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‘I thought I would perish’: Everest survivor recounts ordeal
A Nepali mountaineer who survived nearly a week on Mount Everest said he “chewed ice” to stay alive, as he recovered in a hospital after a miraculous rescue that stunned the climbing community.
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June 07, 2026
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Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
From stolen bananas to priapic giants, here is your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
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June 07, 2026
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FOUR DAYS OF MAGIC
Jazz and Ray could hardly believe that summer vacation was almost over. They were spending their holidays in their lola’s house in the province, where mornings smelled like fresh grass and afternoons sounded like birds singing in the trees.
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June 07, 2026
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Senate probe sought over frequent NGCP red and yellow alerts
Senate President Pro Tempore Win Gatchalian has filed a resolution seeking an investigation into the recurring red and yellow alert notices issued by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), citing concerns over their impact on grid stability and the resulting brownouts affecting Luzon and Visayas.
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June 07, 2026
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Farmer invents affordable fertilizer
In his presentation, the colored liquid, or ‘‘cocktail juice,’’ was described as an organic fertilizer that farmers can apply through soil drenching, stem application, and foliar spraying.
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June 07, 2026
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BGYO explores thrill of modern love
BGYO ushers in a new era of sound and storytelling with ‐On Demand,‐ an EP that celebrates the joys and freedom of modern love, fresh from representing the Philippines on the international stage at the D.U.N.K. Music Festival 2026 in Japan.
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June 07, 2026
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Akisha Keith debuts with ‘Isla Queen’
Former ‘The Voice Kids’ contestant Akisha Keith Sianson continues to live by the advice that her coach, Lea Salonga, gave to her Season 2 batchmates when she was 12 years old: ‘She wants us to continue to do what we love and not let anybody dim our light.’
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June 07, 2026
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Trump says Iran has '22% of missiles left
Iran still has “21, 22 percent” of its missiles left, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, after Tehran fired dozens across the region during a week marked by repeated violations of a fragile ceasefire.
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June 07, 2026
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Safer Cities Initiative yields 3,000 arrests
The Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) apprehended at least 3,122 individuals for various local ordinance violations during the intensified anti-criminality operations conducted across Cebu Province on the first five days of June, as part of their implementation of the Safer Cities Initiative.
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June 07, 2026
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ANN POMAR IS READY FOR THE STAGE
For most, success is measured by achievements and status.
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June 06, 2026
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Nurses top CV vacancies
The agency also cited continuing health promotion efforts by local and national government agencies, including the implementation of the YAKAP campaign in partnership with PhilHealth.
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June 06, 2026
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Life, Levelled Up! MR.DIY Philippines opens 1000th Store, unveils 1st Elevated Experience Store
From a single store in Balagtas, Bulacan in 2018 to over 1,000 stores nationwide today, leading home improvement retailer MR.DIY Philippines officially marks a major milestone with the opening of its 1000th store at Ayala Malls Circuit on May 29.
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June 06, 2026
The Freeman
Slight hike in school uniform prices
As classes are set to resume on Monday, June 8, vendors in Mandaue City said prices of school supplies and school uniforms have largely remained stable, with only slight increases in some items.
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June 06, 2026
The Freeman
Cebu gets back on winning track
The Cebu Greats bounced back from a previous loss in style, crushing the Valenzuela City Darkhorse, 89-70, for their eighth win in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Season 8 on Thursday night, June 4, at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
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June 06, 2026
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Batch 2003 rolls to sixth straight win in SHAABAA
The Cebu Landmasters Batch 2003 hammered the undermanned 2K Core Pacific, 72-37, to remain unbeaten in the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) Season 29 at the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles Arena in Barangay Canduman, Mandaue City.
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June 06, 2026
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Cebu finalizes bus stops for “Tabang Pangbyahe”
The Cebu Provincial Government has finalized the list of designated bus stops across key local government units (LGUs) as it prepares for the full rollout of the Tabang Pangbyahe Program, a flagship transport initiative expected to begin early July.
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June 06, 2026
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The State of Generative AI in the First Quarter of 2026
Generative artificial intelligence is being used by 17.8 percent of the world's working-age population, but the gap between wealthy and developing nations continues to widen.
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June 06, 2026
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DMW shuts down 2 visa consultancy
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday shut down a visa consultancy firm in Cebu City and a Japanese language training center in Mandaue City after surveillance operations uncovered alleged illegal recruitment activities and schemes that victimized aspiring overseas workers.
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June 06, 2026
The Freeman
OVER PLANNED SPECIAL SESSION Cayetano hits Palace
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano criticized Malacañang for allegedly trying to control the Senate through plans to call a special session to address legislative work disrupted by his three-day session boycott from June 1 to 3, which culminated in his removal as Senate president.
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June 06, 2026
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Mandaue eyes Davide as consultant
The Mandaue City Government is set to appoint former Cebu vice governor Hilario “Junjun” Davide III as a consultant to the city administration.
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June 06, 2026
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Tables of grace, streets of faith
There is a certain hour, just before a fiesta procession begins, when the whole town seems to inhale at once.
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June 06, 2026
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Coalition brings healthcare closer to Cebu uplands
A coalition of civic, private-sector and local government groups is expanding primary healthcare services in Cebu City’s upland barangays, aiming to reduce the financial and logistical barriers that have long limited access to medical care in some of the city’s most geographically isolated communities.
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June 06, 2026
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Bittersweet love in Maki's new single
Maki continues to expand his “Kolorcoaster” universe with the release of his pink-themed single “habangbuhay pansamantala” and its music video.
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June 06, 2026
The Freeman
Inflation slows to 6.8% in May amid easing transport, food costs
Inflation slowed to 6.8% in May from 7.2% in April as transport and food prices eased despite ongoing energy-related pressures linked to the conflict in the Middle East, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday, June 5.
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June 06, 2026
The Freeman
Oil prices: To go back to pre-Iran war level by 2032?
The political turmoil in the country is dangerously elevated and is seemingly near breaking point.
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June 06, 2026
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Drug war critic priest, ex-solons deny flood control kickback claims
Catholic priest and human rights activist Fr. Flaviano Villanueva refuted the kickback allegations made by alleged former Marines during a Cayetano-led hearing in the Senate on Thursday, June 4.
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June 06, 2026
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Over 9k kilos of trash collected from CV waterways on World Environment Day
At least 1,302 sacks of trash were collected by a total of 2,277 volunteers during a large-scale cleanup campaign led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) in various rivers and coastal areas across SugBohol on Friday, June 5, in celebration of World Environment Day.
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June 06, 2026
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Archival seeks help on waste, water problems
Archival emphasized the economic disparity between bottled water and utility-supplied water.
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June 06, 2026
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Senators urged: Focus on VP Sara impeach trial
A group of law school deans and professors urged senators to “return to the urgent business” of the Senate, particularly in conducting the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, which they described as the “most important”.
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June 06, 2026
The Freeman
Losing at something we don’t need to win
It’s final; the Philippines won’t have a seat on the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after Manila failed to get two-thirds of the 190 votes available from the chamber last Thursday.
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