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No widening funds: Cebu City turns to PUJ lay-bys to ease BanTal traffic

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lacking funds to widen roads or acquire private property, the Cebu City government will instead maximize existing road space by establishing lay-bys, or pocket lanes, along the Banilad-Talamban (BanTal) corridor, one of Metro Cebu’s busiest traffic chokepoints. Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) head Raquel Arce said the city has ruled out

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Metro Supermarket opens 85th store nationwide at Astra Lifestyle Center in Banilad 

Metro Supermarket has opened a new branch at Astra Lifestyle Center in Banilad, Mandaue City, marking the company’s 85th store nationwide, its 39th branch in Cebu, and its 59th in the Visayas.  The store is located within Cebu Landmasters Inc.’s Astra Lifestyle Center mixed-use development and is Metro’s second major project with the developer. What

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Ombudsman promises to recover ‘ill-gotten wealth hidden’ in US

MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday said the anti-graft body will do its best to recover ill-gotten wealth “hidden” in the United States.  Remulla made the remark in a town hall meeting where he and Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez met with members of the Filipino community officials of the Philippine Embassy

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Adiong: Fear only reason Duterte’s lawyers oppose opening of BIR box

MANILA, Philippines — The only reason that Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong could think of as to why Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers opposed the opening of the box containing Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) documents is fear of not being able to counter unexplained wealth allegations. Adiong in an online press briefing on

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Phivolcs detects an earthquake swarm off Bolinao, Pangasinan

MANILA, Philippines — An earthquake swarm off the shore of Bolinao, Pangasinan has been recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) since May 27, 2026.  According to Phivolcs, it logged 287 earthquakes as of Friday, 7 a.m. The strength of the tremors ranged from magnitude 1.8 to magnitude 5.8. The depths ranged

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Drug-addict father arrested after toddler found bruised, hospitalised

A mother in Nakhon Ratchasima has filed a child abuse complaint against her husband after their two year old daughter was hospitalised with bruising across her body, allegedly caused by repeated physical abuse while the mother was at work. The father is in custody and has been referred for drug testing. The mother, 30 year …

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BSP honors hero student who shielded classmates in Tacloban shooting

TACLOBAN CITY – The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP)-Leyte Council has posthumously honored Scout Chris Lorenz Fabian as a hero for his exceptional bravery and selflessness during the tragic shooting at Tacloban City’s San Jose National High School. Through Board Resolution No. 2026-06-012 — approved Wednesday at a Special Executive Board Meeting at the BSP

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The Venezuela earthquakes are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast, killing more than 180 people, were an event known as a “doublet.” Doublet earthquakes happen when a pair of similar-sized quakes hit close in location and time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. On Wednesday evening, a 7.2 magnitude quake hit first, followed

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Prosecution dares ‘Mary Grace Piattos’ to attend VP Duterte trial

MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution’s decision to include “Mary Grace Piattos” — a supposed confidential fund recipient they have publicly labeled as non-existent — on their witness list for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial has sparked a clear question: Why call a witness you insist isn’t real? The explanation, offered Friday by prosecution spokespersons Atty.

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