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Lourdes Faberes thanks her Pinoy fans for their continued support. Here’s her message.
ANTI-NARCOTICS operatives revealed that a trustee of a drug lord is the alleged mastermind of two former inmates who were arrested in a drug bust at 9 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2022, in Sitio San Vicente, Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City.The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA 7), however, refused to give to the media the name of the drug lord, who operates in Cebu City, so as not to jeopardize their follow-up operation.The drug raid resulted in the arrest of Rey Steven Buena
From Philippine presidents to fellow athletes, Lydia de Vega is undeniably loved by many, even in death. Read their tributes.
LEAGUE favorites United City FC (UCFC) and Kaya FC-Iloilo are off to a good start in the 2022 Philippines Football League (PFL) after winning their respective season opener on Aug. 7 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.UCFC kicked off its PFL title defense with a convincing 5-0 victory over Maharlika Manila FC.Striker Curt Dizon hit the opening goal in the eighth minute, South African defender Alan Robertson added in the 24th and defender Matthew Custudio made it 3-0 with a 36th minute goal.
THE Bohol run of the Motor7 Photo and Video Competition 2022 rolled out this week. Motorbikers have until August 22, 2022 to roam the Philippines’ 10th largest island and snap stills or record videos of their experiences at its alluring geosites.Motorbike riders are capturing the amazing natural and man-made wonders of the Central Visayas provinces in awe-inspiring pictures and videos through the contest series initiated by the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Central Visayas.“Motor7–The Geopark Ride
Cebu City has spent more than its income in the past two years, a news headline says. Reports have it that in the past two years, 2020 and 2021, the City spent more than P10 billion, way below its income of P8.7 billion. But I don’t suppose that the City’s taxpayers would mind the spending if the money was spent for the community’s good and did not go to the wrong pockets.The huge spending could also be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the country for the past two years. There were n
GOVERNOR Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered an immediate stop to the further construction of illegal structures like floating and fixed cottages within the foreshore area, mangrove zone, public beach zone, and municipal fishing zones of the Municipality of Cordova.In Executive Order (EO) 19 issued on August 9, 2022, the governor also ordered owners and operators of pump boats and other similar sea vessels “to immediately cease and desist from transporting materials” to these areas for the construction
THE Mandaue City Government is planning again to conduct another clearing operation to relocate families living within the three-meter easement of the different rivers in the city.Lawyer Jamaal James Calipayan, city administrator, told SunStar Cebu on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, that they started the clearing operations in 2012 but suspended it in 2020 to give the residents leeway due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Among the areas that were affected by the clearing operations were C
After Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined a draft referendum question on whether to set up a consultative Indigenous body to parliament, social media users shared a claim that this would also lead to Australians losing their private property rights. The claim is false. Legal experts told AFP that the Indigenous body -- or "voice" -- would have neither the power to pass laws nor take away property."Did you know, Under the Native Title Act, aborigines have no private property righ
IN its 24th year, Pilmico Animal Nutrition Corporation (Pilmico) looks back on its beginnings as a hog-raising business and how it has transformed into a total solutions provider for farmers.Pilmico started its first commercial swine farm in 1998 with 1,500 pigs flown from the United States. As business grew, Pilmico ventured into other areas in the agribusiness sector, including poultry, aquaculture, and most recently, pet food.Twenty-four years later, it has become a total solutions provider f
The TNT Tropang Giga blasted the Magnolia Hotshots, 102-84, in Game Four to move a win away from booking a spot in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup finals on Wednesday night at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.Big man Poy Erram secured a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Cebuano wingman Roger Pogoy had 18 points of his own as TNT took a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven series.Mikey Williams also came alive in the fourth, where he scored 12 of his 15 total points, after a listless fir
IN the I.T. world, there is no debate that’s more intense than the battle of the operating systems (OS)—Macintosh vs. Windows. Loyalists of the two brands boast about its respective strengths—Windows is said to be the best in gaming while Mac is a favorite of programmers and designers. In internet services, pure fiber broadband operator Converge is in a similar competition, and it has emerged as a provider of choice by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the I.T. sector. Take the case of Incr
STUDENT leaders from various schools in Dalaguete and Argao in southern Cebu took part in the Musta Na Youth school-based sessions with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. Center for Leaders (Rafi CFL).The sessions held from June 14 to 17, 2022 were attended by 280 student leaders.The four-hour in-school sessions gave participants an opportunity to check in on one another, exchange stories, and share their challenges and coping mechanisms from the last two years since the pandemic struck.Participa
Every year since July 21, 1831, Belgium celebrates its National Day. It marks the anniversary of the investiture of Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as the first king of Belgium and the start of the independent state of Belgium under a constitutional monarchy and parliament.Here in Cebu, the Consulate of Belgium under the stewardship of the Benedicto family has made it a tradition to celebrate the occasion with a cocktail reception. This year the party was held at the Ballroom of Marco Polo Plaz
The outspoken academic was arrested based on charges stemming from a complaint by Jefry Tupas, former public information officer of then-Davao City mayor Sara Duterte
Terror gangs commonly referred to as bandits by Nigerian media frequently kidnap people for ransom, especially in the country’s northern region where it has become an illicit but lucrative business. A TikTok video was recently posted on Facebook with a claim that the clip shows Ghanaian police confiscating ransom money being smuggled into the country by Nigerian kidnappers. But this is misleading: AFP Fact Check found that while the video was filmed in Ghana, the cash belonged to a bank and were
INTERNATIONAL tattoo chain SGoons Tattoo is officially opening a branch dedicated to tattoo supplies on Saturday, August 13th, at 3 p.m., just a few steps away from the the other well-known SGoons branch! SGoons Tattoo Supply will be at Unit 33, Century Plaza Complex, Juana Osmeña St., Cebu City.Connecting the two Cebu locations is the passion that SGoons Tattoo founder, Michael Riff Vestil, kept alive—even as he had to put that passion on hold for a career that attracted more support from famil
THE Cebu Marathon returns in grand fashion with a first in running history as it brings participants to the newest engineering marvel in town, the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX).After a two-year stretch that saw the Cebu Marathon moved to a virtual format in 2021 due to Covid-19, the renowned race is back to its usual format now in the post-pandemic era.CCLEX, the longest bridge in the country spanning 8.9 kilometers, will be the prime route for all the categories in the 2023 Cebu Marathon
TWENTY-SEVEN public schools in Lapu-Lapu City can hold full face-to-face classes, starting on Aug. 22, 2022.Sixteen are elementary schools, majority of which are located in the city’s islets, according to Dr. Reynold Velos, School Governance and Operations Division chief. Six are junior high schools and five are senior high schools.Lapu-Lapu City has 81 public schools: 44 elementary schools, 27 junior high schools and 10 senior high schools.As for the 70 private schools in the city, Velos said h
A glimpse of what Duterte’s been up to since he’s been out of office
