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KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato —The influx of imported meat flooding supermarkets and malls in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato is slowly killing the local hog and meat industry, a vendor’s association lamented on Monday. Speaking before the Sangguniang Panlungsod session, Narcisa Carbon, Kidapawan Mega Market Meat Vendors Association president, said the imported meat proliferating in the

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives cancelled its budget briefing on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and will implement virtual sessions for its plenary session and committee meetings due to inclement weather. In an advisory dated Aug. 17, House Secretary General Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil said all officials and employees will work from home, except those whose physical

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu provincial and local officials passed resolutions recognizing Cabinet Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. during his recent visit to the province, citing his engagement with local governments and support for communities affected by the 2025 earthquake. The resolutions were issued by the Cebu Provincial Government, led by Governor Pamela Baricuatro; the

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fuente Osmeña Circle could soon get a major facelift under a proposed rehabilitation project that would add public amenities, including a children’s playground, fitness area, solar-powered benches, an outdoor bookshelf, and accessible restrooms. The Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) endorsed the project’s budgetary estimates to the City Planning and

Student groups staged a protest at a university in Barangay Talamban, Cebu City on Monday, August 17, opposing a proposed tuition and other school fees increase for the academic year 2026-2027 and calling for greater student representation in university affairs.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday filed a motion for reconsideration before the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 152, seeking to lift the injunction that has halted the implementation of the P85 wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino filed the motion

MANILA, Philippines — First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos faced backlash on Monday after announcing a birthday break from official duties as heavy rains flooded parts of Metro Manila and other areas of the country. Araneta-Marcos posted a selfie in a garden in an undisclosed location, saying she was starting her weeklong “birthday sabbatical.” “No makeup. No hairspray.

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Tuesday has been suspended due to inclement weather, Impeachment Clerk of Court Renato Bantug Jr. said on Monday. “In view of the forecast of heavy rains/flood tomorrow due to the Southwest Monsoon and upon the instruction of the Presiding Officer, the trial scheduled on Tuesday,

LUCENA CITY — The water level of Laguna de Bay rose to 12.25 meters on Monday afternoon (Aug. 17) after a slight decline earlier in the day, bringing it closer to the lake’s critical high-water threshold, the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) reported. In an advisory issued around 2:30 p.m., the LLDA said near-real-time monitoring

MANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) in the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within the next two days, but the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continues to bring heavy rain over Luzon and Visayas, the state weather bureau said Monday. In the 5 p.m. briefing,