SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Classes in all levels in public and private schools in Masinloc town and nearby Olongapo City remained suspended on Wednesday (Aug. 26), as the southwest monsoon continued to bring rains over the area. Masinloc Mayor Hazel Lim suspended all classes in public and private schools, including work for teaching and non-teaching
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Halad sa Pagtuo 2026: What to know about this Cebu festival
CEBU, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government is expected to highlight “faith, culture, and Cebuano creativity” in the Halad sa Pagtuo 2026 on Saturday, August 29, at the Cebu City Sports Center, here. The Halad sa Pagtuo is one of the highlights of the Province of Cebu’s celebration of its 457th Founding Anniversary. READ:
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Dolly Parton dead at 80: Tributes pour in—even in divided America
LOS ANGELES, United States — Americans of all stripes united Tuesday in grief over the death of country music legend Dolly Parton, praising her music, her philanthropy and her film work. The singer, who has died at age 80, was long heralded as one of the few celebrities that everybody loved. True to form, she
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VP Trial Day 19: Ligutan to explain public remarks
MANILA, Philippines — Counsel for the House prosecution Amando Ligutan is expected to explain his public statements reportedly related to Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday. This follows defense lead counsel Sheila Sison’s manifestation on Aug. 12 calling out Ligutan’s social media post that seemingly referred to a statement made by defense counsel
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Teodoro: Pro-China PH execs may be receiving ‘support’
MANILA, Philippines — Some elected officials may be receiving support from China to spread propaganda undermining the country’s claims in the contested South China Sea, Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday. Authorities have reason to suspect that certain politicians may be bankrolled by Beijing although it may be hard to find evidence
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Daily Gospel, August 26, 2026
This is the Daily Gospel of August 26, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Twenty-first week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, August 25, 2026 Daily Gospel, August 24, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 23, 27-32. Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
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Lachica ‘prepared to tell truth’ if called to testify
MANILA, Philippines — Army Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, whose name has repeatedly cropped up in the investigation of Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds, has declared his readiness to “tell the truth” if called to testify in her impeachment trial. Lachica, the former head of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group
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Pagasa: Habagat still affecting Luzon; fair weather in Visayas, Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to affect a huge portion of Luzon on Wednesday while Visayas and Mindanao will see fair weather conditions, according to the state weather bureau. In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said
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2nd hostile witness says VP approved all uses of secret funds
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte knew and had authorized all activities related to the use of confidential funds under her office’s disposal, a top official of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) testified during Duterte’s impeachment trial on Tuesday. “Based on my understanding, Sir, and based on what I know, Sir, yes,
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What about teachers facing ‘complaints’ for disciplining students?
MANILA, Philippines — Two groups advancing the welfare of public school teachers said the law should extend more protection to educators who face “unjustified complaints” for just performing their duty to impose discipline on students. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) called on Congress to act on a
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