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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nearly two months after a landfill collapse in Barangay Binaliw killed 36 people, Cebu City is considering reopening part of the site through a proposed interim cell to ease a worsening garbage disposal crisis. This comes as the city struggles with ballooning hauling costs and mounting waste backlogs after losing access

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday flagged a continuing pattern of espionage in the country, following recent arrests of foreign nationals in Zambales and Bohol with suspected intelligence or military connections. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the Mongolian national and a

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to proposals to declare Feb. 25 of every year a national holiday, to give Filipinos time to commemorate the Edsa People Power Revolution. Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Tuesday the President was “ready to study” the proposed legislation to declare Feb. 25 a regular

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said any initiative to legalize the use of medical cannabis must be anchored on sound scientific evidence, cost-effectiveness, and public health impact.

MANILA, Philippines — A total lunar eclipse will be visible in Manila and other parts of the country for nearly an hour on March 3, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in an advisory. It invited the public to watch the lunar eclipse which will start at 7:04 p.m., peak at

SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — The police chief of Tago town, Surigao del Sur commended several of its personnel for assisting a woman give birth while being transported to a hospital in a patrol car. Capt. Romer Acos, acting Tago police chief, said the actions of Corporals Kietch Patrick D. Pontilan and Jonalyn

MANILA, Philippines — A consolidated bill pushing for the proposed abolition of the travel tax has been approved by the House tourism committee and forwarded to the ways and means panel for the crafting of alternative taxation mechanisms. During Monday’s hearing of the tourism committee headed by Romblon Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona, a still unnumbered

MANILA, Philippines — An order to replace Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) chief Director Jesus Fernandez will be issued soon, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday, weeks after he said he had asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to remove the official over “massive corruption” in the bureau. Remulla told reporters that he was just

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte will be given a chance to respond to the impeachment complaints against her, but it will be her prerogative whether to appear at the House of Representatives, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said on Tuesday. The House committee on justice chaired by Luistro is set to deliberate on the

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he is keen on endorsing someone who has done “exceptional” service in government as his candidate for president in 2028. “So you look at people in government and you see who is doing well, who is exceptional. And we have, I’m glad to say, exceptional