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Pattaya’s tourism businesses are fighting for every customer as falling walk-in numbers push vendors to take a more direct approach with visitors. Along the resort city’s busiest streets, shop owners and staff are increasingly stepping out to call to passersby, and in some cases gently guiding them toward their shops, as competition for tourist spending …

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Is it possible to visit all 82 provinces in the Philippines in just one year? For most Filipinos, that may seem almost impossible. But for Cebuana Ma. Ursula De la Serna, it was a challenge she was determined to take on. Driven by her passion for travel and exploration, Ursula set

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Twenty-six Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councils in Cebu City could receive P1.5 million each in financial assistance for youth programs and activities under a series of resolutions set to be taken up by the City Council. The measures, authored by Councilor Rhea Mae Jakosalem, seek to approve the project proposals of the

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The playoff picture is now complete in the Architects and Engineers Basketball Association (AEBA) 9th Corporate Cup following the conclusion of the elimination round over the weekend at the University of San Carlos (USC) Downtown Campus gymnasium. Johnro Electrical Engineering secured the top seed after finishing the eliminations with an 8-1

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 24 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returned to the Philippines in two batches over the weekend after spending nine months in detention in Russia. Russian authorities released the OFWs detained in Irkutsk, Siberia, after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sought their release during his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Francisco (international name: Mekkhala) is nearing typhoon category, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Sunday. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, Pagasa reported that Francisco was packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour, and gusts of up to 135 kph. The cyclone was

ILOILO CITY — Authorities seized at least 2,055 grams of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) valued at nearly P14 million and arrested three high-value individuals (HVIs) during a major buy-bust operation in Oton, Iloilo early Sunday morning, June 21. The operation, spearheaded by the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) and supporting intelligence units, took place at

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday said it ordered a comprehensive structural assessment of the General Santos Fish Port Complex (GSFPC) after several sections of the facility were shuttered following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on June 8. According to the DA, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. issued the directive following

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed the release of an additional ₱3 billion to reinforce the Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) repatriation and reintegration efforts for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the conflict in the Middle East. According to Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, the budget increase will cover the entire operation, “from

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A top Philippine real estate executive is pressing housing regulators not only to clear a backlog in permit approvals but to publicly disclose data on the process and to explain shifting rules that developers say have upended projects already underway. Anthony Leuterio, president of A Better Real Estate Philippines, issued a