Sen. Kiko Pangilinan urged the government to consider a national state of calamity as El Niño farm damage and losses reached P8.57 billion, affecting over 288,000 farmers. Read more »
Claudine Barretto filed a cyberlibel complaint against Cristy Fermin and co-host Romel Villamor over remarks on her health and personal life. Read more »
The heated council session ended with a long recess, a cut microphone, and a dispute over a P250-million versus P470-million waste plan. Read more »
The plan aims to bring manufacturing jobs outside Metro Cebu, but it is still only at the planning stage. Read more »
Manila Sets the Standard as Visayas and Mindanao Pay More for Less Power; the Country Needs a Cheaper, Island-by-Island Energy Plan Read more »
Cebu may keep facing power supply problems for more than a year because major new power plants won’t come online until 2028, The Freeman reported. Cebu will rely on stopgap measures for over a year, and cannot promise a blackout-free Christmas. Read more »
