Filipinos’ custom of celebration is intact in our culture because it preserves family and community solidarity. It has the religious roots of thanking the Lord for blessings, rewards and praying for continuous Providence.
HIV support services are just a few clicks away with QuickRes.org, EpIC Philippines’ Joven Santiago says in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Philippines.
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,
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
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.
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
THE wedding planner in Lapu-Lapu City who allegedly duped at least 16 couples was given a week to find a guarantor to pay what he owed to them.Lawyer James Allan Sayson, Lapu-Lapu City legal officer, said the six couples who were present during their settlement on Wednesday, June 22, at the Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3 in Barangay Gun-ob decided to give Gregorio Osain seven days to look for a guarantor.“We will try to draft a compromise agreement sa schedule ug kon unsaon pagbayad ug pilay ib
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) Mandaue City said the voter’s registration period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections has been shortened from the original July-August schedule to July 4-23.Sarah Reuyan, Comelec Mandaue election officer, said Friday, June 24, that the move allows them to devote more time in preparing for the elections, which may be held on December 5, 2022 is not again postponed.Davao Oriental Second District Representative Joel Mayo Almario in November
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.
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.”
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
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
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
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
It’s graduation season, and there’s no better graduation gift than a trip to the picturesque white sand beaches of Anda, Bohol?It’s time to kick your sneakers off and put on your beach sandals because the municipality of Anda is as close to “untouched by civilization” as the wilderness is ever going to get, making it the perfect place for travelers with an adventurous heart. From caves to historical sites to sandy beaches, Anda is a tourist destination that’s begging to be explored.Parklane Boho
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
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
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 World Bank has approved the country’s last loan under the Duterte administration aimed at resolving the country’s malnutrition and stunting problem
INCOMING tourism secretary and incumbent president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) Cebu Chapter Liloan Mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco has endorsed Daanbantayan Mayor Sun Shimura as the next president of LMP Cebu.Reelected in the May 9 elections, Shimura is the mayor of the Municipality of Daanbantayan and the incumbent treasurer of LMP Cebu.Frasco, who is also LMP national vice president for the Visayas, will leave her post as mayor following her designation as secretary
After that dark, terrifying addition in the jungle in the Void Empress, Bel’Veth, Nilah just might be that much-needed joyful addition who can flex in the bot lane. Her's what she brings.
