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MANILA, Philippines — Two individuals were killed while another was wounded in an alleged shooting at a Cavite resort early Wednesday morning. This incident prompted law enforcers to arrest a police corporal who was reportedly involved. All four individuals were together “under the influence of liquor,” about to leave the resort in Barangay San Miguel

KORONADAL CITY — Face-to-face classes in all public elementary and secondary schools in nearby General Santos City “may resume anytime soon” as schools prepare to return to in-person learning following the recent earthquakes. The possible resumption was announced during a joint press conference by the city government and the Department of Education (DepEd), which was

Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports has proposed a new Thailand tourist fee on foreign visitors, with the proceeds funding attraction development, visitor safety and environmental restoration. Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul presented the proposal on August 10, alongside a separate domestic travel subsidy scheme worth US$53 million (1.75 billion baht). The fee would …

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Thailand’s Cabinet approved a seven-point school safety plan yesterday, August 11, elevating school safety to a national priority after a shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School killed nine people, including the attacker. Deputy Government Spokesperson Patdarasm Thongsaluaykorn said the plan, put forward by the Ministry of Education, applies to schools nationwide. Under the plan, every school …

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The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most anticipated skywatching events of the year, peaks over the night of 12 August into the early hours of 13 August, landing on Thailand’s Mother’s Day public holiday. This year the sky itself is cooperating: the peak coincides with a new moon, leaving the night dark from dusk …

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MANILA, Philippines — Flood control funding, which was removed from this year’s budget, is back in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 submitted by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Education continues to receive the biggest share of the proposed budget, with P1.314 trillion allocated to

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City traffic authorities will ask the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to take administrative action against a public utility jeepney (PUJ) involved in a road crash that injured five people and damaged six vehicles in downtown Cebu City. Police Lieutenant Colonel Jomar Medil, chief of the Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU) of

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña accused Mayor Nestor Archival of “playing it safe” once more, this time criticizing the mayor’s handling of Cebu City’s development priorities amid the traffic problems triggered by Oplan BanTal. It was not the first time Osmeña used the phrase against Archival. He made a similar accusation about

MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Audit Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO) state auditor Xylene Mae del Campo is back to the witness stand on Day 15 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Del Ocampo, who is expected to face cross-examination by the defense, has previously testified on alleged irregularities in

LUCENA CITY – An activist priest and energy advocate from Quezon province welcomed the modest reduction in Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) rates this August but said the cut provides insufficient relief to consumers. “Any reduction in electricity rates is a welcome development, but we should not mistake it for significant relief,” Fr. Warren Puno, director