SC grants TRO vs cancellation of Jonas Cortes’ COC

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/20/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Supreme Court (SC) has granted dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes a temporary restraining order (TRO) that will prevent the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from implementing its resolution on the cancellation of…

Sinulog 2025: CCSC closes gates as it reaches full capacity

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/19/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) announced that it will be closing the gates of Cebu City Sports Center, where the Sinulog Festival this year is being held, as the venue is nearing its…

Quake in China’s Tibet kills 53 with tremors felt in Nepal, India

Agence France Presse 01/07/2025

BEIJING, China — A devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 53 people and collapsed “many buildings” on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighboring Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and parts of…

A plane veers off the runway and catches fire at a South Korean airport with reports of 28 dead

AFP 12/29/2024

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A plane with malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire Sunday at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 28 people, according to the…

Plane with 181 on board crashes in South Korea

Agence France Presse 12/29/2024

A plane carrying 181 people crashed at Muan airport in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday. “175 passengers, 6 crew members aboard plane crashed at Muan airport,” Yonhap reported, adding that 23 people were confirmed injured…

Minibus crashes into house in Minglanilla

Paul Lauro 12/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A minibus crashed into a house in Minglanilla town, southern Cebu injuring several people and causing heavy traffic early morning on Monday, December 23. The accident reportedly happened around 6 a.m. Initial investigations…

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake rocks Negros, tremors felt in Cebu

Jessa Ngojo, Morexette Marie Erram 12/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Negros island on Tuesday afternoon, December 17, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The epicenter of the quake was recorded two kilometers northeast of Hinoba-An town…

Monday afternoon fire razes 2 houses in Tangke, Talisay

by Paul Lauro 12/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two houses were burned down after a fire struck a residential area in Talisay City on Monday afternoon, December 16. The fire occurred at Purok Anduhaw, Sitio Ratan in Brgy. Tangke in Talisay…

Cebu City Olympics: Track events that use oval moved to January

Glendale Rosal 12/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Track events, including sprint and long-distance races for the 32nd Cebu City Olympics, have been rescheduled to January 3-5, 2025, as repairs to the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) rubberized track oval continue. …

Mt. Kanlaon erupts

Morexette Marie Erram 12/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Mt. Kanlaon, one of the country’s most active volcanoes, erupted on Monday, December 9, 2024. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the eruption began at 3:03 p.m. and resulted in…

5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Tarlac City; aftershocks expected

Dianne Sampang 11/28/2024

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Tarlac City on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In an advisory, Phivolcs reported that the tectonic earthquake occurred east of Tarlac City at 5:58 a.m. on…

Lithuania cargo plane crash kills one

11/25/2024

  VILNIUS, Lithuania — A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house Monday morning, November 25, 2024, near the Lithuanian capital, killing at least one person. Lithuanian’s public broadcaster LRT, quoting an emergency official, said two people…

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