M3.5 earthquake jolts area near Bantayan Island, Cebu

Brian Ochoa 04/29/2026

Cebu, Philippines–A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck near Bantayan Island in Cebu on Wednesday morning, April 29, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The quake was recorded at 9:04 a.m. and was located about 20…

United Arab Emirates to withdraw from OPEC effective May 1

Associated Press 04/28/2026

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Tuesday that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC and its wider OPEC+ group effective May 1, a move rumored for some time as the Emirates chaffed under production restrictions and…

Talisay City Hall closed on Tuesday due to bomb threat

Doris C. Bongcac 04/28/2026

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Talisay City Hall was closed on Tuesday, April 28, while summer clinic activities were also suspended following a reported bomb threat. In an advisory that was posted on his social media page,…

Shooting at White House correspondents dinner: Trump uninjured

Associated Press 04/26/2026

President Donald Trump was uninjured, and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night (US time) after an unspecified threat. There did not immediately appear to be…

Byron Garcia posts bail after court issues warrant over cyberlibel charges

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/22/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former provincial jail warden Byron Garcia posted bail on Wednesday, April 22, after a trial court in Mandaue City issued an arrest warrant for him. In an interview with CDN Digital, Garcia confirmed…

Zaldy Co nabbed in Czech Republic — Marcos

Ian Peter Guanzon 04/16/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities in Prague have arrested resigned Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co for entering the Czech Republic without proper documentation, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced on a Facebook post. Marcos said Czech…

Female student killed in road crash in Archbishop Reyes flyover

Caryl Evangelista, Chinky Rondina 04/14/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines [UPDATED, APRIL 14, 4 p.m.) – An 18-year-old female student died in a collision between a motorcycle and an ambulance* in the flyover in uptown Cebu City on Tuesday, April 14.  The driver of…

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rocks City of Bogo, Cebu on April 6

Lyle Andales, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/06/2026

Cebu City, Philippines — [Updated] A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Cebu and neighboring areas in the Visayas on Monday, April 6, 2026. The epicenter of the temblor was located 17 kilometers southeast of Bogo City in northern…

Iran assures safe passage of PH vessels via Strait of Hormuz — DFA

Dexter Cabalza - Reporter 04/02/2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Iran have “reached a positive understanding” on the safety of Filipino seafarers and the security of Manila’s energy supply, Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said on Thursday after a call with…

Maundy Thursday crash: Aircraft crash-lands at Palawan airport

Isabelle Pechay 04/02/2026

MANILA, Philippines — An aircraft crash-landed on Road 08 of Busuanga airport in Coron, Palawan, on Maundy Thursday, prompting the temporary suspension of operations and diversion of several flights. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap)…

Delivery rider dead after racing motorcycles hit him in Lahug

Lyle Andales 03/23/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A delivery rider on his way to work was killed after being struck by two motorcycles reportedly racing along a road in Camagong, Barangay Lahug before dawn Monday, March 23. The victim was…

Fuel price hike: Diesel to hit P91/liter by March 17 – DOE

Morexette Marie Erram 03/16/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A liter of diesel may hit as high as P91 beginning Tuesday, March 17, as the country braces for another mega fuel price hike as the war in the Middle East drags on…

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