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LILOAN, Cebu – Cebuano content creator Joseph “Ungart” Sabello’s ‘Gasolina: A Holy Week Special Film’ has received four nominations at the 2026 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards.  Sabello announced the nominations in a social media post, celebrating the film’s recognition in four categories: Best Screenplay, Best Actor for Boy Isog Sarge,

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team is expected to challenge on Monday the testimony of forensic financial analyst Alexander Cabrera. Cabrera was presented by the prosecution as an expert witness to substantiate allegations that Duterte amassed hidden wealth. During his direct examination on October 9, Cabrera, citing his report, said that Duterte

Paris, France—War, economic pressure, budget strain — United Nations (UN) biodiversity chief Astrid Schomaker is under no illusions that the upcoming UN nature summit (COP17) is taking place “in some kind of geopolitical vacuum”. “I don’t want to be naive,” said Schomaker of the headwinds surrounding the biennial negotiations on protecting the natural world that start

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents across Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu province should prepare for rain showers and thunderstorms through Tuesday, Oct. 13, as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) continues to affect the Visayas, bringing possible flooding and landslides in areas hit by heavy rainfall. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

MANILA, Philippines – Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s bail hearing at the Sandiganbayan Third Division for his plunder case began Monday, with the accused attending via video conference from detention facility. Romualdez also signed the pretrial order remotely at the New Quezon City Jail of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Barangay Payatas.

COTABATO CITY  — A village chair of Maguindanao del Norte was shot dead in Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat, on Sunday, police confirmed Monday. Maj. Jeffrey Lazaro, chief of the Esperanza Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Datu Manalao Mangelen Nur Sr., chairperson of Barangay Dados in Datu Odin Sinsuat town. Nur was aboard his black

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A grieving family from Valencia City is pleading for justice after three family members died in a violent road crash along the coastal road in Barangay Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City, on Sunday evening. Witnesses reported that the driver and three occupants of the other vehicle immediately fled on foot after

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has already filed 39 cases in connection with the flood control scandal, according to Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla. Remulla bared this as he delivered his first annual report on Monday. Of the 39 flood control cases, Remulla said 35 were filed before the Sandiganbayan and four

MANILA, Philippines — Two former bodyguards of ex-Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, known as the “maleta boys,” are set to testify on Monday in the bail hearing of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who is facing a plunder case over alleged kickbacks worth P7.44 billion. George Villalon Jr. and Johnny Buduan will take the witness

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A new Houthi attack struck Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, a day after an earlier assault claimed by the Yemeni group killed at least a dozen people and prompted authorities to suspend airport operations. The latest strike killed one person, a Pakistani resident, and injured 11 others, according to Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority.