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Lapu-Lapu school burglarized a week before new school year

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A week before the opening of classes, the Marigondon National High School reported a burglary in six of its classrooms. Grade 10 classroom adviser Rylen Oyao discovered the occurrence on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Oyao initially planned to clean her classroom a day before the start of the Brigada Eskwela and bring

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Tripped circuit breaker cuts Senate AC during majority no-show

MANILA, Philippines — A tripped circuit breaker caused the Senate’s air conditioning to shut down while minority senators waited for Monday’s session to start amid the absence of all majority senators, including Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, the chamber’s maintenance office said. READ: Tulfo hits ‘no aircon, no Wi-fi’ during Senate majority bloc no-show In

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Palace denies executive overreach over Jinggoy Estrada’s arrest

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday rejected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano’s claim that the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada for plunder inside the Senate premises constituted executive overreach and an affront to the chamber’s independence as a coequal branch of government. “Independence from what? What exactly is Senator Alan Cayetano objecting to? Where did the

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Pangilinan: Events under Cayetano’s leadership show ‘impunity’

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Kiko Pangilinan describes the past events in the Senate under the leadership of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, including the two-day absence of the majority senators, as “impunity.” Pangilinan remarked on Tuesday – the second day that the plenary did not begin after Cayetano did not appear to preside, and all

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Zubiri: Blocking of Senate hearings ‘figment of their imagination’

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Tuesday dismissed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano’s claim that the minority was planning to block Senate committee hearings, describing it as a “figment of their imagination.” Cayetano, who failed to preside over a plenary session for the second consecutive day, accused the minority of planning to

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Phuket selected as setting for season 13 of Below Deck

Phuket will serve as the main filming location for the 13th season of the American reality television series Below Deck, with production crews expected to spend 40 days filming across the province and the Andaman Sea. The programme follows crew members working aboard luxury superyachts catering to ultra-wealthy guests and has built a large audience …

The story Phuket selected as setting for season 13 of Below Deck as seen on Thaiger News.

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Senate minority bloc urges Cayetano to resign

MANILA, Philippines—The 11-man minority bloc on Tuesday asked Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to resign. “Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano SHOULD RESIGN as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate anymore,” the minority group said in a statement read by Sen. Erwin Tulfo during a press conference. Their resignation call

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Cayetano: Senate minority ‘plans’ to take control of Senate panels

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said minority senators had planned to remove committees from the “legitimate” majority. In another Facebook Live, Cayetano explained why his leadership had not convened the Senate session for two days since Monday. “Their plan was to eventually remove the committees from the legitimate majority. I

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Duterte should clear her name with evidence, not technicalities – Palace

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said Vice President Sara Duterte should take the opportunity to clear her name by addressing the allegations against her with evidence, rather than relying on what it described as “mere technicalities” in seeking the outright termination of her impeachment case. Palace press officer Claire Castro made the unsolicited advice to

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Mt. Apo starts annual 3-month break

DAVAO CITY — The Mt. Apo Natural Park (MANP) is now off limits to visitors until August 31 as part of its annual off-season closure to allow it to rest and recuperate, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Davao Region (DENR-Davao) said. The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) approved  En Banc Resolution 8,

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