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Visayas grid faces 1st red alert in July

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Consumers and residents in Cebu should brace for potential rotational brownouts on Wednesday, July 8.  The Visayas power grid was placed under red alert Wednesday afternoon after a transmission line fault and an emergency plant shutdown pushed available capacity below peak demand, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said. The

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PSC, Hayco leads Southeast Asia youth crime prevention meeting

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Edward Hayco led this week’s Sports and Youth Crime Prevention (SYCP) meeting in Manila, bringing together representatives from Southeast Asian nations to strengthen the role of sports in youth development and crime prevention. Hayco, a former longtime chairman of the Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) and

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Castro: Marcos backs Senate’s lawful course in Duterte impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. supports whatever action the Senate takes in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as long as it is within the bounds of the law, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said on Wednesday. That is in response to Sen. Pia Cayetano’s remark that Malacañang is “very supportive” of

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8 survive landslide in Bukidnon town

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Eight people narrowly escaped death after a landslide buried two houses in Purok 2, Barangay Tawas in Kitaotao, Bukidnon last Sunday night as continuous heavy rains triggered by the enhanced southwest monsoon affected parts of the province, belated reports reaching here on Wednesday said. Generose Amistoso, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and

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Ex-DBP chair Philip Lo named presidential adviser for Visayas

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Cebuano businessman and former Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) chair Philip Lo as the new presidential assistant for the Visayas. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro announced the appointment on Wednesday, when Lo is also expected to take his oath of office before Marcos in Malacañang.

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Sandiganbayan orders PNP to submit reports on Marcoleta’s status

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Wednesday ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to submit reports on Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s current condition. Marcoleta faces a plunder case before the anti-graft court’s Third Division over the P75 million campaign donation he received while serving as a party-list lawmaker, which, according to state prosecutors, was

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DepEd sets ‘active shooter drills’ after deadly Tacloban incident

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Education (DepEd) will roll out safety drills to prepare students for violent incidents in school campuses, following the Tacloban City incident that killed three students and wounded at least 20 others. “We are adjusting because we have the first-ever school shooting, which means students were the shooters. So we are now

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Suspects Posing as Customers Rob Convenience Store in Laguna 

Suspects Who Pretend as Customers to Rob a Convenience Store in Laguna  Police authorities are now searching for two unidentified suspects who robbed a convenience store in Laguna after posing as customers.  On Tuesday night. (July 7, 2026), a robbery took place at an Alfamart branch in Barangay Cabanbanan at around 9:30 p.m. According to the investigation conducted by the Pagsanjan Police Station, ... Read more

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Anne Curtis: SC Issues Show Cause Order Versus Bong Suntay

Bong Suntay has this “malicious” statement about Anne Curtis The Supreme Court issues a show cause order versus Quezon City 4th District Rep. Bong Suntay, in line with his “malicious” statement against Kapamilya actress Anne Curtis. To recall Suntay’s controversial statement became a topic of discussion during his manifestation at the House Committee on Justice ... Read more

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Phuket restaurant owner accuses foreigner of planting hair in soup for free meal

A restaurant owner in Phuket alleged that a foreign customer deliberately placed a strand of hair in his tom yum soup before complaining about food hygiene in an attempt to avoid paying for his meal. The owner of the restaurant in Rawai subdistrict shared her account with the Phuket Times Facebook page and urged other …

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