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West Cebu Industrial Park ecozone in Balamban: Marcos expands it anew

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park-Special Economic Zone in Balamban, Cebu, adding more than 64 hectares of land to one of the country’s major industrial hubs. Under Proclamation No. 1288 signed on June 3, 2026, Marcos designated two parcels of land in Barangay Buanoy,

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Cebu City cracks down on pets left inside parked vehicles

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) in Cebu City is reminding pet owners that leaving pets inside parked vehicles without adequate ventilation for prolonged periods is prohibited under City Ordinance No. 1877. The agency emphasized that this practice can expose animals to extreme heat, stress, suffering, injury, and even

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Magnitude 7.8 Mindanao quake kills 3 people, triggers tsunami warnings

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines — At least three people were killed by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the southern Philippines on Monday morning. The temblor also collapsed buildings and sparked tsunami warnings across the region. Philippine authorities urged people in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground after the offshore quake hit south of General

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LIST: Killer earthquakes in the Philippines

[This report was first published July 27, 2022. It was updated in the wake of the magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Mindanao on Monday, June 8.] READ: Magnitude 7.8 quake rocks Mindanao, topples buildings, disrupts classes MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani on Monday, June 8, resulting in structural damage, service disruptions and class

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Marcos adds 64 hectares to West Cebu Industrial Park ecozone

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the further expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park (WCIP), a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza)-registered special economic zone in Balamban town, Cebu province to more than 600 hectares (ha). The President issued Proclamation No. 1288 on June 3, designating two parcels of land at Barangay Buanoy

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