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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu Capitol consultant Byron Fiel Garcia has questioned the conditions of his detention following his arrest on three counts of alleged violations of the Safe Spaces Act. He argued whether authorities should have placed a 65-year-old senior citizen “with poorly controlled diabetes” inside an overcrowded detention cell. Garcia, younger brother

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The MVP Sports Foundation, led by sports patron Manny V. Pangilinan, has clarified its role in the Ateneo Blue Eagles men’s basketball program, stressing that its involvement is limited to financial support amid reports linking it to the team’s internal management. In a statement released on Tuesday, June 16, MVP Sports

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Agriculture Department (CAD) has allocated around ₱30 million for El Niño mitigation measures. It intensified its farmer assistance programs as it prepares for the possible effects of a prolonged dry spell on the city’s agricultural sector. Engr. Joey Baclayon, head of the CAD, said that the office began

A subsidy program providing ₱15,000 annually to qualified students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses will be launched by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Seven Grade 5 students were injured after allegedly being stabbed by a Grade 8 student using a kitchen knife at a private school in General Trias City, Cavite on Tuesday morning. In a Facebook post written in Filipino at around 7:25 p.m., Mayor Luis “Jon-Jon” Ferrer IV said he immediately went

MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara has reinforced institutional oversight and monitoring guidelines to ensure that 79 partner local government units (LGUs) that have started building classrooms will comply with timelines, digital validation, and strict fiscal standards, according to a statement issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday. The initial collaborations between

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Education (DepEd) is working to build over 2,000 classrooms with the help of local government units. An investment worth P9.3B is being poured into this project. DepEd says the procurement for this school infrastructure initiative has already started. These partnerships are expected to produce 2,632 classrooms across more than 600 school

MANILA, Philippines — Some areas in Metro Manila and Rizal will face water interruptions due to emergency repair and maintenance activities until June 20. According to Manila Water in an advisory, the maintenance activities will be conducted to help maintain supply of potable water. Meanwhile, the emergency repairs are being undertaken to restore normal water

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Mark Villar was noticeably not among the signatories of the Supreme Court petition filed on Tuesday by the Cayetano bloc to declare null and void the Senate proceedings on June 3, which put Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as the Acting Senate President. According to his office, this was due to Villar’s trip

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuana elite cyclist Lovely Gitaruelas kicked off her preparations for an international stint in South Korea with a gold-medal performance at the Mega Criterium 2026 cycling event in Iloilo City over the weekend. Gitaruelas topped the women’s mountain bike open category in the two-day competition, clocking 20 minutes and 10.68 seconds.