CEBU CITY, Philippines – In every licensure examination in the Philippines, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) releases the Top 10 examinees. However, there are times when a label “name withheld” appears on the list. A topnotcher’s name may be temporarily excluded if their examination papers are under review, according to the PRC Resolution No. 2010-547,
Read More »SILOY IS WATCHING: Cebu law students offer free meal to PUV drivers
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Amid ongoing fuel price hikes, Cebuano students carried out a simple act of kindness to ease some of the burden of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers. Ramayana Roxas, a law student from the University of San Carlos, started the initiative of giving free lunches to jeepney drivers after seeing online posts
Read More »Daily Gospel, April 9, 2026
This is the Daily Gospel for April 9, 2026, which is the Thursday of Easter week. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, April 8, 2026 Daily Gospel, April 7, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Luke 24, 35-48. The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how
Read More »Population body: ‘Rethink’ demographic sweet spot
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s Commission on Population and Development (CPD) has called on a national “rethinking” of how the Philippines should take advantage of the “demographic sweet spot” it has enjoyed the past few years, particularly since fertility rates have begun to slow down. The CPD called on more substantive planning and investments focused
Read More »Sandigan justice asks contractor: Who is SBR?
MANILA, Philippines — Who is SBR? The identity of an individual who proposed a P100-million flood control project in Pandi town, Bulacan province, a couple of years ago and who used only the initials SBR, on Wednesday raised questions from a justice of the Sandiganbayan. At the resumption of the antigraft court Third Division’s bail
Read More »Malabon parish apologizes for cruelty to Easter pigeon
MANILA, Philippines — The Diocese of Kalookan apologized to the public on Tuesday after the Parish of the Immaculate Conception in Malabon was found to have been cruel to a creation of God during a parochial event on Easter on April 5. The diocese released an apology after the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) expressed
Read More »No price increase for basic goods until April 30, says DTI
MANILA, Philippines — There will be no price increase for basic necessities and prime commodities until April 30, Trade Secretary Cristina Roque announced on Wednesday. This extends the earlier announcement by two weeks, as the country continues to face the impact of the Middle East conflict on fuel prices. READ: DTI: No price hikes for
Read More »Sara Duterte runs again to SC; alleged ‘bagman’ can testify at House
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has again asked the Supreme Court to immediately stop the impeachment proceedings against her and nullify the new set of complaints initiated at the House of Representatives. In the 55-page petition filed on April 1 and made public on Wednesday, Duterte raised, among others, two procedural issues: That
Read More »‘Photo op’ still okay at Lion’s Head – Mayor Magalong
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Tourists on their way to Baguio need not worry about missing a photo opportunity at Lion’s Head along Kennon Road as Mayor Benjamin Magalong clarified on Tuesday that the city government is not preventing visitors from doing so at the landmark. “It is not that we are totally banning picture-taking. The
Read More »No MILF breakup, just new political parties
COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — A former lawyer for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has downplayed speculations that the erstwhile rebel group is breaking up after three political parties have emerged from among its ranks. This came as regional political parties in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) rushed to beat the
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