The Commission on Election (Comelec) has junked the petition filed against the candidacy of Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, who is seeking a congressional seat in his hometown General Santos. The Comelec's second division said the petition...

Millions of fans of the world-famous dancing inmates would have to wait for a while before they can see another performance of Cebu's popular prisoners. This after Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, who is also the provincial jailer, has put on hold all...

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Three persons were charred to death when a fire hit stalls selling firecrackers in barangay Sentro, this city, past 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Mandaue City Fire Department said. Two of the victims have already been identified as...

The Cebu Provincial Capitol handed over a check worth P100,000 to the wife of Cebuano bozer Z "The Dream" Gorres as financial assistance for Z, who is recovering from head injury in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 27-year-old Gorres, who was born in Agusan del...

Cebuano bantanweight Z Gorres, who collapsed and underwent brain surgery following a win on Friday in Las Vegas, has shown positive signs of recovery, said Tony Aldeguer of ALA boxing gym in Cebu. Aldeguer, who received an official medical...

CEBU CITY –An official from the Office of the Muslim Affairs (OMA) in Central Visayas bared that if the funding will immediately be sourced out and the schedules will be properly followed, this city will soon have its Grand Mosque at the South Road...

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Iloilo-bound passenger vessel Superferry 9 sank off the Zamboanga Peninsula early Sunday morning, killing at least 3 persons, the Philippine Coast Guard said. As of 12 noon, the Philippine Coast Guard reported that 714 people, three of them...

CEBU CITY – After conducting series of seminars intended for hospitals in the region inline with the implementation of the health care waste management, the region 7 office of the Department of Health (DoH) will now enforce the realization of the...

The Visayan Electric Company (Veco) will be increasing its distribution charge by 22.67 centavo per kilowatt hour, as approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), with the new rate to reflect in the September 2009 billing. The ERC granted...