“The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown and his ex-wife have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he led a secret life during their marriage that included several affairs.
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It’s not much of a safety net but it is better than nothing.A P5,000 one-time cash aid will be given by the government to displaced private sector workers in areas placed under Ale...
After a powerful undersea volcano eruption near Tonga triggered a tsunami across the Pacific, Facebook posts shared a video they claimed showed huge waves hitting the island nation. The claim is false; the footage shows waves crashing against an apartment building in the Canary Islands and has circulated online since November 2018."Tsunami from the volcanic explosion in Tonga," reads a Thai-language Facebook post shared on January 17, 2022.The footage, viewed more than 880,000 times, shows waves
Too much "fake news" and unverified facts going around
From the rush of water to birds chirping in the air, it's almost like you're there
The complaint was filed last Thursday (20 January) at the Los Angeles Federal court.
TALISAY City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. confirmed that his wife and two daughters have been infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).Gullas made the announcem...
As Australia started administering Covid-19 vaccines for children, multiple social media posts circulating in January claimed that "three [child] deaths" were recorded following vaccinations. The posts included a purported tweet from the chief health officer for the state of New South Wales. The claim is false. As of January 25, 2022, Australia's vaccine safety regulators have recorded no child deaths linked to vaccinations. The purported tweet was fabricated, according to the state health depar
Although Encanto mostly references Colombian culture, the Madrigals are very much emblematic of a traditional Filipino family, all the way from their general premise down to the smallest details.
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — A fire erupted at a popular nightclub in the Cameroon capital of Yaounde, setting off explosions that killed at least 17 people and seriously injured seven othe...
A FORMER Cebuano youth leader is now a city councilor in the United States.Constantino “Coco” Alinsug, 50, from Barangay Tinago, Cebu City became the first Filipino elected to the...
Commissioner Socorro Inting will act as the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chair starting February 3 in preparation for Chairman Sheriff Abas’ imminent resignation from the Commission.
AT LEAST seven local government units (LGU) in Cebu Province reported double-digit new Covid-19 cases on January 23 and 24, 2022.These LGUs are the cities of Danao, Toledo and Tali...
CEBU City had logged 573 fresh cases as of Sunday, January 23, 2022, bringing the active cases to 7,370 in 77 barangays.The city's daily positivity rate (DPR) stood at 51.07 pe...
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama will not report to work yet due to his exposure with people who tested positive for Covid-19 virus.This was announced by Cebu City public information o...
A video of an elaborate ice dance performance has been viewed thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows a blind American skater named "Babo". The claim is false; the video shows Russian ice dancer Ivan Bukin, who is not blind."This is an amazing performance showing what is known as the American spirit.," reads a simplified Chinese tweet published on January 12."The male dancer Babo has been blind since childhood due to a fire at home. In order to protect him, his mother held h
Progressive groups warned that the government’s plan to import more galunggong (round scad fish) to tame prices and cover the shortage would hurt local production.
THE Bureau of Customs has seized P150 million worth of fake Covid-19 antigen test kits, LianHua Chinese medicines and counterfeit face masks in a Manila warehouse, it announced Mon...
THE Covid-19 outbreak in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu is still “very high” based on their average daily attack rate (Adar) as of Jan. 22, 2022.Adar refers to the avera...
THE Cebu III Electric Cooperative (Cebeco 3) had restored power supply to 81.34 percent or 85,778 of 105,452 affected households in its franchise area as of 3 p.m. Monday, January...
TWO city councilors in Lapu-Lapu City claim to have received death threats after they scrutinized the City's budget allocation and liquidation reports of the coronavirus diseas...
