MANILA, Philippines — From super typhoon category, “Sinlaku” has further weakened into a typhoon as it continues to move away from the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau said Wednesday. In its latest bulletin, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Sinlaku was last spotted 2,550 kilometers east of Central

CEBU CITY, Philippines — She would have turned 19 in eight days, perhaps blowing out candles, choosing a dress for a celebration, and laughing with friends over plans for the year ahead. Instead, on a Tuesday afternoon that began like any other, the life of Braille Nichole Kwek ended far too soon. Braille, 18, was

A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredding tin roofs and forcing residents to take cover from flying tree limbs. Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounded the Northern Mariana Islands for hours before daybreak Wednesday, slowing just to inflict more damage across the

ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo City Government has issued Executive Order No. 35-A, series of 2026, reconstituting its Crisis Management Council and enforcing a set of austerity measures in response to ongoing fuel supply uncertainties and rising energy costs linked to global tensions. Signed by Mayor Raisa S. Treñas on April 14, the order revives

This is the Daily Gospel for April 15, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Second week of Easter. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, April 14, 2026 Daily Gospel, April 13, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint John 3, 16-21.  God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,

Here’s the rundown of the top stories and headlines from Cebu Daily News for Wednesday, April 15.  Cebu City under a ‘state of preparedness’ amid extreme heat Cebu City was placed under a state of preparedness after the City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday, April 14, in response to extreme heat conditions. READ MORE

ANNABA, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV arrived Tuesday in the Algerian city of Annaba, the one-time home of Christian theologian Saint Augustine, on day two of a historic trip marred by two suicide attacks. While the authorities have yet to comment, an informed source on Tuesday confirmed the bombings, and widely circulated videos of the

DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental is now offering two loan windows for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to cushion the impact of the Middle East crisis. Krystle Jade Bato, DTI-Negros Oriental spokesperson and head of the Consumer Protection Division, told the

MANILA, Philippines — Ramil Madriaga, a man who claimed to have helped organize a campaign network for Vice President Sara Duterte in the 2022 elections, but is now presented as a key witness in the impeachment proceedings against her, delivered the expected bombshells on Tuesday—and then some. Claiming to be Duterte’s “bagman” or courier during

MANILA, Philippines — A Church group on Tuesday rejected a proposal by the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DepDev) favoring the use of lower standard fuels and the lifting of the moratorium on coal, amid the fuel crisis. In a statement, Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the