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Baricuatro urges LGUs to adopt FOI policy

All six component cities and 44 municipalities in Cebu Province are being urged to adopt and institutionalize Freedom of Information (FOI) mecha…

Police complete probe into deaths of mother, 2 children in Bulacan

THE Police Regional Office in Central Luzon (PRO 3) has completed its investigation on the deaths of a mother and her two young children who wer…

Missing boy, 15, found dead at Hagnaya Port

A 15-YEAR-OLD student who was reported missing was found dead in the waters off Hagnaya Port in Barangay Hagnaya, San Remigio town, Cebu, at 7:4…

Shooting threat prompts class suspension in Cebu school

CLASSES in all grade levels at Lut-od National High School in Pinamungajan, Cebu, were suspended Monday morning, August 24, 2026, following a sh…

DepEd postpones school safety drills

THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, August 24, 2026, postponed the nationwide school safety drills scheduled for Tuesday, August 25,…

3 killed in a shootout in Pagadian City

THREE people, including a police official, were killed in a shootout during a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, th…

City of Naga eyes 42-kilometer diversion road

THE City Government of Naga plans to begin work this year on a proposed 42-kilometer diversion road estimated to cost P1.8 billion.The project i…

SC upholds policeman’s conviction over withdrawn marriage application

THE Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the conviction of a police officer for psychological violence after he withdrew a marriage license application…

Marantao, Lanao del Sur vice mayor arrested for murder

POLICE arrested the vice mayor of Marantao, Lanao del Sur, over murder and frustrated murder charges. Marantao, Lanao del Sur Vice Mayor Ali Esk…

Cardinal David calls for poverty aid beyond dole-outs

WITH more than 11 million Filipinos currently living below the poverty threshold, Kalookan Bishop Cardinal Pablo David is calling for assistance…

2023 Isulan bus terminal bombing suspect nabbed

POLICE have arrested an alleged suspect in the 2023 Isulan bus terminal bombing. In a statement, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said the 4…

Mactan Island to get backup power link

A SECOND high-capacity transmission route is being built to Mactan Island, giving the grid an alternative path for electricity if the island’s e…

LTO 7 suspends license of motorist in viral road altercation

THE Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO 7) has preventively suspended for 90 days the driver’s license of a motorist involved in…

Gun scares contained

PROMPT action by school personnel and police kept two firearm-related incidents in schools in Cebu Province from escalating this week, while one…

Liverwort found in Davao del Sur

A rare plant species once unseen in the country for over a century has been found at Altut Tuna Peak in Barangay Colonsabac, Matanao, Davao del…

Malaysia boosts tourism partnership with PH, brings sales mission to Davao

Tourism Malaysia is eyeing stronger tourism cooperation with the Philippines as it brought its 2026 Sales Mission to Davao City on Thursday, Aug…

Schools under guard

The City Government of Davao has tightened security protocols and stepped up physical deployment across public and private learning institutions…

Seares: Cebu City RTC, not bound by DOJ ruling that earlier dumped cyber-libel complaint against ex-councilor Niña Mabatid, dismisses case on its own. Court doesn’t see the probable cause it had seen earlier.

What just happened in Mabatid case--- August 18, 2026: Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 12, in an order signed by Presiding Judge Estela Al…