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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A new chapter in University of Cebu basketball program officially began on Monday, June 1, as the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) formally unveiled its men’s collegiate basketball team, the UCLM Webmasters, ahead of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) Season 26. Leading the new program is one

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano basketball fans are in for a treat this July as Cebu Greats, the lone Cebu-based squad in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), prepares to host back-to-back home games on local soil. Team manager John Santos, along with members of the squad, was in Cebu over the weekend following an

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are your top stories for Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Facing prolonged Visayas power issues, DOE rolls out interventions Consumers in the Visayas need to brace for possibly more rotational brownouts as the region’s grid will likely remain strained in the coming weeks, said energy stakeholders. READ THE FULL STORY Cebu

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada for charges of plunder and graft. Estrada eventually surrendered to agents of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) after holding a press conference at the Senate. Aside from Estrada, also ordered arrested were former Department

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is seeking the dismissal of the articles of impeachment filed against her before the Senate impeachment court, even as she is prepared to appear, “if necessary,” during the trial, according to her lawyer. Duterte said the articles of impeachment against her are “constitutionally infirm, procedurally defective, and substantively

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate failed to resume its session on Monday as the 13-member majority stood up the minority senators, who walked out last week following disagreements over a proposal in the Senate rules to introduce online participation. The session was called off after some two hours of waiting among the minority senators, and

MANILA, Philippines — Palace press officer Claire Castro took another jab at Vice President Sara Duterte on the occasion of her birthday last Sunday by resurfacing Duterte’s old video greeting for her alleged bagman, Ramil Madriaga. At her press briefing on Monday, Castro was asked for her birthday message to the Vice President, who turned

MANILA, Philippines — Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan was sent to the PNP (Philippine National Police) General Hospital in Camp Crame due to hypertension, following the Sandiganbayan’s order for his arrest on plunder charges, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Monday. “Secretary Bonoan is on his way to the hospital because his hypertension was

MANILA, Philippines — Around 1,400 of 2,000 bones recovered by divers from Taal Lake have been identified as human remains, according to the Philippine National Police, which is investigating the alleged kidnapping and murder of at least 34 “sabungeros” or cockfighting aficionados between 2021 and 2022. “The total number of human bones we have identified

MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp. (SMC) on Monday pushed back against widespread criticism over the mass cutting of trees along Quirino Avenue in Manila, insisting the clearing activities were necessary to make way for the Southern Access Link Expressway (Salex) project. “The clearing works are needed to build the elevated expressway along the approved