Cebu City, Philippines — A residential fire broke out in Barangay Ward 3, Minglanilla, Cebu, late Tuesday afternoon, November 3, 2026. Personnel from Minglanilla Traffic Command (MITCOM), the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), the…
Filipino Comedian Gil Aducal Morales, popularly known as Ate Gay, has passed away on November 1, 2026, his family announced. He was 55. READ: Ate Gay placed on life support after septic shock, stroke Morales’ family released…
LATEST UPDATE: 3 fires hit Cebu on All Saints’ Day CEBU CITY, Philippines — A second fire has struck Cebu City on All Saints’ Day. The fire, which hit Barangay Mambaling in the city’s south district, was ongoing…
LATEST UPDATE: 3 fires hit Cebu on All Saints’ Day CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fire has broken out in Barangay Lahug in Cebu City’s north district, the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas confirmed. Responders continued to…
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, October 29, 2026, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 1, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at…
BEIJING (AP) — A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China’s Tibet on Thursday evening, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occurred at 10:33 p.m. local time, with its epicenter…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police have arrested a second principal suspect in the killing of 24-year-old Isaac Vergel Viernes, whose remains were found buried beneath cement in Barangay Pahina Central, Cebu City, after the suspect gave a…
Sydney, Australia—A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of South Pacific nation Vanuatu on Tuesday, October 20, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor’s epicentre was about 200 kilometres (120 miles) northwest of the village of Port…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province’s Executive Department has proposed a ₱14.6-billion budget for 2027 for legislative review, a 22.7 percent increase from this year’s ₱11.9-billion allocation. In a statement released Thursday, October 15, Cebu Gov. Pamela…
Cebu City, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival announced Wednesday evening that classes at all levels in public schools here will remain suspended on Thursday as the latest Air Quality Index (AQI) readings reached 168 as of 6…
MANILA, Philippines —Former president Rodrigo Duterte appears before the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, for the fourth status conference in his crimes against humanity case. READ: ‘He might die in…
Washington, United States—US President Donald Trump said in a brief statement Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the war between Russia…
