Two of the largest coal-fired power plants in Cebu will be reactivated starting next month as the government races to address the thinning power supply of the Visayas grid. 

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Actress Barbie Forteza stirred online speculation after sharing photos of herself in a wedding gown, along with a close-up image of two rings. In her social media post on Monday, June 22, Forteza appeared in a white bridal gown while walking down an aisle decorated with flowers. Another photo showed two

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur  – An incumbent barangay chairperson was arrested in a joint anti-drug operation in Barangay Marapong, Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte on Monday. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 9–Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Office, the Sibutad Municipal Police Station–Municipal Drug Enforcement Team (MDET), and the 1st Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Mobile Force

Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. Their interests are officially aligned — and the Heat finally have another superstar.

MANILA, Philippines — The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte asserted on Tuesday that it has enough manpower for the marking of evidence in the pretrial conference for the vice president’s impeachment trial. It also observed that it is the prosecution who ‘lack personnel.’ These statements come after the House prosecution panel requested the

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to proposals that would seek to ban violent online games that may negatively influence the youth, according to Palace press officer Claire Castro. The remark comes after reports that one of the suspects in the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City was a frequent player of the

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility as investigations into the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City continue, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said on Tuesday. Castro did not specify what age it could be lowered to, but said Marcos would review any proposal that Congress

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay — Daraga Mayor Victor Perete has ordered all schools to strengthen security measures and directed police to increase visibility around educational institutions following reports of violent incidents in schools elsewhere in the country. In Executive Order No. 47, signed on June 22, Perete said the directive aims to ensure the safety and

Thailand is optimistic that Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat will be added to the UNESCO World Heritage list following consideration next month. Deputy spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office Lalida Persvivatana said yesterday, June 22, that the government under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul continues to prioritise the conservation, restoration and promotion of …

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For two weeks Thailand’s property debate has been about foreigners: their villas, their companies, their grievances. It is a sideshow. The story that actually decides Thailand’s future is the young Thai family that wants to own a home and keeps hitting a wall, a wall that has nothing to do with any foreigner. Here are …

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