King-Chan pledges aid for family of an Oponganon killed in Israel

Futch Anthony Inso 04/10/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Cindi King-Chan expressed her condolences to the family of Lucille Jean Olasiman-Gershovich, a Filipina and an Oponganon who was killed during the Iranian missile attack in Haifa, Israel, on April…

‘Ships like jails’: Thousands of sailors stranded in Gulf conflict

03/22/2026

NEW DELHI/MANILA — In little over a day after bombs started raining down in West Asia on Feb 28, 2026, tragedy hit two homes in different corners of India. It was allegedly from a missile attack on an…

Middle East War: Switzerland refuses US overflight requests

Agence France Presse 03/15/2026

GENEVA — Switzerland said it had refused two US requests to fly over its territory in operations linked to the current Middle East war, citing its neutrality under international law. “In total, two requests linked to the…

Filipina caretaker killed in Israel brought home in PH for burial

Dianne Sampang 03/14/2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said that the remains of Filipina caregiver Mary Ann De Vera arrived in the country on Saturday, two weeks after she was killed in a missile attack in…

DILG issues guidelines for four-day workweek

Jason Sigales - Reporter / @jasonsigalesINQINQUIRER.net 03/10/2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued guidelines for adopting the four-day workweek ordered by Malacañang to cut costs amid rising fuel prices linked to the ongoing conflict in the…

DFA: Middle East war projected to last 4–8 weeks

Charie Abarca 03/06/2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs said that the ongoing war in the Middle East is projected to last for about four to eight weeks. Germinia Aguilar-Usudan, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary in the Office of…

Mandaue forms task force to monitor basic commodity prices

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/05/2026

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City government has created a task force that will conduct regular inspections and monitoring of basic commodity prices to help ensure price stability. The task force was formed during a meeting…

Oil prices rising sharply after attacks in Middle East disrupt global energy supply

03/03/2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose sharply Monday, March 2, as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf disrupted the global energy supply chain. Traders…

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