CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Government’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) said the confiscation of meat products is part of its mandate, meant to protect consumers from health risks linked to uninspected meat. During a news forum on Tuesday, June 9, DVMF head Dr. Jessica Maribojoc said that ensuring food safety

MANILA – All areas located along the six active trenches in the country could experience an earthquake of up to 8.2 in magnitude, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Tuesday. These trenches are the Philippine Trench (located from East Luzon to Southeast Mindanao); East Luzon Trough; Manila Trench;

The ongoing National Weightlifting Championships of the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) in General Santos City was officially canceled following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on Monday, June 8.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The parents of Rene Baterbonia, one of two Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) student-athletes who died in Aurora, have requested an autopsy on their son’s remains. Ateneo de Manila University confirmed the development in its latest statement. It provided updates on the handling of Baterbonia and Nigerian center Divine Adili’s remains.

MANILA, Philippines — Preparations for the fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. formally got underway on Tuesday as the House of Representatives convened the first inter-agency coordination meeting for the July 27 activity, with organizers signaling a simpler and more understated program this year. House Secretary General Atty.