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The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed criminal charges against former Cebu governor Gwendolyn Garcia and a private contractor in connection with the desilting project in Mananga River, a protected waterway within the Central Cebu Protected Landscape located in Talisay City. The Ombudsman’s ruling, dated August 29, 2025 and approved by Acting Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Dante Vargas on September 10, 2025, formally clears Garcia of graft […]

Visayan Electric has officially launched “Innovate Cebu: Ideas That Empower,” a community-centered innovation competition that challenges young professionals and students to create practical, scalable, and sustainable solutions to Cebu’s most pressing problems—from traffic congestion and flooding to energy efficiency and urban resilience. Unveiled on October 16, 2025, the initiative marks a major step in strengthening Cebu’s position as a hub for creativity, technology, and inclusive growth, while fostering collaboration among […]

Authorities have intercepted an estimated ₱19.2 million worth of high-grade marijuana, also known as kush, off the West Philippine Sea on October 20, 2025, in what officials described as a “clear demonstration of unity” among the country’s security forces. In a statement released by the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Navy recovered the contraband during a routine maritime patrol near Sabina Shoal, a feature located within the country’s exclusive […]

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) may soon auction 13 luxury vehicles owned by Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya if the couple fails to prove the legality of their acquisition, BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said Wednesday. The Discaya couple has been linked to alleged irregularities in government-funded flood control projects. During a previous Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the issue, Sarah Discaya admitted to owning 28 luxury cars. The […]

The Philippines will welcome more than 4,500 new doctors after the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced the results of the October 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination (PLE). In a statement released Thursday, October 16, 2025, the PRC reported that the PLE achieved a passing rate of 77 percent. “A total of 4,570 out of 5,900 passed the Physicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine,” the PRC said. The top […]

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported an alarming spike in seismic activity at Kanlaon Volcano, where 81 volcano-tectonic earthquakes were recorded in just ten hours on Thursday, October 16, signaling a possible steam-driven or moderately explosive eruption. According to Phivolcs, the earthquakes occurred between 12 a.m. and 10 a.m., with magnitudes ranging from 0.1 to 2.9 and depths of up to six kilometers beneath the volcano’s northwestern […]

Still recovering from the devastation of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck on September 30, 2025, residents of northern Cebu were jolted awake early Monday, October 13, by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered near Bogo City. Authorities said the new tremor, which occurred at 1:06 a.m., may be an aftershock of last month’s deadly quake that has claimed numerous lives. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), in its […]

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed that the two powerful tremors that struck Davao Oriental on Friday, October 10, 2025—measuring magnitude 7.4 and magnitude 6.8—may be classified as a “doublet earthquake,” as the country’s disaster management council reported thousands displaced and several casualties. In a statement, Phivolcs explained that the unusual seismic activity involved “distinct or different earthquakes in almost the same area with two (or more) […]

A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental on Friday morning, October 10, shaking parts of Mindanao and prompting nationwide concern. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) initially reported the tremor at magnitude 7.6 before downgrading it to 7.4, and later to 7.5 after further analysis. The earthquake, which occurred at around 9:43 a.m., triggered widespread alarm among residents and local officials. By 1 […]