Boy dies after cut coconut tree fell on him in Northern Samar

Robert Dejon 04/12/2023

ORMOC CITY — A 14-year-old boy died after he was hit by a coconut tree that was cut down by a man in Barangay San Miguel, Lavezares town, Northern Samar on Monday, April 10, 2023. Billy Joe…

Cebu governor bans unsanctioned ASF testing, threatens to arrest violators

Dale G. Israel 04/10/2023

CEBU CITY — Anyone who conducts unauthorized testing and culling of pigs in Cebu may face arrest. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia  released a memorandum that prohibits agencies, including the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), from collecting samples…

Borongan lensmen provide free portraits to graduating students in E. Samar

Joey Gabieta 04/10/2023

TACLOBAN CITY — A group of photographers in Borongan City resumed their mission of giving free portraits to graduating elementary and secondary students in various remote schools in Eastern Samar province. Giving these students their graduation photos…

62-year-old stepson stabs, wounds stepdad, 81, in Leyte

Joey Gabieta 04/10/2023

TACLOBAN CITY — An 81-year-old stepdad was stabbed and wounded by his 62-year-old stepson in Bato town, Leyte province on Saturday night, April 8, 2023. Clemente Salvame sustained a stab wound on his abdomen, based on the…

Spend Holy Week in churches, not on beaches – bishop

Ador Vincent Mayol 04/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Instead of going to the beach, the Catholic faithful should spend the Lenten break reflecting and praying in church, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said on Sunday. The prelate said the Holy Week…

Siquijor to celebrate healing festival this Holy Week

Leo Udtohan 04/04/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The island-province of Siquijor will celebrate on April 5 to 8 the “Pahi-uli 2023: Siquijor Healing Festival” at Mt. Bandilaan National Park. The “Healing Festival” started in 2010. Siquijor, which used to be…

Sicogon Island: Iloilo’s hidden tourism gem

Jan Jhio Navarro 04/02/2023

CARLES, Iloilo, Philippines —Tucked away off the coast of northern Iloilo, and far from the hustle and bustle of modern life in the metropolis, is an island refuge that is touted to be the province’s newest tourism…

Family offers reward to locate missing female college student

Robert Dejon 03/28/2023

ORMOC CITY — A family of a female college student who went missing has offered a cash reward on Sunday, March 26, for any information that can lead to their daughter’s whereabouts. Spouses Ramonito and Citadel Uy…

Governor Roel Degamo’s dying words: Help the people

Kaye Brier and Connie Fernandez-Brojan 03/10/2023

DUMAGUETE CITY — “Tabang…ang mga taw… (Help…the people…).” These were the last words of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo before losing consciousness after he was shot inside the compound of his house on March 4, 2023, in…

Abducted activists say captors asked them if they’re ‘terrorists’

Ador Vincent Mayol 01/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — The two Cebu-based development workers allegedly abducted by unidentified men called on authorities to hasten the investigation and identify those behind their forced disappearance, as they publicly spoke for the first time…

Cebu City eyes ‘Sinulog Philippines’ for 2024

Nestle Semilla 01/23/2023

CEBU CITY — From a province-wide event to a national celebration. This was the city officials’ plan for the Sinulog Festival, one of the country’s prominent and most attended festivals. City Mayor Michael Rama said the local…

Fishers in Bohol town want whale sharks out

Leo Udtohan 01/19/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Philippines — Whale sharks may be welcome in the waters of most coastal towns due to their potential to attract tourists, but not in Loay, Bohol, where fishermen consider them a threat. Fisherfolk in…

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