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…

Cebu City garbage disposal to cost P700M more this year – Archival

Airam Limatog 06/09/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Cebu City Government is expected to spend around P700 million more this year on garbage hauling and disposal, with waste once again being transported to Aloguinsan, Cebu. The projected amount is more…

Claudia Barretto files petition to remove father Dennis Padilla’s surname

Jessica Ann Evangelista 06/09/2026

Claudia Barretto has filed a legal petition seeking to remove Dennis Padilla’s surname from her name and retain only the Barretto family name of her mother, Marjorie Barretto. In a series of Instagram posts on Monday, June…

Alan Cayetano’s prexy designation dropped from Senate website

Keith Clores 06/09/2026

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano is no longer listed as Senate President on the chamber’s website, while Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is identified as Senate President Pro Tempore. On June 3, the new Senate majority voted…

Ellen Adarna, John Lloyd Cruz reunite to celebrate son Elias’ birthday

Ian Peter Guanzon 06/08/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ellen Adarna and John Lloyd Cruz reunited in Boracay to celebrate their son Elias Modesto’s birthday in advance. Adarna shared the family moment on her Instagram Story, posting a photo of herself, Cruz,…

Mindanao quake prompts hospital evacuation in Kidapawan City

Willamor Magbanua 06/08/2026

KIDAPAWAN CITY— Patients at Kidapawan City Hospital were temporarily moved to a designated safe open area along the Cotabato–Davao Highway on Monday morning following a strong earthquake that shook parts of Mindanao, prompting health facilities across the…

Magnitude 7.8 Sarangani earthquake: Marcos orders swift response

Luisa Cabato 06/08/2026

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed all relevant government agencies to immediately mobilize and respond to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Maasim, Sarangani, on Monday morning. Marcos also announced in a statement that classes…

Curlee Discaya arrested on malversation charges

Keith Clores 06/08/2026

MANILA, Philippines — Government contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya was arrested at the Senate on Monday over a malversation case tied to a disputed flood control project in Bulacan. The Bulacan Regional Trial Court Branch 20 issued the…

Full Senate attendance key to ending leadership row – expert

Dexter Cabalza 06/08/2026

MANILA, Philippines — A constitutional law expert said the remaining 22 senators should participate in the special session of Congress that President Marcos is expected to convene to resolve their internal dispute and allow the Senate to…

School supply prices largely stable this year, says DTI

Logan Kal-El M. Zapanta 06/07/2026

School supply prices have remained mostly steady this year, with more items becoming cheaper than more expensive before the opening of classes, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported. In its latest school supplies price guide,…

Kaye Abad nagpa-tattoo og pink ribbon atol sa kasaulogan sa Cancer Survivors Month

06/07/2026

Nagpa-tattoo og pink ribbon si Kaye Abad atol sa kasaulogan sa Cancer Survivors Month karong buwan sa Hunyo. Usa ang Kapamilya actress sa daghan nga nakasinati og breast cancer, milahutay sa iyang pagpatambal ug naayo na sa…

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