On Saturday, a 9-year-old girl was attacked by a cougar during a camping trip in northwest Washington state. Authorities say the girl did nothing wrong, and "there’s nothing she could have done to prevent it.”
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HIV support services are just a few clicks away with QuickRes.org, EpIC Philippines’ Joven Santiago says in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Philippines.
CEBU City has recorded 1,254 cases of dengue from January 2022 to June 23, but the City Health Department (CHD) said there is no need to declare an outbreak yet.CHD head Dr. Jeffrey Ibones said Thursday, June 23, that there was a significant increase in the number of cases since health officials are already going down to household levels to detect possible dengue cases."Mo saka ni siya tungod kay ang atong mga staff man gud, atoa nang gipa go down sa community. Meaning, dili lang ang mga admitte
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) ‘Libreng Sakay’ program, will need a supplemental budget from the incoming administration to continue its operations.
THE Cebu City Government started rounding up on Wednesday, June 22, minors and adults who chose to live in the city's streets to make a living.Those rescued will be returned to their respective home provinces.The City Government is now coordinating with the barangays where these street dwellers belong on what help they can provide to the latter.The streetchildren who begged for alms from jeepney passengers and passersby, and adults who took shelter in the city's sidewalks have been temporarily p
In a study by scientists from ETH Zurich, Metro Manila was found to be one of the few cities in 2050 that will experience climate conditions that are “not currently experienced by any existing major cities.”
From now to 27 June, Zalora’s having their Big Fashion Sale in celebration of their 10th anniversary. Get a discount code for Nike Dunks here!
THE construction of a fuel depot in the South Road Properties in Cebu City may reduce fuel prices by up to P20 per liter, a disaster management official said Wednesday, June 22, 2022, amid the successive fuel price hikes in the country.Lawyer Gerardo Carillo, chairman of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said they had already met with fuel companies about the depot that may help motorists save money as oil prices are now just a few pesos away from reaching P100 per li
IN LINE with its Information Education and Communication campaign, the local government of Daanbantayan in northern Cebu has distributed television sets to each of the 149 puroks in the 20 barangays to educate the people on issues involving calamities, health, environment, education and peace and order.The distribution was done during the orientation on pre-disaster risk assessment, rapid damage assessment and needs analysis and post-disaster needs assessment done by the Municipal Disaster Risk
THE Philippine Stock Exchange has bid farewell to its physical trading floor in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, as it shifts to “floorless” or purely virtual trading starting Monday, June 27, 2022.Starting next week, traders will conduct activities off-site instead of their trading booths, fully adopting the remote setup brought about by the pandemic.“I understand this is a sentimental moment for everyone who found comfort and security in being at a trading floor. Decades-long friendships have
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THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City has confirmed that voter registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) will run from July 4 to July 23, 2022.Marilou Paredes, acting election officer of Cebu City south district, said Friday, June 24, that they are now preparing the registration forms and conducted planning for satellite registrations for the BSKE that is scheduled on December 5, 2022.Based on Comelec's Resolution 10798, a Filipino citizen of at least 1
INCOMING tourism secretary and incumbent president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) Cebu Chapter Liloan Mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco has endorsed Daanbantayan Mayor Sun Shimura as the next president of LMP Cebu.Reelected in the May 9 elections, Shimura is the mayor of the Municipality of Daanbantayan and the incumbent treasurer of LMP Cebu.Frasco, who is also LMP national vice president for the Visayas, will leave her post as mayor following her designation as secretary
THE wedding planner in Lapu-Lapu City who allegedly duped at least 16 couples was given a week to find a guarantor to pay what he owed to them.Lawyer James Allan Sayson, Lapu-Lapu City legal officer, said the six couples who were present during their settlement on Wednesday, June 22, at the Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3 in Barangay Gun-ob decided to give Gregorio Osain seven days to look for a guarantor.“We will try to draft a compromise agreement sa schedule ug kon unsaon pagbayad ug pilay ib
FOR the first time, bai Hotel Cebu is joining the 2022 Cebu Food and Wine Festival.As part of the festival's series of activities, bai Hotel Cebu is offering a seven-course menu with a vertical wine pairing through its premiere restaurant, Marble + Grain Steakhouse.Diners are in for an exclusive food and wine pairing that will take place on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Marble + Grain Steakhouse from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The food and wine pairing is priced at P3,888 per person.Guests can savor a fine se
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said that the move to block the websites of 25 organizations allegedly linked to “communist terrorist groups” is justified.
The minimum monthly wage of domestic helpers in Metro Manila has been increased from the current P5,000 to P6,000, according to reports.
AT LEAST 39 out of 181 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Central Visayas have applied before the Commission on Higher Education in Central Visayas (Ched 7) for permission to conduct limited face-to-face (F2F) classes.Dr. Johnny Yao, Ched 7’s alternate focal person for limited face-to-face classes, said they are still accepting more applications for limited F2F classes from interested HEIs across the region.Yao said they only required the interested HEIs to comply with some requirements whi
ONE of the vicar generals of the Archdiocese of Cebu has been appointed as Cebu's second auxiliary bishop by the Holy See.In its official Facebook page, the Archdiocese of Cebu announced on Thursday, June 23, 2022, that Monsignor Ruben Labajo was appointed by the Holy See as the new Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu.Labajo, 55, is one of two vicar generals of the Archdiocese and is also the head of the team of pastors serving the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Balamban town.He, along with Msgr. Rey Pena
The Meralco Bolts got back on the winning track as they downed the NorthPort Batang Pier, 97-87, in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup on Thursday evening at the Ynares Center.The Bolts got off to a fast start and led by 19 at halftime, 56-37. They kept their foot on the gas pedal and pushed their lead to a high 27 before cruising to the easy victory to bump their win-loss record to 3-1.After missing the Bolts’ game against TNT last weekend, sensational guard Aaron Black returned in style putting
DUE to rising cases of typhoid fever in Barili town, Cebu, its mayor on Thursday, June 23, 2022, ordered water distribution utilities to monitor their pipes for cracks that could cause possible contamination.Barili Mayor Julieto Flores said he already met with municipal health officers, sanitary inspectors, waterworks heads, Capitol officials and members of the local government to discuss the typhoid situation of the town.He said they will conduct water chlorination to help bring down the presen
