CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano basketball fans are in for a treat this July as Cebu Greats, the lone Cebu-based squad in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), prepares to host back-to-back home games on local soil. Team manager John Santos, along with members of the squad, was in Cebu over the weekend following an

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are your top stories for Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Facing prolonged Visayas power issues, DOE rolls out interventions Consumers in the Visayas need to brace for possibly more rotational brownouts as the region’s grid will likely remain strained in the coming weeks, said energy stakeholders. READ THE FULL STORY Cebu

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada for charges of plunder and graft. Estrada eventually surrendered to agents of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) after holding a press conference at the Senate. Aside from Estrada, also ordered arrested were former Department

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is seeking the dismissal of the articles of impeachment filed against her before the Senate impeachment court, even as she is prepared to appear, “if necessary,” during the trial, according to her lawyer. Duterte said the articles of impeachment against her are “constitutionally infirm, procedurally defective, and substantively

MANILA, Philippines — Palace press officer Claire Castro took another jab at Vice President Sara Duterte on the occasion of her birthday last Sunday by resurfacing Duterte’s old video greeting for her alleged bagman, Ramil Madriaga. At her press briefing on Monday, Castro was asked for her birthday message to the Vice President, who turned