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A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The White House demanded that the channel be reopened and sought to keep peace talks on track. The U.S. and Iran both claimed victory after reaching the

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate blue ribbon committee looking into the anomalous flood control projects has put off its April 14 hearing, pending the submission of a sworn affidavit by former Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson and the signing of its partial report by at least five more members of the panel. Until now,  only four members have

As of 2 a.m. on Thursday, April 9 2026, the Tropical Depression (formerly LPA 04a) is being monitored within the monitoring domain of Pagasa – Photo from DOST-PAGASA / Facebook. MANILA, Philippines — A tropical depression spotted outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) may enter the country’s monitoring area next week and will be

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In every licensure examination in the Philippines, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) releases the Top 10 examinees. However, there are times when a label “name withheld” appears on the list.  A topnotcher’s name may be temporarily excluded if their examination papers are under review, according to the PRC Resolution No. 2010-547,

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Amid ongoing fuel price hikes, Cebuano students carried out a simple act of kindness to ease some of the burden of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers.  Ramayana Roxas, a law student from the University of San Carlos, started the initiative of giving free lunches to jeepney drivers after seeing online posts

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Indigent senior citizens will need to present a national ID to claim their social pension, following a new directive from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The agency said that effective last April 1, the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ID will serve as the primary identification for pension payouts under

This is the Daily Gospel for April 9, 2026, which is the Thursday of Easter week. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, April 8, 2026 Daily Gospel, April 7, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Luke 24, 35-48. The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how

MANILA, Philippines — Who is SBR? The identity of an individual who proposed a P100-million flood control project in Pandi town, Bulacan province, a couple of years ago and who used only the initials SBR, on Wednesday raised questions from a justice of the Sandiganbayan. At the resumption of the antigraft court Third Division’s bail

MANILA, Philippines — The Diocese of Kalookan apologized to the public on Tuesday after the Parish of the Immaculate Conception in Malabon was found to have been cruel to a creation of God during a parochial event on Easter on April 5. The diocese released an apology after the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) expressed

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has again asked the Supreme Court to immediately stop the impeachment proceedings against her and nullify the new set of complaints initiated at the House of Representatives. In the 55-page petition filed on April 1 and made public on Wednesday, Duterte raised, among others, two procedural issues: That