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MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos Jr. has approved a ₱10-per-liter fuel subsidy for PUVs, allowing drivers to claim up to ₱1,500 or 150 liters weekly for a period of three months. The subsidy program will first be rolled out for PUVs plying on major roads in Metro Manila next week, starting on Commonwealth Avenue. READ: DA to

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña on Thursday warned that the burden of ensuring public safety in flood-prone areas rests on developers. He said that the controversial Monterrazas de Cebu project must prove it will not aggravate flooding in Barangay Guadalupe. Osmeña’s statement came as the Cebu City Council moved to recognize that

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With a rematch against Japanese fighter Kiyoto Narukami no longer on the table, Jemuel Aranas shifts his focus to a title opportunity as he takes on Jeric Noynay for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Silver Flyweight Championship. The eight-round showdown is set as one of the featured undercard bouts of Fist

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The 29th season of one of the longest-running and largest alumni-based basketball leagues in Cebu, the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA), will feature 22 teams when it tips off on May 3. SHAABAA Season 29 will hold its official Media Day on Saturday, April 11, at the First 5

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A man was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Wednesday afternoon, April 8, in Barangay Suqui, with authorities seizing over P73,000 worth of suspected shabu, police said Thursday. The suspect, identified only as “Rudy” from Barangay Dulangan II in nearby Baco town, was apprehended at 2:43 p.m. during a joint

(Second of three parts) PART I: Coordinated chain, layers of protection paved way for 2017 shabu shipment A well-coordinated network paved the way for the arrival of the P6.4 billion shabu shipment in 2017. But what sustained and scaled such an operation was a broader system anchored on Philippine offshore gaming operators, or Pogos, fabricated

MANILA, Philippines — Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has clarified that her statement about some viewing the acronym “SC” as “Sara’s Court” was a criticism of Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp, due to their seemingly over-reliance on the Supreme Court (SC). In an online interview on Thursday, de Lima was asked about comments on

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Residents of San Jose town in Occidental Mindoro joined the nation on Thursday in commemorating Araw ng Kagitingan, honoring local soldiers who fought in the historic Battle of Bataan and endured the horrors of the Death March during World War II. The annual observance pays tribute to the courage and

BACOLOD CITY — The United Sugar Producers’ Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) is calling for emergency cloud seeding operations to save sugarcane crops from worsening dry conditions brought on by the onset of El Niño. In letters to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona, and Negros Occidental Gov.

A Thai stepfather confessed to fatally abusing a one year old boy and shocked the child with an electric fishing device in an attempt to revive him. Officers from Khao Din Police Station in Ratchaburi questioned the child’s mother, 30 year old Saowarot, and stepfather, 38 year old Surasak, after the boy, identified as Khai, …

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