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TOKYO – The Japanese government has decided to raise visa fees for foreign nationals by revising a related cabinet order. The decision, made at a cabinet meeting on Friday, marks the first revision of the visa fees in 48 years, since 1978. The fee will be increased from the current 3,000 yen to 15,000 yen for

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Job-order (JO) workers and Clean and Green personnel the Mandaue City Government employs may soon receive higher compensation following the approval on first reading of a proposed ordinance seeking to increase their honoraria. Councilor Joel Seno said that the proposal aims to raise the honorarium of job-order workers from ₱435 to

MANILA, Philippines — The firearms used in the shooting incident at a Tacloban City high school on Monday allegedly belonged to a policewoman who was one of the suspects’ aunt and a security agency, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). Earlier, the Police Regional Office Eastern Visayas (PRO 8) said it recovered a caliber

MANILA, Philippines — The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) has called for the urgent strengthening of school safety systems nationwide following a series of school violence in Cavite and Tacloban City. “These incidents have resulted in injuries, the loss of young lives, and deep emotional distress among learners, families, school communities, and the

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Francisco (international name: Mekkhala) may further intensify into a super typhoon over the next 12 hours, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Monday. Pagasa issued the warning in its latest typhoon bulletin as Francisco was last located 625 kilometers (km) east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. READ:

Three separate stabbing incidents in Cebu on June 20 and 22 left three men wounded and led to the arrest of three suspects.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A dramatic Sunday slate in the ongoing Cebu Architects Basketball Club (CABC) 8th Corporate Cup reshaped the standings and produced a four-way tie at the top on June 21 at Game Changer in Mandaue City. Landlite, Boysen Paints, SR & T Industrial Supply, and EZ Pavers all emerged from the weekend

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — All 27 barangays of Mandaue City were urged to activate their Dengue Task Force to prevent a rise in dengue cases during the rainy season. The City Council approved during its session on Monday, June 22, a resolution that asks barangays to begin implementing interventions to reduce dengue fever. City Councilor

Cebu City will not immediately declare an energy crisis despite recurring yellow and red alerts in the Visayas grid.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hundreds of locals can now access free hot meals daily after the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) formally opened the Walang Gutom Kitchen in Cebu City on June 22, 2026.  The feeding center is designed to provide immediate food assistance while connecting beneficiaries to longer-term social welfare programs. DSWD