Satellite image captured as of 5:50 a.m. on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Pagasa) MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Thursday or Friday this week, the state weather bureau said on Wednesday.  Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio

Business groups here in Cebu echoed calls for legislators to set aside politics and uphold collaboration as turmoil in the Senate begins to gradually affect the country’s already fragile economy. 

MANILA, Philippines —The invitation to the 18 supposed former Marine soldiers and their lawyer, Levito Baligod, to appear before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has been withdrawn by its chairperson. This develops as the committee is set to resume its inquiry into the flood control scandal on Thursday. Baligod, on Tuesday, posted on social media

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the LGBTQIA+ community, allies, and local officials will head for Cebu City’s streets on Saturday, June 27, 2026 for the first Cebu Grand Pride Parade. Ramon Matthew Basabe, co-founder of the Cebu Pride Movement, said that the event will mark the first time queer individuals and allies from across

This is the Daily Gospel for June 3, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Ninth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, June 2, 2026 Daily Gospel, June 1, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Mark 12, 18-27. Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to

MANILA, Philippines — Senators of the minority bloc called on Tuesday for the resignation of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, saying he could “no longer function” as the chamber’s leader following the majority bloc’s absence from the Senate plenary session for the second consecutive day. Cayetano had announced earlier on Tuesday via Facebook Live that

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are your top stories for Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Make Brigada Eskwela a year-round effort, DepEd 7 official appeals The Department of Education (DepEd) Region 7 launched Brigada Eskwela 2026 in Central Visayas on Tuesday, June 2, in the Subangdaku Elementary School in Mandaue City, with an appeal from a

MANILA, Philippines — The chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee has withdrawn its invitation to 18 supposed former Marine soldiers and their lawyer Levito Baligod as it is set to resume its inquiry into the flood control scandal on Thursday. On Tuesday, Baligod posted on social media an email sent on Monday by the

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved on final reading a bill guaranteeing the public’s right to access government information, moving the long-delayed measure closer to becoming law amid renewed scrutiny of government spending and corruption. House Bill No. 9397, or the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, secured 284 votes, with