurse and resident of Tumalip village in the town of Licuan-Baay, Abra. Police said Colet sustained 13

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Lotto draw results, June 4, 2026

Here are the lotto draw results of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for Thursday, June 4, 2026. Check these out. READ MORE: Lotto draw results, June 3, 2026 Lotto draw results, June 2, 2026 PCSO lotto games The PCSO holds five 6-pick number games, the Lotto 6/42, MegaLotto 6/45, SuperLotto 6/49, GrandLotto 6/55, and

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Ombudsman says representative denied entry after Marcoleta hits no-show

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday said its representative was initially “denied entry” after issues at the security checkpoint, which led to non-attendance at the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing led by Cayetano bloc. Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano made the clarification after Sen. Rodante Marcoleta noted that the Office of the

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