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Security guard to face 2 murder raps after second victim dies

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The security guard who figured in a shooting rage on Friday, March 27, will be facing two murder raps following the death of the second victim. Police Lieutenant Colonel Franco Rudolf Oriol, spokesperson of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said they will file the cases by Monday or Tuesday after

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Capitol directs cities, towns to observe Earth Hour on March 28

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro has ordered all cities and municipalities in the province to switch off non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 28 for Earth Hour, the provincial government announced Friday. In an executive order, Baricuatro emphasized the symbolic act as part of Cebu’s commitment to environmental

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‘Statue man’ held in Colon for begging, not street performance

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A street performer popularly known as a “statue man” was apprehended along Colon Street not for performing, but for actively soliciting or begging money from passersby, the Cebu City Anti-Mendicancy Office (CCAMO) clarified. In a statement, CCAMO said the individual has been observed doing two types of activities in the area,

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Filipinos are still happy, but with fewer highs — SWS survey

MANILA, Philippines — The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that Filipinos continued to describe their lives in positive terms. However, within those responses, fewer placed themselves at the highest end of the happiness scale, and more of them clustered in the middle. The nationwide survey, conducted Nov. 24-30, 2025, found that 33% of adult

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₱12 baon to board passer: 4Ps graduate’s journey to stability

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With just P12 for daily allowance, Mary Portia Mae M. Uy, a 4Ps graduate, learned early how to survive on almost nothing and still find a way to give back. “Kanang dose pesos […] sa uban bata, murag dili na nimo mapalit og unsa-unsa,” she recalled. But for her, even that

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