CEBU CITY, Philippines — An ex-convict was killed after he was allegedly stabbed by his neighbor in Sitio Duko, Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City, at around 4:25 a.m. on Thursday, June 25. The victim, identified only by the alias “Danilo,” 48, was an ex-convict. The suspect, identified by the alias “Syldon,” 42, is also a resident

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC) is looking beyond the traditional role of merely organizing tournaments and sports programs as it charts a long-term road map for sports development across the province. CPSC Chairman Dr. Rhoel Dejaño reiterated that the commission’s primary thrust is to identify promising athletes from the grassroots

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rising Filipino prospect Gabriel Santisima will put his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific super bantamweight title on the line against Philippine champion Marsolo Pandian in the main event of the “Sanman 102” boxing card on July 11 in Malungon, Sarangani Province. Santisima, one of the top prospects of the Cebu-based

CEBU CITY, Cebu — One person was killed while 16 others were injured after a Ceres bus, a tourist van, and a motorcycle figured in a collision at an intersection in Barangay Poblacion, Alicia, Bohol, at around 8:31 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026. The motorcycle driver, a 48-year-old resident of Purok 6, Barangay Bulawan,

Alex Eala and Venus Williams put up a good fight but lost to the second-seeded pair at the Bad Homburg Open, their last tournament in the run-up to Wimbledon next week. Tereza Mihalikova, 28, and Olivia Nicholls, 31, needed just one hour and 20 minutes to stop the popular pair’s campaign in the quarterfinals, 6-3,

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — The Schools Division of Zamboanga del Sur has placed all public schools under heightened alert, mandating stricter security and emergency preparedness measures in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City. The Tacloban school rampage on Monday involving two minor students left three students dead and 20

MANILA, Philippines — The bicameral conference committee’s approval of the proposed Private Basic Education Voucher Program brings the government a step closer to expanding access to quality basic education, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III said in a statement on Thursday. “Education remains the best investment we can make for our country’s future. By

MANILA, Philippines — The government will speed up infrastructure spending in the second half of the year, after cautious fund releases linked to questionable flood control projects contributed to slower economic growth, according to Malacañang. Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Thursday that public spending had been restrained as government agencies, especially the Department of

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The New People’s Army’s (NPA) North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC) has been reduced to just 16 armed guerrillas, the military said, signaling what could be the government’s final push to end the communist insurgency in the region. In an interview on Thursday afternoon, Lieutenant Col. Joe Patrick Martinez, the

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) wants to intensify and expand parenting lessons following the Tacloban City school shooting involving gunmen aged 14 and 15. “As we say, the first teachers of our children are our parents. So we’re looking at strengthening our parenting effectiveness sessions,” DSWD Assistant Secretary Irene