09:54 p.m. - Al-Qaeda-linked fighters attack UN base in Somalia
09:40 p.m. - Monsoon floods kill 102 in India, strand pilgrims
08:31 p.m. - Garcia to Sandigan: Junk suspension petition
07:55 p.m. - 4.4 magnitude quake hits Quezon, Metro Manila
07:39 p.m. - Ombud records officer fired for asking bribe
07:37 p.m. - Pagasa chief quits post
06:21 p.m. - Radiologic, X-Ray Technologist licensure exams results out
06:16 p.m. - Incoming senators told to correct campaign expenditure report
05:46 p.m. - UN, US ask Filipinos not to leave Golan Heights
05:34 p.m. - Government rejects calls not to relocate informal settlers
04:54 p.m. - Village bets given 3 days to file COCs
04:42 p.m. - Better selection of SEA Games sports pushed
04:38 p.m. - Embassy officials involved in OFW abuse to return home
04:37 p.m. - Review of DOST budget sought
04:24 p.m. - 5 killed in NPA attacks in Agusan del Sur

Gwen Garcia back in Capitol after suspension

CEBU. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia greets some journalists on her first day back at the Capitol since the end of January this year. On June 30, her third term as governor will end and Garcia will begin a fresh term as a member of Congress. (Alex Badayos)

DAVAO. Mga sidewalk vendors dali nga mibungkag sa ilang stall nga gimuntar sa kanto sa SP Building ug dalang San Pedro kay gipapahawa sila sa Demolition Team kagahapon. (Seth delos Reyes)

DAVAO. A destitute man who lives under Matina Bridge appears busy cutting bamboo as DPWH workers try to get rid of the huge bamboo tree that blocked the waterway along Balusong Bridge on Wednesday. (King Rodriguez)

ZAMBOANGA. Zamboanga Peninsula police chief Juanito Vaño (center) hands over Wednesday one of the 75 M4 rifles to ZCPO officer-in-charge Edwin de Ocampo donated by the City Government while Mayor Celso Lobregat looks on. (Bong Garcia)

CEBU. A tornado hit Minglanilla town and Talisay City Tuesday afternoon, peeling the roofs off some houses and uprooting trees. If you see something like this, stay indoors, a weather bureau official advises. (Contributed by Albert Christian Co)

CAGAYAN DE ORO. Curious onlookers and reporters mill around the entrance of Cagayan de Oro Electric Power and Light Co. (Cepalco) Carmen branch after a robbery Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (Joey Nacalaban)

Piston against Davao City’s anti-smoke belching law

DAVAO. With clenched fists, members of transport group Piston (Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide) in Davao City show their opposition against the Anti-smoke Belching Ordinance of the city. (King Rodriguez)

Helmet and trumpet shells siezed in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA. BFAR Fishery Law Enforcer Raffy Adeltone Tan (left) inspected the confiscated shells on Monday as Zamboanga Coast Guard Station commander Jomark Angue (right) looks on. (Bong Garcia)

DAVAO. Nasakpan sa akto nga nagsulay pag-abli sa kandado sa gate si Eduardo Estrobello Laurente gamit ang alambre sa dili ilahang balay sa San Pedro Extension hinungdan nga giposasan kay nakuhaan sab og shabu ug kutsilyo kagahapon sa kaadlawon. (Seth delos Reyes)

DAVAO. Nasiplatan kining tawo nga nag-inom ug bino sayo sa buntag kagahapon. Tinguha karon ni Mayor-elect Rody Duterte nga i-irog ang pagbaligya og ilimnong makahubog gikan alas 2:00 sa kaadlawon ngadto sa alas 12:00 sa tungang gabii. (King Rodriguez)

Garcia to Sandigan: Junk suspension petition

MANILA -- Incoming Cebu congresswoman Gwendolyn Garcia asked the Sandiganbayan on Wednesday to junk a motion filed by government prosecutors seeking for her suspension pending the trial of her graft and technical malversation charges.

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Cepalco heist suspects known

CAGAYAN DE ORO -- Police have identified two of the suspects in Tuesday’s robbery at the Cagayan de Oro Electric Power and Light Company (Cepalco) that authorities considered as highly planned and well executed.

A composite sketch, a computer generated sketch, and a “sighting” of a police...

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Philippines sends fresh troops to disputed shoal

MANILA -- The Philippines has deployed a fresh batch of marines and supplies to a shoal in the disputed South China Sea where a Chinese warship and surveillance vessels appeared last month and triggered a new standoff in the strategic waters,...

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