A Michigan police officer charged with murder after shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head has been fired, officials said Wednesday.
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A list of herbs that are said to induce miscarriages is circulating on social media following the US Supreme Court decision to end the right to abortion nationwide. Some of the substances promoted online have been linked to pregnancy loss, but abortion providers say they can be ineffective and medical experts warn they could be dangerous to consume."Just as a heads up, if you are in early stages of pregnancy definitely DO NOT ingest the following as they can potentially induce a miscarriage espe
THE Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutors Office has requested for deportation proceedings against three of the four Nigerian nationals who were arrested in June this year for allegedly falsifying government identification cards and documents.This after the criminal charges against the suspects identified as Augustine Onyekachi Nkwocha, also known as Arlaed Klean Frank, 40; Tosin Samuel Oguntuye, also known as Philip, 30; Chibuike Joseph Nwokoro, also known as Felix, 31, were upheld by the Lapu-Lapu City P
GLOBAL Business Power Corp. (GBP), in collaboration with the Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (Canvas), distributed books to various public elementary and high school students in Iloilo, Aklan, Cebu and Rizal.Following the two organization’s successful business partnership at the height of the pandemic, a new endeavor was forged as GBP and Canvas share the same passion and commitment in educating the youth, most especially in the far-flung areas.A total of 800 books on pa
MOTORISTS could take a breather in the coming week as pump prices of petroleum products are expected to go down.This came after five straight weeks of price hikes for diesel and four consecutive weeks of increase for gasoline.Based on its fuel price forecast for the July 5 to 11 trading days, Unioil Philippines said the price per liter of diesel could go down by P2.80 to P2.90.Gasoline prices may also go down by P0.10 per liter or stay unchanged.Oil companies usually announce price adjustments e
SEVERAL families living in Lower Beceril-Granada, Boljoon town, southern Cebu who were affected by Typhoon Odette (Rai) in December 2021 will soon have their own core-progressive shelter units.These housing units, usually measuring 12 square meters of floor space, are environment-friendly and are built to withstand typhoons, flooding and mild earthquakes.Materials for the construction of these shelters are locally sourced. They are called “progressive” because the beneficiary-family can expand a
Milk tea has always been the drink of choice for many people around the world and the arrival of Bubble Tea Station also known as BTS in 2012 only cemented the cold-tea-mixed-with-milk drink as a favorite among Cebuanos.BTS is responsible for the milk tea craze that started when it first opened in 2012. It was founded by Meyan Lim-Young. It was, at the time, one of only a few places that sold the now famous bubble tea and was sought after from the day it was introduced to the Cebu market.Meyan w
CORDOVA town Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan has assured all job order (JO) employees in the local government that the evaluation for the renewal of their contracts will be based on their performance, not politics.As for the department heads under his predecessor, Suan believed that most of them did not vote for him in the May 9 elections.Despite this, the new mayor said the more than 10 department heads will be judged on how they perform their job.Suan said he already met with all the department heads
A 57-year-old street sweeper was injured after being struck by his neighbor in Brgy. Cotcot, Liloan town in southern Cebu on Sunday afternoon, July 3, 2022.Senior Master Sergeant Arni Goc-ong, investigating officer of Liloan Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Jose Cabatingan Pabular, of Sitio Sulima, Brgy. Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu.Pabular works in Liloan Local Government Unit ( LGU).Goc-ong identified the suspect as Romolu Pacaña, 58 of Sitio Sulima, Brgy. Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu.Goc-on
FINALLY, after two long years, SM Seaside Cebu reopened its famous SM ice skating rink to the public on June 30, 2022.Chill a little bit this summer by gliding on ice and skating away to your heart’s content!The ice rink, other than being open to the public, is also offering basic ice-skating lessons for those interested in taking their ice-skating skills to the next level. The instructor will be no other than the president of the Philippine Skating Union (PSA) and Council member of the Asian Sk
CITYHOOD, a new municipal hall and the completion of a 100-hectare reclamation project are among the priorities of Mayor Rajiv Enad as he takes the helm in Minglanilla.The neophyte mayor bared his priorities in his inaugural address at the Minglanilla Town Plaza on Thursday, June 30, 2022, during which he also said his administration would make history in education as well as make jobs available for senior citizens.The 37-year-old lawyer said cityhood was his goal for the first class southern Ce
OFFICIALS of Barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City launched a 120-day feeding program for malnourished children on Friday, July 1, 2022, as the country observes National Nutrition Month.The 120-day feeding program is Subangdaku’s way of defeating malnutrition in the community.Rebecca Colina, barangay councilor and chairman of Subangdaku’s committee on health, told reporters that the feeding activity is annually done and starts in July.Under the program, malnourished children in the barangay identi
A 50-YEAR-OLD puto vendor was injured in a shooting incident at his house in Sitio Luna, Barangay Lagtang, City of Talisay, Cebu on Saturday afternoon, July 2, 2022.Police Officer 1 Ariel Balde, investigating officer of Talisay City Police Station, identified the victim as Jose Ronaldo Todacio Coronel of Barangay Lagtang, City of Talisay, Cebu.Balde said around 1 p.m. Saturday, the wife of the victim Ermelinda personally appeared at their station to report the shooting incident and told police t
Social media users are criticizing actress Ella Cruz over her “history is like tsismis (gossip)” remark in relation to her role as Imee Marcos in the pro-Marcos film “Maid In Malacañang”.
MOTORCYCLES were finally allowed entry into the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) for the first time on Saturday, July 2, 2022.In a statement, officials of the CCLEX said motorcycles have been given their own lane marked by a blue line and a toll booth located at the right side of both the Cebu City-bound and Cordova-bound lanes at the toll plaza.Motorcycles, which are categorized by the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC) as Vehicle Class 1M, are required to pay a discounted tol
A 75-YEAR-OLD man was found lifeless in a bushy area in Barangay Panadtaran, San Fernando town, southern Cebu on Saturday afternoon, July 2, 2022.Corporal Mario Paul Pino, investigating officer of San Fernando Police Station, identified the victim as George Tañola Paradela of Sitio Panaghiusa of the said barangay.Based on investigation, the victim attended a wedding prior to the incident.Neighbors found his body around 3 p.m. Saturday.By 5:30 p.m, Paradela's death was reported to the San Fernand
Ad agency Digital Out of Home Philippines (DOOH) apologized to “The Kingmaker” director Lauren Greenfield after using her image of Imelda Marcos without her permission.
BUSINESS sentiment is more optimistic in the second quarter, but is less buoyant in the third quarter and the next 12 months, the central bank said.The overall confidence index (CI) rose to 35.4 percent in Q2 from 32.9 percent in the previous quarter, according to the second quarter Business Expectations Survey (BES) by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).For Q3, business sentiment weakened but remained positive as the overall CI declined to 46.4 percent from 59.7 percent from the previous qua
TWO Mandaue City village chiefs whose barangays were awarded a Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed to continue improving their services in behalf of their constituents.Barangay Subangdaku village chief Ernie Manatad and Barangay Tabok village chief Maliquias Soco both said that receiving the SGLG is a big achievement for their offices.Manatad, who is also Mandaue City’s Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president, told Sun
It’s easy to be sad—especially when you think and feel too much like I do but I like to think I’ve become better through time—in coping with stress and anxiety on a daily basis.I’ve learned that problems abound for everyone but not everyone responds to crises in the same manner. Some cope better than others. I strive to be part of the former.When my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, the doctor gave her three months. God gave her three months and three weeks. Those 15 weeks turned out to be
The voter turnout during the May 2022 elections was unprecedented.Yet, despite the Commission on Elections (Comelec) extending in October 2021 the registration of new voters and the activation of disenfranchised voters who skipped two consecutive elections, many citizens were still unable to register and activate their voting status to be able to participate in the May 2022 election.The opportunity to exercise the sacred duty to vote is opened again, with the registration of voters to start toda
