Seven members of an immigrant family from Honduras whose bodies were found inside a Minnesota home last weekend died of apparently accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said Wednesday.
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From Philippine presidents to fellow athletes, Lydia de Vega is undeniably loved by many, even in death. Read their tributes.
A SANITATION worker for a food manufacturing firm in Compostela town was arrested after he tried to sneak out a bottle of chlorine worth P61 from their plant on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.When local police asked him why he committed the crime, Florito Pelit, 28, said he only did so because he wanted to disinfect the rainwater stored in the concrete tank in his residence so it can be used by his two children.SunStar Cebu withholds the name of the firm pending its comment.Lt. Andrew Rellanos, Compost
THE Bohol run of the Motor7 Photo and Video Competition 2022 rolled out this week. Motorbikers have until August 22, 2022 to roam the Philippines’ 10th largest island and snap stills or record videos of their experiences at its alluring geosites.Motorbike riders are capturing the amazing natural and man-made wonders of the Central Visayas provinces in awe-inspiring pictures and videos through the contest series initiated by the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Central Visayas.“Motor7–The Geopark Ride
Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China’s territory since ancient times. The history and legal facts are very clear. There are plenty of historical records and documents that show how the Chinese people developed Taiwan in earlier periods. The world’s earliest account of Taiwan could be found in the Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer compiled in 230 A.D. by Shen Ying of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. In 1335, the Yuan dynasty set up a patrol and inspection agency in Penghu to
Pressure to release the detained former senator is mounting day by day. Will Leila de Lima be freed soon?
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THE Mandaue City Government is planning again to conduct another clearing operation to relocate families living within the three-meter easement of the different rivers in the city.Lawyer Jamaal James Calipayan, city administrator, told SunStar Cebu on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, that they started the clearing operations in 2012 but suspended it in 2020 to give the residents leeway due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Among the areas that were affected by the clearing operations were C
THE world-famous dancing inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) took the center stage again when they performed Friday, August 12, 2022.Despite the downpour, around 800 inmates graciously danced to the tune of different music in front of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and other high-ranking government officials in Central Visayas.The persons deprived of liberty were taught by Dancesport Team Cebu led by renowned Cebuano choreographer Edward Hayco.Garcia said t
The EcoOil-La Salle came alive in the fourth canto to thwart the Adalem Construction-St. Clare, 89-74, in Game One of the 2022 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup semifinals on Friday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.Schonny Winston put up 24 points, four assists, three rebounds, and three assists to power the Green Archers to the easy win and move a victory away from advancing to the championship series.CJ Austria was also crucial for EcoOil-La Salle's 11-2 fourth quarter pullaway that gave the Archers a
ANTI-NARCOTICS operatives revealed that a trustee of a drug lord is the alleged mastermind of two former inmates who were arrested in a drug bust at 9 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2022, in Sitio San Vicente, Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City.The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA 7), however, refused to give to the media the name of the drug lord, who operates in Cebu City, so as not to jeopardize their follow-up operation.The drug raid resulted in the arrest of Rey Steven Buena
Nigeria’s opposition Labour Party tweeted a set of images of large crowds as proof that the “one million march” for its presidential candidate Peter Obi in the country’s northern Nasarawa state drew huge support. While the majority of the images show the event, two were taken at a political rally in Kenya days before the country held elections on August 9, 2022.“More pictures from One Million Man March For Peter Obi in Lafia, Nasarawa State,” reads a tweet by Nigeria’s Labour Party. “It was a ma
MANDAUE City will soon implement the use of electric buses following an ordinance approved by the Mandaue City Council that mandates using environment-friendly transport units to address the city's environmental problems.Edwin Jumao-as, Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (Team) head, told reporters on Friday, August 12, 2022, that they are now coordinating with transport operators in the city to conduct a transition period for using electric buses.Jumao-as said they mandated operators to have
An overseas Filipino worker died in a workplace-related accident in Macau. This is how the tragedy happened.
THE inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City are set to dance again on Friday, August 12, 2022.The CPDRC dancing inmates’ presentation is one of the highlights of the monthlong 453rd founding anniversary celebration of the Cebu Provincial Government.The Province hired Cebuano dancesport choreographer and former Cebu City Sports Commission chief Edward Hayco to train the inmates.“I would like to thank Ed Hayco for embracing this p
INTERNATIONAL tattoo chain SGoons Tattoo is officially opening a branch dedicated to tattoo supplies on Saturday, August 13th, at 3 p.m., just a few steps away from the the other well-known SGoons branch! SGoons Tattoo Supply will be at Unit 33, Century Plaza Complex, Juana Osmeña St., Cebu City.Connecting the two Cebu locations is the passion that SGoons Tattoo founder, Michael Riff Vestil, kept alive—even as he had to put that passion on hold for a career that attracted more support from famil
TALISAY City Councilor Eduardo “Digul” Gullas III is eyeing to replicate the Sugbo Mercado at the Cebu IT Park in Cebu City as part of his city’s tourism attractions.However, Gullas, the younger brother of Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr., said they still have to find a suitable area where they can establish the food park.Gullas, who chairs the committee on trade and industry; livelihood, labor and employment, told reporters that the proposal aims to promote the city’s culinary ventures
Philippine media giants ABS-CBN and TV5 announced a landmark deal allowing the former to acquire 35% of the latter. What the agreement means for the two companies.
IN its 24th year, Pilmico Animal Nutrition Corporation (Pilmico) looks back on its beginnings as a hog-raising business and how it has transformed into a total solutions provider for farmers.Pilmico started its first commercial swine farm in 1998 with 1,500 pigs flown from the United States. As business grew, Pilmico ventured into other areas in the agribusiness sector, including poultry, aquaculture, and most recently, pet food.Twenty-four years later, it has become a total solutions provider f
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