[UPDATED] A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake jolted southern Mindanao on Monday morning, June 8, 2026. The offshore quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) off the island of Mindanao, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was elected Senate president pro tempore. He presided over the session on Wednesday, two days after no plenary session was held. Twelve senators arrived after Sen. Francis Escudero appeared on the floor,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rotational brownouts may hit parts of the Visayas on Friday, May 29 after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under Red Alert due to insufficient power supply…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two children, age 7 years old, were found dead inside a car on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, after they went missing for three days in Purok Yoso, Sitio Bantayan, Brgy. Tuyan, City of…
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Wednesday, May 13 issued a red alert status in the Luzon and Visayas grids. …
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A man accused of trafficking women for prostitution was arrested by agents from the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) during an entrapment operation in Barangay Camputhaw, Cebu City on Monday,…
The majority of Cebu’s House representatives voted in favor of impeaching Vice-President Sara Duterte for the second time.…
CEBU, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday, May 6, denied reports linking President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to social media personality Franco Mabanta. “Hindi po siya kaibigan ng Pangulo,” Palace spokesperson Usec. Claire Castro told members of the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — All leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states, except for Myanmar, are expected to attend this year’s summit in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Dax Imperial, spokesperson for Asean of the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Malacañang has declared May 6 to 8, 2026, as special non-working days in Lapu-Lapu City and Cordova town to support security and traffic management for the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu. In Proclamation…
An earthquake has struck at 2:09 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026. …
MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on justice has determined there is probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte following three clarificatory hearings on the two complaints under its jurisdiction. During the proceedings, the panel concluded its…
