The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there is no tsunami threat to the country following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia’s Kuril Islands on Sunday, Aug. 3. Based on preliminary data, the offshore quake occurred at a depth of 41...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lifted its tsunami advisory at 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, after observing no significant sea level disturbances following the magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia. Phivolcs said sea level data from...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has issued a tsunami advisory following a powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia, on Wednesday morning, July 30. Phivolcs said the earthquake occurred at 7:25 a.m. (Philippine time). Based on...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has revoked the licenses of three public utility vehicle drivers for illegal drug use. LTO-7 Regional Director Glen Galario said they tested positive during random testing at the North and South bus terminals in Cebu last Holy...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Masbate province at 2:35 p.m. on Monday, July 28. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 12 kilometers northwest of San Fernando, Masbate, at a depth of 11 kilometers. Phivolcs said...
KALIBO, Aklan – A travel website in the United Kingdom named world-famous Boracay Island as the 10th best beach in the world in 2025. “Boracay Island in the Philippines is known for its gorgeous beaches, but none are more beautiful than White Beach, which is found on the southwest coast of the...
CEBU CITY – Inflation in Central Visayas dropped to its lowest so far this year, from 0.9 percent in May to 0.2 percent in June. The Philippine Statistics Authority-Central Visayas (PSA-7) said the 0.2 percent decrease was a dramatic slowdown compared to 4.8 percent in June 2024. The significant...
CEBU CITY – Shabu valued at more than P500 million was seized in the past six months in Central Visayas. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that from January to June, 4,101 anti-illegal drug operations were conducted. Confiscated were 76,120.35 grams of shabu worth...
Ricardo Cadavero, also known as Cardong Trumpo, was declared the Grand Winner of ABS-CBN 's talent reality show “Pilipinas Got Talent” Season 7 after outperforming seven other remarkable acts in the grand finals held at The Theater, Solaire Resort in Paranaque City. Cardong Trumpo...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) is not taking a road stunt performed by a lady driver lightly. The LTO-7 has launched an investigation and issued a show-cause order (SCO) against a woman, whose video of her performing dangerous stunts on a busy Mandaue City...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has been hailed as a top-performing unit in the country. The PRO-7, headed by regional director Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, announced that it led the Unit Performance Evaluation Rating (UPER) in April 2025 after scoring 81.986...
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra electric vehicle will soon be playable in Gran Turismo 7. This marks the first Chinese brand to be featured in the renowned video game. Xiaomi and Polyphony Digital (producer of the Gran Turismo 7 video game) announced the partnership at Round One of the Gran Turismo World...
