Bhell Ortiz rose above the competition and pulled off a stunning victory to capture the Jun Olis Memorial Open Chess Tournament crown.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 72-year-old man remains recuperating in a hospital in Cebu City after he was repeatedly hacked in the neck by his neighbor in a mountainous village in Dalaguete town on Saturday afternoon, June 13. Police identified the victim as Felipe Dela Torre Salariana Sr., 72, a married resident of Sitio Kayapokyapokan

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board on Monday, June 15, approved an additional ₱25 million in financial assistance for four provinces in Mindanao recovering from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake last June 8. The additional assistance brings to ₱35 million the total cash aid the Province of Cebu has authorized. During the 17th regular

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led an inspection of the Malapatan National High School in Sarangani on Monday to assess the damage it sustained from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake last June 8, according to a statement issued by the Department of Education. Marcos also directed the DepEd to maintain continuous inspections of all

MANILA, Philippines — The priority bills that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. identified when he called for a special session of Congress for June 17 will tackle pressing concerns of ordinary Filipinos, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III said in a statement on Monday According to Dy, these bills focus on social protection, education, healthcare, and