Yearly Archives: 2026

Summer bucket list: Include a visit to Bohol’s Chocolate Hills

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The summer months are often associated with beach trips and outdoor adventures. Unknown to many, the dry season—from February to May—is also the best time to visit the Chocolate Hills, an iconic natural attraction in Bohol Province. During this time of year, the hills take on their signature chocolate-brown hue as

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El Niño: Desalinated water to boost MCWD’s supply

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The operation of a desalination plant in Cordova town is giving the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) the much-needed water supply augmentation for its service area amid the threat of El Niño. The P2-billion utility-scale seawater desalination plant operated by Island Mactan Cordova Corporation (IMCC) is targeting to deliver 20 million

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LPA outside PAR has ‘medium’ chance of becoming tropical depression

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has a “medium” chance of developing into a tropical depression, the state weather bureau said on Monday, May 25. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), however, said it remained far from the Philippine landmass as of

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2nd fatality confirmed in Angeles City building collapse

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — Authorities have confirmed a second fatality in the ongoing search, rescue, and retrieval operations at the site of a collapsed nine-story building under construction in Barangay Balibago, as rescuers continue searching for individuals believed trapped beneath the rubble. In an update released early Monday (May 25), the Bureau of Fire Protection

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LPA trough to bring rain over Palawan, Mindanao on Monday

MANILA, Philippines — The trough of the low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility is expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Palawan and the entire Mindanao on Monday, May 25, the state weather bureau reported. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

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Gaza hospital says child among three killed in Israeli strike

GAZA City, Palestinian Territories – A pre-dawn Israeli airstrike killed three members of a Palestinian family, including a one-year-old child, in central Gaza on Sunday, a hospital said. Gaza remains gripped with daily violence despite a formal ceasefire in place since October, with both the Israeli military and Hamas accusing one another of violating the truce.

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