Q'Orianka Kilcher, who starred in the show "Yellowstone," collected nearly $100,000 in disability benefits while working on the TV show, authorities said Monday.
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HUNDREDS of former drug dependents who rediscovered their faith in God are expected to attend the recovery forum organized by a faith-based drug rehabilitation program handler on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.Officials of non-government organization Surrender to God (SuGod) said their “Breakthrough” recovery forum is part of their sixth anniversary celebration.Fe Barino, chairman of the Cebu Archdiocesan Commission on the Laity and also Sugod Foundation Inc. executive director, told reporters their orga
PRIVATE structures along the Kinalumsan River remain a hindrance in the ongoing clearing operation of the Cebu City Government.Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairman of the committee on infrastructure, told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the City Government are expediting legal remedies for the demolition of these structures.According to Guardo, the private properties range from small lot parcels to big warehouses that are located in
THE Cebu City Government is eyeing to construct rainwater impounding facilities as a possible solution to the city's flooding problem during heavy rains.Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairman of the committee on infrastructure, told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, that research is now being conducted to determine feasible areas for the proposed project.The water that will be stored in the facility can be sold to the Metropolitan Cebu Water District for processing that will make it potable, he s
THE drainage project along the routes of the Ironman 70.3 Philippines in Lapu-Lapu City had been completed prior to the triathlon event last Aug. 7, 2022.This was what Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan told SunStar Cebu days after the event.All the lanes, particularly those in Barangays Mactan and Maribago, were passable, he said.“We pressured the contractor to finish the project as it had been delayed for almost a year. That’s why it was already finished before the triathlon,” the mayor
A BARANGAY official lost his life after his motorcycle collided with another motorcycle on the national highway in Looc Sur, Barangay Poblacion in Asturias, Cebu, last Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2022.Alfeo Balza, a 49-year-old councilor of Barangay Langub in the midwestern town, was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.Injured in the accident was 26-year-old Renan Obligar, a construction worker from Barangay New Bago in the same town.Obligar is undergoing treatment at the Cebu Provincial H
PRIVATE structures along the Kinalumsan River remain a hindrance in the ongoing clearing operation of the Cebu City Government.Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairman of the committee on infrastructure, told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the City Government are expediting legal remedies for the demolition of these structures.According to Guardo, the private properties range from small lot parcels to big warehouses that are located in
After a record hike in fuel prices in Bangladesh sparked protests around the country, a video was viewed thousands of times in Facebook posts that claimed it showed transport leaders beating up an energy ministry employee. However, the footage has circulated in news reports about a scuffle at a council meeting for a Hindu ceremony. AFP did not find any reports about an attack on an energy ministry employee.The video, which shows a group of men punching another man, was viewed more than 9,000 tim
A TOTAL of 1,235 private employees have received assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE 7) through the agency's Single Entry Approach (SEnA) program in the first seven months of 2022.DOLE 7 Officer-in-Charge Regional Director Lilia Estillore said in a press conference that for the month of July alone, they assisted at least 129 workers who filed a request for assistance (RFA) for allegedly not getting exact salaries from their employers.Esillore said they
MEMBERS of the Parian Police Station arrested three persons in different operations on Saturday night, August 13, 2022.They first arrested Jerome Alburo, 38, and his live-in partner Hilda Cullamat, 47, outside a boarding house in Barangay Parian, Cebu City past 7 p.m.They recovered several sachets of suspected shabu from the suspects during the buy-bust. They also found an unlicensed .38 revolver in Alburo’s possession.According to police, Alburo and Cullamat do not live in the neighborhood, but
JETRO Pabustan lost to former world title contender Tramaine Williams on Aug. 13 (PH time) at the Findaly Toyota Center in Precott Valley in Arizona.Pabustan was slapped with a crucial deduction for a low blow and lost to Williams on all three scorecards.The judges scored it 95-95, 96-93 and 97-92 all in favor of Williams.Williams improved to 20-1 with six knockouts, while Pabustan’s record is 31-10-6 with nine knockouts.In the meantime, Jeronil Borres settled to a majority draw with unbeaten Gh
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama is now back in City Hall after doing an "investment begging" in Metro Manila while handing out cash aid to earthquake-affected towns in northern Luzon last week.During the flag-raising ceremony Monday, August 15, 2022, Rama said that he visited several businessmen and even President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ask for funding for the completion of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC).The mayor also announced that the City Government handed over P50 million to 11 local gov
POLICE arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly peddling illegal drugs in Barangay Das, Toledo City, Cebu on Saturday night, August 13, 2022. Staff Sergeant Fredenil Cabañero, desk officer of the Toledo City Police Station, identified the suspect as Raffy Hermona, who originally hails from Sitio Cotcot, Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.Police led by Lieutenant Colonel Dennis De Guzman and a joint team of the Police Intervention Unit and Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Cebu
A former pump attendant was arrested during a buy-bust operation in Sitio Luyongan, Barangay Lagtang, Talisay City past 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2022.Operatives from the Provincial Intelligence Unit headed by Police Lieutenant Christopher Torregosa, together with the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) conducted the anti-illegal drug operation that resulted in the arrest of Jessica Estrella Espra, 37, a resident of Barangay Ermita, Cebu City and former pump attendant at a gasoline stat
The Thirsty Football Festival, more commonly known as the Thirsty Cup, revolutionized Cebu football in the early 2000s. The seven-a-side tournament, which was sort of a novelty then, not only had age groups as young as seven but also had the girls’ divisions. Back then, the Aboitiz Cup didn’t have those divisions so the Thirsty Cup sort of welcomed a new generation of Cebuano footballers.There were a lot of football festivals that mushroomed after the Thirsty Cup and at its peak, I think there w
There is a disconnection between theory and practice, principles and experiences of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management (CCA-DRRM).The gaps are crucial as Filipinos, along with other citizens in the world, grapple with extreme weather on earth.“Extreme weather” refers to phenomena that is unusual or severe for a particular place or time.However, the recent flash floods submerging many communities in Cebu after either heavy rains or successive days of constant rai
THE Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd 7) is now in full blast in its preparation for the opening of classes a week from now, or on August 22, 2022.DepEd 7 Director Salustiano Jimenez told SunStar Cebu on Monday, August 15, that all the teaching and non-teaching personnel, including other stakeholders, are now doing their best to prepare the schools to ensure the safety of the students.While he admitted that some of the schools in the region lack classrooms, Jimenez assured that t
Tingog partylist representatives have revived calls to create a sex offenders registry in the country
TWO bodies were discovered in different parts of Cebu City on Saturday, August 13, 2022.Around 3 p.m., operatives of the Mabolo Police Station responded to an alarm that a body of a dead man was found on 1528 Lower Torralba Street in Barangay Apas.Based on the initial investigation of Patrolman Alvic Salimbot, the body belonged to 45-year-old Francisco Dela Cerna, who was renting a room in the area.The other tenants in his boardinghouse noticed a foul smell and reported it to police.When police
ON-DEMAND delivery platform Lalamove delivered possibilities for the Megaworld Ironman 70.3 Philippines in Cebu last August 7 as it provided fast, seamless, and reliable deliveries for the premier endurance race.Lalamove partnered with Sunrise Events, the official organizer of Ironman 70.3, and mobilized its 6-wheel and 10-wheel vehicles to transport items for the event, such as tents and a-boards, as well as athletic equipment like the participants’ bicycles from the island of Luzon all the way
MORE than P8 million worth of illegal drugs were seized after nine people were caught in separate anti-narcotics operations in the cities of Toledo and Cebu and Liloan town in northern Cebu on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022.In Barangay Das, Toledo City, 35-year-old Raffy Chavez Hermona was arrested for allegedly peddling illegal drugs.Hermona originally hails from Sitio Cotcot, Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, according to SSgt. Fredenil Cabañero, desk officer of the Toledo City Police S
