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TACLOBAN CITY — A Cebu City court has dismissed the terrorism financing case filed against officials and members of the Community Empowerment Resource Network, Inc. (CERNET), ruling that the alleged acts were not punishable under the law at the time they were supposedly committed. In a 13-page decision promulgated on May 15, Judge Van Russel

BENITO SOLIVEN, Isabela — Science and technology officials and local executives formally inaugurated the Natural Textile Fiber Innovation Hub in a village in this town on Monday, a facility expected to generate up to P9 million in annual income while creating new livelihood opportunities. The project promotes sustainable banana fiber production in the province by

MANILA, Philippines —  The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) volunteer driver, who was recently named a “suspect” in the recent shooting incident in the Senate shooting, could only have tested positive in paraffin test since he may have gotten the gunpowder in the Senate premises, NBI Director Melvin Matibag said on Tuesday. Matibag said this

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Gov. Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor has given independent power producers (IPPs) until May 31 to resolve operational issues and begin full operations, warning that their agreements could be terminated if they fail to comply. The ultimatum comes as Oriental Mindoro faces a worsening power crisis during the peak of the dry

Two Thai cargo ships waiting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz are expected to receive assistance from Iran after a meeting at Government House yesterday, May 18. Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, chief adviser to the prime minister, met Mehdi Zare, cultural counsellor at the Embassy of Iran in Thailand, to discuss bilateral ties and …

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Police are investigating the death of an American man whose body was found hanging over the balcony of a condominium in Pattaya yesterday, May 18. Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were called to the seven-storey condominium on Jomtien Sai Song Road after a Thai teenager reported seeing a body hanging from a balcony on …

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy may continue operating below its full potential through the remainder of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s term as prolonged global conflict and deep-rooted domestic weaknesses weigh on growth, according to economists from De La Salle University. In its May 2026 Philippine economic outlook, the university’s economists trimmed their growth forecast

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 1,100 megawatts (MW) of new power capacity are expected to enter the Visayas grid by 2026 as the government pushes to balance the region’s growing reliance on renewable energy with the need for a stable and reliable electricity supply. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that several power projects

ILOILO CITY — Warm and humid conditions will continue across most parts of the Visayas, with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms expected due to localized thunderstorms and easterlies, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Visayas on Monday afternoon. In its forecast valid from 5 p.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Cost-of-living pressures, political divisions linked to the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, and concerns over a flood-control corruption scandal risk intensifying social unrest in the Philippines, according to BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions. In a report, BMI said the cost-of-living crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East has