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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has directed police camps, stations and headquarters nationwide to implement water conservation measures as the country prepares for potentially prolonged dry conditions caused by El Niño through the first half of 2027. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. issued the directive on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, calling on police facilities to demonstrate responsible resource use while integrating climate resilience into community policing efforts. In […]

Electricity supply shortages in the Visayas could persist through 2027 as the government seeks temporary power sources to stabilize the grid while awaiting the completion of new generation projects expected to come online in 2028. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin outlined the region’s supply challenges during the Energy Summit 2026 in Cebu on Monday, Oct. 12, warning that planned power projects would not be completed soon enough to meet rapidly increasing […]

More than 31,600 learners in the early grades across Cebu Province ended School Year 2025-2026 struggling with basic reading skills, underscoring the need for stronger literacy interventions and improved childhood nutrition, according to data presented by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2). Based on the Department of Education’s Comprehensive Rapid Literacy Assessment, 11.3 percent of assessed learners in Grades 1 to 3 in Cebu Province were classified as […]

A Makati court has issued an arrest warrant for Batangas First District Representative Leandro Leviste in connection with an alleged violation of the Public Service Act involving his company’s obligations to provide electricity in underserved areas. The Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 235 issued the warrant on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, and set bail at P72,000. The case arose from a complaint filed by the Department of Energy (DOE) in […]

More than P16 million in cash donations intended to assist calamity victims remained unused as of the end of 2025, while the Cebu City Government failed to fully document the receipt and distribution of donated relief goods, a Commission on Audit (COA) report found. COA said P16,089,306.91 in cash donations remained unutilized as of Dec. 31, 2025. The audit also found gaps in supporting documents for in-kind donations, preventing auditors […]

A Cebu labor group has criticized the newly approved P42 daily minimum wage increase in Central Visayas, saying the adjustment remains insufficient to meet workers’ basic needs as prices of food, utilities and other necessities continue to rise. The Alyansa sa mga Mamumuo sa Sugbo-Kilusang Mayo Uno (Ama Sugbo-KMU) said Monday, Sept. 28, that the new wage rates fall short of what workers need to cope with the region’s cost […]

Higher fares for public utility vehicles (PUVs) take effect Monday, Sept. 28, in Cebu, prompting some commuters to question the timing of the increase as the P42 minimum wage hike is not scheduled to take effect until October. The fare adjustments were approved by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) following the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) recommendation to lift the suspension on previously approved fare increases. The new […]

The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte is considering asking the Supreme Court to review the Senate impeachment court’s decision to change how the two-thirds conviction threshold in her impeachment trial will be calculated. Duterte spokesperson and lawyer Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. said Wednesday, Sept. 23, that the defense is looking into filing a petition for certiorari, arguing that the Senate impeachment court may have committed grave abuse of discretion […]

The Senate on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, unanimously approved on third and final reading two measures aimed at strengthening protections for children against violence, online abuse and exploitation while improving safety in schools. The measures are the Comprehensive School Safety Act and the Safeguarding Against Grooming, Inducement and Predation, and Building Accountability for Technology-Facilitated Abuse or Exploitation (SAGIP BATA) Act. Both received 17 affirmative votes, with no negative votes or […]