A FIRE razed a house in Barangay Quiot, Cebu City past 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning, June 9, 2022.
The house was owned by Larry Batoto and Lorena Cabaluna.
Batoto alleged that the mosquito coil placed under their bed caused the fire. (BBT)
Rappler, which has been under fire by the Duterte administration, has received international support following the government’s decision to shut down the online news site.
A TEENAGE model sued her former manager and an events organizers before the Mandaue City Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, over claims that they set her up to be sexually abused.Hannah (real name withheld for her privacy) filed human trafficking charges against her manager Miles Marlon Wafer and events organizer Renato “Jay-r” Yosores Jr.She alleged that the two connived with each other to set her up that later resulted in her getting raped on Sept. 13, 2021.But Wafer, in a separa
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City will be conducting satellite voter registration inside malls starting Monday, July 4, 2022.The satellite voter registration is aimed at attracting new voters to participate in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on Dec. 5, 2022.Marchel Sarno, who serves as Cebu City North District election officer, said on Friday, July 1, that the Comelec has decided to conduct off-site registration since its offices cannot accommodate the volum
DIAGEO Rare and Exceptional whiskies delighted the palates of Cebuano at the recently concluded whisky tasting event held in the Queen City of the South.The event gathered 40 spirits aficionados to try the whisky collections of Diageo, owner of more than 200 brands of rare and exceptional spirits. Hosted by Mandaue-based Charlton Trade and Enterprise, a wines and spirits distributor in Cebu, the whisky tasting event featured four of Diageo’s rare and exceptional whiskies.Served before the Cebuan
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The BBC reports that the Intellectual Property Office of Sweden granted trademark registrations for: (1) “cariad,” the Swedish word for “love;” (2) “hiraeth,” a Swedish word loosely translated to “longing;” and (3) “Welsh cake.” All three trademark registrations were issued to a candle maker for its candles products. The registrations have been criticized by candle makers who complain that they have candles which bear the word “cariad” and can no longer sell them. A spokesman of the Welsh IPO sa
The new president isn’t holding back in evoking his deposed father’s image.
INFLATION is projected to have hit a fresh three-year high this month as prices of basic goods continued to increase, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Thursday.Outgoing BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said inflation is likely to settle within the 5.7-6.5 percent range in June, with the lower end already higher than the three-year high of 5.4 percent recorded in May.A 5.7 percent inflation would be the highest since the 5.2 percent the country recorded in December 2018, while 6.5 percent w
INTERNATIONAL passenger traffic is expected to increase at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) as travel restrictions further ease, Megawide Construction Corp. said on Friday, July 1, 2022.“In the airport segment, the company is expecting a boost in international numbers at MCIA, particularly with the opening of the thrice-weekly Cebu-Istanbul route via Turkish Airlines and the return of the daily Cebu-Dubai route via Emirates,” Megawide, the Filipino private operator of the airport tog
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas still has to wait for the decision from their central office on whether it would continue requiring unvaccinated employees in places under Alert Level 2 and above to undergo Covid-19 testing before they could go back to work onsite under the new administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.Malacañang had earlier announced that employees in places under Alert Level 2 and above who would go back to onsite work should un
The undermanned Gilas Pilipinas basketball squad got ambushed by a sharp New Zealand squad in a massive 60-106 loss in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Thursday at the EventFinda Stadium.Playing with just 11 men, the Gilas Pilipinas got behind early and just could not keep up with the Tall Blacks, who with the win, completed a four-game sweep of Group A. The Gilas, on the other hand, will not have much time to recoup, as they will take on India on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.New
THE Philippine government’s total outstanding debt settled at P12.50 trillion as of the end of May, 2.1 percent lower compared to the previous month, the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) reported Friday.BTr said the decrease was due to the repayment of provisional advances from the central bank.Out of the total debt stock, 30.7 percent was sourced externally while 69.3 percent were domestic borrowings, it said.Official data showed domestic debt for the month stood at P8.67 trillion, which is 3 percent l
A video of people prostrating has been viewed more than a thousand times in social media posts that claim it shows crowds mourning following an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan in June 2022. However, the claim is false; the video has circulated since September 2021 in reports about the Taliban celebrating after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.The claim was shared here on Facebook on June 23, 2022.The Persian-language caption translates to English as: "A shocking film from Afghanista
President Rodrigo Duterte's term was memorable. Who would not remember the administration that killed thousands of people in a drug war, institutionalized disinformation, normalized misogyny and sexism, and attacked the media?
International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight champion Rene Mark Cuarto makes his second world title defense on July 2, 2022 against Mexican challenger Daniel Valladares in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.Both Cuarto and Valladares tipped the scales at the minimumweight limit of 105 pounds during the weigh-in on July 1.The 25-year-old Cuarto will be defending his belt for the first time overseas after fighting his two previous world title fights in the Philippines against his nemesis Pedro T
As protests raged across India in June 2022 over an army recruitment scheme, a graphic photo showing part of the body of a suicide victim was shared in social media posts linking the young man's death to the controversial plan. However, the image was published in Hindi newspaper Dainik Bhaskar in April 2022, months before the policy was announced. The photo, which shows the legs of a person who has apparently taken their own life, featured in a Hindi-language newspaper article headlined: "Murder
THE NLEX Road Warriors rode the heroics of Calvin Oftana late in regulation to force overtime and eventually snatch a 114-108 win over the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup on Thursday night at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.Phoenix was on its way to completing a remarkable comeback from 19 points down as they led, 102-97, after a tough jumper by Matthew Wright with 18 seconds left in the fourth.However, NLEX did not give up, finding the Oftana for a three-pointer to
The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29 affirmed its earlier decision to shut down Rappler news outlet, ordering that the news outlet’s license be revoked. Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said that the company would appeal the decision. Ressa and Rappler staff respond to the shutdown order. For more PH content, visit ph.yahoo.com
The Supreme Court ruled that the Ombudsman has the power to access the bank accounts of former President Joseph Estrada and his alleged mistresses.
A proposed experiment by a Filipino student of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is set to be conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) in the fall of 2022.
