President Biden looked forward to ending his COVID-19 isolation Wednesday after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday morning.
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Around 2.3 million Filipinos were pushed into poverty between 2018 and 2021, mainly due to the COVID pandemic. Can the government meet its target of slashing the poverty incidence to 9% by 2028?
We all undergo some transformations in life. I have been having (?) interactions with some whose lives metamorphosed successfully.The Filipinos are indeed “pliant like bamboos.” So versatile, that they can blend easily with any culture shift from one job or lifestyle to the other. Their success stories are as writer Jose Garcia Villa delineated in his short story, “footnotes to youth!”“In My Diary” has recorded a few of them.
THE drainage project along the routes of the Ironman 70.3 Philippines in Lapu-Lapu City had been completed prior to the triathlon event last Aug. 7, 2022.This was what Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan told SunStar Cebu days after the event.All the lanes, particularly those in Barangays Mactan and Maribago, were passable, he said.“We pressured the contractor to finish the project as it had been delayed for almost a year. That’s why it was already finished before the triathlon,” the mayor
PRIVATE structures along the Kinalumsan River remain a hindrance in the ongoing clearing operation of the Cebu City Government.Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairman of the committee on infrastructure, told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the City Government are expediting legal remedies for the demolition of these structures.According to Guardo, the private properties range from small lot parcels to big warehouses that are located in
THE seawaters off Cordova town are no longer suitable for swimming as they did not pass the water quality check conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) three weeks ago.This was what Cordova Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan said during his speech following the flag-raising ceremony outside the Municipal Hall on Monday, August 15, 2022, that was live-streamed on social media.“Ang coliform nga supposedly 100 below aron makaligo ang atoang mga turista ug mga taga-Cordova, ang
CENTRAL Visayas is still far from hitting its vaccination target of 50 percent of the people eligible for booster shots against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) within the first 100 days of the Marcos administration.President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. assumed office on June 30, 2022.As of August 11, 2022, only 20.02 percent or 695,971 individuals 18-59 years old had received the first booster dose, data from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7) showed.Central Visayas has 3,476
A teachers' group has been calling on the government to provide the gadgets teachers and students need for learning. What’s stopping the government from doing this?
JETRO Pabustan lost to former world title contender Tramaine Williams on Aug. 13 (PH time) at the Findaly Toyota Center in Precott Valley in Arizona.Pabustan was slapped with a crucial deduction for a low blow and lost to Williams on all three scorecards.The judges scored it 95-95, 96-93 and 97-92 all in favor of Williams.Williams improved to 20-1 with six knockouts, while Pabustan’s record is 31-10-6 with nine knockouts.In the meantime, Jeronil Borres settled to a majority draw with unbeaten Gh
MEMBERS of the Parian Police Station arrested three persons in different operations on Saturday night, August 13, 2022.They first arrested Jerome Alburo, 38, and his live-in partner Hilda Cullamat, 47, outside a boarding house in Barangay Parian, Cebu City past 7 p.m.They recovered several sachets of suspected shabu from the suspects during the buy-bust. They also found an unlicensed .38 revolver in Alburo’s possession.According to police, Alburo and Cullamat do not live in the neighborhood, but
A BARANGAY official lost his life after his motorcycle collided with another motorcycle on the national highway in Looc Sur, Barangay Poblacion in Asturias, Cebu, last Sunday afternoon, August 14, 2022.Alfeo Balza, a 49-year-old councilor of Barangay Langub in the midwestern town, was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.Injured in the accident was 26-year-old Renan Obligar, a construction worker from Barangay New Bago in the same town.Obligar is undergoing treatment at the Cebu Provincial H
A FARMER died during a beach outing in Barangay Tajao, Pinamungajan, Cebu on Sunday, August 14, 2022.Executive Master Sergeant Peter Cuanso, chief investigator of the Pinamungajan Police Station, identified the victim as Renario Abiso of Purok Mahogany, Barangay Punod, Pinamungajan.Cuanso said the incident happened around 12:30 p.m., but it was only reported to the station at 1:20 p.m.According to Gena Mazo, Abiso’s niece, her uncle was sitting on the shore while they were unloading things from
PRIVATE structures along the Kinalumsan River remain a hindrance in the ongoing clearing operation of the Cebu City Government.Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairman of the committee on infrastructure, told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the City Government are expediting legal remedies for the demolition of these structures.According to Guardo, the private properties range from small lot parcels to big warehouses that are located in
POLICE arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly peddling illegal drugs in Barangay Das, Toledo City, Cebu on Saturday night, Aug. 13, 2022.SSgt. Fredenil Cabañero, desk officer of the Toledo City Police Station, identified the suspect as Raffy Hermona, who originally hails from Sitio Cotcot, Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.Police led by Lt. Col Dennis De Guzman and a joint team of the Police Intervention Unit and Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Cebu Provincial Police Offic
A TOTAL of 1,235 private employees have received assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE 7) through the agency's Single Entry Approach (SEnA) program in the first seven months of 2022.DOLE 7 Officer-in-Charge Regional Director Lilia Estillore said in a conference with employers that for the month of July alone, they assisted at least 129 workers who filed a request for assistance (RFA) for allegedly not receiving the benefits that they were entitled to.Mos
MORE than 4,000 scholars of the Cebu City Government received their cash allowances Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at the Cebu City Sports Center.The City Government released a total of P6.7 million worth of allowances that can be used by the students for their school supplies, transportation expenses, and boarding house rentals.City Treasurer Mare Vae Reyes told SunStar Cebu that 4,136 scholars are currently studying at the University of Cebu and received financial assistance from the City.Reyes also e
A POLICE officer was killed in an ambush by still unidentified suspect past 4:50 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2022 in Sitio Ipil-ipil, Barangay San Roque, Bayawan City in Negros Oriental.The victim was identified as Police Corporal Rey Ambo, of the 705th Mobile Company Regional Mobile Force Battalion Central Visayas.The Bayawan City police received a call from a concerned citizen regarding the shooting incident in the area.Bayawan City Police led by Police Chief Master Sergeant Archer Birjes immediat
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama is now back in City Hall after “investment begging” in Metro Manila while handing out cash aid to earthquake-affected towns in northern Luzon last week.During the flag-raising ceremony Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, Rama said he visited several businessmen as well as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ask for funding for the completion of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC).The mayor also announced that the city government handed over P50 million to 11 local government units
THE Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd 7) is now going full blast in its preparation for the opening of classes a week from now, or on August 22, 2022.DepEd 7 Director Salustiano Jimenez told SunStar Cebu on Monday, August 15, that all the teaching and non-teaching personnel, including other stakeholders, are now doing their best to prepare the schools to ensure the safety of the students.While he admitted that some of the schools in the region lack classrooms, Jimenez assured tha
POLICE arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly peddling illegal drugs in Barangay Das, Toledo City, Cebu on Saturday night, August 13, 2022. Staff Sergeant Fredenil Cabañero, desk officer of the Toledo City Police Station, identified the suspect as Raffy Hermona, who originally hails from Sitio Cotcot, Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.Police led by Lieutenant Colonel Dennis De Guzman and a joint team of the Police Intervention Unit and Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Cebu
There is a disconnection between theory and practice, principles and experiences of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management (CCA-DRRM).The gaps are crucial as Filipinos, along with other citizens in the world, grapple with extreme weather on earth.“Extreme weather” refers to phenomena that is unusual or severe for a particular place or time.However, the recent flash floods submerging many communities in Cebu after either heavy rains or successive days of constant rai
