New Yorker, Jade Lozada, is using her aware winning poetry to raise awareness about climate change issues.
BUSINESSMAN Michael Lloyd Dino bade the public goodbye as his term as presidential assistant for the Visayas ended last June 30, 2022.President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on June 29 declared vacant some of the government posts and items under the Executive department through Memorandum Circular (MC) 1.In a statement posted last June 29, Dino thanked the people of Visayas for the support they have extended to the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (Opav).“To the people of t
DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said that he will also institute reforms in the conduct of the drug war operations.
A 74-YEAR-OLD woman was shot dead by her neighbor inside her house in Sitio Malingin, Barangay Gunting, Barili, Cebu on Tuesday morning, July 5, 2022.Staff Sergeant Erwin Alviso, investigating officer of Barili Police Station, identified the victim as Melchora Aligato Bayadog, of Sitio Malingin, Barangay Gunting.The suspect was Joel Saplaag, a construction worker and resident of the same village.Alviso told SunStar Cebu that the incident was reported to police around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday by Crisiol
Social media posts shared in South Korea claim the United Nations accepted the country's "territorial claims" over part of Antarctica. However, South Korea's foreign ministry told AFP it has never issued territorial claims over the continent. The 1959 Antarctic Treaty, to which South Korea is a signatory, forbids the assertion of new territorial claims. "[Exclusive] Antarctica recognised as South Korean territory at UN General Assembly," reads the Korean-language text on the thumbnail of a YouTu
A study by professional recruitment firm Michael Page has found that a majority of Filipino employees now prioritize non-monetary benefits, as some 83 per cent of them are on the look out for new career prospects.
THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has welcomed the appointment of former Police Regional Ofice 7 director and retired Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas as the new adviser of the city's peace and order council.Mayor Michael Rama introduced Sinas during the flag-raising ceremony at the Cebu City Hall on Monday, July 4, 2022, regarding the latter's appointment.Some netizens, however, expressed apprehension through the social media that Rama's appointment of Sinas might bring back killi
FORMER Cordova town mayor Mary Therese “Teche” Sitoy-Cho denied allegations hurled against her by her successor, newly elected Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan, that she stripped all the furniture from her office when she stepped down from her post.Sitoy-Cho told SunStar Cebu that the furniture she took from the office were her personal property, and not of the municipality.“As long as wala’y resibo ang munisipyo, then it’s not the property of the municipality and dili ba diay pwede nga magdala ko’g ako
The Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women has expressed support for Makabayan bloc’s proposed measure to repeal Republic Act 11479 (Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020) and urged lawmakers in Congress to heed the people’s demand to uphold and protect people’s civil and democratic rights which the draconian law disregarded.“The two years of Anti-Terror Law is nothing but state terrorism targeting farmers, peasant women, fisher folks, agricultural workers, human rights and land reform advocates, prog
Filipino-American educator Dr. Eleuterio “Ely” Timbol, Jr. was one of 54 New York State public school teachers given the Governor’s Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award in June.
Electricity prices of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) may rise again for the second straight month following the recent peso depreciation and high prices in the spot market.
Playing in front of a hometown crowd, an inspired Philippines squad scored a huge upset in its Asean Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship with a 1-0 over world No. 12 ranked Australia at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.Sarina Bolden was credited with the goal though it appeared it was an own goal by a defender in the 59th minute from a throw-in by Eva Madarang. It was Bolden’s 10th goal in 20 caps for the Philippines.“This is an amazing win for us. As I said earlier it does not ma
Israel's “voluntary exit operation” policy will give Filipino families a $5,000 grant which would be spread for a year.
The Social Security System (SSS) has issued an updated list of documentary requirements for sickness and disability benefits in support of the digitalization of the SSS benefit process and in compliance with Republic Act 11032, or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018.Cited below are the basic documentary requirements forsickness benefits and disability claims:I. Sickness Benefits1. SSS Medical Certificate; and2. Attending physician’s Medical Certificat
FINANCE Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Monday he is confident that new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gov. Felipe Medalla will continue the game-changing reforms implemented in the agency, which include its rapid shift to digitalization and other measures that has kept it “agile and innovative” amid the pandemic-induced crisis and other challenges to the country’s financial system.In his first speech as Finance secretary at the BSP’s 29th anniversary and turnover ceremony, Diokno recounted th
THE Pag-ibig Fund again surpassed its own record by releasing over P40 billion in home loans in the first five months of 2022, top officials announced on Tuesday, June 28.From January to May, the agency released home loans worth P40.41 billion, the highest ever amount released during the first five months of any year in its history. Compared to the same period last year, the amount disbursed so far this year grew 15 percent from the P35.28 billion released during the same period in 2021.“Pag-ibi
INFLATION further soared to 6.1 percent in June as food, fuel and transport prices continued to increase, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.“The uptrend of inflation for June 2022 was primarily brought about by the higher annual growth rate in the index for food and non-alcoholic beverages at six percent, from 4.9 percent in the previous month,” the state statistics bureau said.Transport costs meanwhile grew by 17.1 percent annually, from 14.6 percent in May, the PSA note
Central Visayas Regional Football Association president Rodney Orale is elated over the success of the President’s Cup, which attracted over 150 teams from Cebu and nearby provinces and staged over three days at the Cebu City Sports Center.“All in all, it was a very successful event. It made us proud hearing comments from coaches, spectators and players that the event was well organized, from the organizing officials, to the technical support—the referees, security, medical team, ball boys and f
The celebration of July 4 as Philippine Independence Day has long been set aside. I know that. And its replacement, the Filipino-American friendship day, has also long been set aside, too, as a holiday. Even the word “friendship” lost its meaning when Rodrigo Duterte took over as president and declared that aligning with China was the better posture. And the new president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. cannot stand differently, considering recent history.But if you ask me, Bongbong Marcos and his family
NEWLY appointed secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Arsenio Balisacan on Monday said that addressing the country’s rising debt and food prices are among the priorities of the new administration.“I am happy to share that the President and the Economic Team are in substantial agreement on the overall goal of the new administration. We all agree to quickly revive job creation and poverty reduction by steering the economy back to the high-growth path while addressing
The Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team got back to its winning ways as they trounced India, 79-63, in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers on Sunday night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.Dwight Ramos led the Philippines’ attack with 21 points, five rebounds, four steals, and two assists, including nine in the first period that saw the Gilas come away with a 21-10 lead. So relentless were the Filipinos that they stretched their lead to 21, 45-24, at halftime before extending it to a high of 2
