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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) expects to generate nearly P87 billion in income this year, as the Middle East crisis and government efforts against gambling weighed on earnings. Pagcor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alejandro Tengco said the slowdown in income this year could be attributed to the delinking of

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Twenty-three municipalities and two cities in Ilocos Sur suspended in-person classes on Monday amid continued heavy rains associated with the southwest monsoon, provincial officials said. The move came as the provincial government implemented alternative arrangements in response to persistent rains affecting the province. The class suspensions covered the municipalities of

Police chased and arrested two Thai men in Kamphaeng Phet yesterday, August 23, for assaulting and abducting a Chinese woman from Bangkok, trying to take her towards the Thai–Myanmar border. Two other suspects remain at large. At about midnight yesterday, Mueang Kamphaeng Phet Police Station officers received a report that a foreign woman, later identified …

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CINCINNATI, United States — Coco Gauff made a statement with the US Open approaching, dominating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win her first title of 2026 at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati. World number four Gauff claimed her first WTA title since last October in Wuhan, having come up short in finals in Miami and

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — More than 44,000 households in Bohol had received financial assistance through the national government’s Uplift program as of mid-August, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7). The latest distribution covered 12 areas in the province from August 13 to 15, 2026, with thousands of beneficiaries

CEBU CITY, Philippines — City Treasurer Emma Villarete recommended per-event tax reductions for SM Arena Complex Corp. instead of a blanket five-year amusement tax exemption, warning that a longer tax break could weaken the city’s fiscal sustainability. Villarete made the recommendation in a fiscal impact assessment submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, in response to the

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — The tugboat that ran aground off Botolan town in Zambales sank as of early Monday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Tugboat SUAL 1, owned by SMC Shipping and Lighterage Corp., was submerged by strong waves off Bucao River in Barangay Bangan, said Euphraim Jayson Diciano, head of the Philippine

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will be issuing a warrant to seize the allegedly misdeclared car turned over by actor Derek Ramsay. He surrendered the vehicle, a Porsche 918 Spyder, to the Land Transportation (LTO) after it was flagged for supposedly using a fake license plate on a public road. “Ito ay

BAGUIO CITY — The number of smokers in the summer capital has steadily declined. At the same time, the number of patients with tobacco-oriented ailments like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has also gone down because now, few people are puffing cigarettes. The city’s epidemiologist informed Baguio lawmakers about these developments last week.  These are

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — A 44-year-old police officer assigned to the Narvacan Municipal Police Station was arrested over the weekend after allegedly threatening and assaulting responding police officers at Ambarangan Waterfalls in Barangay Mission in the Ilocos Sur town of Nagbukel.  Police received a report regarding three successive gunshots in the area, but responding