Cebu City Tigers and Familya DC players battle for a rebound during their 17-under division game in the Sinag Liga Asya (SLA) Junior World Showcase on Thursday, July 2, at the Cebu Coliseum. | CDN photo CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Tigers proved they are legitimate contenders in the 17-under division of the
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LTO suspends Capitol SUV driver’s license for 90 days
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) has preventively suspended for 90 days the driver’s license of the 64-year-old Toledo City resident who struck and seriously injured a Cebu City traffic enforcer, while placing his Isuzu MU-X under alarm status pending an administrative investigation. The suspension took effect immediately after
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Argao shooting: Police arrest one suspect in deadly attack
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrested a 35-year-old man less than 24 hours after a shooting attack in Argao, southern Cebu that left one man dead and two others wounded on Tuesday evening, June 30. The 35-year-old suspect was arrested at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, in Barangay Capio-an, Argao, following a hot
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Jolo Revilla welcomes Metro Manila wage hike, but seeks wider impact
MANILA, Philippines — While he welcomes the minimum wage increase that will be implemented in Metro Manila, Cavite Rep. Jolo Revilla believes there has to be a wider implementation of the adjustments, that would include other areas outside of the National Capital Region (NCR). In a statement on Wednesday, Revilla said that the P85 per day
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‘Habagat’, easterlies prevailing in parts of PH – Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — Rain showers and cloudy skies due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat” and the easterlies are prevailing in several parts of the country on Thursday, according to the state weather bureau. In the 5 p.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, weather specialist John Manalo said that
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Ombudsman: Conflict of interest complaints vs 2 solons reach probe stage
MANILA, Philippines — The conflict of interest complaints over alleged ownership of construction firms of two congressmen have reached the preliminary investigation stage, according to Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano on Thursday. Clavano noted a general rule that personalities involved in cases cannot be named during the fact-finding investigation level. READ: Uswag Ilonggo Rep. Ang to
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Prosecution team seeks prayers, support ahead of VP impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro believes that prayers from the clergy and the faithful will overpower any insufficiency or imperfection of the prosecution team in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings, as she asked for prayers days before the formal start of the trial. During a mass at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Quezon
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Kababaihan Partylist backs charity run for women PDLs at CIW
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 745 people took part in a fundraising fun run on June 28 for the medical and welfare needs of the persons deprived of liberty at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City According to a recent statement from the Kababaihan Partylist, which is one of the sponsors, the
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Clergy holds ‘Mass for Truth’ ahead of VP Sara impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines — Church leaders from the Clergy for Good Governance offered a Mass for House prosecutors on Thursday, challenging them to pursue the impeachment case against VP Sara Duterte with courage and fidelity to the truth. In a statement, the group explained that the Mass was held to show solidarity with the prosecution team before
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Daughter honors security guard father after graduating cum laude
While his colleagues reported for duty, one security guard spent his day at a graduation ceremony, watching his daughter make history as the family’s first-ever college graduate and cum laude honoree. A now-viral TikTok video of the moment has been tugging at the heartstrings of social media users. It starts by asking, “I wonder why
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