CEBU CITY, Philippines — For Catholics, Lent is a time to concentrate on practices that nurture spiritual life. In Cebu, this sacred season unfolds not only through meatless Fridays or fasting rules, but through the deeply personal sacrifices of the faithful.  According to Church guidelines, fasting means one full meal and two smaller ones on

MIAMI (AP) — Voting technology firm Smartmatic is seeking to dismiss a criminal indictment for money laundering, blaming U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies for seeking its prosecution as part of a “campaign of retribution” against those they blame for his 2020 election loss. Smartmatic’s parent company, UK-based SGO Corporation, was added to a

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran warned Wednesday it could wage a long war with the US and Israel that would “destroy” the world economy, as it effectively closed off transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Under political pressure over the economic fallout from the war, US President Donald Trump said the conflict would end “soon” and

Read on to see the list of the top stories and headlines from Cebu Daily News for today, Thursday (March 12). Governor calls out vice gov over ₱1.2B Apo cement tax row A furious Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro called out Vice Governor Glenn Anthony Soco for questioning the executive’s plans to enter into a tax