Mayor Bercede raises alarm over uranium seizure in Mandaue City

Maru Rose Sagarino 12/10/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City Mayor Glenn Bercede has expressed deep concern following the seizure of over 100 kilograms of depleted uranium in a series of operations conducted across the country, including in Mandaue City. The…

Mandaue housing beneficiaries to start paying P1,500 in January

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/10/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Beneficiaries of the housing project of Mandaue City will start to pay P1,500 monthly fee in January next year. Karlo Cabahug, head of the Housing and Urban and Development Office, said this during…

Phivolcs detects 11 tremors in Taal Volcano – Phivolcs

Delfin Mallari Jr. 12/10/2024

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas province continues to exhibit volcanic activity, with 11 tremors detected over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Tuesday. The volcanic tremors, lasting between one and…

Text scams decline as deadline for total ban on Pogos near – DICT

Luisa Cabato 12/10/2024

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — As the deadline for the total ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) /  Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs) nears, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reported a significant decrease in the number…

Pagasa: Typhoon may form inside PAR between Dec. 16 and 22

Jown Manalo - Reporter / @jownmanaloINQ 12/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau said on Tuesday that a typhoon might form inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) between December 16 and 22. The typhoon will possibly affect Southern Luzon and Visayas, according…

OVP funds: House tells PSA to verify 1,992 names

Faith Argosino 12/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Over 1,900 names found in the acknowledgment receipts (ARs) for confidential funds (CFs) expenditures of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) were submitted to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for verification, according to Manila 3rd…

Sinulog 2025: Partial list of contingents

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/10/2024

Cebu City, Philippines — The Sinulog fever is on! Are you excited? Here is the partial list of the competing contingents for Sinulog 2025 as of December 9, 2024, according to the Sinulog Foundation Incorporated. Out of…

Ghost gun likely used in killing CEO in New York – police

Associated Press 12/10/2024

WASHINGTON — The brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was likely carried out with a ghost gun, one of the nearly untraceable weapons that can be made a home, police said Monday. A ghost gun is a firearm…

Cebu province releases infra funds to boost tourism

John Rey Saavedra 12/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over P126 million has been allocated for infrastructure projects aimed at boosting tourism in Bantayan Island and various towns across two districts in Cebu province, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced Monday, December 9, 2024.…

New York CEO shooting: Suspect arrested after hunt for killer

Agence France Presse 12/10/2024

NEW YORK, United States — A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday over the targeted killing of a health insurance executive on the streets of New York, with police crediting a McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania who spotted a…

Kanlaon area: Urgent evacuation of 87,000 residents underway

Priam Nepomuceno - Philippine News Agency 12/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines – Following the explosive eruption of Mount Kanlaon Monday afternoon, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced that an urgent evacuation operation is underway for approximately 87,000 residents in the surrounding areas. In line with this,…

Mandaue City lifts total e-bike ban

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/09/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Government has canceled the implementation of a total ban on electric bikes (e-bikes). City Councilor Jimmy Lumapas, chairman of the Committee on Transportation, announced on Dec. 9 that the ban…

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