CEBU CITY, Philippines – The governor here has ordered officials of Pinamungajan town to conduct an ‘independent audit’ on its comfort room (CR) project, the center of a heated discussion online over its P1.15 million price tag. While Mayor Glenn Baricuatro has earlier defended and denied allegations of overpricing, for Gov. Pamela Baricuatro, the local government should provide further proof to substantiate their claims. What are to be disclosed In turn, the governor, who also happens to be a distant relative of the town mayor, told the latter to disclose all data and information to prove their point.  READ: Why […]... Keep on reading: Pam presses probe into Pinamungajan’s ₱1.1M comfort room

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MADRID, Spain — Spanish police are investigating the sudden death of the Mango clothing empire’s founder Isak Andic as a possible homicide, with his son as the key suspect, local media reported on Thursday. READ: Founder of Spain’s Mango clothing chain dies in accident Andic, 71, who founded one of Europe’s largest fashion groups with around 2,800 stores worldwide, plunged to his death while hiking in mountains outside Barcelona in December last year to widespread shock. Police in the northeastern region of Catalonia have now shifted their probe from an accident to a possible homicide centring on his son Jonathan Andic, […]... Keep on reading: Spain probes Mango clothing founder’s death as homicide

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival has acknowledged that the completion of the long-delayed Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) has again fallen short of expectations. He said this was due to “complicated inconsistencies” and “inherited deficiencies” from the previous administration that had hampered progress on the multi-billion-peso hospital project. Contract deficiencies, incomplete plans In a press conference on Thursday, October 16, following the presentation of his first 100-day report, Archival said the city government discovered multiple contract inconsistencies, incomplete plans, and payment irregularities that made it impossible to proceed hastily without risking further errors. READ: Archival halts CCMC work […]... Keep on reading: Archival: CCMC delays due to ‘inherited deficiencies’ from previous admin

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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure must establish credibility: it must be fully public and transparent, with no 'sacred cows' spared

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(This is a developing story, refresh to get updates.)  CEBU CITY, Philippines–(UPDATED, 8 a.m. October 17) A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked Surigao del Norte on Friday, October 17, 2025. According to a bulletin from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the earthquake happened at 7:03 a.m. on Friday. READ: Explainer: Earthquake, what is it and why do aftershocks happen? Its location is 09.67°N, 126.20° east – 013 kilometers south 21° east of General Luna in Surigao Del Norte.  Surigao quake: Instrumental Intensities Intensity IV – Hinunangan, Hinundayan, San Francisco, and Silago in SOUTHERN LEYTE; City of Cabadbaran in […]... Keep on reading: Magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocks Surigao del Norte

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At 24, Davao del Norte Vice Governor Clarice Jubahib leads with compassion. See her first 100 days: 315 resolutions, a P2.5B loan, and social programs for youth and Lumad.

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NEW YORK, United States — Wall Street stocks fell Thursday on fears that private credit problems may weigh on US regional banks. These added to concerns about trade tensions and a government shutdown. After opening higher, US equities tumbled into the red around midday and lingered in negative territory thereafter. All three major US indices finished lower, with the S&P 500 ending down 0.6 percent. That came after a positive day on leading Asian and European bourses, including Paris. The latter climbed after French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two confidence motions. The VIX Volatility index — a closely-watched benchmark of […]... Keep on reading: US stocks fall as regional bank angst adds to list of worries

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocked Surigao del Norte at 7:03 a.m. on Friday, state seismologists said. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the offshore tremor was traced 13 kilometers southeast of General Luna, a town in touristy Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte province. Recorded instrumental intensities:Intensity 4 in Cabadbaran City of Agusan del Norte; Hinunangan, San Francisco, Hinundayan, and Silago of Southern Leyte; and Surigao City of Surigao del Norte. Phivolcs said aftershocks and damages are expected./mcm... Keep on reading: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocks Surigao del Norte

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Despite 2024 flooding, Davao del Norte's economy grew 5.4% (P188.46B GDP), driven by Industry (9.9%) and Services. DavNor focuses on agri-industrial development.

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LONDON, United Kingdom — Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton was found hanged at his home, a coroner’s court heard on Thursday as an inquest into his death was opened and adjourned. The 46-year-old, nicknamed the “Hitman”, was discovered “unresponsive” on September 14 by his manager Paul Speak at his house in Greater Manchester, Manchester South Coroner’s Court was told. The court heard details of the discovery of Hatton’s body given by police coroner’s officer Alison Catlow. READ: Ricky Hatton, former boxing world champion, dies at 46 It was told that the former British fighter, who won world titles at […]... Keep on reading: Hatton, former boxing world champion, found hanged at home, inquest told

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MANILA, Philippines — Neither bulls nor bears prevailed on Thursday as the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) barely moved. Investors took cover ahead of the busy earnings season. By the end of the session, the benchmark index lost 0.007 percent, or 0.43 points, to close at 6,093.67. The PSEi was in the green territory nearly the entire session before selling pressure eventually won by the closing bell. READ: BPI nets record P50.5B in January-September Meanwhile, the broader All Shares Index added 0.04 percent or 1.32 points to end at 3,672.2. A total of 3.12 billion shares worth P9.82 billion changed […]... Keep on reading: PSEi inert as investors take profits

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MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area east of Southeastern Luzon has developed into a tropical depression and was named “Ramil,” the weather bureau said Friday. In its 5 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that Ramil was last located 1,145 kilometers east of Southeastern Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 55 kph. READ: LPA in PAR has ‘high chance’ of developing into cyclone – Pagasa It is moving west-northwestward slowly, Pagasa added. The weather bureau raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 in […]... Keep on reading: Signal No. 1 raised in Luzon, Visayas due to tropical depression Ramil

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Tropical Depression Ramil is the Philippines' 18th tropical cyclone for 2025, and the third for October

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LUCENA CITY–A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was felt in Occidental Mindoro early Friday morning, Oct. 17, with its epicenter traced in Paluan town. The tectonic tremor occurred at 5:28 a.m., 26 kilometers southwest of Paluan, at a shallow depth of 6 kilometers, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Phivolcs said no aftershocks or damage are expected from the tremor. On Thursday at 7:02 p.m., a magnitude 3.9 earthquake also struck Santa Cruz town in the province. The quake was felt at Intensity II in Santa Cruz and Mamburao towns, and at Instrumental Intensity II in Puerto Galera town […]... Keep on reading: Magnitude 3.2 earthquake jolts Occidental Mindoro

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Often, local government units suspend classes to please constituents without fully weighing the long-term consequences. It’s time for officials to separate politics from education policies

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JERUSALEM  — Turkey has deployed dozens of disaster relief specialists to help search for bodies under the mountains of rubble in Gaza, as US President Donald Trump fired a warning at Hamas Thursday over a spate of recent killings in the territory. Trump characterized the killings as a breach of the ceasefire deal he spearheaded, under which the Palestinian militant group returned its last 20 surviving hostages to Israel. Hamas says it has also handed back all the bodies of deceased captives it can access but the bodies of 19 more are still unaccounted for and believed to be buried […]... Keep on reading: Turkish experts to help find bodies in Gaza, as Trump warns Hamas

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