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BAGUIO CITY — Mayor Benjamin Magalong defended the Baguio City council’s approval last week of an ordinance increasing household garbage collection fees, saying the adjustment has long been overdue and would sustain the city’s waste management services. In a video posted by the Baguio City Public Information Office on July 21, the mayor said the

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Most of the Visayas, including Cebu, will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday, July 22. In its daily forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the conditions are due to the prevailing southwest monsoon, or habagat. Affected areas include Western Visayas, the

Kaylee Hottle, a deaf actor best known for her starring role in two “Godzilla” films, died in a car crash in Maryland early Tuesday morning, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said. She was 18. Hottle was one of two passengers in the car when it went off the road and hit a culvert in Ijamsville before 3

MANILA, Philippines — A clash in the South China Sea threatened to overshadow a meeting of Southeast Asian nations Tuesday as the United States condemned “dangerous” Chinese actions in the contested waterway. The US statement came minutes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the Philippines, where the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Cebu City Council has deferred the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) request to remove 113 trees along the Butuanon River after learning that available funds would only cover part of a proposed flood mitigation project. The council wants the DPWH to revise the project scope before it considers

MANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) is forecast to bring heavy rains and strong gusts of wind over Northern Luzon as it approaches the country, the state weather bureau said. “As it (LPA) nears the landmass, we expect heavy rains and winds, especially in Northern Luzon,” Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan to Malacañang on Tuesday, a day after two Filipino soldiers were injured in a violent confrontation with China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Palace press officer Claire Castro said the meeting “concerns national

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military on Tuesday accused the Chinese Embassy of releasing an edited video that omitted the events leading up to Monday’s confrontation near the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ spokesperson on matters relating

MANILA, Philippines — The United States condemned “dangerous and aggressive actions” by China following a clash with the Philippine Navy at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Manila on Tuesday for a meeting of Southeast Asian nations. “China’s troubling pattern of provocations against

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are your top stories for Wednesday, July 22, 2026, including an official’s response after Cebu’s street floods. Drainage improvements ongoing in Banilad, Tipolo, Mandaue mayor says MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Drainage improvement projects in Barangays Banilad and Tipolo are ongoing as part of efforts to reduce flooding in two of