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LOOK: Braille Nichole Kwek remembered in candle lighting

Students and other sympathizers, along with Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival gathered and lighted candles in memory of Braille Nichole Kwek under Cebu City's Archbishop Reyes flyover on Saturday, April 18. Some also shared messages in honor of the 18-year-old Carolinian who died in a crash on the flyover on Tuesday, April 14.

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‘My son is trained’ — Dad of Apas ambulance driver in flyover crash

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The father of the Barangay Apas ambulance driver involved in the fatal April 14 flyover crash has spoken out, defending his son and urging the public to withhold judgment as the investigation continues. In an exclusive interview with CDN Digital on Saturday, April 18, Arlie Gesta said his 23-year-old son, Kevin

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Solar-powered irrigation brings relief to Leyte farmers amid challenges

TACLOBAN CITY — Farmers in a coastal town in Leyte are projected to have improved crop yields and cut production costs following the installation of a P7 million solar-powered irrigation system aimed at addressing persistent water shortages and rising fuel prices. The Solar-Powered Irrigation System (SPIS), turned over on April 13 in Barangay Ugbon in

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1 dead, 2 injured in Rizal motorbike crash

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A motorcycle rider died while two others were injured in a road accident in Rodriguez, Rizal, on Friday. The Police Region 4A said the mishap happened along Mayon Avenue in Barangay San Jose at around 3:30 p.m. The motorcycle rider, who was with a passenger, tried to overtake a tricycle but

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Court of Appeals affirms denial of forfeiture of funds vs Cumpio

MANILA, Philippines – The Court of Appeals has upheld its nullification of the civil forfeiture bid on the funds seized supposedly from community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church worker Marielle Domequil during a simultaneous crackdown on activists in 2020. Citing lack of merit, the appellate court’s Third Division again denied the petition filed by

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Madriaga bank secrecy waiver may make him ‘star witness’ in Sara Duterte impeach case

MANILA, Philippines – Ramil Madriaga’s waiver of his rights under bank secrecy laws may turn him into one of the most important witnesses if the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte reaches the Senate, with a House leader saying his willingness to open up his own accounts gives the proceedings a witness who is

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PDEA seizes P6.8 million shabu in Cavite; 2 suspects arrested

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested on Saturday two suspected big-time illegal drug traffickers and seized P6.8 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) in Bacoor City, Cavite. The PDEA-Region 4A said their operatives from Cavite and Rizal offices and local police officers collared “Abe,” 51, and “Shol,” 54, in a

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