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An American national and his Filipina wife were found dead inside their residence in Barangay Bajumpandan, Dumaguete City, early Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in an incident police are investigating as a possible robbery. The Dumaguete City Police Station received a report through the 911 hotline at around 6:08 a.m. regarding a shooting inside the couple’s home. Responding officers found the victims inside the residence with gunshot wounds and blood on […]

Cebu Third District Representative Karen Hope Garcia has filed a measure seeking to prohibit advertisements and promotional activities for online gambling across digital and traditional media. House Bill 10982, or the proposed “Online Gambling Advertising Prohibition Act of 2026,” would prohibit gambling-related commercials and marketing materials on social media platforms, television, radio, print publications, billboards, websites and mobile applications. The proposed legislation would also cover promotional activities carried out by […]

The Cebu City Council has asked the city government to present clear short- and long-term plans for garbage collection and disposal as residents continue to report uncollected waste and disruptions in collection schedules. Councilor Harold Kendrick Go pushed for the measure, which the City Council approved on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. The resolution asks Mayor Nestor Archival to submit a short-term solid waste management action plan covering the remainder of […]

Search and rescue operations continued on Thursday, August 27, after catastrophic floods and mudflows devastated communities along the Nepal-Tibet border, leaving at least 270 people dead and more than 1,300 others missing, including a Filipino traveler. The disaster struck after a glacier collapse triggered a massive torrent of water and mud that swept through several communities in the Himalayan region. Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of people who remain […]

Detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada suffered a painful injury to his left knee on Wednesday, August 26, while preparing to leave the Quezon City Jail for a scheduled X-ray examination at Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City. Estrada’s camp and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) denied reports that the senator slipped and fell inside a comfort room or while taking a bath. According to BJMP spokesperson […]

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla is pushing for tougher penalties against individuals found in possession of loose firearms, including prison terms of up to 20 years and making the offense non-bailable, following two recent school shootings involving minors. Remulla said stronger laws are needed to discourage the illegal possession and use of firearms, particularly as recent incidents have raised concerns over how government-issued weapons […]

The Cebu Provincial Government has extended for another 45 days its ban on the entry of live hogs, pork and pork products from Negros Island and other areas affected by African swine fever (ASF) as active infections continue to be reported in parts of Negros Oriental. Governor Pamela Baricuatro signed Executive Order (EO) No. 44 on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, extending the restrictions previously imposed under EO No. 39. The […]

The Cebu City Council has denied a request by SM Seaside Cebu Arena for a five-year exemption from amusement taxes, with councilors citing the possible impact on city revenues and public services. The Sangguniang Panlungsod rejected the request during its regular session on Tuesday, Aug. 18, after Councilor Dave Tumulak, chairman of the Committee on Budget and Finance, moved for its denial. “Granting the request of five years would result […]

A total of 47 cities and municipalities have been placed under a state of calamity as the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat, and tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay affected more than 4.3 million people across the country, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported Friday, August 14. The weather disturbances affected 1,253,010 families or 4,344,354 individuals across 3,768 barangays in 10 regions, including the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, […]