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• Community views on human rights aspects of police service in Cebu
• Dinagyang360
  What made this year's Dinagyang Festival different from previous years was its 360-degree design approach, "an arena-type performance," as tribes and artistic committee chair Eric Divinagracia put it. "It's a design challenge," he explained, adding that judges would be positioned north, east, west, and south, all four sides, of Iloilo City Freedom Grandstand on Muelle-Lobey Street facing the Iloilo River in the city proper, to make sure each performance would be appreciable from all angles.
• DENR to empower environmental laws with the creation of the EPEB
  The Philippines is a diverse country with rich ecosystems that serve as habitats of endemic species of flora and fauna. Such bountiful natural resources, however, are facing environmental changes brought about by exploitation such as poaching, deforestation, land degradation through conversion for other usage, climate change, and pollution.
• ABS-CBN shutdown linked to freedom of the press? Depends on how it's done
  The House committee on legislative franchises has been sitting on eight bills that propose to extend the franchise of the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN.
• The Medical City launches Center for Gender Health and Wellness
  Access to comprehensive and quality health care is one of the vital rights of any individual. It should, first and foremost, serve all colors and harness gender-sensitivity practices within the community. As a way of forwarding this cause, The Medical City launches the Center for Gender Health and Wellness, which is designed to provide holistic gender-sensitive health care to members of the LGBTIQ+ in order to maximize their overall health, psychological well- being, and self-fulfillment.
• P244.8-M shabu seized in Cavite raid
  PDEA director general Aaron Aquino supervised the raid on a two-story house in Barangay Paliparan 1 at around 5 p.m.
• Garcia reviews plan to combat mystery virus
  Although turning off the airconditioner in other facilities owned by the Cebu Provincial Government is encouraged, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said certain considerations will still have to be made before such measure is undertaken.
• UC taps Sesante as new coach
  The University of Cebu Webmasters have officially welcomed back Kern Sesante, naming him their new head coach on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020.
• UC's off-court chase
  Chasing a title in college hoops is a good thing but for me, when you aim for a different title, one that involves academics, that's a better target. The title will just be an added incentive.
• Trump to declare national emergency: but will sign spending bill
  Trump has signalled he will sign the massive spend ing measure keeping federal agencies operational through Sept. 30.
• Duterte defends Andanar over campaigning
  President Duterte has defended Communications Secretary Martin Andanar from criticisms that he may have crossed the line when he campaigned for former special presidential assistant Christopher "Bong" Go in San Juan last Thursday.
• Boracay resort shut down for lack of permit
  The Boracay Interagency Task Force on Friday served the closure order to Boracay Plaza Beach Resort located in Station 1 as part of the efforts to compel all establishments to comply with environmental laws and regulations.
• Over importation of meat, vegetables hurts growers, farmers
  Senatorial bet and Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos has urged the Department of Agriculture to arrest the over-importation of pork and chicken meat, saying this is hurting the local industry, particularly backyard raisers who have been selling their produce at cost or at a loss just to recover their investment.
• Veterinary office to check markets for wildlife meat
  The Cebu City Government's Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF) will work with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the kind of wildlife where the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was believed to have originated.
• UPERDFI: supporting the nation's future engineers
  The University of the Philippines Engineering Research and Development Foundation Inc. (UPERDFI) is a non-stock, non-profit organization that is raising awareness and sustainability of the intellectual capital of the UP College of Engineering (UPCOE).
• Payoneer Global 2020 freelancer income survey: Top 10 jobs for would-be freelancers
  Today's gig economy--powered by social media, global marketplaces, and online payment platforms--equips the global workforce with all the tools needed to build a full-time career, a "side hustle", or extend their career post-retirement.
• 40 houses razed in T. Padilla blaze
  The Cebu City Government is still verifying if the fire-stricken area in T. Padilla is privately owned.
• College student nabbed for blackmailing woman
• Maguindanao state auditor slain in Cotabato gun attack
  Authorities are looking at work-related motives as the reason behind the killing on Friday of a state auditor in Cotabato City, a police official said.
• Chinese taho thrower back in jail
  Jiale Zhang, 23, had just stepped out of the Mandaluyong regional court after posting P12,000 bail for a direct assault case filed by the city prosecutor's office when she was taken into custody by BI operatives.
• GSIS, Manila City sign loan transfer scheme
  State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Manila City Government have signed an agreement allowing employees to transfer and consolidate their loans from private lending institutions to the pension fund.
• PEZA, AFP agree on plan : defense industrial ecozones pushed
  The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have agreed to pursue plans to establish a defense industrial economic zones or defense industrial complexes inside the military reservation areas.
• NBI hunts down Ilocos mayor charged with illegal detention
  Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said NBI agents have joined the manhunt for Cabugao Mayor Josh Edward Cobangbang after Ilocos Sur police failed to serve a warrant of arrest for serious illegal detention and grave coercion.
• Piñol challenges critics of poor agri contribution
  Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has challenged those critical of the contribution of agriculture to the country's economic growth to stop the production of the sector to prove its poor performance.
• Economic recovery unlikely this year - think tanks
  In a report responding to gross domestic product (GDP) figures for 2018, London-based Capital Economics said factors such as high interest rates, delayed passage of the 2019 national budget, and slowing export growth would drag on growth this year.