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Seven Grade 5 students injured in Cavite school stabbing

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Seven Grade 5 students were injured after allegedly being stabbed by a Grade 8 student using a kitchen knife at a private school in General Trias City, Cavite on Tuesday morning. In a Facebook post written in Filipino at around 7:25 p.m., Mayor Luis “Jon-Jon” Ferrer IV said he immediately went

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Angara boosts accountability as LGUs start building classrooms

MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara has reinforced institutional oversight and monitoring guidelines to ensure that 79 partner local government units (LGUs) that have started building classrooms will comply with timelines, digital validation, and strict fiscal standards, according to a statement issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday. The initial collaborations between

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LIST: Manila Water service interruptions in parts of Metro Manila, Rizal

MANILA, Philippines — Some areas in Metro Manila and Rizal will face water interruptions due to emergency repair and maintenance activities until June 20. According to Manila Water in an advisory, the maintenance activities will be conducted to help maintain supply of potable water. Meanwhile, the emergency repairs are being undertaken to restore normal water

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Cebu schools: Capitol starts building 269 temporary learning shelters

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Government has begun constructing 269 temporary learning shelters to help restore classroom spaces that the magnitude 6.9 Cebu earthquake in September last year damaged. The initiative is part of the province’s recovery efforts. Thousands of classrooms remain unusable nine months after the disaster destroyed infrastructure across northern Cebu.

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Gitaruelas cherishes Iloilo win despite injury, shifts focus to track cycling journey

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuana elite cyclist Lovely Gitaruelas kicked off her preparations for an international stint in South Korea with a gold-medal performance at the Mega Criterium 2026 cycling event in Iloilo City over the weekend. Gitaruelas topped the women’s mountain bike open category in the two-day competition, clocking 20 minutes and 10.68 seconds.

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Monterrazas: Council blocks Tommy O’s stop push

Warning that the city is playing "Russian roulette" with the lives of its poorest residents, Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña on Tuesday launched an aggressive bid to freeze a massive upland real estate development.

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Legarda on SC petition filed by allies: There’s constitutional controversy

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Loren Legarda on Tuesday said the petition filed before the Supreme Court seeking to declare the June 3 session at the Senate null and void goes beyond the leadership dispute in the upper chamber. READ: Alan Cayetano, allies file SC petition to ‘protect’ Senate In a statement released the same day

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OVP, DepEd officials may be hostile witnesses in VP Duterte trial

MANILA, Philippines — Officials from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) may be called as hostile witnesses in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said in a statement on Tuesday. Luistro issued the statement after the House prosecution panel filed the pre-trial brief

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