New Yorker, Jade Lozada, is using her aware winning poetry to raise awareness about climate change issues.
Hungry for nostalgia after Tropical Hut went viral? Revisit these other old-school restaurants and eat your way down memory lane.
SOME homeseekers like pre-selling homes, but some prefer to move-in in a snap of a finger! And if they like it faster, you can even save as high as P168,000 at Lumina Homes’ Rush Your Move promo.For as low as P35,000 down payment and payable in two months, clients can have a two-storey Lumina home ready for occupancy. What’s more, if their bank loan gets released in two months, they're entitled to up to 8 percent discount.Clients can avail this promo in 16 Lumina projects: Tarlac Classic, Balang
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Central Visayas is set to hold a Water Summit in Cebu City next week to integrate water programs, plans, and technologies in sustainable developments efforts in the region.Dubbed as “Second Wave of Action: Water S&T Tools and Technologies,” the water summit, to be held on June 23, 2022 at Golden Prince Hotel in Cebu City, is open to the public.Experts and stakeholders will present current researches and information relative to water science, techno
A 30-YEAR-OLD man who identified himself as an intelligence officer and squad leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Occidental surrendered to authorities in Dumanjug town, southwest Cebu on Monday, June 20, 2022.The surrenderer (real name withheld for security purposes) was the first NPA member to surrender in Cebu Province this year, police said.Assisted by familyLt. Col. Rolando Barraquio, chief of the 2nd Cebu Provincial Mobile Force Company, said the self-confessed NPA rebel surren
A SELF-PROCLAIMED wedding coordinator who allegedly scammed at least 17 couples surrendered to Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard "Ahong" Chan on Tuesday afternoon, June 21, 2022.In his Facebook post, Chan said Greg Osain turned himself in less than an hour after the mayor sought the help of his followers to find the whereabouts of the suspect.Osain, who reportedly could not be reached the day prior to the wedding day, told Chan that he is willing to face whatever charges that may be filed against him.
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary Salvador Diputado has welcomed the decision of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to temporarily handle the department when he assumes office on July 1.Diputado, who was appointed DA assistant secretary for the Visayas by outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, said the move will possibly result in bigger budget for the DA."Good choice because this will be the right time for food production to take front seat in nation building. Maybe t
Filipino celebrities Liza Soberano and Issa Pressman decided to work alongside label founder James Reid as they take the next big step of their careers.
Mhicaela Belen was deemed the UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournament Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player, making her the first-ever in the league's long and colorful history.National University's Belen was just everywhere, pacing the league in the service department at 0.47 per set, while also placing second in spiking with a 38.96 success rate, and third in scoring with 203 points in the elimination round. With her outstanding all-around offensive prowess, she also bagged the 1st
AN ARGUMENT turned bloody when a tricycle driver stabbed dead his fellow driver in Sitio Baybay, Barangay Poblacion, Toledo City on Tuesday afternoon, June 21, 2022.Jophel Placibe Basilan, 43, died from hack and stab wounds after he was attacked by his opponent, Jajan Alferez.Both Basilan and Alferez are from Toledo City.Staff Sergeant Fredenil Cabañero, desk officer of Toledo City Police Station, said that Basilan and Alferez were having an altercation around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, when the latter
A list of eight ingredients and food items has been shared in multiple Thai-language social media posts alongside the claim they cause cancer. But the claim is misleading: health experts told AFP that the items have not been proven to be carcinogenic."MSG is the number one cancer agent," reads the Thai-language Facebook post shared here on May 16.The post claims many Chinese people are diagnosed with cancer, and lists seven items -- including various Asian foods -- that it claims are carcinogens
PLAQUE of recognition and P50,000 cash incentive await personnel of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO) who conducted a drug bust last June 13 that led to the confiscation of four kilos of shabu worth P27.2 million.Mayor Junard "Ahong" Chan said Tuesday, June 21, that the recognition and incentive, recommended by the City of Lapu-lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (Closap), will greatly boost the morale of the law enforcers in the fight against crime and illegal drugs."The Cadac rec
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INFORMAL settlers and structures owned by private individuals hampered the speedy implementation of the government’s multi-million river improvement and flood control projects in Cebu City.Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo, who chairs the committee on infrastructure, said Tuesday, June 21, 2022, that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allocated around P8 billion for flood control and river improvement projects in the city but only P1.2 billion has been implemented so far.Guard
EIGHT elite teams from Visayas and Mindanao will be competing in 10 different divisions of the Palarong Pambansa Boxing Vismin Cup at the Cebu City Sports Center on July 12-15.The tournament is comprised of a total of 80 boxers from Cebu City, Cebu Province, Cebu North, Davao Region, Cagayan de Oro City, Negros Occidental, Iloilo City and Ormoc City.The amatuer pugs will be competing in two age classifications—Junior Boys (15 to 16 years old) and Youth Boys (17 to 18 years old)—with four weight
Having gotten the fresh mandate as Cebu City’s elected mayor after the May 9, 2022 polls, Mike Rama appears dead serious in tidying up City Hall by weeding out those he calls “kawatan (thief), tapulan (indolent), hugawan (untidy), intregero (intriguer), pala-away (quarrelsome), walay nahibaw-an (inexperienced), dili mo bayad og utang (ungrateful), and mobuko-buko (backstabber).”Mayor Rama’s call on Monday, June 20, 2022 after the flag ceremony for these City Hall workers to resign was a repeat o
CEBU Governor Gwendolyn Garcia assured her daughter, Liloan Mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco, that she will have the full support of the Provincial Government when she assumes her post as tourism secretary on June 30, 2022.Garcia, during the Cebu Tourism Night held Tuesday night, June 21, at the Cebu Provincial Capitol, said she, as the reelected governor of Cebu, will help lead the government’s efforts in reviving the tourism industry.“Go boldly with the entire support of the entire Cebu tourism i
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama has appointed Dr. Mary Jean Loreche as the new head of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC).In a phone interview, Rama told reporters Thursday, June 22, 2022, that Loreche had already accepted the offer and will begin at the start of the mayor's term on July 1.Loreche became the chief pathologist of the Department of Health Central Visayas and became the spokesperson of the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center.
THE Central Visayas Football Association (CVFA) has advanced to the national stage of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) U-19 National Championship Division 2 after finishing as the best team of Group E.CVFA defeated Kaya FC-Iloilo, 3-1, on June 22 at the Cebu City Sports Center and finished unbeaten in the Visayas Leg.Striker Keenen Cergneux got CVFA going early on and scored a quick goal in the seventh minute. Fellow former Cebu FC striker Yoji Selman added another goal in the 43rd minut
A MOTHER of three with physical impairment could not control her emotions when she received the key to her new house in Barangay Sapangdaku, Cebu City on Tuesday at 2 p.m., June 21, 2022.The house was constructed under the “Bahay Mo, Sagot Ko” program of the Police Community Affairs and Development Group of the Cebu City Police Office on December 2021 after seeing the plight of the beneficiary, Jenden Mancia, a blind person who is taking care of her three children aged six, three and two, alone
A MEMBER of the Cebu City Council’s opposition bloc vowed to remain critical of the administration of Mayor Michael Rama, particularly on programs and projects promoted by his allies.Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival, who currently serves as minority floor leader, told reporters Tuesday, June 21, 2022, that despite lacking the numbers to hold a majority, their obligation to “check and balance” the programs and projects of Rama’s administration will remain.“Being part of the minority, ang amoa
