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The Weavers led most of the night before a packed Cebu arena and survived a late Hong Kong Eastern rally to win their first East Asia Super League game.
'The First Defender', a Lapu-Lapu film with Aljur Abrenica, aims for cinemas in December
Cebuano director Elcid Camacho's BisayaFlix film retells the defence of Mactan in 1521, with Aljur Abrenica as Datu Lapu-Lapu and Akiko Solon as Reyna Bulakna.
Lapu-Lapu studio Budots Media releases three free 3D games: boxing, a jeepney race and a city builder
Pacman Boxing, Jeepney Racer 3D and Filipino City Builder run in the browser of a phone or computer, free and with nothing to install.
Cebu logs over 1 million tourist arrivals from January to August
Cebu recorded 1,080,809 tourist arrivals from January to August 2026, up 12.78 percent or 122,492 visitors from the same period in 2025, SunStar reported. Domestic arrivals reached 838,575, while foreign arrivals grew 27.28 percent to 242,108, led by visitors from South Korea, the United States and Japan. Cordova topped local destinations with 171,552 tourist arrivals.
Energy chief Garin proposes immediate fixes for Visayas power outages
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin proposed immediate measures against the recurring power outages in the Visayas grid, SunStar reported. She laid out a course of action at a joint public hearing of the House of Representatives at L'Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City on Saturday and called for a whole-of-government approach. Separately, Albee Benitez is pushing for emergency powers for the Palace to solve the crisis, according to Manila Bulletin and politiko.com.ph.
Regions at a glance · Visayas
Western Visayas
Region VI (Western Visayas) · Iloilo City
- provinces
- 5
- Population (2024)
- 4,861,911
- Economy (GRDP 2025)
- ₱846 billion
- Growth
- 6.4%
- Share of PH economy
- 3%
- Per person
- ₱173,343
Negros Island Region
Negros Island Region (NIR)
- provinces
- 3
- Population (2024)
- 4,904,944
- Economy (GRDP 2025)
- ₱853 billion
- Growth
- 5.7%
- Share of PH economy
- 3%
- Per person
- ₱176,179
Central Visayas
Region VII (Central Visayas) · Cebu City
- provinces
- 2
- Population (2024)
- 6,640,875
- Economy (GRDP 2025)
- ₱1.58 trillion
- Growth
- 3.7%
- Share of PH economy
- 5.6%
- Per person
- ₱229,518
Eastern Visayas
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) · Tacloban
- provinces
- 6
- Population (2024)
- 4,625,929
- Economy (GRDP 2025)
- ₱646 billion
- Growth
- 1%
- Share of PH economy
- 2.3%
- Per person
- ₱137,209
Source: PSA 2025 Regional Accounts (current prices; growth at constant 2018 prices), 2024 Census of Population, PSGC June 2026.