Lottery

Metro Manila Film Festival 2026 – Here’s The List Of First 4 Official Entries

Here are the initial four entries of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2026. The Vic Sotto-Vice Ganda movie collaboration is among the first four official entries of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2026. The first four official entries to the 52nd Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) were officially unveiled on Tuesday, offering moviegoers an early ... Read more

The post Metro Manila Film Festival 2026 – Here’s The List Of First 4 Official Entries appeared first on PhilNews.

Read More »

OP approves 2024 performance bonus for qualified gov’t workers

MANILA – The Office of the President (OP) has approved the grant of the 2024 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) to qualified government employees, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced Tuesday. In a Facebook post, the DBM shared a copy of Resolution No. 2026-1, issued on July 2, formally announcing the OP’s approval of the

Read More »

Students may bring phones to school; class use limited —DepEd-7

The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) clarified that students may bring cellphones to school under the department's existing policy. But their use in classrooms is only allowed when it supports learning and with the teacher's supervision.

Read More »

Truck with medical waste from Mandaue hospital stopped in Balamban

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A truck, carrying five sealed barrels containing medical waste, was intercepted by authorities in Barangay Lamesa, Balamban town in western Cebu, on Monday, July 6, 2026, at around 11:39 p.m. The truck was flagged down by members of the Sand and Gravel Task Force and personnel of the Municipal Environment and

Read More »

In first SOCA, Archival seeks billions in nat’l funds for Cebu projects

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rather than use his first State of the City Address (SOCA) to highlight completed accomplishments, Mayor Nestor Archival laid out an ambitious financing strategy that relies heavily on national government grants, agency partnerships, and private-sector investments to deliver Cebu City’s biggest development projects. Throughout his speech before the Cebu City Council

Read More »

Burnham Lake in Baguio set to reopen in August

BAGUIO CITY — The city government is eyeing the reopening of Burnham Lake in August as repair and rehabilitation nears completion. Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Tuesday the project is about 90 percent complete. The reopening will coincide with the deployment of new boats that meet updated safety standards. “We will not allow them to return if

Read More »

Legazpi launches digital kiosk for faster civil registry requests

LEGAZPI CITY — The City Civil Registrar’s Office (CCRO) launched its first digital kiosk on Monday, allowing clients to request civil registry documents through a paperless system. This development is expected to significantly reduce processing time and improve frontline government services. Mayor Hisham Ismail said the digital kiosk is part of the city’s digitalization to make

Read More »

Thunderstorm, rainfall alert up over NCR, parts of Luzon Tuesday evening

Thunderstorm advisory issued at 8 p.m. on July 7, Tuesday. (Photo by Pagasa/X) MANILA, Philippines — Moderate to heavy rains with lightning and strong winds are expected in parts of Metro Manila and Luzon for the next two hours on Tuesday evening, the state weather bureau said.  In its 8 p.m. thunderstorm advisory, the Philippine

Read More »

Day 2 recap: Kill-threat video takes center stage in impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines – On Day 2 of the impeachment trial, the Senate court denied multiple defense motions as prosecutors screened a video of Vice President Sara Duterte threatening President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos and former Speaker Martin Romualdez, and signaled they would subpoena her to testify. But before the trial proper, Duterte

Read More »