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LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Desperate Venezuelans battled Thursday to rescue loved ones trapped alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major earthquakes that killed at least 188 people. Buildings cracked, crumbled, and tilted precariously after the quakes, which the United States Geological Survey measured at magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, hit northern Venezuela within

EAST RUTHERFORD, United States — Ecuador kept their World Cup campaign alive as Gonzalo Plata’s winner completed a memorable come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany to send them through to the last 32 on Thursday. Leroy Sane controversially fired Germany ahead less than two minutes into the Group E clash, but Ecuador hit back through a

This is the Daily Gospel for June 26, 2026, which is the Friday of the Twelfth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, June 25, 2026 Daily Gospel, June 24, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 8, 1-4. When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are your top stories for Friday, June 26, 2026, including the most important updates about Cebu’s tourism and overall economy. Cebu tourism sector optimistic on pivot to ‘quality over quantity’ Amid headwinds from the Middle East war, the Cebu tourism sector remains confident in pushing it as the next MICE

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Schools across Cebu Province will be required to adopt standardized security measures under the provincial government’s new program. Governor Pamela Baricuatro signed Executive Order No. 35 on June 25, 2026, creating the Cebu Safe Schools Program to strengthen campus security, improve emergency preparedness, and prevent violence in educational institutions. READ: Security

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Higos has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was given the local name Gardo, the weather bureau said in its 5 p.m. bulletin Thursday. Gardo was last located 1,400 km east of extreme Northern Luzon, moving northwestward at 45 kph, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities seized on Wednesday 11 cargo containers loaded with illicit cigarettes worth an estimated P860 million in Cebu, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. In a statement on Thursday, the BOC said the operation stemmed from intelligence information that led authorities to intercept two 40-foot containers carrying cigarettes in Mandaue City. It

MANILA, Philippines — Several business organizations have thrown their support behind the government’s investigation into Philippine Sanjia Steel Corp., the Chinese-run firm whose Misamis Oriental plant was shuttered after radioactive materials were found within the facility. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the groups, including the Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (Pisi), expressed “serious

MANILA, Philippines — The mothers and lawyers of missing University of the Philippines (UP) students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño were allowed to enter the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City on Thursday to determine for themselves if former Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan remains incarcerated there. NBP director Superintendent Gary Garcia said in a

MANILA, Philippines — A 14-year-old student from Tolosa, Leyte province, was released hours after being taken into police custody and turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for allegedly posting online threats of a school attack, with authorities later finding no evidence of an organized plan or immediate danger. Interior Secretary