For Augusto Go, 60,000 students are family

Irene J. Comision 06/14/2026

For University of Cebu founder Augusto Go, leadership begins with compassion. In this special feature, he reflects on fatherhood, education, and why more than 60,000 students have become part of his extended family.…

Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire on paper after SpaceX IPO

Anadolu via Philippine News Agency 06/13/2026

ISTANBUL – Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire on paper after SpaceX priced its record initial public offering at $135 per share, according to calculations based on company and Tesla filings. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better…

Globe deploys satellite-to-mobile connectivity in Mindanao for disaster response 

CDN Digital BrandRoom 06/11/2026

Globe in partnership with Starlink deployed its satellite-to-mobile service in South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the said provinces. Globe deployed the service to support emergency communications and disaster response…

Cebu, China deepen ties, touts shared future

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/11/2026

SINGAPORE — Fifty-one years after China and the Philippines established diplomatic relations, local and diplomatic officials are calling for stronger bilateral cooperation and extending a formal invitation for Cebu Province to represent the Philippines at a major…

PSEi, peso rebound as easing oil prices lift market sentiment

Joann Villanueva 06/10/2026

MANILA – Declining crude oil prices helped ease negative investor sentiment and allowed both the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the Philippine peso to recover on Tuesday. The local bourse’s main index rose 1.13 percent to 5,945.71…

Apple unveils Siri AI at its annual conference

Associated Press 06/09/2026

Apple on Monday unveiled new artificial intelligence advances, including upgrades to its Siri assistant, emphasizing a focus on privacy and day-to-day use as the iPhone maker tries to catch up to rivals when it comes to AI.…

Visayas to receive reduced power imports from Mindanao

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/09/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Visayas grid will receive reduced power imports from Mindanao after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck General Santos City, damaging key energy infrastructure, including power plants, the Department of Energy (DOE) said Tuesday,…

Fragmented payments are quietly draining Cebu’s small businesses

Morexette B. Erram 06/09/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A restaurant in Mandaue City managed customer payments using multiple QR codes displayed on its counter—one for each bank—while the owner manually recorded sales in a blue notebook. While digital payments had made…

Diesel up P5.77/liter effective June 9

Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/08/2026

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino motorists and consumers are bracing for another round of fuel price hikes this week, with increases affecting diesel, gasoline, and kerosene nationwide. In an advisory released Monday, Seaoil Philippines announced that fuel price…

Visayas consumers warned of brownouts as NGCP prepares manual load drops

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2026

Consumers across Cebu, Negros, Panay, Bohol, and nearby islands may experience rotational brownouts on Monday, June 8, after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned that it could implement Manual Load Dropping (MLD) to prevent…

Food inflation keeps Central Visayas at top of PH price surge

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rising prices of food items kept Central Visayas as the country’s inflation hot spot in May, with overall inflation holding at 10.8 percent, according to latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).…

West Cebu Industrial Park ecozone in Balamban: Marcos expands it anew

Darryl John Esguerra - Philippine News Agency 06/08/2026

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park-Special Economic Zone in Balamban, Cebu, adding more than 64 hectares of land to one of the country’s major industrial hubs.…

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