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Inayawan school shooting threat: Boy, 13, former student, tagged.
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (486+ words) CEBU CITY, Philippines " A 13-year-old former student of Inayawan National High School, who admitted posting an online shooting threat targeting the school, will undergo assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation after school officials declined to pursue charges against him. The minor, a…...
Lawmakers suspected of lawbreaking a source of pain
16+ hour, 7+ min ago (336+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Conchita Carpio-Morales, former ombudsman and Supreme Court associate justice, expressed dismay on Sunday over the charges faced by public officials in recent months. She made the remarks during her speech at the University of the Philippines Diliman's 115th Commencement…...
Marcos visits 'Tindahan' in Canada, honors culinary icon Nora Daza
21+ hour, 22+ min ago (357+ words) VANCOUVER'President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos spotlighted the preservation of Filipino culture abroad by visiting Tindahan, a Richmond, British Columbia restaurant and grocery store, just before wrapping up their official visit to Canada. In a Saturday social…...
'Death to Trump' call sounded at Iran supreme leader's funeral
22+ hour, 7+ min ago (480+ words) TEHRAN, Iran " A performer at the funeral for Iran's late'Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei'called for the death of U. S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunday in the capital, Tehran. The comment represents the first,…...
FACES OF CEBU: Shaira Labastida-Alatraca, city nutritionist, health warrior
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1274+ words) CEBU CITY, Philippines " Every month, Shaira Camille Labastida-Alatraca leaves her office and heads to barangays, not simply to distribute food, but to understand realities behind numbers. The 30-year-old officer-in-charge of the Cebu City Nutrition Office (CCNO) said nutrition is rarely…...
Matag-ob, Leyte fiesta cockfighting under scrutiny; permits sought
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (520+ words) MANDAUE CITY, Cebu " The former mayor of Matag-ob, Leyte, is seeking documents to verify the legality of a cockfight event held in Barangay Bonoy last month, which was reportedly sanctioned by municipal officials. In a letter dated June 24, 2026, former Mayor…...
Sara Duterte impeachment trial: All you need to know
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1303+ words) Vice President Sara Duterte, the country's second-highest official, is set to face trial before the Senate sitting as an impeachment court, more than a year after the House of Representatives first impeached her. The first Philippine official to be impeached…...
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce marry in front of famous friends
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (506+ words) The couple did not have bridesmaids or groomsmen, instead having Swift's younger brother Austin Swift serve as her man of honor with Kelce's big brother and podcast co-host Jason Kelce his best man, Swift's publicist Tree Paine said in an…...
Pinamungajan senior found dead beneath tree, accidental fall suspected
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (286+ words) CEBU CITY, Philippines " A 68-year-old man was found dead under a tree in Pinamungajan, Cebu, on Friday morning, July 3, with police initially believing the senior may have sustained fatal injuries after accidentally falling from the tree while gathering fodder for…...
Ayala Land and Sparklo launch Cebu's first rewards-based recycling stations in Cebu Business Park and Cebu I. T. Park
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (718+ words) For many people, sustainability brings to mind large-scale environmental programmes, government policies, or long-term corporate initiatives that seem far removed from everyday life. Yet in Cebu, sustainability is now being introduced through something much simpler: a machine that accepts empty…...