CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 300 police personnel fanned out across Cebu City on Monday, June 8, as the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) rolled out security measures for the opening of School Year 2026-2027. Police Colonel Franco Rudolf Oriol said that these personnel went to secure 57 schools in different barangays as part

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two members of the Ateneo Blue Eagles men’s basketball program, Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili, died in an alleged drowning incident during a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora on Monday, June 8. The activity involved the entire Ateneo Blue Eagles men’s basketball team when the incident occurred. As of press time,

Two Cebu-based examinees were among the topnotchers of the June 2026 Occupational Therapists Computer-Based Licensure Examination.

Researchers at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) have developed a pen that can detect early signs of autism in handwriting.

MANILA – Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday said he is open to a special session of Congress if it would help address urgent public needs, particularly as Mindanao reels from a powerful earthquake and the country faces mounting economic pressures. “Any special session that will redound to the good of the Filipino people is

DIGOS CITY — A 58-year-old man died here after bringing his family to an evacuation center following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked parts of Mindanao on Monday morning. Lt. Col. Norman Yparaguirre, Digos City police chief, led the retrieval of the still-unidentified victim from his residence and brought him to a hospital, where he

ILOILO CITY — Nearly 18,000 people were staying in evacuation centers on Monday evening, June 8, following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani earlier in the day, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported. The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) said the powerful quake affected 56

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Bohol has approved financial assistance and the deployment of search and rescue teams to areas affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao. A special meeting was held on Monday, June 8, led by Acting Governor Nick Besas, following reports

TAGBILARAN CITY — The 17th Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Cebu has approved a resolution authorizing the release of P10 million in financial assistance to General Santos City following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8. The resolution, authored by Provincial Board Member Red Duterte, was certified as urgent by Governor Pam Baricuatro, who

ILOILO CITY — The number of schools affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani on Monday morning, June 8, has risen to 8,642 schools across 43 divisions in six regions, the Department of Education (DepEd) reported. In Situation Report No. 3 issued at 5 p.m., DepEd said the quake has disrupted