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April holidays pay guide: How much workers earn this Holy Week

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Workers who report for duty during the April 2026 holidays may earn up to double pay — or more — depending on the day and hours worked, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Under its labor advisory, DOLE outlined the holiday pay rules covering Maundy Thursday (April 2),

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‘Forgotten Island’: Strong Filipino cast in DreamWorks’ animation film

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Philippine folklore is alive and well as DreamWorks Animation prepares to bring it to the world with its upcoming original film feature, “Forgotten Island.”  The film promises a visually stunning adventure and a historic, Filipino-led ensemble and a deep dive into local folklore. This made the fans across the archipelago beam with

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Holy Week rush 2026: 10K cops deployed, tighter terminal checks set

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 10,000 police personnel will be deployed across Central Visayas as transport and law enforcement agencies ramp up inspections and security measures ahead of the Holy Week 2026 travel surge. The enhanced operations form part of “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Semana Santa 2026,” launched on March 25 by the Land Transportation

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UP Cebu’s ‘Pundok Katitikan’ returns to the literary landscape

Cebu, Philippines — For the first time since 2022, the University of the Philippines Cebu Creative Writing Program (UPCCWP) brought back its flagship lecture series, “Pundok Katitikan,” with a discourse on Cebuano poetry by multi-awarded writer Dr. Desiree Balota. Balota is an author of a number of poetry collections, one of which is “On the

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Russian oil arrives as Philippines battles ‘energy emergency’

MANILA, Philippines — A ship carrying more than 700,000 barrels of Russian crude oil has arrived in the Philippines, a source with knowledge of the matter told AFP Thursday, days after the country declared a national energy emergency over the Middle East war. The Sierra Leone-flagged Sara Sky, bearing high-quality crude from Russia’s ESPO pipeline

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Man arrested for siphoning diesel from truck in Tacloban

TACLOBAN CITY — Police have arrested a man who allegedly siphoned diesel from the parked truck of a business establishment here. The theft was reported at a business along Rizal Avenue in Barangay 37, where around 70 liters of diesel fuel valued at P8,050 were siphoned from a company vehicle owned by Lucky Hardware and

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Cebu prov’l govt cuts terminal fees for PUVs

CEBU CITY — The Cebu provincial government has ordered a temporary reduction in terminal fees for public utility vehicles (PUVs) using Capitol-operated bus terminals, aiming to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices on transport operators and commuters. The three-month measure, which took effect on March 25 and will run until June 24 this year,

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Grade 2 Student Earns 33 Medals in School Recognition Day 

Grade 2 Student Bags Numerous Medals During Elementary Recognition Day in School A Grade 2 student recently captured hearts online after receiving an astonishing 33 medals during his school’s Elementary Recognition Day.  Recently, a Facebook user named Jane Signo, a proud parent, shared photos of her son, Daniel Elijah B. Signo, being awarded the medals. The post ... Read more

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