Three people were killed after at least a dozen vehicles collided in different spots along heavily traveled Interstate 30 during thunderstorms in southwestern Arkansas, state police said.
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Requiring teachers to physically report to school without compensation is a “new form of forced labor,” ACT Philippines Chairperson Vladimer Quetua said.
Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday (June 27) that it was right for President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to not attend the presidential debates during the campaign period.
The Philippine peso has breached the P55-level against the US dollar, raising concerns that the local currency is depreciating too fast.
In a multi-stakeholder cancer advocacy summit, advocacy group Hope From Within is encouraging all Filipinos to get tested for cancer.
A 59-year-old fisherman was killed after being hit by an overspeeding motorcycle along the national highway in Barangay Tajao, Pinamungajan town, southwest Cebu on Wednesday dawn, June 29, 2022.Corporal Ryan Manguilimutan, an investigator for the Pinamungajan Police Station, identified the lone fatality as Romeo Arnaiz, 59, a resident of Sitio Bulubugan, in Barangay Tajao.The driver of the motorcycle, Arnel Salido Servantes, 32, a resident of Barangay Luray in Toledo City, is currently being adm
“PASAYLOA ko tiya, walay kapatawaran ning akong nabuhat, tungod gyud ni sa sugal (Forgive me aunt, what I did was unforgivable, it is because of gambling),” said Harvey James Nengasca, the suspect in the killing of his aunt on Sunday afternoon, June 26, 2022, in Aloguinsan town, midwest of Cebu.The 23-year-old Nengasca was arrested during a hot pursuit operation by the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) Wednesday noon, June 29, 2022, in Barangay Lagtang, Talisay City.Lieutenant Colonel Mark Gi
THE Regional Trial Court of Lapu-Lapu City has dismissed the criminal case filed against officials of Megawide Construction Corp., in their capacity as directors of the GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC), for violation of the Anti-Dummy Law.Charged in the case were Manuel Louie Ferrer, executive director for infrastructure development and chief corporate affairs and branding officer of Megawide; Jez Dela Cruz, vice president of corporate finance and planning of Megawide; Edgar Saavedra, chi
A DAY before the conclusion of the 15th Cebu City Sangguniang Panglungsod, the City Council passed the second supplemental budget (SB2) amounting to P1.2 billion on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.Vice Mayor-elect and incumbent councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia said the passing of the SB2 was not rushed; it underwent necessary legal procedures, contrary to the claims of opposition councilors.Garcia said that out of 12 councilors, seven moved for its approval, four opposed, and one abstained.The councilors
OPPONENTS of the controversial 235.8-hectare reclamation project in Consolacion town, northern Cebu have claimed that proponents of the project failed to conduct “genuine and meaningful” public consultation on all affected sectors.In their position paper submitted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, opponents of the project, led by shipyard owners in Barangay Tayud, said that an interactive public discussion should have been initiated at the v
Children have feelings too, and in a family break up, they’re the ones being torn apart and stretched too thin between two opposing forces.
There is nothing funny about boredom, and neither is there anything funny about the pandemic. But we try our best to beat the beast known as boredom and the loss of the ability to laugh with activities.This brings me to July. The month is celebrated in the US as the National Anti-boredom Month and July 1 International Joke Day.Boredom says: “Am I a joke to you?”Boredom feeds on inertia and the lack of interest in tasks a person once enjoyed. Celebrating the antidote to boredom was founded by Ala
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo said her legacy will be turning the Office of the Vice President (OVP) from a ceremonial one into an advocacy-driven agency, according to reports.
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a total of 4,634 new COVID-19 cases between June 20 and 26.
The Congress’ independence is yet again put into question as outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte admitted in an oath-taking ceremony of newly-elected Davao City officials that he used his powers as president to attack ABS-CBN.
IN LESS than six months this year, the dengue cases in Central Visayas outpaced by sixfold the cases that the region recorded from January to December in 2021.This after the Department of Health (DOH) regional office reported 6,399 cases with 47 deaths from Jan. 1 to June 18, 2022. Last year, Central Visayas only saw 942 dengue cases with five deaths.Despite the increasing number of cases in the past months, not a single local government unit (LGU) has declared an outbreak, according to Dr. Rona
A post shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook claims that Joe Igbokwe, adviser to the governor of Lagos state in Nigeria, was recently attacked and his cars set ablaze. The claim is misleading; Igbokwe, whose home in Anambra state was set on fire last year, denied being the victim of a recent attack in Lagos. Police also rejected the claim as false.“Yoruba youths attack Joe Igbokwe set his Cars on fire in Lagos State. Demands him to move back to Igbo land (sic),” reads a post published on Face
Decades after the name of the Marcoses was "stained", president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. now has an opportunity to clean their name, said Senator-elect Robin Padilla on Tuesday (Jun 28).
THE controversial 235.8-hectare reclamation project in Barangay Tayud, Consolacion town in northern Cebu hit a snag after the project's objectors submitted a positionpaper stating that the project failed to comply with the needed requirements.To recall, the officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Central Office conducted a public hearing between the project's proponents andobjectors at the Consolacion Municipal Hall on June 14, 2022.During the hearing, the granting of an
Vice President Leni Robredo left the Quezon City Reception House officially today, which is her last day in office.
A photo of a damaged road has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that struck Afghanistan in June 2022. However, the claim is false; the photo actually shows a road damaged by a major earthquake in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in September 2019.A photo showing people standing over a severely damaged road was posted on Facebook on June 23, 2022, where it has been shared more than 3,100 times."Over 1,000 martyred and
