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COA: Cebu City spent only P344.45M of P4.31-B Development Fund in 2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City spent only 7.98 percent of its more than P4.31-billion, which is the 20% Development Fund (DF) in 2025. This leaves billions of pesos intended for infrastructure and socio-economic projects largely unused because of delays in procurement, poor project readiness, and implementation deficiencies, the Commission on Audit (COA) has found.

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PNP: Marcoleta to wear detainee shirt, protective vest ahead of PGH exam

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta will wear the standard orange detainee shirt and a protective vest when he is brought out of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters at Camp Crame on Tuesday, the agency said. Marcoleta was ordered by the Sandiganbayan Third Division to be brought to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in

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DENR, UNDP draft EPR rules for plastic waste prevention

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is developing guidance that could allow companies to receive recognition under the country’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law for initiatives that prevent plastic waste before it is generated, marking another step in implementing a measure aimed at addressing the country’s persistent plastic pollution problem. The Department of Environment and

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VP trial day 5: Zuleika Lopez to testify after Lotoc

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s aide, Zuleika Lopez is scheduled to testify on the fifth day of Duterte’s impeachment trial on Tuesday. Lopez will be presented by the House prosecution panel after the examination of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc. Lotoc was called on Monday to the stand as

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BOC intercepts P10.15-M marijuana resin, kush

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted shipments from the United States and Thailand containing P10.15 million worth of marijuana resin and high-grade marijuana, the agency reported Tuesday. The BOC–Port of Clark said it seized four shipments from California and Thailand following derogatory information provided by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). “All

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PNP: Marcoleta stable ahead of July 14 PGH exam

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Sen. Rodante Marcoleta was in stable condition ahead of his medical examination at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Tuesday, July 14. Marcoleta is currently confined at the PNP General Hospital (PNPGH) in Camp Crame after suffering from hypertension and mild pneumonia. “As per the doctor’s

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Female Passenger Raises Concern Over Alleged Inappropriate Audio Played in Public Multicab

Female Passenger Expresses Concern Over Alleged Inappropriate Audio Played Inside PUV in Palawan A female passenger has raised a concern after allegedly hearing inappropriate audio being played inside a public utility multicab.   The complaint was sent to the Facebook page 103.1 Brigada News FM – Palawan, where the passenger shared her experience while riding the vehicle operating along ... Read more

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Bangkok nightclub issues statement after deadly fire

Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao issued a statement on its Facebook page yesterday, July 13, following the fire that tore through the Bangkok nightclub late on July 12, killing at least 27 people and injuring 63 others. The venue apologises for the tragedy and announces the establishment of a coordination centre to assist those affected. …

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The visa run era is over: 2026 is the year Thailand stopped looking the other way

For years, thousands of foreigners lived in Thailand on a simple routine. Stay until the stamp ran out, hop across a border, come back the same day, repeat. In 2026, that routine is quietly collapsing. Many long-stay foreigners are only finding out at the immigration counter. The rules themselves have barely changed. What has changed …

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