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GCash, Maya slashes InstaPay fee to P10

MANILA, Philippines – E-wallets GCash and Maya have both lowered their InstaPay transfer fees to P10, joining a wave of banks and financial institutions trimming transaction costs under a new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) directive that took effect Saturday, July 4. Maya, the digital banking arm of PLDT unit Voyager Innovations, said it will

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Gatchalian: Senate ready if Duterte attends impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said the chamber is prepared should Vice President Sara Duterte attend her impeachment trial, which begins Monday. While Duterte’s camp has yet to issue an advisory on whether she plans to attend the first day of the proceedings, Gatchalian said the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, is

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Tuguegarao LGU orders pig relocation over foul odor

TUGUEGARAO CITY — The local government unit (LGU) has given the owner of a hog farm in a residential area of Barangay Linao Norte seven days to relocate about 40 pigs following complaints from residents about the foul odor coming from the property. The notice was issued by the city’s Barangay Affairs Office after neighbors

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Israeli, Romanian arrested in Koh Pha Ngan childcare centre raid

Police searched an unlicensed childcare centre on Koh Pha Ngan yesterday, July 4, after receiving a tip-off that it was being operated by foreign nationals, finding 42 foreign children on the premises and arresting two foreign nationals. The operation formed part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners allegedly operating businesses illegally in Surat Thani province. …

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Talisay City records 15 road crash deaths in six months

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Road crashes reported in Talisay City from January 1 to July 5, 2026, have already claimed 15 lives. Jonathan Tumulak, head of the City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA), expressed concern over the rising number of fatalities resulting from road accidents in the city. “This year’s number of

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Bam eyes public release of Sara Duterte impeachment trial evidence

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Bam Aquino announced Sunday that he plans to file a motion seeking the public release of all evidence presented in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. The senator disclosed his intent a day prior to the commencement of Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday, July 6. “In the first week, we will

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Toledo City man beaten to death with stone; suspect surrenders

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 30-year-old man from Toledo City, Cebu is facing a homicide complaint after he allegedly beat a 25-year-old man to death with a stone, claiming he feared the victim was about to attack him. The suspect voluntarily surrendered to authorities shortly after the incident and is now in the custody of

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Dead fetus found in Tagaytay condominium sewage facility

LUCENA CITY — Police are investigating the discovery of a dead fetus at the sewage treatment facility of a condominium in Tagaytay City, Cavite, on Friday night, July 3. In a report released Saturday, the Police Regional Office 4A said an employee of Cityland Condominium in Barangay San Jose discovered the fetus lodged in a

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Eastern Visayas activates Task Force El Niño

TACLOBAN CITY — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Eastern Visayas has activated Task Force El Niño as government agencies intensify preparations for a projected dry spell expected to affect the country from August this year until January 2027, an official said. The task force, organized under the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

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Ex-cop wanted for murder surrenders in Iloilo City

ILOILO CITY — A former police officer wanted for murder surrendered to the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) early Sunday, July 5, ending more than three years in hiding. The suspect, identified only by the alias “Jerry,” 40, of Arevalo District, Iloilo City, turned himself in at Camp Martin Teofilo Delgado in Fort

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