MANILA, Philippines — A lava effusion with minor Strombolian activity was recorded at the Mayon Volcano between 5:17 p.m. and 5:26 p.m. on Monday, July 13, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The said volcanic activity occurred less than two hours after the short-lived lava fountaining that was observed at the volcano’s
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Creek dredging launched to curb flooding in Bukidnon state university
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — To avoid devastating floods that submerged roads and classrooms at the Central Mindanao University (CMU) last year, the state university has joined forces with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Philippine Army to restore a key waterway aimed at preventing another disaster. The three agencies formalized the
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Manila Water facilities among first under 100-kW RAP threshold
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water Company has become one of the first organizations in the country to transition facilities under the expanded Retail Aggregation Program (RAP), marking another milestone in its efforts to secure more stable and sustainable energy sources for its operations. The transition follows the implementation of the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) Resolution
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Bam Aquino: If lawyers say there’s no hitman, was Sara Duterte lying?
MANILA, Philippines — If Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers deny that she contracted an assassin to kill ranking government officials, does this mean that her statements during a November 2024 online press briefing were mere lies? This was the question posed by Senator-judge Bam Aquino during the resumption of the impeachment trial on Monday, after asking
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Baguio begins dry run of P10-M smart traffic signals to ease gridlocks
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The Baguio City government is undertaking a dry run of newly installed smart traffic signal lights at three major intersections in the city’s central business district to ease occasionally gridlocked roads. Part of a P10-million traffic management project, the initial tests cover the U-shaped pedestrian overpass, the Y-shaped overpass, and Lower
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Add pickleball to Mandaue City school sports, grassroots, Council asks
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Pickleball is being pushed for inclusion in school sports programs and grassroots sports development in Mandaue City through two resolutions the City Council passed during its session on Monday, July 13. Both resolutions, served up by City Councilor Carlo Fortuna, seek to promote pickleball by encouraging the Department of Education (DepEd)
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Hunt ongoing for cohort in tricycle driver’s fatal shooting
Police operations remain ongoing for the arrest of the remaining suspect in the fatal shooting of a tricycle driver in Dalaguete, southeastern Cebu.
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Megawide admits no comprehensive plan yet for Sitio Bato in Carbon JVA
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The developer behind the Carbon Public Market modernization project has admitted before the Cebu City Council that it has yet to prepare the comprehensive plan required under the Supplemental Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) to protect residents of Sitio Bato. The admission surfaced during a June 1 inquiry that the City Council’s
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Denied a mango, man hacks 19-year-old in Naga City
A 33-year-old man was apprehended after he hacked a 19-year-old man in Sitio Ugan, Barangay Lutac in the City of Naga, on Monday, July 13, 2026, around 1 a.m.
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Herbosa says recovery prompted exit, cites DOH gains
MANILA, Philippines — Former Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Monday that he decided to step down from the Department of Health (DOH) because months of rehabilitation following his bilateral knee replacement surgery would prevent him from giving the agency his full attention, as he also looked back on what he described as key gains during
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