CEBU CITY – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has upheld a decision dismissing the cyber libel complaint filed by former Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia against her successor Gov. Pamela Baricuatro. The Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Officer dismissed the complaints for “lack of prima facie evidence...
Former Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco pledged to support Filipino workers and communities as she takes on her new post as Presidential Adviser for Sustainable and Resilient Communities. On Thursday, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. appointed Frasco to...
With her natural beauty, talent, and wit, Gabbi Garcia has earned numerous accolades, including the 2025 Anak TV Seal Awards Female Makabata Star, the German Moreno Youth Achievement Awards, and a YouTube Creator Awards plaque. With millions of followers across her social media platforms, it is no...
National day receptions often follow a familiar rhythm—anthems, speeches, ceremonial toasts, and a ballroom filled with diplomats, policymakers, cultural purveyors, and business leaders moving easily between conversations. Yet some evenings carry a deeper sense of history and the relationships...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco on Wednesday, Feb. 4, directed the removal of all materials bearing her image and told regional offices to stop producing similar content following criticism that the materials were seen as "self-promotion." Frasco said the move aims to...
PADRE GARCIA, Batangas – A 49-year-old municipal government employee was shot dead by a vendor in Barangay Bukal here on Tuesday morning. Police identified the victim as Mike. Investigation said the victim was sitting on a motorcycle and talking to a companion when the suspect Ron, 38, arrived on...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco on Tuesday, Jan. 21, dismissed allegations of self-promotion, saying her public visibility results from nonstop tourism work across the country and not any political ambition. Frasco said the controversy began with a photographer’s...
When Karla Puno Garcia visited the Philippines in October, she was daydreaming of some fun time at the beach—Bolinao in Pangasinan, to be specific. But things quickly geared up creatively, leading her to take a rain check on that vacation and focus on the task at hand: directing and...
DFNN Inc.’s technology unit has secured a role in the modernization of the Philippines’ primary international gateway, partnering with travel technology giant Amadeus IT Group SA to deploy biometric systems and automated gates at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The subsidiary,...
CEBU CITY – It’s now the turn of Byron Garcia to be at the receiving end of a legal case. Garcia, the brother of former Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, is facing a cyber libel complaint filed by the son-in-law of Gov. Pamela Baricuatro before the Mandaue City Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, Dec....
CEBU CITY – Byron Garcia is not done taking legal actions against Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro. Garcia, the brother of former Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, on Friday, Dec. 5, filed another complaint against Baricuatro over the P2.6-million renovation of the governor’s office. Byron asked the...
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and SM Supermalls formally renewed their partnership for the Voter Registration Program and Mall Voting implementation for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) through a Memorandum of Agreement signing held on December 2 at the COMELEC...
