San Fernando shooting: Security officer killed after work

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 01/24/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 32-year-old man, who works as a company security officer, was killed in a shooting attack in Brgy. San Isidro, San Fernando town, southern Cebu on Thursday evening, January 23. The victim was…

Cebu City drug busts: 2 HVIs yield P807,400 ‘shabu’

Emmariel Ares 01/24/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Suspected shabu worth P807,400 were confiscated from two high-value drug personalities nabbed during separate anti-illegal drugs operations in Cebu City on Thursday, January 23, and Friday, January 24. At around 9:58 p.m. on…

Comelec says Revilla’s name, number on ballot based on court decision

Dianne Sampang - @inquirerdotnet 01/24/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday that the placement of the surname and number of reelectionist Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla on the ballot was based on a court order.…

Trump’s geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering – what next?

Associated Press 01/24/2025

What’s in a name change, after all? The water bordered by the Southern United States, Mexico and Cuba will be critical to shipping lanes and vacationers whether it’s called the Gulf of Mexico, as it has been…

Magna Carta for tricycle sector okayed by House

Jeanette Andrade - @inquirerdotnet 01/24/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The magna carta for tricycle drivers and operators has been approved by the House of Representatives on third and final reading. House Bill No. 11227, a consolidation of six bills, which defines the rights…

Trump, Musk and AI: What happened at Davos Thursday

Agence France Presse 01/24/2025

DAVOS, Switzerland — Donald Trump grabbed the spotlight in Davos on Thursday, even if he wasn’t physically there, but other things happened at the annual meeting of world elites in the Swiss ski village. One of his…

Pagasa: Luzon, most of Mindanao to experience rains Friday

Ma. Cristina Arayata - Philippine News Agency 01/24/2025

MANILA – Luzon and most of Mindanao will experience rains due to the northeast monsoon and the easterlies, the weather bureau said Friday. “Cloud clusters seen east of Mindanao are caused by the easterlies. Bring an umbrella as…

Trump puts on leave gov’t diversity workers, calls bishop ‘nasty’

Agence France Presse 01/22/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump ordered federal employees of diversity offices to be put on paid leave by Wednesday night, and called a Washington bishop “nasty” after she asked him to “have mercy” for…

Trump on Tiktok says he would be open to Musk buying it

Agence France Presse 01/22/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would be open to tech billionaire Elon Musk — the owner of social media platform X — buying Chinese-owned app TikTok. “I would be if he…

Trump decrees end of diversity programs, LGBTQ protections

Agence France Presse 01/21/2025

NEW YORK, United States – US President Donald Trump repealed numerous executive orders promoting LGBTQ equality and issued new ones decreeing only two genders and ending government diversity programs Monday, definitively breaking with what he decries as…

Trump inauguration hailed by Marcos, collaboration eyed

Luisa Cabato - @inquirerdotnet 01/21/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump was congratulated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday and the latter expressed eagerness to work with his administration. On January 20 (US time), Trump was sworn in…

ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026: PH to host it in Cebu, Boracay

Joyce Ann L. Rocamora - Philippine News Agency 01/21/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is set to host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum (ATF), an annual gathering of Southeast Asian tourism ministers, in Cebu, Manila and Boracay next year. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco,…

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