CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two neighbors will likely be roommates in jail after they were caught stealing power cables owned by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District in Barangay Jubay, Liloan town, northern Cebu. As of this posting, the two men, who are neighbors, remain detained at the Liloan Police Station, and a complaint of theft

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Parts of the Visayas will experience rains and thunderstorms on Thursday, October 22, due to Super Typhoon Rosal and its trough, the state weather bureau said. In its daily forecast, the Visayas Pagasa Regional Services Division (PRSD) said Northern and Eastern Samar would experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Divine Word College of Calapan (DWCC) is opening a campus-based store selling Mangyan-made handicrafts and indigenous products on Thursday (Oct. 22), as part of its celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Month. The store, named BUNGA, aims to promote the craftsmanship of indigenous Mangyan communities while providing support for their

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Zero Illiteracy and Innumeracy Program for Mangyan communities in Oriental Mindoro was among 10 local governance initiatives recognized by the 2026 Galing Pook Awards, which honor innovative programs that improve lives in local communities. The recognition puts a spotlight on Oriental Mindoro’s efforts to expand educational opportunities for Mangyan