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IN AN executive order (EO #16, series of 2022, dated June 8, 2022), Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia has made optional the wearing of a mask in well-ventilated and open spaces. It shall be required only in “closed and/or air-conditioned areas.” In other cases, such as when one is ill and vulnerable or in large crowds, mask wearing is optional.The EO -- which obviously does not apply to Cebu City, Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City – drops the mask requirement but does not make the wearing of one compulsor
The Blackwater Bossing debuted in style as they dropped the reigning Philippine Cup champions TNT Tropang Giga, 85-78, in PBA Season 47 on Thursday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.JVee Casio turned back the clock and delivered one clutch shot after another to turn back the Tropang Giga and spoil RR Pogoy’s incredible 32-point night. The La Salle product finished with 22 points, going 5-for-11 from behind the three-point arc.Tied at 78-all, Casio scored Blackwater’s last seven points to help the
After the World Health Organization (WHO) reported outbreaks of monkeypox in countries where the disease is not endemic, multiple social media posts claimed that the virus is the same as shingles and therefore a "side effect" of the Covid-19 vaccine. However, health experts told AFP that the virus causing shingles and the one causing Covid are completely unrelated. Furthermore, Australia's vaccine regulator told AFP there is currently insufficient evidence that Covid vaccines "trigger" shingles.
Two images of a police officer were shared repeatedly in posts during this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos that claim its "paramilitary force" was "detaining journalists at will" in the luxury Swiss resort. This is false. A WEF spokesperson told AFP that it does not have a paramilitary force or police force. The Graubunden canton police force, which is responsible for policing in Davos, said no arrests were made at the 2022 meeting. The posts shared photos of a Graubunden cant
Filipinos in Germany will soon have better job opportunities following the conclusion of two labor agreements, said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday (June 8).
REELECTED Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan and his wife, lone district Representative-elect Ma. Cynthia “Cindi” King-Chan, were the top two spenders during the recently concluded general elections in the city.Based on their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (Soce), Chan spent P721,478 while his wife had total expenses of P697,896 in connection with the May 9, 2022 elections.They were followed by outgoing Lapu-Lapu City Lone District Rep. Paz Radaza with total expenses of P662,8
DJ Mo Twister shared some devastating news about his beloved pet dog Bamboo.
The TNT Tropang Giga will try to capture consecutive leg titles as they compete in Leg 4 of the PBA 3x3 Third Conference on Saturday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.Coach Mau Belen made a key change in her roster, replacing the injured Gryann Mendoza with Samboy de Leon, who will team up with Almond Vosotros, Chris Exciminiano, and Lervin Flores.The Tropang Giga downed Purefoods Titans, 21-13, in the finals of Leg 3 to win the P100,000 prize money. It was the second leg title this conference fo
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts circulating in June 2022 claim British Airways suspended flights between London and Islamabad due to the "unavailability of fuel" in Pakistan's capital following petrol price hikes. Although BA announced it would suspend London-Islamabad flights for the second half of June, the airline told AFP this was due to "commercial and operational reasons" unrelated to fuel availability. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority separately said the posts' fuel claim was "in
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Days after word came out that Cebu’s Christina Frasco was going to be tourism secretary, pundits already have something to say.An item of interest was the incoming cabinet secretary’s intention to “shine a spotlight on the lesser-known leisure destinations in the country,” so that local government units could leverage their own tourism potential and jump-start their local economies.After all, tourism contributed US$41 billion to the economy in 2021 even though only locals were allowed into the c
Social media posts claim that Canada legalized hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. This is misleading; the federal government authorized a pilot project in British Columbia which will decriminalize the possession of small amounts of some drugs to battle the overdose crisis raging through the western province, but it does not mean hard drugs will be legally available, according to independent experts."Starting next year, #Canada will legalize heroin, cocaine, and meth," claims a June 1, 2022 twee
Footage of Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in a popcorn store has been circulating on social media with claims that he bought a box of the snack in response to the former governor of Borno state likening him to a popcorn seller. This is false: the footage was published by Osinbajo back in 2018 when he visited a cinema in the capital Abuja.Popular Nigerian online news blogging platform GistReel.Com tweeted the footage and the claim on June 5, 2022. The platform was previously a subject of
A Texas couple's "empty home" is about to become very full after they adopted seven Filipino siblings, according to Fox 4 News.
THOSE who are not wearing their face masks in open and well-ventilated spaces should not be apprehended.This was the directive of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia after Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the police on Friday, June 10, 2022, to continue to “confront, apprehend, and arrest” all violators of minimum public health standards (MPHS) which includes the mandatory wearing of face mask in public places as set by the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) especially in the Province of Cebu.T
FIVE people were hurt including three children after the multicab they were riding fell off a ravine around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Sitio Napo, Barangay Sapangdaku in upland Cebu City.Renzo del Rosario, data management chief of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), identified the injured as Joseber Albaracin, 60, Juanita Sandoval, 49, and their three grandchildren ages four to nine, all residents of C. Padilla Street, Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City.
A photo has been shared on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows a Kenyan woman who appeared in court for allegedly stealing cooking oil. The claim is false: the picture shows Sibongile Mani, a South African woman sentenced for stealing money that was accidentally credited to her account by the country’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme.“Nairobi: Woman Arraigned In Court for Stealing 3ltrs of Cooking Oil After a Sleepover (sic),” reads part of a Facebook post published on April 4, 2022,
THE Cebu City government together with the Cebu City Sports Commission will hold the grand homecoming of Cebuano SEA Games medalists set on June 11, Saturday, 4:00 p.m. at the City Wing Atrium of SM Seaside City Cebu.Leading the homecoming in SM Seaside City Cebu is Billiards gold medalist Rubileen Amit, and Solo Dance Chachacha gold medalist Angelo Marquez. Aside from the gold medal, Angelo Marquez was also awarded silver in the Solo Dance Jive, and another silver in Latin Grade A 5 Dance.Also
Two photos have circulated online in social media posts that claim Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally greeted Pakistan's former premier Imran Khan at the airport when he visited Turkey, while the current Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was greeted by the Turkish defence minister. The posts -- shared hundreds of times -- are misleading. While the photo of Sharif has been shared in the correct context, the photo of Khan shows him greeting Erdogan in Pakistan, not Turkey, in
