MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday said it has established a new district command in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), strengthening its presence in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela, said the launch of the Coast Guard District on Pagasa (Thitu) Island

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With a rematch against Japanese fighter Kiyoto Narukami no longer on the table, Jemuel Aranas shifts his focus to a title opportunity as he takes on Jeric Noynay for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Silver Flyweight Championship. The eight-round showdown is set as one of the featured undercard bouts of Fist

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña on Thursday warned that the burden of ensuring public safety in flood-prone areas rests on developers. He said that the controversial Monterrazas de Cebu project must prove it will not aggravate flooding in Barangay Guadalupe. Osmeña’s statement came as the Cebu City Council moved to recognize that

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos Jr. has approved a ₱10-per-liter fuel subsidy for PUVs, allowing drivers to claim up to ₱1,500 or 150 liters weekly for a period of three months. The subsidy program will first be rolled out for PUVs plying on major roads in Metro Manila next week, starting on Commonwealth Avenue. READ: DA to

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has given orders for the prompt distribution of P8-billion worth of subsidy to the country’s more than 42,000 barangays to help communities cushion the impact of the Middle East crisis. Each of the barangay in the country would receive P200,000 as funding for their educational, social, and economic projects

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The 29th season of one of the longest-running and largest alumni-based basketball leagues in Cebu, the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA), will feature 22 teams when it tips off on May 3. SHAABAA Season 29 will hold its official Media Day on Saturday, April 11, at the First 5

(Second of three parts) PART I: Coordinated chain, layers of protection paved way for 2017 shabu shipment A well-coordinated network paved the way for the arrival of the P6.4 billion shabu shipment in 2017. But what sustained and scaled such an operation was a broader system anchored on Philippine offshore gaming operators, or Pogos, fabricated

MANILA, Philippines — Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has clarified that her statement about some viewing the acronym “SC” as “Sara’s Court” was a criticism of Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp, due to their seemingly over-reliance on the Supreme Court (SC). In an online interview on Thursday, de Lima was asked about comments on

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A man was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday afternoon, April 8, in Barangay Suqui, with authorities seizing over P73,000 worth of suspected shabu, police said Thursday. The suspect, identified only as “Rudy” from Barangay Dulangan II in nearby Baco town, was apprehended at 2:43 p.m. during a joint

BACOLOD CITY — The United Sugar Producers’ Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) is calling for emergency cloud seeding operations to save sugarcane crops from worsening dry conditions brought on by the onset of El Niño. In letters to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona, and Negros Occidental Gov.