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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — More than P4 million worth of alleged shabu were confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Talibon, Bohol, on Friday afternoon, August 14, 2026. The operation was initiated by the Drug Enforcement Group Special Operation Unit in Central Visayas and Talibon Municipal Police Station. During the operation, two individuals were apprehended. READ:

MANILA, Philippines – A bill seeking to finally bring down the default cost of prepaid calls and text messages to more reasonable levels reflective of modern telecommunications technology, network capacity, and consumer usage has been filed in the Senate, while also strengthening protections against unexpected load deductions, unclear promo pricing, and the loss of prepaid

MANILA, Philippines – The city government of San Juan, led by Mayor Francis Zamora, has completed the first phase of the distribution of emergency go bags to households across the city, marking another milestone in its continuing efforts to strengthen household-level disaster preparedness and emergency response. The distribution for District 1 barangays was held on

MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives is set to start tackling the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 next week, Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. announced on Saturday. Abante said Nueva Ecija Rep. Michaela Suansing, chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, has scheduled the debates to begin on Monday, or less than a

A 35-year-old farmer was injured after he was shot by his neighbor in Barangay Cantularoy, Sibonga town on Friday evening, Aug. 14, 2026, around 7:33 p.m.

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur—Amid the region’s economic crisis and a string of natural disasters, the Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation (STOP Exploitation)-Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) Ilocos has called for immediate government assistance for farmers and fishermen. In a recent statement, the group urged the government to provide comprehensive aid, compensation and rehabilitation, saying farmers

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Alex Santisima and former world champion Yukinori Oguni both made weight on Saturday, August 15, completing the final requirement for their 10-round super bantamweight showdown Sunday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Santisima of the Cebu-based ZIP Sanman Boxing Team came in at a trim 120.8 pounds, while Oguni tipped the

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Two persons died while 10 others were injured after a multicab carrying more than 20 passengers fell into a ravine in Sitio Mudon, Barangay Upper Sepaka, Surallah, South Cotabato, shortly after noon on Saturday. Leonardo Ballon, Surallah Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, identified the fatalities as a certain

MAUMERE, Indonesia – A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 people, injuring others, and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground. At least 20 fatalities and six injuries have been confirmed on the popular tourist island following the disaster, according to rescue official Fathur Rahman. At least two people

COTABATO CITY – Gunmen on Saturday fired at the convoy of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua who was heading to this city from Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte where he attended an event of the Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP). “The chief minister is safe, he is unharmed,” one of his