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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Councilor Mikel Rama urged the City Council to restore the principle of awarding scholarships to poor and deserving students, arguing that the program has gradually drifted from the original intent of the Local Government Code as lawmakers reviewed proposed amendments to tighten eligibility rules. Rama raised the point during Tuesday’s public

Talisay City verifies online school threats, tightens security

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday strongly condemned the discovery of caskets featuring anti-Chinese messages across Metro Manila, emphasizing the government’s duty to ensure the safety of foreign nationals and officials. In an official statement, the DFA emphasized that it rejects any form of violence or threats targeting individuals, such

MANILA, Philippines — The real example of “bending the law” is an office’s reliance on acknowledgment receipts (ARs) and not deeming official receipts or sales invoices as necessary in the liquidation of confidential funds (CF), members of the prosecution team told Vice President Sara Duterte. Prosecution panel spokesperson and Kabataan party-list Rep. Renee Co said in

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday said that the Villar Group of Companies agreed to the agency’s terms for the construction of the Las Piñas station of the Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT-1).  Last week, Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the agency will meet with the Villar Group this week regarding

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Levito Baligod, the counsel of 18 “maleta boys” who claimed to be former bodyguards of ex-Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, on Friday emphasized that he did not make money off his clients to create a joint affidavit implicating several government officials in the flood control anomalies. This came after four of

LUCENA CITY – The Quezon provincial government cut working hours in all its offices on Friday, following the magnitude 5.4 earthquake that struck Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, and was felt in parts of Quezon. Under Memorandum Order No. 16, Series of 2026, issued by the Office of the Provincial Administrator, all offices of the Quezon provincial

GUINOBATAN, Albay — Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Thursday inaugurated and turned over 48 new classrooms at the Marcial O. Rañola Memorial School here, a project initiated by the Ako Bicol party-list. The new classrooms are expected to help ease the shortage of classrooms at the school, which has 6,977 students. Angara said the construction

Here’s what Julia Barretto said about this. ABS-CBN actress Julia Barretto stepped outside of her comfort zone and spoke about doing a horror film for MMFF 2026. For many people, Julia Barretto has always been the actress who excels in drama and in doing romantic films. However, after she unfolded a new chapter in her ... Read more

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Parkour Athlete Expresses Frustration After Vendor Parked Food Cart Blocking Training Area  A parkour athlete has expressed frustration after a food cart was reportedly placed in an area commonly used by young people for practicing parkour, skateboarding, and BMX riding.  Recently, Arnel Rosales, a Facebook user, shared photos and videos showing the food cart occupying part of the ... Read more

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