LUCENA CITY – A 53-year-old mother died after a motorcycle driven by her 30-year-old daughter crashed into a roadside tree in Silang, Cavite, on Sunday morning (Aug. 2). The victim, identified as “Sonia,” was her daughter “Janice’s” backrider, the Calabarzon police said on Monday (Aug. 3). READ: NBI nabs fake doctor offering beauty enhancement procedures in
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No threat to Minglanilla schools: Police, mayor fact-check messages
CEBU CITY, Philippines- Acting Mayor Lheslen Enad clarified there was no shooting threat against Minglanilla’s schools, based on verification by the police. Enad issued the statement after several individuals received messages regarding such a threat. The acting mayor urged the public not to immediately believe or share threatening messages regarding a shooting in schools. LEARN
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Mandaue eyes long-term solution to Guizo school flooding
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Government will implement both immediate and long-term measures to address the recurring flooding at Mayor A.S. Fortuna Memorial Elementary School. Mayor Thadeo “Jonkie” Ouano, together with personnel from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), the City Planning and Development Office, and the City Engineering Office,
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Boysen, SR&T draw first blood in CABC 8th Corporate Cup semis
Boysen Paints and SR&T Industrial Supply drew first blood in their respective best-of-three semifinal series in the ongoing Cebu Architects Basketball Club (CABC) 8th Corporate Cup on Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Game Changer in Mandaue City.
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Highlights: Day 11 of Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Aug. 3, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – The 11th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday centered on testimony from Commission on Audit auditor Roderick Wamil, who told senator-judges that he served in the COA’s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office from 2014 to 2024 and that neither former Vice Presidents Jejomar Binay nor Leni Robredo
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Duterte defense team calls House AR presentation a ‘planned’ move
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team on Monday said the acknowledgment receipts (ARs) presented by the House prosecution panel in her trial were part of a “planned” move. Defense spokesperson Michael Poa said this after the prosecution panel presented ARs reflecting confidential fund expenditures made by the Office of the Vice President
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Legarda lauds passage of Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda thanked her colleagues for passing on third and final reading the proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (Senate Bill No. 1905), particularly Sen. JV Ejercito, its principal author, and Sen. Risa Hontiveros, its principal sponsor. Legarda, a co-sponsor of the current bill, has filed and supported similar legislation,
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3 Maguindanao del Sur towns declared ‘insurgency-free’
COTABATO CITY — Three municipalities in Maguindanao del Sur have been declared under “Stable Internal Peace and Security” (SIPS) status, or insurgency-free, marking a milestone seen to bolster peace and development in the province. The municipalities of Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Talayan, and Guindulungan were declared insurgency-free during a symbolic signing ceremony on Aug. 3 in
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Joel Villanueva Celebrates Birthday Lunch w/ Majority Senators
Sen. Joel Villanueva Turns 51 JOEL VILLANUEVA – The Senator celebrated a birthday lunch with his fellow majority senators while the impeachment court was in recess today. It is no secret to the Filipino people that there were a number of incidents lately in the Senate that showed the senators on strong opposing sides. There ... Read more
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Maharlika basketball league vows deeper probe into Bacolod franchise
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is pressing ahead with its investigation into the Bacolod Masskara franchise, with an official saying that protecting the league’s integrity remains its priority. The move follows the league’s decision to remove the Bacolod franchise from the remainder of the MPBL 2026 Season and impose lifetime
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