LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Two minors rescued during an anti-trafficking operation in Cebu have been given psychosocial support and other protective services by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 7. The agency provided assistance through its Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons, which supports survivors’ recovery and reintegration. The children
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Ateneo grads say school must ‘do better’ in Baterbonia-Adili probe
MANILA, Philippines — The graduating class of the Ateneo de Manila University called on the school to “do better” in its investigation into the fatal drowning of men’s basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili at an Aurora beach resort. “There is no joyful way to graduate in the shadow of this incident, and we
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Eastern Samar steps up measures as El Niño looms
TACLOBAN CITY—The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Eastern Samar has stepped up preparedness measures and inter-agency coordination in anticipation of a possible El Niño event, as climate agencies warn of an increasing likelihood of its development in the coming months. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) placed Eastern
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Grandmother & Grandchild on Bicycle Injured in Hit-and-Run Incident in Kalibo
Grandmother & Grandchild on Bicycle Injured in Hit-and-Run Incident in Kalibo A grandmother was left in pain after she and her young grandchild were involved in a hit-and-run incident in Andagao, Kalibo. On the morning of June 15, 2026, an elderly woman and her grandchild were involved in a hit-and-run incident along Roxas Avenue Extension. The woman, a resident of Barangay ... Read more
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Rene Baterbonia drowning: Hometown pays tribute to Ateneo rookie
SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — A large tarpaulin bearing the words “Welcome to Baterbonia Country” stands outside the family home of Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia in Barangay San Nicolas, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur. The 18-year-old Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) high school graduate and incoming rookie of the Ateneo Blue Eagles men’s basketball
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World Cup: Japan fights back in 2-2 Netherlands thriller
ARLINGTON, United States —Japan scored an 89th-minute equaliser as they twice fought back to rescue a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday to open their World Cup campaigns. A match in front of 69,285 spectators that had bubbled away in the first period sparked into life in the second half. Netherlands skipper
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Oil prices down more than 4% after US-Iran deal to open Hormuz
TOKYO, Japan —Oil prices plunged more than four percent Monday after the United States and Iran announced they had reached a peace agreement to end months of a war that had roiled energy markets. West Texas Intermediate was down 4.39 percent at $81.15 a barrel in Tokyo after mediator Pakistan said the United States and
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Amnesty: Mindanao pays price for years of impunity
MANILA, Philippines — As Mindanao reeled from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday, June 8, Amnesty International Philippines (AIPh) said conversations could no longer be limited to disaster preparedness or emergency response. For AIPh, the dire human rights situation in Mindanao is the consequence of decades of impunity and the failure to hold the government
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Cops arrest 5, seize P6.8-M shabu in Marawi drug bust
COTABATO CITY — Police authorities seized P6.8 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested five individuals, including a woman, during a buy-bust operation on Sunday afternoon in Barangay Basak Malutlut, Marawi City. In a statement, Police Maj. Mohammad Ridhwhan Ombawa, commander of Regional Drug Enforcement Unit of Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (RDEU-PRO BAR), identified
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P2.6-M smuggled cigarettes seized, 2 nabbed in Cotabato
COTABATO CITY – Police seized P2.6 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes and arrested two suspects who attempted to flee from authorities at a checkpoint here on Sunday. Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog, director of the Police Regional Office-12 (PRO-12), said the operation began in Barangay South Manuangan after police officers flagged down an Isuzu Forward
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