CEBU CITY, Philippines — The fire that broke out in a residential area in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City on Thursday morning, July 9, left a man with burn injuries and damaged four houses, causing an estimated P225,000 in property losses. According to the Cebu City Fire Station’s initial report, the Labangon fire occurred along Balaga
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Red alert lifted in Visayas
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) lifted the red alert over the Visayas power grid Thursday afternoon, easing fears of possible power interruptions even as the system remains under yellow alert until 10 p.m. The NGCP said in an advisory issued at 1 p.m. that the red alert was
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VP Sara’s ‘threats’ not impeachable offense, defense argues
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team tried to shred the prosecution’s opening witness testimony on Wednesday, countering that her 2024 “threats” against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez fail to meet the constitutional threshold of “other high crimes” required for impeachment. During the trial’s third
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The pain that changed a young life
What seemed like an ordinary arm pain after a day of playing volleyball would soon change 15-year-old Justin Aquino’s life. In September 2025, the active teenager from Panadtaran, San Fernando, Cebu began experiencing persistent pain in his left arm. Thinking it was simply a result of spending long hours playing volleyball, his family initially sought
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MMDA urges malls to open parking spaces to public due to Typhoon Inday
MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday asked shopping mall operators to open their parking spaces for the public across Luzon for the expected effects of Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi). In a memorandum order dated July 9, 2026, the MMDA said that the request shall be effective on Thursday evening
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Barbers on Sara Duterte threat: Who’d place contract to kill on paper?
MANILA, Philippines — With the argument that Vice President Sara Duterte’s threats to ranking officials is not substantiated by an actual contract between her and an assassin, prosecution panel spokesperson Robert Ace Barbers has pointed out that no one in their right state of mind would put such a deal on paper. Barbers, in a press
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Sara Duterte impeach trial: Subpoena served to VP’s aide Zuleika Lopez
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court served on Thursday a subpoena ad testificandum to Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief of staff Zuleika Lopez. Through the subpoena requested by the House prosecution panel, the court has issued Lopez to appear before the impeachment court on July 13 and 14 to testify during the examination on
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Firefighter killed, 3 others survive Lanao del Sur ambush
COTABATO CITY – A Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel was killed, and three others survived an ambush by still unidentified gunmen in Barangay Bubongaranao, Calanogas in Lanao del Sur, on Wednesday night, a police official said. Col. Caesar Cabuhat, Lanao del Sur Police Provincial Office director, identified the fatality as Fire Officer 1 Abdul
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Magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocks Benguet town
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck a town in Benguet on Thursday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). READ: Phivolcs to public: No to complacency, be prepared for strong quakes In its earthquake bulletin, Phivolcs said that the center of the earthquake was located nine kilometers (km) west
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Student w/ Handgun Stopped Before Entering School in South Cotabato
Police Prevents Student w/ Handgun From Entering School in South Cotabato A 16-year-old student who was found carrying a handgun was stopped before he could enter a public school in Tupi, South Cotabato. On Tuesday (July 7, 2026), the police authorities prevented a potentially dangerous situation after they stopped a student carrying a firearm. A local government employee noticed the student carrying what appeared ... Read more
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