MANILA – Sen. Francis Escudero is pushing for the passage of a bill that would institutionalize free housing through usufruct, allowing qualified low-income and homeless Filipinos to occupy and use government-owned land and housing without acquiring ownership. “Through usufruct, this bill seeks to grant Filipino families the right to occupy, use, and enjoy government land
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UC Webmasters eye stronger Cesafi Season 26 after productive offseason
One of the biggest questions heading into the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) Season 26 men's basketball tournament is whether the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters can finally get over the hump.
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Votes for bets with cancelled COCs counted as stray – Comelec
MANILA, Philippines — Votes cast for a candidate or regional parliamentary political party, whose certificate of candidacy is cancelled by final judgement, shall be considered as stray, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday. This came after Moro Ako Party and Anwar Salipada Alamada were denied their motion of reconsideration regarding their registration and
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Preemptive evacuation ordered in Pampanga as rains trigger new flooding
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda on Friday ordered mayors across the province to carry out preemptive and forced evacuations in high-risk upland and coastal barangays and other vulnerable areas as heavy monsoon rains triggered renewed flooding. In Memorandum No. 2026-66 of the Pampanga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC),
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Visayas grid on red alert anew due to limited supply
MANILA – The Visayas grid continues to experience red and yellow alerts due to the continued unavailability of several coal-fired power plants, along with limited electricity imports from the Mindanao grid. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGPC) on Friday estimated the Visayas grid’s available capacity at 2,307 megawatts (MW) and projected its peak
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Manila Water advances complete water cycle management with September desludging
MANILA, Philippines – As Manila Water continues to develop new water sources, expand treatment capacity, and improve distribution infrastructure, it likewise strengthens its wastewater management initiatives through its September desludging program. This September, Manila Water encourages customers across the East Zone to participate in its desludging program, a preventive sanitation service that helps ensure the
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DOJ Usec. Margarita Gutierrez named among People Asia’s Women of Style & Substance 2026
MANILA, Philippines – Justice Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez is being recognized for a brand of public service that seeks to bring the law closer to ordinary Filipinos—particularly women, persons deprived of liberty and communities with limited access to legal assistance. Gutierrez has been named one of People Asia’s Women of Style & Substance 2026, joining a
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A Major Step Forward in Gaming: Could POCO F9 Ultra Be the New Premium Flagship for Gamers?
POCO has confirmed that the POCO F9 Series will launch on September 1. As the top-tier model in the lineup, POCO F9 Ultra continues to explore a more premium flagship experience while placing even greater emphasis on gaming, making performance and gameplay two defining priorities of this generation. At the heart of the gaming experience, ... Read more
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Vehicle burns on SRP road
A closed multicab minivan caught fire on the northbound lane of South Road Properties (SRP) near Il Corso on Friday afternoon, August 28.
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Threats posed by floods highlight need to protect Sierra Madre – Speaker Dy
MANILA, Philippines – With heavy rains and typhoons contributing to possible flooding in Metro Manila and nearby areas, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Friday stressed the urgency of protecting forests, watersheds, and other natural defenses against increasingly severe weather, as a House technical working group this week resumed work on a measure creating
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