LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —The Lapu-Lapu City Council has asked the officials and representatives of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), and Mactan Electric Company (MECO) to attend their next session to shed light on the rotational brownouts that the city is experiencing. The City Council also changed the schedule

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The 57 families affected by the Sitio Isla Verde, Barangay San Isidro, Talisay City fire have already received their cash assistance from the city government on Thursday, September 17. Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas said that homeowners with totally burned houses received P15,000 each, while those with partially burned

BACOLOD CITY — Seventeen people have died of dengue-related complications in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City this year, including 11 deaths reported by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) in the province and five in Bacolod City. The PHO report released Thursday did not yet include the death of an 11-year-old boy who succumbed to dengue

MANILA, Philippines — Children’s rights advocates on Thursday welcomed the House of Representatives’ approval of the substitute bill for the Children’s Social Media and Online Gaming Safety Act but raised concerns over provisions requiring parental consent for children to access social media and restricting short-form videos. The House Committee on Welfare of Children approved the

LUCENA CITY — A Catholic priest and environmental advocate has urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a fresh, thorough review of the proposed 1,200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Atimonan, Quezon, along the coast of Lamon Bay. Fr. Warren Puno, convenor of Quezon for Environment (QUEEN) and director of the Ministry of Ecology at

Mobile handled 64.6% of retail trading transactions in 2025 and browser terminals now sit between desktop and phone. Easier access has not made CFDs any less risky, and regulators have responded.

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TMD's bulletin of 18 September 2026 expects heavy rain in 65 provinces, very heavy in Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Uttaradit. Bangkok: fairly widespread showers and isolated heavy rain, 24-35°C.

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The family of an autistic woman in Uthai Thani is pressing police to act against a local official accused of repeatedly raping her from childhood until she became pregnant at about 15 years old. The woman’s mother and grandmother accompanied her to police today, September 18, bringing documents confirming a pregnancy and medical examination records …

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The deputy interior minister says 2,200 firms are already confirmed as foreign-controlled. The land value attached has climbed from 65 billion baht a fortnight ago.

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She told Thaksin University graduates that artificial intelligence is something people built. It cannot hold itself to what is right, and should not be leaned on.

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