The head of the company that makes baseball caps for the country's biggest sports leagues was arraigned on a felony charge Monday in Buffalo, N.Y., after allegedly driving his vehicle toward his girlfriend’s ex-husband during an argument over the weekend.
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A CAR that was reportedly parked along Temple of Leah in Busay, Cebu City fell into a ravine on Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2022.In photos taken by John Benson Uraca Dolosa, the car could be seen a few feet below the road. It hit a chopped coconut tree, causing massive damage to its hood and stopping it from falling even further.Rescuers quickly responded to the area.Authorities have yet to disclose the indentity of the owner of the car and how the incident happened. (BBT/JGS)
KEY POINTS. [1] Rep. Paz Radaza was found guilty by the Sandiganbayan even though, she argued, she had nothing to do with securing and receiving the funds from the 2002 PDAF (Priority Development Assistance Fund) or pork barrel or getting any of it after it was disbursed by the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) Cebu Council.[2] The anti-graft court rejected Radaza’s arguments, listed here. Given the ‘totality of circumstances,’ the court said, Radaza took part in a conspiracy that enabled ex-
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Elections can be divisive. But as all my friendships survived the 2016 elections, I’m going to stay hopeful they will also survive the 2022 elections.My friends and I never discuss who we are voting for. It’s almost as if during each election, we simply put into motion our unspoken no-proselytizing rule as a gesture of respect for each person’s choice.With social media now, however, our hearts are up on our walls so our choices are implicit without specifically stating who our hearts beat for. U
MORE than P1 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by the police in Bohol during a buy-bust operation on Saturday morning, May 21, 2022.The Tagbilaran City Police Station under the Bohol Police Provincial Office launched their anti-illegal drug operation at 1:50 a.m. in Purok 3, Budlong Street, Barangay San Isidro, Tagbilaran, that led to the arrest of drug suspect Jaime Aguaviva Gumba, 31, of Purok 1, Barangay Taloto, Tagbilaran.Gumba yielded 200 grams of suspected shabu with a street valu
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) Mandaue City is set to distribute on May 23 and 24 the honoraria for people who served during the May 9 national and local elections.The schedule of the distribution, which will be done at the Comelec Mandaue office, is as follows:Monday, May 23, 2022* (1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.)-- Barangays Centro, Alang-Alang, Bakilid, Banilad, Basak and Cabancalan* (2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.)-- Barangays Cambaro, Canduman, Casili, Casuntingan, Cabacub and Guizo* (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.)--
THE Department of Education (DepEd) is investigating what happened at Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental on Friday, May 20, 2022, wherein close to 100 students of a public school there were hospitalized after consuming contaminated milk.In a statement, DepEd officials said the alleged contaminated milk were distributed in a school under the department’s School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP).The SBFP was established by DepEd to address hunger and encourage learners to enroll and contribute to the impro
WITH majority of Central Visayas’ areas now opening themselves to both local and international tourists, it is now likely that the new Omicron subvariant B.2.12.1 may have already entered the region, officials of the Department of Health (DOH) said.DOH 7 Director Jaime Bernadas and chief pathologist Dr. Mary Jean Loreche expressed the same opinion after the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) subvariant was recently detected in Western Visayas, particularly in Iloilo City, as well as in the National
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WITH majority of Central Visayas’ areas now opening themselves to both local and international tourists, it is now likely that the new Omicron subvariant B.2.12.1 may have already entered the region, officials of the Department of Health (DOH) said.DOH 7 Director Jaime Bernadas and chief pathologist Dr. Mary Jean Loreche expressed the same opinion after the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) subvariant was recently detected in Western Visayas, particularly in Iloilo City, as well as in the National
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LAND Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO) 7 Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec is contemplating whether he will file a case against the woman who accused him on social media for allegedly pocketing P500 for every release of motorcycle or motor vehicle registration.In a press conference on Saturday, May 21, 2022, Caindec said they may file a cyberlibel case against the woman in Bohol who took to social media her disappointments against him after her newly acquired motorcycle was apprehended
MORE than 500,000 motorcycle and motor vehicle private plates remain unclaimed by their owners in Central Visayas as of May 19, 2022.Data from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) showed that about 451,379 motorcycle private plates remain unclaimed since 2014 onwards; while 66,290 motor vehicle plates also remain unclaimed since 2015.LTO 7 Director Victor Caindec, however, said this is not yet all the plates that the agency still has to release.Of those already available, Caindec said they have
A NEW study blames pollution of all types for nine million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55 percent since 2000.That increase is offset by fewer pollution deaths from primitive indoor stoves and water contaminated with human and animal waste, so overall pollution deaths in 2019 are about the same as 2015.The United States is the only fully industrialized country in the top 10 nations for total pollution deaths, ranking se
THE Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team overcame the host Vietnam’s raucous crowd and gritty stand to prevail, 88-60, and move closer to the gold medal of the 31st Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball competition on Thursday night at the Thanh Tri Gymnasium in Hanoi, Vietnam.Man-mountain June Mar Fajardo was once again unstoppable as he came up with a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds.Kiefer Ravena added 12 points, seven assists, and six rebounds, while young high-flyer Francis “Leb
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[1] WHO WERE FOUND GUILTY. The Sandiganbayan announced Thursday, May 19, the decision that it promulgated last February 28 regarding the alleged misspending of P25 million pork barrel allotted in 2002 to the Cebu Council of Girl Scouts of the Philippines.In the six consolidated cases, (a) former fourth district congresswoman Clavel Asas-Martinez, (b) her son former Bogo mayor and Provincial Board member Celestino "Tining" Martinez III, (c) her daughter and ex-chief of staff Maria Cielo Asas Mart
THE Philippines continued to show dominance in billiards in the 31st Southeast Asian Games after winning gold medals in both the Men’s and Women’s 10-Ball Pool Singles on Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Vietnam.The Philippines got its fourth gold medal in pool.Carlo Biado beat compatriot Johann Chua in the Men’s 10-Ball pool singles in the gold medal match. It was a rematch of the Men’s 9-Ball pool singles finals, wherein Chua defeated Biado.Meanwhile, Rubelin Amit won her second goal after defeating
CORDOVA Mayor-elect Cesar "Didoy" Suan welcomes the electoral protest that his rival, incumbent Mayor Mary Therese "Teche" Sitoy-Cho, will file against him before the Commission on Elections (Comelec).In a press conference on Friday, May 20, 2022, Suan denied his rival's accusations that electoral fraud occurred during the local elections in their town on May 9.Suan, who defeated the two-term incumbent mayor, urged Cho to substantiate her claims before the court."I am not frightened by her accus
MANDAUE City-based job seekers need look no further if they are looking for job opportunities.This after Mandaue City’s Public Employment Service Office (Peso) announced on Friday, May 20, 2022, that the city currently has 1,000 local job vacancies.Mary Jeanette Reyes, Peso Mandaue marketing staff member, said interested job seekers from Mandaue City should be 18 to 30 years old to qualify for these available vacancies.But those beyond the stated age bracket may still apply as a lot of job oppor
