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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has started extending temporary assistance to a 68-year-old harmonica player whose arrest along Colon Street ignited public outrage and intensified scrutiny over how authorities enforce the city’s anti-mendicancy campaign against vulnerable sectors. Local officials on Friday confirmed that the Department of Social Welfare Services (DSWS) had already conducted a

MANILA, Philippines — Most major dams in Luzon recorded lower water elevations on Saturday, May 16, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Pagasa’s latest monitoring data showed that six of nine dams registered declines compared to Friday’s levels. The declining water levels come amid high heat indices across the country

MANILA, Philippines — Former leaders of student political parties from the University of the Philippines (UP)–Diliman have called on Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to resign from the Senate presidency. They believe that the Senate under his leadership became a “stage for political theater, confusion and brinkmanship.” Groups SAMASA and Nagkakaisang Tugon made the joint

Jessa Zaragoza Frustrated Over Daily Brownouts During Extreme Heat JESSA ZARAGOZA – Amid rising temperatures across Luzon, Jessa Zaragoza shared her thoughts on the recurring power interruptions affecting many Filipino households. Singer-actress Jessa Zaragoza expressed concern over the rotational brownouts being implemented across the Luzon grid amid the intense summer heat being experienced in many ... Read more

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Thailand’s tourism sector is under pressure to adapt as global energy costs rise and competition in the industry intensifies. Following Surasak Phanchareonvorakul’s appointment under the Anutin 2 government, the tourism minister moved quickly to restructure the industry around a quality tourism model, introducing three measures to do so. The first trims the visa-free list from …

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MINNEAPOLIS — The San Antonio Spurs were well on their way to the Western Conference finals in the fourth quarter when Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards went down to their bench to briefly offer his congratulations. The young Spurs left no doubt they’re already a serious NBA title contender. Stephon Castle had 32 points and

PHOENIX (AP) — Since the 1970s, almost every Filipino household in America has sent love back home, whether by hauling balikbayan boxes in person or mailing them to relatives back in the Philippines. These balikbayan packages that held goodies from the U.S. were seen as an expression of love and support during hard economic times.

MANILA, Philippines — Assumption College has removed the portrait of Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda from its “Wall of Empowered Women,” with the student council stating the alumna “no longer reflects the values that Assumption upholds.” In a official statement on Friday, Assumption’s student leaders supported calls for the removal of the senator’s portrait,

MANILA, Philippines — Approximately 160,000 flying foxes were recorded in a forested area of Banisilan, Cotabato, after a two-day population survey and roosting site evaluation conducted last month. The monitoring activity was carried out by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region XII – Community Environment and Natural Resources Office Midsayap, in collaboration with

MANILA, Philippines — The police mobile seen leaving the Senate compound in Pasay City alongside a black van on Thursday was not part of any convoy or escort operation, the Pasay City Police said. Pasay police chief Joselito De Sesto confirmed Saturday that he was aboard the white police vehicle spotted exiting the Senate premises