Detectives have arrested an 18-year-old Florida man after receiving a tip that he threatened a mass shooting at a school in a social media post.
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THE only ice skating rink in the Visayas & Mindanao found in SM Seaside City Cebu is set to reopen on June 30, 2022.Skating enthusiasts can get ready to slide and glide to experience the magic of ice with the promise of unlimited fun all day.One can avail of a two-hour pass admission for only P300, or a day pass admission for P450. First-time skaters may rent out a polar bear they can push around, with rental fee of P100 per hour. An ice skating assist coach is also available for P150 for 30 min
In a multi-stakeholder cancer advocacy summit, advocacy group Hope From Within is encouraging all Filipinos to get tested for cancer.
After an assault on a group of women in the northeastern Chinese city of Tangshan sparked outrage, a graphic video of a car driving over a person surfaced in social media posts claiming it showed surveillance footage of the attack. The claim is false; the video was filmed in the southern city of Guangzhou in October 2020, more than one year before the Tangshan attack."The CCTV footage of the assault that happened at a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan is brutal," reads a simplified-Chinese tweet p
OPPONENTS of the controversial 235.8-hectare reclamation project in Consolacion town, northern Cebu have claimed that proponents of the project failed to conduct “genuine and meaningful” public consultation on all affected sectors.In their position paper submitted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, opponents of the project, led by shipyard owners in Barangay Tayud, said that an interactive public discussion should have been initiated at the v
A 59-year-old fisherman was killed after being hit by an overspeeding motorcycle along the national highway in Barangay Tajao, Pinamungajan town, southwest Cebu on Wednesday dawn, June 29, 2022.Corporal Ryan Manguilimutan, an investigator for the Pinamungajan Police Station, identified the lone fatality as Romeo Arnaiz, 59, a resident of Sitio Bulubugan, in Barangay Tajao.The driver of the motorcycle, Arnel Salido Servantes, 32, a resident of Barangay Luray in Toledo City, is currently being adm
Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday (June 27) that it was right for President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to not attend the presidential debates during the campaign period.
Requiring teachers to physically report to school without compensation is a “new form of forced labor,” ACT Philippines Chairperson Vladimer Quetua said.
Marvelous Mum! That’s the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu’s affectionate salute to moms all over the country on recently celebrated Mother’s Day.And what better and tastier way to mark this than by Mother’s Day Buffet!Indulge yourself in Café Marco’s Premium buffet which includes mouthwatering culinary showcases like a Japanese buffet, Peking Duck and a sumptuous carving station!Also, remember to never leave the cafe without a bite of the award-winning Mango Cheesecake paired with top local fresh Halo-Hal
The Philippine peso has breached the P55-level against the US dollar, raising concerns that the local currency is depreciating too fast.
THE National Nutrition Council (NNC)-Central Visayas launched Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the 48th Nutrition Month celebration with the theme "New Normal na Nutrisyon, Sama-samang Gawan ng Solusyon."This year’s celebration, which will kick off on July 1, aims for a collaborative effort among local government units (LGUs) and the private sector to bolster nutrition, especially in raising awareness on its significance in developing resilience and recovery from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pand
IN LESS than six months this year, the dengue cases in Central Visayas outpaced by sixfold the cases that the region recorded from January to December in 2021.This after the Department of Health (DOH) regional office reported 6,399 cases with 47 deaths from Jan. 1 to June 18, 2022. Last year, Central Visayas only saw 942 dengue cases with five deaths.Despite the increasing number of cases in the past months, not a single local government unit (LGU) has declared an outbreak, according to Dr. Rona
THE Regional Trial Court of Lapu-Lapu City has dismissed the criminal case filed against officials of Megawide Construction Corp., in their capacity as directors of the GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC), for violation of the Anti-Dummy Law.Charged in the case were Manuel Louie Ferrer, executive director for infrastructure development and chief corporate affairs and branding officer of Megawide; Jez Dela Cruz, vice president of corporate finance and planning of Megawide; Edgar Saavedra, chi
A DAY before the conclusion of the 15th Cebu City Sangguniang Panglungsod, the City Council passed the second supplemental budget (SB2) amounting to P1.2 billion on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.Vice Mayor-elect and incumbent councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia said the passing of the SB2 was not rushed; it underwent necessary legal procedures, contrary to the claims of opposition councilors.Garcia said that out of 12 councilors, seven moved for its approval, four opposed, and one abstained.The councilors
Eight teams led by the reigning NCAA champions Letran Knights will be competing in the 2022 PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup, which is set to tip off next week.A total of eight teams—including seven school-based squads—will headline the cast in the resumption of the developmental league after two years on the shelf due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Wangs Basketball-Letran will lean on NCAA MVP Rhenz Abando and veteran guard Fran Yu, while Adalem Construction-St. Clare will bank on NAASCU MVP Johnsherick E
Batch 2000 pulled the rug from under the previously unbeaten 2006, 58-54, in Bracket B of the University of Southern Philippines Foundation Alumni Association Panthers Cup Season 2 Inter-Batch Basketball Tournament last Sunday at the Capitol Parish Gym.Marion Demape scored 12 points to lead 2000 to the victory that evened their win-loss record up at 2-2. Batch 2006, which played without aces Sam Hermosa and Jam Ferraren, on the other hand, suffered their first loss in four games.Meanwhile, 2008
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo said her legacy will be turning the Office of the Vice President (OVP) from a ceremonial one into an advocacy-driven agency, according to reports.
Decades after the name of the Marcoses was "stained", president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. now has an opportunity to clean their name, said Senator-elect Robin Padilla on Tuesday (Jun 28).
There is nothing funny about boredom, and neither is there anything funny about the pandemic. But we try our best to beat the beast known as boredom and the loss of the ability to laugh with activities.This brings me to July. The month is celebrated in the US as the National Anti-boredom Month and July 1 International Joke Day.Boredom says: “Am I a joke to you?”Boredom feeds on inertia and the lack of interest in tasks a person once enjoyed. Celebrating the antidote to boredom was founded by Ala
THE controversial 235.8-hectare reclamation project in Barangay Tayud, Consolacion town in northern Cebu hit a snag after the project's objectors submitted a positionpaper stating that the project failed to comply with the needed requirements.To recall, the officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Central Office conducted a public hearing between the project's proponents andobjectors at the Consolacion Municipal Hall on June 14, 2022.During the hearing, the granting of an
Children have feelings too, and in a family break up, they’re the ones being torn apart and stretched too thin between two opposing forces.
