GMA News Online · Regions

PHIVOLCS: Kanlaon Volcano experienced 'explosive eruption'

The Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Saturday said Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island had an explosive eruption.

The Manila Times · Regions

Cebu City landslide kills 3 family members, mother survives

CEBU CITY — A landslide buried a family of four inside their home in Sitio Kandarong Riverside, Barangay Pulangbato, on Friday, Oct. 9, killing two children and their 60-year-old grandmother while the mother survived…

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The Manila Times · Regions

Marcos declares special non-working days in Sorsogon, Negros Oriental towns

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared special non-working days in Pamplona, Negros Oriental, and Pilar, Sorsogon. Marcos issued the respective proclamations for residents to fully participate in…

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Rappler · Regions

Beware of fake Nunelucio Alvarado artworks, wife warns public, art connoisseurs

Counterfeit artwork attributed to Nunelucio Alvarado proliferate after conferment as National Artist

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Rappler · Regions

Will ALECO reprivatization worsen Albay power woes?

Climate and energy groups claim that privatization will fail to resolve the power crisis and will instead compound the cooperative’s existing debt

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GMA News Online · Regions

Chinese rocket debris may have fallen in waters off Palawan --PhilSA

The Philippine Space Agency on Saturday said debris from the Long March 12 rocket launched by China may have fallen in the waters off Palawan.

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Rappler · Regions

Passed from hand to hand, Paete’s taká tradition looks to its next generation

While Paete, Laguna is renowned for its woodcarvers, its papier-mâché craft remains far less recognized

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The Manila Times · Regions

Cebu ‘unhealthy’ air no longer from Indonesia

MANDAUE CITY — Local pollution sources, rather than smoke haze from forest fires in Indonesia, have been driving Metro Cebu’s “very unhealthy” air quality as the Environmental Management Bureau 7 (EMB-7) recorded an Air…

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Philstar · Regions

French BPO giant holds Cebu job fair amid AI services push –

French Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm Teleperformance Philippines is expanding its hiring drive in Cebu, one of the country’s key outsourcing hubs, as the company seeks more than 6,000 workers across the…

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The Manila Times · Regions

Ambushed soldier succumbs to injuries

LAMITAN CITY — The military announced on Friday that one of the wounded soldiers in a ruthless attack on a military convoy on Thursday night passed away in a hospital in Zamboanga City. Brig. Gen. Frederick Sales…

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Philstar · Regions

Populism is expensive. Economics is painful. Only one works.

In a country like ours, we love reforms that feel good today and forgive us tomorrow

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The Manila Times · Regions

Fernando creates El Niño Task Force in Bulacan

CITY OF MALOLOS — Gov. Daniel Fernando convened the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) at The Pavilion, Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center on Wednesday to establish an El Niño Task Force…

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Philstar · Regions

Gov: Cebu needs more aviation professionals to sustain growth

Cebu needs to build a stronger pipeline of aviation professionals as the province seeks to expand tourism, investment and international connectivity, Gov. Pamela Baricuatro said at the Cebu Aviation Summit 2026.

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The Manila Times · Regions

Go urges stronger measures vs inflation

SEN. Bong Go is calling for stronger government measures to protect low-income families from rising living costs after the country’s headline inflation accelerated to 7.2 percent in September, driven in part by faster…

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Philstar · Regions

P85 million earmarked for damaged Mandaue road

The Mandaue City government has proposed P85 million for road and drainage improvement projects along Potenciano Larrazabal Avenue near Cebu Doctors’ University (CDU) to address long-standing concerns about its damaged…

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The Manila Times · Regions

Concerns rise as flood control structures fail

PAMPANGA Vice Gov. Dennis Pineda urged Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon to direct government engineers to pull out the sheet piles used in the flood control projects in the province that were recently damaged along…

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Philstar · Regions

Fuel aid to habal-habal drivers set for release

Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival and Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover, who have at times been at odds, set aside their differences to work together on the long-delayed fuel subsidy program for habal-habal drivers.

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The Manila Times · Regions

P20.4M worth of shabu seized in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Joint anti-narcotics operatives intercepted a high-value drug personality from Sulu province and confiscated from his possession 3 kilograms of suspected shabu valued at P20.4 million during a buy-bust…

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Philstar · Regions

From local soil to global screens

There is something profoundly moving when a story rooted in our own soil finds its way to the global stage.

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The Manila Times · Regions

Unimplemented projects in Lapu-Lapu flagged

LAPU-LAPU CITY — State auditors flagged P379.59 million worth of projects in this city that remained unimplemented in 2025, with only 29 of 61 projects under the city’s 20% Development Fund moving forward during the…

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Philstar · Regions

Innovation

I found myself seated on a rainy afternoon in front of a Cebuano engineer whose name has made waves nationally.

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The Manila Times · Regions

P31M road, drainage projects turned over in Lamitan

LAMITAN CITY — A newly constructed solar-lit road and modern drainage system worth P31 million were officially inaugurated in Lamitan City by the Ministry of Public Works (MPW)–Basilan District Engineering Office (BDEO)…

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Philstar · Regions

El Niño will test more than our plans

What is your household doing to prepare for the Super El Niño?

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The Manila Times · Regions

Giant supermarket holds nationwide caravan

A LEADING supermarket is set to reach out on communities across the country though Puregold Barangay Panalo as part of 28th anniversary celebration of Puregold Price Club Inc. This nationwide program supported by the…

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Philstar · Regions

Pirma na ta sa “Dapat Isa Lang”

Just in case you have not yet done so, please check this link to sign up for this Genuine Anti-Dynasty petition: https://d1l.org/

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The Manila Times · Regions

Negros Occidental’s Super El Niño plan finalized

BACOLOD CITY — Negros Occidental has completed its comprehensive action plan to mitigate the impact of the looming Super El Niño, with funds already in place to implement the measures, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando…

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Philstar · Regions

EDITORIAL - Too late the houses

It has been 13 years since Super Typhoon Yolanda but not a single housing unit intended for the typhoon’s victims in Bogo City has been completed, this according to the Commission on Audit.

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The Manila Times · Regions

PRO-8 expands SAFE drive, pushes Unified 911

PALO, Leyte — The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) is expanding its SAFE initiative across Eastern Visayas while encouraging residents to use the Unified 911 emergency hotline to access police, fire and medical…

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The Manila Times · Regions

Calax nears completion, boosting regional connectivity

MPCALA Holdings Inc. on Friday said the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (Calax) is nearing completion, with construction ongoing on the remaining 18.5 kilometers of the 45-kilometer expressway that will connect key economic…

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