The U.S Army is now offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who join for six years.
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Bottled water, noodles and detergent soap are among the 67 products that will see price hikes. What else is going up?
Dignity Coconuts is trying to help change the lives of the poor and marginalized sectors in the Philippines. Here's how they are doing it.
AGENTS of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Visayas arrested three persons during a raid in Sitio Upper Yati, Barangay Quiot, Cebu City on Tuesday night, August 16, 2022.It was the third suspected drug den that the PDEA 7 raided in the barangay this year and the 26th overall in the city.Leia Alcantara, PDEA 7 spokesperson, identified the suspects as Maria Elena Gimena, 40; her live-in partner Albert Piala, 38; and Hilberto Gallendo, 46, all residents in the area.During the an
UNVACCINATED teachers are no longer required to present either a negative rapid antigen or negative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result every two weeks in order to handle face-to-face classes.This was what Salustiano Jimenez, director of the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd 7), told SunStar Cebu on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.Jimenez said this was the initial pronouncement of DepEd Central Office, but they are still awaiting the issuance of the orde
THE Department of Education (DepEd)-Division of Mandaue City has received an additional budget of P17 million from the City Government.Nimfa Bongo, DepEd-Division of Mandaue superintendent, told reporters on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, that the amount came from the City's Special Education Fund supplemental budget.Bongo and DepEd Mandaue personnel met with Mayor Jonas Cortes on Monday, August 15.Bongo said the money will be allocated to the Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School, Pagsab
BOTTLER companies on Tuesday, Aug. 16, confirmed that there’s a shortage of premium refined sugar.“We confirm our industry is facing a shortage of Premium Refined Sugar — a key ingredient in many of our products,” according to a joint statement issued by Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. and ARC Refreshments Corp.The soda companies said they are “working closely with other stakeholders of the industry and the government to address the situation.”“We thank
Airlines in the Philippines have pledged to adhere to the government’s order on lower fuel surcharge. Will this make Filipinos travel?
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama's "investment begging" yielded over P1.3 billion worth of funding commitment for the completion of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) and the construction of multiple medium-rise buildings (MRBs).Lawyers Colin Rosell and Jerone Castillo presented on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, the result of Rama's week-long meeting with different business tycoons in Manila to seek funding for different projects in pursuit of the mayor's goal of achieving a Singapore-like city.Rama was
Facebook posts claim Dollar General recently announced that all stores will stay open 24 hours a day. This is false; the US chain told AFP the posts are incorrect and that hours vary by location."Aug, 13, 2022 8:37 pm (NewsBrief) DOLLAR GENERAL announces plans to convert all stores to 24 hours a day," says text in a photo shared August 14, 2022 on Facebook. "Starting Monday August 22 all Dollar General stores will start to stay open around the clock and they will have some new expanded merchandi
A school in Quezon City has announced its closure on its supposed first day of face-to-face classes. More details about the school shutdown here.
As Kenya was still tallying votes following presidential polls on August 9, 2022, a statement attributed to the US embassy congratulating Raila Odinga for winning the race circulated in multiple posts online. However, the US embassy in Nairobi denied issuing the message, which surfaced days before the final results of the national election were to be announced. Odinga’s rival William Ruto emerged victor late on August 15, 2022.A Facebook post published on August 14, 2022, shared an image of what
Social media posts claim a US heatwave in the summer of 1954 proves global warming is "only an agenda." This is false; temperatures did break records in the Midwest that year, but experts say isolated weather events do not disprove the science of climate change, which has made heatwaves more frequent and intense."There was no 'GLOBAL WARMING' or 'CLIMATE CHANGE' agenda in 1954. The current rhetoric is only an agenda about power control and wealth redistribution," says a July 28, 2022 Facebook po
The Transportation Department has accepted the government of Sweden's offer. Can this ease commuters' woes?
Senator Raffy Tulfo has some strong words for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC). This is what he said.
A SPORTS utility vehicle (SUV) caught fire along the national highway in M. Dela Victoria Street, Barangay Pardo, Cebu City, on Monday evening, August 15, 2022.Firemen responded to the area after receiving the fire alarm at 7:06 p.m.The fire was totally extinguished at 7:13 p.m.Cebu City Fire Investigator Fulbert Navarro said that faulty electrical wirings might have caused the fire that damaged the SUV vehicle Hyundai Sta. Fe owned by a certain Jesus Lozano.But he said they still have to check
The sugar industry is in milling season but the government is eyeing to import sugar in October. This is why farmers are opposed to the plan.
Rodante Marcoleta, one of the architects of the denial of a legislative franchise to ABS-CBN, now wants to investigate TV5. Here’s why.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the Philippines as high risk for COVID infection. Find out why.
THE Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7) revealed that a total of 4,744,896 individuals in the region have already received their second Covid-19 vaccine dose.Dr. Van Phillip Baton, medical coordinator for emerging and reemerging infectious disease of the DOH 7, said the number represents 83.16 percent of the total 5,705,754 vaccinated individuals from the four provinces in the region.The 5,705,754 vaccinated individuals comprise 70 percent of the total population of the entire Centra
A 29-YEAR-OLD engineer who worked at a hotel in South Road Properties was shot dead in his rented room in Sitio Sampaguita, Barangay Tejero, Cebu City around 7 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2022.The victim, identified as Jomel Paradero Resco, 29, a native of Barangay Cansaganay, Daram town, Western Samar, was eating in his room when the suspect and former workmate, Aldrich Sebellita Mansanades, 35, from Sitio Apple, Barangay Cogon Pardo, Cebu City, came in and shot him.The victim succumbed to gunshot
