LUCENA CITY – A national coalition of consumer groups on Thursday welcomed the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) decision to extend for three more months the suspension of electricity service disconnections covering consumers with unpaid power bills. “This is the result of the collective action and persistent calls of consumers affected by high electricity prices, which

Yiv Cortez Thanks Angel Locsin as Her Message to Robin Padilla Sparks Buzz ANGEL LOCSIN – Actress Angel Locsin’s latest social media post has gained another supporter, with Team Payaman member Yiv Cortez thanking the actress for speaking out on controversial political issues. Social media personality Yiv Cortez of Team Payaman expressed gratitude to actress ... Read more

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Father Picking Up Child from School Dies After Being Shot Dead by Off-Duty Security Guard A 30-year-old father was shot by an off-duty security guard and killed outside a school while waiting to pick up his Grade 3 child in Teresa, Rizal.  On Thursday afternoon (July 16, 2026), the victim went to the school in Barangay Prinza to fetch his child ... Read more

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Rommel Padilla Adds Fuel to Online Debate Surrounding Angel Locsin ANGEL LOCSIN – Netizens are once again debating Angel Locsin’s recent statements after Rommel Padilla shared a viral post questioning the actress’s silence on other national issues. Rommel Padilla has drawn attention online after sharing a social media post criticizing actress Angel Locsin following her ... Read more

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama has won the dismissal of all graft charges against him after the Sandiganbayan extended its earlier ruling clearing his five co-accused and rejected the prosecution’s attempt to revive the cases arising from the city’s emergency garbage contracts after Typhoon Odette. In a resolution promulgated on July

NEW YORK — Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous. Officials in many cities urged residents to stay inside or wear masks outside as air quality reached unhealthy

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Once again, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under a yellow alert for 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, July 17, as the shutdown of the region’s two largest coal-fired plants coincided with elevated evening demand. Available capacity stood at 2,725 megawatts against forecast peak

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Employers cannot withhold an employee’s final pay simply because the worker has yet to complete the company’s clearance process, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas. DOLE-7 Regional Director Atty. Roy Buenafe said employers must release wages and other legally mandated benefits immediately upon an employee’s

MANILA, Philippines —The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called on China Daily to immediately remove an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video that portrays Filipinos as monkeys, describing the content as racist, dehumanizing, and unacceptable. In a statement issued Thursday evening, the DFA said the Philippines is demanding the removal of the offensive material and urged

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas produced a minor phreatomagmatic eruption on Thursday morning, July 16, marking the second such event recorded this month, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. This type of eruption is triggered when water interacts with magma.  In its morning bulletin, Phivolcs said the eruption occurred at