Dede Robertson, the wife of religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and a founding board member of the Christian Broadcasting Network, died Tuesday at her home in Virginia Beach, Va., the network said in a statement. Robertson was 94.
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Posts on social media claim Missouri banned emergency contraception following the leak of a draft opinion from the US Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that made abortion a right nationwide. This is false; the state's abortion legislation, which would take effect if Roe ended, makes no direct mention of contraceptives."Missouri jus banned Plan B's," a May 8, 2022 Facebook post says. A screenshot of a Facebook post taken on May 13, 2022Similar Facebook posts
AMID the thanksgiving and merriment Sunday, May 15, after a convincing win in the elections, reelected Mayor Michael Rama broke away from script and normal celebratory mood to warn party-mates and supporters it wouldn't be business as usual at Cebu City Hall.In Cebuano-Bisaya, Mayor Mike chided jobseekers, casual employees, and other favor-hunters depending on the City Government for income that bootlicking ("sipsipizing") wouldn't assure continuity.CONSIDER BEING WARNED. Rama said "if you are t
THE Philippines added nine more gold medals in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam over the weekend.Olympian Ernest Obiena won the gold in the Men’s Pole Vault after setting a SEA Games record of 5.40 meters. Another Olympian, Carlos Yulo bagged his second gold medal after topping the Men’s Artistic Floor event in Gymnastics, beating Singapore’s Terry Wei-An Tay and Vietnam’s Trinh Hai Khan. Kim Mangrobang also won her second gold in the tournament after dominating the Women’s Indivi
PROPERTY developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) is pouring in an estimated P8 billion in fresh investments for Cebu this year.During the first quarter investors’ and analysts’ briefing on Monday, May 16, 2022, Jose Franco Soberano, the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, said this new investment will finance three projects in Cebu—a P2 billion residential project in Danao, P4 billion mixed-use Pristina North project and P2 billion residential development in Casuntingan
The petition to cancel the certificate of candidacy of presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 17).
Carlos Yulo continued his supreme gold-winning form at the Hanoi SEA Games, as he added two golds on Monday for a five-gold total haul.
The Robredos flew in to attend Jillian’s graduation from NYU on May 18
A 46-YEAR-OLD “cult leader” was arrested after he shouted loudly while a Mass was ongoing in Barangay Mantalongon, Barili, Cebu Sunday afternoon, May 15, 2022.Police Major Felicisimo Aranas identified the suspect as Jerome Villarin, a faith healer and resident of Sitio Tagatay Barangay Vito, Barili, Cebu.Aranas told SunStar Cebu that around 4:15 p.m. Sunday, a concerned citizen called up to report that more or less 20 cult members were in the vicinity of the Mantalangon Parish Church.He said whe
THE paragliding activity in Sitio Canan-aw, Barangay Poblacion, Oslob town, southern Cebu has been suspended.Maria Lester "Marty" Ybañez, head of the Cebu Provincial Tourism Office, said the suspension was made following an incident Sunday morning, May 15, that claimed that life of American paraglider Peter Clifford Humes, 63, an education and safety director of Paraglide Tandem International, which has branches in New Jersey, USA and Bangkok, Thailand.According to Ybañez, pilot error caused Hum
A FIRE hit a house in Sitio Panas, Barangay Tuboran Sur, Danao City Monday afternoon, May 16, 2022, but no one was hurt in the incident.Senior Officer 1 Ronald Tellidua of Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Danao told SunStar Cebu that the fire started around 3:48 p.m. at the house of Genita and Eric Continido.Authorities are eyeing faulty electrical wiring, a butane canister or other flammables as possible cause of the fire, which left an estimated damage of around P5,600.Master Sergeant Raymund B
CHAMPION gymnast Carlos Yulo continued his stellar showing in the 31st Southeast Asian Games as he won gold medals in the floor exercise and rings events of the gymnastics competition at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam.As a matter of fact, gymnastics gave the Philippines’ campaign a boost as Fil-American Aleah Finnegan added the women’s vault gold to Team Philippines’ harvest, scoring her second victory after leading the women’s squad to the team title last Saturday, on top of a si
THE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has placed nine areas in Cebu Island under Alert Level 1, the lowest quarantine status in the country, from May 16 to 31, 2022.Under Level 1 are the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue, and the towns of Alcoy, Borbon, Oslob, Pilar, Santander, and Tudela in Cebu Province. In Central Visayas, under the same level are the province of Siquijor; and the towns of Calape, Garcia Hernandez, San Isidro, and San Miguel in Bohol; and Baco
FOUR individuals, including a minor, were injured in a vehicular incident in Barangay Liong, Dumanjug town in southern Cebu Monday afternoon, May 16, 2022.Police Corporal Marlo Sentillas, investigating officer of Dumanjug Police Station, identified the victims as Ponciano Aninipot, driver of the motorcycle; and passengers Rosa Aninipot, Elma Pisalbot and the minor.The victims are all residents of Barangay Liong.Investigation revealed that the motorcycle was hit by a car driven by Philip John Lop
Despite being the target of continuous red-tagging and disinformation attacks, Kabataan (KPL) successfully led the Makabayan bloc in the 2022 national elections for the party-list race.
If you’re one of the people who want brewed coffee that’s worth only a few pesos – while helping local farmers – then Kopi Kubo should definitely be on top of your coffee fix list.
Social media posts and online articles have made a series of inaccurate claims about the safety and efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, sometimes asserting the revelations come from leaks of confidential documents from the pharmaceutical company. But health regulators and independent experts say the data -- which is being officially released by the US Food and Drug Administration -- does not show the shot is dangerous or ineffective."Pfizer knew their vaccine would kill" is the hea
CENTRAL Visayas cornered 11 percent or P986.59 million of the total approved foreign investments in the first quarter of 2022, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said Tuesday, May 17, 2022.Majority of the approved foreign investments in the first three months of the year is intended to finance projects in Calabarzon amounting to P4.87 billion or 54.2 percent of the total followed by Cagayan Valley with P1.66 billion (18.5 percent).The PSA said the total foreign investments (FI) approved
The Ateneo de Manila University nabbed its third-straight win in the UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournament after defeating University of the East in four sets, 25-14, 20-25, 25-11, 25-14, on Tuesday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.Faith Nisperos had 19 points on 15 attacks, three aces, and a block to go along with seven excellent receptions while Vanie Gandler tallied 16 points on 12 attacks, three aces, and a block laced with 14 excellent digs to propel the Blue Eagles to a tie for the thir
A TOTAL of seven products of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) had their names called by different teams in the 2022 PBA Rookie Draft on Sunday, May 15, at the Robinsons Place Manila in Ermita.Former University of the Visayas forward Rhaffy Octobre was the first to be called, as he picked fifth in the third round by the Rain or Shine E-Painters.A lanky versatile forward, Octobre has played for numerous teams in the VisMin Cup and the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League since h
There is a brand-new shot in basketball. No, it’s not from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It’s not even from America’s National Basketball Association (NBA).It is—of all places—from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).The shot inventor is not even a certified star. Not yet, anyway.Does the name JD Cagulangan ring a bell? Never heard?The initial scant data on Cagulangan’s resume came from Du Hizon, Senen Glorioso’s friendly neighbour at Valle Verde in Pasig
