MANILA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registration of Delisha Lending Investors and Trading Corp. over multiple violations of lending regulations and SEC rules. The SEC said in a Tuesday news release that an investigation by its Financing and Lending Companies Department showed the company failed to comply with the implementing
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Baricuatro set to deliver first State of the Region Address today
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro is set to outline Central Visayas’ development priorities and key challenges when she delivers her first State of the Region Address (SORA) on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. As chairperson of the Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7), Baricuatro is expected to report on major discussions the
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World Cup: Portugal dumps Uzbekistan as 2-goal Ronaldo silences critics
HOUSTON, United States — Cristiano Ronaldo declared “I’m back” and said those “attacking” him should never write him off after making World Cup history in a 5-0 hammering of Uzbekistan on Tuesday in Houston. The 41-year-old, under pressure to deliver after a barren recent run at major tournaments, pounced after six minutes to become the first
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From Duterte’s 1972 shooting story to Tacloban: School violence in PH
Long before he became president, Rodrigo Duterte was linked to one of the earliest and most controversial school shooting incidents in the Philippines. The account came from Duterte himself, who said during a campaign speech in Iloilo City in 2016 that he shot a fraternity brother at San Beda College in Manila in 1972 after
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Food sovereignty: The politics of what Filipinos eat
At a time when the Philippines remains deeply exposed to food imports, climate shocks, nutrition insecurity and the cultural pull of fast food and ultraprocessed diets, Dr. Teodoro C. Mendoza’s “Food Nationalism: Nourishing the Nation” arrives as both an argument and a challenge. It asks Filipinos to rethink food not merely as a commodity or
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Pretrial for Duterte’s impeachment trial reaches 4th day on Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines — The fourth day of the pretrial conference for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment commenced on Wednesday. This is despite both the House prosecution panel and Duterte’s defense team anticipating the pretrial conference to close on its second day. On Wednesday, both sides will continue the marking of evidence for Article I, referring
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CHED merit scholarship program: Students have until June 30 to apply
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Senior High School graduates seeking government-funded college or technical-vocational education assistance have until June 30 to apply for the Bagong Pilipinas Merit Scholarship Program (BPMSP). The scholarship provides tuition and other school fee support, as well as stipends and allowances, for qualified Filipino students enrolling in priority higher education and Technical
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Tacloban shooting: 14-year-old gunman fired at least 33 shots – PNP
MANILA, Philippines — Investigators found that one of the two teenage suspects in the Tacloban City school shooting fired at least 33 rounds and reloaded his handgun during the incident, which claimed the lives of three students and left at least 20 others wounded. During a briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Philippine National Police (PNP)
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Tomas: Halt Monterrazas until catchments withstand Ruping
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Invoking the ghost of Typhoon Ruping, Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña has reiterated his call for an immediate halt to the 118.4-hectare Monterrazas de Cebu project, warning that the developer’s “fully operational” flood protections are a disaster waiting to happen against a major storm. During the Cebu City Council’s regular session on
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Rainy Wednesday in parts of Luzon, Visayas as typhoon moves away
(Image from Pagasa / Facebook) MANILA, Philippines — It will be a rainy Wednesday in parts of Luzon and the Visayas due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat” that is being enhanced by Typhoon Francisco (international name: Mekkhala) which is moving away from the country, the state weather bureau said. “The rains we are currently
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