PhilHealth covers confinement due to heat-related illnesses

03/09/2025

MANILA , Philippines–The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has reassured the public that it provides coverage for hospitalization due to heat-related illnesses. With the Department of Health and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) warning…

Army light tanks, other modern weapons showcase live-fire capabilities

Priam Nepomuceno - Philippine News Agency 03/08/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Army (PA) on Friday said its Sabrah light tanks, ATMOS self-propelled 155mm howitzers, and newly-procured mortar systems showcased their firepower during the live-fire drills at the Crow Valley Gunnery Range in Capas, Tarlac.…

Central Visayas: Recent crime volume drops by 33.23%, say police

Emmariel Ares 03/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In Central Visayas, a 33.23 percent reduction in the occurrence of crime incidents has been recorded by authorities for the first two months of 2025. From January to February 2025, cases of the…

Toledo City, Cebu shootout: Murder suspect wounded, cohort nabbed

Emmariel Ares 03/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A hot-pursuit operation against the suspects behind a shooting incident in Toledo City, Cebu led to an armed confrontation that landed one man in the hospital and another in jail on early Wednesday…

Canada, Mexico cannot avert tariffs, says Trump, China levy hiked

Agence France Presse 03/04/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump shut down hopes Monday of an eleventh-hour deal with Canada and Mexico to avert sweeping tariffs, while signing an order to further hike duties on China. Trump had unveiled…

Catmon, Cebu killing: Man hacks to death neighbor for calling him crazy

Futch Anthony Inso 03/04/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Buang ka!” (You are crazy!) These are the words that allegedly pushed a 40-year-old laborer over the edge, causing him to hack and kill his 60-year-old neighbor, whom the assailant described as a…

Korea tops tourist arrivals in CV, Cebu remains as most visited spot

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/04/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu has always been proud to be one of the top tourist destinations in the Philippines.  It is also the province that most of the tourists visit in Central Visayas.  READ: Boracay Island:…

Moon landing: Private US company aces it on first mission

Agence France Presse 03/03/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone — and the first to do so upright. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue…

Marcos: Don’t vote all-talk senatorial bets, pick those who work

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter 03/01/2025

SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has urged voters here to choose senatorial bets who work hard, and not those who talk too much but do nothing. During the campaign rally of the…

Daily Gospel, March 1

CDN Digital 03/01/2025

This is the Daily Gospel for today, March 1, 2025, which is the Saturday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, February 28 Daily Gospel, February 27 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according…

Viral Bohol incident: LTO-7 to probe actions of enforcers

Emmariel Ares 03/01/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 7 has launched an immediate investigation on a viral incident wherein one of their enforcers was filmed manhandling a knife-wielding individual in Panglao, Bohol province. A video…

3 north Cebu LGUs, Marina boost maritime safety measures

Raymond Carl Dela Cruz - Philippine News Agency 02/28/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has partnered with the municipalities of San Remigio, Daanbantayan, and Medellin in Cebu province to boost maritime safety and awareness. In a statement on Friday, MARINA said the partnership…

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