Marcos, Duterte clash in a feud that’s testing an Asian democracy

Associated Press 11/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A major political storm set off by a bitter feud between the Philippine president and the vice president is testing an Asian democracy that has long been troubled by rowdy politics, poor law…

Truck runs over vendor, rams seaport building in San Remigio, Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso 11/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A balot vendor died after she was run over and dragged by a wing van truck, which then crashed into a seaport building, in Hagnaya Port, Brgy. Hagnaya, San Remigio town, northern part…

3 dead, 1 injured in Cebu in a span of 2 days

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of three individuals have lost their lives in three separate incidents in Cebu in a span of only two days. This was a week after the case of Neca Denise Lagria,…

Neri Naig, Chito Miranda’s wife, arrested by cops, says Ogie Diaz

Jessica Ann Evangelista 11/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The wife of Parokya Ni Edgar vocalist Chito Miranda, Neri Naig, who is also an actress and an entrepreneur, was reportedly arrested by the police in Pasay City last Nov. 23. This was according…

Raymond Garcia: ‘I won’t let any national concerns affect Cebu City’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Raymond Alvin Garcia assured that the city will not be affected by the fallout between the country’s two top officials that has reached international attention. During a press conference on Monday,…

Rare Philippine cockatoo or ‘abukay’ sighted in Bohol

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environmentalists and researchers in Bohol made a historic sighting of one of the rarest parrots in the world. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) on November 25 shared…

Around 1,500 farmers in Central Luzon freed from debt

Marita Moaje 11/26/2024

MANILA – A total of 1,483 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from Bataan, Bulacan, and Aurora have been relieved from debts and obligations amounting to PHP57.796 million in agricultural lands awarded under the agrarian reform program. The Department of…

Marcos fires back at Sara: ‘Ang katotohanan ay hindi dapat i-tokhang’

Darryl John Esguerra 11/25/2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday broke his silence and fired back at Vice President Sara Duterte’s “death threat,” noting that the issue just blew out of proportion due to the latter’s refusal to…

UN: ‘Home is the most dangerous place for women and girls’

11/25/2024

UNITED NATIONS — The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two U.N. agencies reported Monday. Globally,…

Region 7 growth to continue as Cebu-Bohol to ink sisterhood pact

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Economic experts here expressed optimism that Central Visayas’ growth will continue especially as Cebu and Bohol are set to enter into a sisterhood pact soon. The National Economic and Development Authority here (Neda-7)…

Mass rape trial sparks demonstrations across France

Agence France Presse 11/24/2024

  Tens of thousands demonstrated in major French cities Saturday against violence targeting women, as campaigners push for the country to learn from a mass rape trial that has shocked the public. The prosecution in the southern…

Ombudsman upholds dismissal of complaint against Mandaue Mayor Jonas Cortes

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/22/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas upheld its dismissal of the administrative and criminal complaint filed by Maria Priscilla S. Melendres against Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cabungcal Cortes and other city officials. The resolution…

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