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Cebu Greats look to extend surge against winless Parañaque

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Greats aim to keep their momentum going when they face the Parañaque Patriots in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Season 26 on Wednesday, June 10, at the Caloocan Sports Complex. This will be the second meeting between the two squads. Parañaque took the first encounter last year, 69-54,

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Ombudsman junks plunder, graft complaint vs Recto

  MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed the plunder, graft, and malversation complaints filed against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma. In a consolidated resolution dated June 2 and furnished to the media on Tuesday, the antigraft body dismissed the criminal

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Ombudsman urged to probe ERC for ‘failure’ to stem overpricing

MANILA, Philippines — A consumer watchdog on Tuesday urged the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for alleged failure to impose a Supreme Court (SC) ruling which they say led to overpriced power rates. For its part, the ERC said they will respond should the antigraft body compel them to

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Senate under heightened security amid possible threat

MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday ordered heightened security measures on Senate premises following reports of a possible threat. In the memorandum signed by Gatchalian, the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms was ordered to implement the following: Heightened security measures are only one of the four preventive safety protocols put in place. READ:

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Mother visiting detained son nabbed for shabu

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A 51-year-old mother who was about to visit her detained son was arrested after authorities allegedly found a sachet of shabu hidden beneath her undergarments at the Cebu City Operation Second Chance on Monday afternoon, June 8, 2026. The suspect, a vendor and person with disability (PWD), is a resident of Sitio

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Books and bags: DepEd launches Visayas distribution in Mandaue City

MANDAUE CITY — The Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Visayas leg of its nationwide Storytelling Books Program and Bagong Pilipinas Bags distribution in the Mandaue City Central Elementary School on Tuesday, June 9. The launch formed part of a simultaneous rollout across the country. With the program, DepEd aims to improve literacy among young

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Cotelco sends linemen to aid power restoration in quake-hit GenSan

COTABATO CITY – Six linemen from the Cotabato Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Cotelco) have been deployed to General Santos City as part of the “Task Force Kapatid” program to help restore electricity in areas served by South Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II) that were affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Cotelco General Manager Joel V. De

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Peace adviser lauds BARMM solidarity with quake-affected communities

COTABATO CITY — Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Mel Senen Sarmiento on Tuesday lauded the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for extending humanitarian assistance to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in neighboring Soccsksargen and Davao regions. In a statement, Sarmiento praised the deployment of the BARMM Rapid Damage Assessment

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