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In a study by scientists from ETH Zurich, Metro Manila was found to be one of the few cities in 2050 that will experience climate conditions that are “not currently experienced by any existing major cities.”
Big man Poy Erram scored on a putback with 4.9 seconds remaining to slip past the Rain or Shine E-Painters, 89-85, in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup on Thursday night at the Ynares Center.Erram’s go-ahead basket completed TNT’s incredible comeback from deficits that went as high as 16. Things looked bleak for the Tropang Giga as they still trailed by 10, 68-78, with 2:46 remaining in the fourth.However, TNT’s veteran leader Jayson Castro came alive, hitting two straight triples in less than a
A portion of the road along Sitio Absa, Barangay Don Andres Soriano, Toledo City has been closed since Saturday morning, June 25, due to a collapsed road.The City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA) is now preparing to divert traffic from Naga-Uling road to Barangay Manipis for those motorists going to Toledo and its neighboring municipalities in southwest Cebu.The CT-TODA also advised motorists who use the Manipis road to take care and be on alert.On April 8, 2022,
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THE Cebu City Government started rounding up on Wednesday, June 22, minors and adults who chose to live in the city's streets to make a living.Those rescued will be returned to their respective home provinces.The City Government is now coordinating with the barangays where these street dwellers belong on what help they can provide to the latter.The streetchildren who begged for alms from jeepney passengers and passersby, and adults who took shelter in the city's sidewalks have been temporarily p
EX-OLYMPIAN Mark Anthony Barriga again failed in his bid to become a world champion after bowing down to defending World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight king Jonathan Gonzalez via unanimous decision June 25 at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.Judge Rose Lacend scored it close at 115-113 for Gonzalez, while both judges Efrain Lebron and Alex Levin saw the defending Puerto Rican champion winning by a wider margin with identical 117-111 scores.The 29-year-old Barriga, who c
Did Kevin Durant’s legacy really take a hit now that the Golden State Warriors have won another title after he left?A lot of people seem to think so. They argue that the Warriors have proven they can win without him and seemingly are of the mindset they didn’t need him at all in the first place.Sadly, they can not be more wrong. Please allow me to address this absurd notion.OPPONENT. Yes, it’s all about the competition. The argument is so simple that I am confused how these people could miss it.
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said that the move to block the websites of 25 organizations allegedly linked to “communist terrorist groups” is justified.
THE Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC 7) has recommended increasing the costs of two already approved big-ticket infrastructure projects in Metro Cebu.National Economic Development Authority (Neda) Central Visayas director and RDC vice chairperson Efren Carreon said these projects are the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and New Cebu International Container Port (NCICP).Currently, the 23-kilometer Cebu BRT has a project cost of US$198 million, which is funded by the French governm
THE Philippine Stock Exchange has bid farewell to its physical trading floor in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, as it shifts to “floorless” or purely virtual trading starting Monday, June 27, 2022.Starting next week, traders will conduct activities off-site instead of their trading booths, fully adopting the remote setup brought about by the pandemic.“I understand this is a sentimental moment for everyone who found comfort and security in being at a trading floor. Decades-long friendships have
IN LINE with its Information Education and Communication campaign, the local government of Daanbantayan in northern Cebu has distributed television sets to each of the 149 puroks in the 20 barangays to educate the people on issues involving calamities, health, environment, education and peace and order.The distribution was done during the orientation on pre-disaster risk assessment, rapid damage assessment and needs analysis and post-disaster needs assessment done by the Municipal Disaster Risk
THE tricycle driver who allegedly mauled and stabbed to death his fellow tricycle driver in Toledo City during an argument over their passengers surrendered to local police on Friday morning, June 24, 2022.Staff Sgt. Florentino Ariate, investigating officer of Toledo City Police Station, told SunStar Cebu that John Camilo Alferez surrendered to them three days after he killed fellow tricycle driver Jophel Basilan.On Tuesday, June 21, Basilan was reportedly arguing with Alferez after the latter a
The shorthanded Magnolia Hotshots routed the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, 95-77, for their second straight victory in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup on Friday afternoon at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.Magnolia missed the services of Cavin “The Beast” Abueva, who was serving a one-game suspension while ace guard Paul Lee remained in sick bay, nursing an injury. However, the Hotshots still had more than enough to take down Phoenix and even their win-loss record up at 3-3.Magnolia got off t
A video with hundreds of thousands of views is circulating in the Philippines alongside the claim it shows communist rebels surrendering to the government of incoming leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who won the presidential election in May. In fact, the footage shows a scene from a Filipino film released in 1986 about the country's communist insurgency.The video, which shows people lining up to lay down their guns while surrounded by men in uniform, was shared on Facebook on June 6.The Tagalog-langu
Up to 98 confirmed cases of typhoid fever, including three deaths, have been recorded in 24 barangays in Barili town since April 2022, according to an inspection report from the Cebu Provincial Health Office (CPHO).According to the report, Barangay Poblacion had 28 cases, Gunting had 21, Mantayupan (12), Guibuangan (5), Japitan (5), Maigang (4) and Minolos (3).There were also two cases each in Barangays Tubod, Nabunturan, and Maghanoy and one case each in Cagay, Bolocboloc, Luhod, Patupat, San R
THE village chief of Mayana, Barili town in southwest Cebu lost cash and important documents, including Dasig Sugbo cards for her constituents, after she was victimized by “Budol-Budol” gang members on Friday morning, June 24, 2022.Myrna Binondo, 48, told police that she was busy attending to her customers at her fruit store in the same barangay when five unidentified people suddenly approached her to ask her the prices of the fruits that she was selling.As Binondo was busy talking to the group,
WHEN he was still a student in one of Cebu’s universities, Vincent Gabucan Jr. of Barangay Kalunasan often scored high marks, which eventually led him to become part of the dean’s list in his school.But after impregnating his partner while still in school just before the coronavirus disease pandemic struck, Gabucan, 22, decided to stop going to school in order to make a living for his young family Gabucan, however, made the mistake of resorting to selling illegal drugs just to make ends meet.On
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BARILI town’s water sources are being closely watched after at least 98 persons fell ill due to typhoid fever in the last three months. Three people succumbed to the illness.According to the Cebu Provincial Health Office’s (CPHO) inspection report, the 98 cases were reported in 24 of the town’s 42 barangays from March 16, 2022 to June 25, 2022.Of the 98 cases, 28 are from Barangay Poblacion, 21 from Gunting, 12 from Mantayupan, five from Guibuangan, five from Japitan, four from Maigang and three
I am perhaps the only person who likes to wake up early while on vacation yet likes to wake up late the rest of the year.I’m not a morning person. It takes a while for me to warm up. I don’t schedule morning appointments unless I have to. I don’t even want people talking to me in the morning unless it’s necessary—at least, not before I’ve had my coffee which is after my first meal of the day at 11:30 in the morning.I’m an owl, not a lark. I like to work at night and sleep in the morning.I normal