On Thursday, a federal judge again denied a request by Steve Bannon to delay his criminal contempt trial. Bannon's lawyers had expressed concern about the extensive media coverage of the ex-adviser to President Donald Trump.
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THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA 7) has monitored three barangays in Cebu City where children are being used by drug dealers to sell illegal drugs.The PDEA 7 is working closely with the PNP and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 to address the problem, said Leia Alcantara, PDEA 7 information officer.The barangays were identified as Mambaling (especially Sitio Alaska), Ermita and Duljo-Fatima. The three villages are also considered to be the m
NEWLY appointed Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) chief PCol. Jeffrey Caballes vowed Monday, August 8, 2022, to deploy more of his personnel to the streets.Caballes made the statement following Mayor Jonas Cortes’ appeal to the local police to expand its visibility in areas in the city where no police detachments are present.Caballes told reporters that in response to Cortes’ appeal, he plans to order his personnel to conduct mobile and foot patrols and hold checkpoints in some areas in the city
THE Philippines’ first quarter economic growth rate was slightly lowered to 8.2 percent from the 8.3 percent gross domestic product (GDP) expansion announced earlier this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Monday.In a statement, the PSA said the preliminary distributor in the downward revision of the GDP were the adjustments in the real estate ownership of dwellings, manufacturing as well as the wholesale and retail trade, repair motor vehicles and motorcycles.Despite the slight down
LEAGUE favorites United City FC (UCFC) and Kaya FC-Iloilo are off to a good start in the 2022 Philippines Football League (PFL) after winning their respective season opener on Aug. 7 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.UCFC kicked off its PFL title defense with a convincing 5-0 victory over Maharlika Manila FC.Striker Curt Dizon hit the opening goal in the eighth minute, South African defender Alan Robertson added in the 24th and defender Matthew Custudio made it 3-0 with a 36th minute goal.
A 47-YEAR-OLD barber was arrested after being caught shoplifting in a shopping mall in Barangay Tabunok, Talisay City, on Monday afternoon, August 8, 2022.Police Officer (PO) 1 Raffy Rempojo, investigator of Talisay City Police Station, identified the suspect as Jerome Abanay, who stole four branded denim shorts worth over P4,000.The items stolen were two pieces of Oxygen brand short worth P599 each and two Lee shorts worth P1,599 each.Rempojo told SunStar Cebu that the suspect from Barangay Pus
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and several Senators belting out a karaoke song during Senator Sonny Angara's birthday bash appear to be not in tune with the times.
Lourdes Faberes thanks her Pinoy fans for their continued support. Here’s her message.
Cebu City has spent more than its income in the past two years, a news headline says. Reports have it that in the past two years, 2020 and 2021, the City spent more than P10 billion, way below its income of P8.7 billion. But I don’t suppose that the City’s taxpayers would mind the spending if the money was spent for the community’s good and did not go to the wrong pockets.The huge spending could also be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the country for the past two years. There were n
GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) has collaborated with Cebu Alliance of Tour Operations Specialist Inc. (Catos) in efforts to bring back tourists to Cebu.The private airport operator recently engaged about 50 tour operators from central and southern Philippines through the “Balik Cebu” (Come Back to Cebu) virtual product update as Cebu gears up for the expected increase in the number of tourists.The Cebu tourism industry is showing positive signs of recovery from the effects of the pandem
The United States and China trade barbs against each other after Washington criticized Beijing for suspending their climate crisis cooperation. Will the tension between two superpowers ever deescalate?
DOZENS of makeshift structures encroaching the three-meter easement along the Kinalumsan River in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City were demolished by the Cebu City Government on Monday, August 8, 2022.Raquel Bohol-Arce, head of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO), said at least 40 structures were affected by the demolition.Arce, however, said that 25 of these structures were already abandoned by its owners after being paid by the Department of Public Works and High
IN the I.T. world, there is no debate that’s more intense than the battle of the operating systems (OS)—Macintosh vs. Windows. Loyalists of the two brands boast about its respective strengths—Windows is said to be the best in gaming while Mac is a favorite of programmers and designers. In internet services, pure fiber broadband operator Converge is in a similar competition, and it has emerged as a provider of choice by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the I.T. sector. Take the case of Incr
A GERMAN national was found dead inside his house in Purok Avocado, Barangay Pandacan, Pinamungajan town, midwest Cebu on Monday at 11:30 a.m., August 8, 2022.John Pryke, 75, was already dead when found by his friend, Jomar Nalzaro Estrella, 31, married, of Barangay Butong, Pinamungajan and plant operator of Global Business Power Corporation, which is based in Toledo City.Estrella immediately reported the matter to the police.Major Vincent Zozobrado, chief of Pinamungajan Police Station, ruled o
An image of an eagle clutching a drone in midair has been shared thousands of times on multiple Facebook posts alongside the claim that the scene was captured at the final presidential campaign rally of veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga on August 6. According to the claim, the eagle’s actions interrupted live television coverage and ended with police shooting the raptor. But the claim is false; the image, while genuine, was taken during a police training exercise in the Netherlands in March
Several lawmakers have questioned the basis of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) decision to delist 1.3 million Filipino families from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
THE Naga City Government in southern Cebu will increase the salary of its job order (JOs) workers from P318 to P400 per day starting next month.Mayor Valdemar Chiong announced in a flag-raising ceremony in front of the City Hall on Monday, August 8, 2022, that the P82 daily wage hike of JOs will help them cope with their daily expenses."I think they are very happy about that. Mao nay mahitabo starting sa month of September," Chiong said.The City Government has 400-500 job order employees, some o
This should be an awkward month for Ferdinand Marcos Jr. On Aug. 21, 1983, former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was shot while being escorted by military men down to the tarmac of the airport that now bears his name. His lifeless body would later be seen sprawled on the tarmac near another bullet-peppered body, that of Rolando Galman who was shot somewhere but brought to the airport in a van earlier.I remember my late father muttering “patay na (he’s dead)” and shaking his head while listen
The campaign for Kenya's presidential election has officially closed but the relentless and dangerous flow of disinformation continues online, as keyboard warriors battle to discredit rivals by sharing fake rigging claims, experts say.Campaigners for the frontrunners, Deputy President William Ruto and veteran politician Raila Odinga, are circulating dozens of posts claiming that their opponent is engaged in "vote rigging plots", said Benedict Manzin, a sub-Saharan Africa analyst at UK-based inte
Since the Ironman 70.3 event started in Cebu in 2012, I’ve had the opportunity to join seven of the nine races.Last Sunday, I was part of the relay team as a biker to Dr. Ronald Eullaran (swimmer) and Jourdan Polotan (runner).How was my experience?In the past, I’ve tried many Ironman routes: We climbed three bridges—the Marcelo Fernan Bridge, the old Mactan-Mandaue link named Serging Osmeña Jr. Bridge and, on the first edition in 2012, the Cansaga Bay Bridge.We battled the headwinds in the South
Graphic footage of a man killing a deer has been viewed thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows a politician named Anil Upadhyay who is purportedly a member of India's ruling party. But the video has previously circulated in posts that identify the man as a Bangladesh-born Australian -- not an Indian politician. A spokesman for India's Bharatiya Janata Party told the AFP he was "not aware" of any Anil Upadhyay holding office for the party."BJP MLA Anil Upadhyay. He is curren
