Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are the top stories for Monday, July 20, 2026, including a wrap-up of the biggest World Cup in history so far. Cebu City urged to identify idle lots for parking, evacuation centers The Department of General Services (DGS) may soon be tasked with identifying all vacant, unused, and idle city-owned

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has expressed concern over the unjust vexation charges filed against Bacolod-based journalist Marchel Espina, former SunStar Cebu editor in chief, over an opinion piece published by the community newspaper in December 2024. Espina voluntarily surrendered to the Philippine National Police’s Criminal

MANILA, Philippines — Ahead of his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) next week, President Marcos’ trust rating dropped by a percentage point to a new record-low in the second quarter of the year, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Vice President Sara Duterte maintained a stronger level of public confidence

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Sunday announced it was reviving fixed pickup fares for transport network vehicle service (TNVS) to prevent the charging of unauthorized fees to commuters. LTFRB Chair Vigor Mendoza II said the revival of Memorandum Circular (MC) 2025-058 aims to provide a “middle ground” for

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN, Philippines — Green ribbons carrying messages urging people to “save the trees before the province loses another piece of its natural heritage” fluttered along Maramba Boulevard here on Saturday as environmental advocates staged a symbolic protest against continued tree cutting in Pangasinan. Members of the Pangasinan People’s Strike for the Environment (PPSE), a

MANILA, Philippines — The online activities of pro-Marcos vlogger Alicia Lipata is one of the angles being examined by the Philippine National Police, which ordered on Sunday a full investigation into her killing. Lipata, popularly known online as “Mima Alicia,” had 362,000 subscribers on YouTube through her channel “Alicia Comments.” In a statement, PNP chief

MANILA, Philippines – TNT, missing five players, launched its title-redemption bid with a hard-earned 106-103 win over Macau in the PBA Governors’ Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday. The Tropang 5G withstood the Giant Pandas’ uprising inside the final three minutes despite missing five players, including three injured starters in Calvin Oftana,

Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. It started with an apparently pre-recorded piece in a roller rink before she rode into the stadium on a dune buggy, singing “Music, makes the people come together.” Venezuelan conductor Gustavo

EAST RUTHERFORD, United States — Defending champions Argentina and Spain were locked at 0-0 at half-time in the World Cup final on Sunday. The European champions shaded possession at the MetLife Stadium in a game of few clear-cut chances. READ: The World Cup final is set:  Messi and Argentina vs Yamal and Spain Teenager Lamine