The Nicaraguan government has seized the former embassy and diplomatic offices of Taiwan, saying they belong to China.
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WITH her husband behind bars, Pamela Theresa Pabingit can finally heave a sigh of relief.The 29-year-old went to confront him at his alleged lover’s house in Barangay Pajac, Lapu-Lapu City last Tuesday night, August 16, 2022.She had them handcuffed by the tanods who accompanied her after they made a citizen’s arrest.Allan, 34, and Maria Charlette Dyrit, a 37-year-old motorcycle vlogger who is better known as “TCH Diva,” were charged with concubinage in court.According to Pamela, their marital tr
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A SUGAR milling company in northern Cebu was one of those affected by the ongoing sugar crisis in the country.Medellin Mayor Joven Mondigo Jr. said the 94-year-old Bogo-Medellin Milling Company Inc. (Bomedco) located in Barangay Luy-a suspended its operations for one month from July 15 to August 15, 2022, rendering its administrative staff and factory workers jobless due to the crisis that is being felt all over the country.“Presently, dili maayo ang dagan sa Bomedco,” said Mondigo on Wednesday,
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THE Department of Education (DepEd)-Division of Mandaue City has received an additional budget of P17 million from the City Government.Nimfa Bongo, DepEd-Division of Mandaue superintendent, told reporters on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, that the amount came from the City's Special Education Fund supplemental budget.Bongo and DepEd Mandaue personnel met with Mayor Jonas Cortes on Monday, August 15.Bongo said the money will be allocated to the Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School, Pagsab
THE Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7) revealed that a total of 4,744,896 individuals in the region have already received their second Covid-19 vaccine dose.Dr. Van Phillip Baton, medical coordinator for emerging and reemerging infectious disease of the DOH 7, said the number represents 83.16 percent of the total 5,705,754 vaccinated individuals from the four provinces in the region.The 5,705,754 vaccinated individuals comprise 70 percent of the total population of the entire Centra
MANDAUE City is mulling on exporting its local delicacies, particularly its well-known "bibingka" (local rice cake), to help promote more Filipino food to the international scene and help Mandaue City’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) develop their businesses.Kristian Cabahug, Mandaue Investments Promotions Tourism Action Center (MIPTAC) head, told reporters on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, that they target to develop this initiative by next year.Cabahug said they had already coordinated
EMPLOYEES of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) have called for the resignation of its board of directors as they fear the privatization of the government-owned utility provider amid its poor corporate performance in the past two years.In a press conference at the Cebu Business Hotel, Cebu City Thursday, August 18, 2022, the MCWD Employees Union (MEU) said the water provider’s “corporate health is in critical condition.”MEU president Abigail Almeria said MCWD’s income has plunged 62 per
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is warning the public not to be deceived by a job hiring post on social media using the department's official logo.The post is reportedly looking for interns for the DOLE's Government Internship Program (GIP) and asking applicants to submit their personal information and other credentials.“This is not the way how we do hiring of GIPs. We do not share and amplify for the world to see the personal information of the applicants in adherence to Republic
Footage of floodwater crashing over a bridge has been viewed thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows a river overflowing in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir after India reportedly dumped floodwater there in July 2022. However, the clip was actually filmed in Iran in January 2020, when flash floods caused massive damage in southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province."Indian Release Flood In River Chenab _ Flood From Kashmir," reads a Facebook post from August 1 written in English and Urd
DESIGNER Hanae Mori, known for her elegant signature butterfly motifs, numerous cinema fashions and the wedding gown of Japan’s empress, has died, her office said Aug. 18. She was 96.Mori symbolized the rise of Japan as a modern, fashionable nation and the rise of the working woman. She died at her Tokyo home Aug. 11, a few days after developing a mild fever, according to the Hanae Mori Office. She had been examined by a doctor at her home, but no specific cause of death was given.Empress Masako
Her parents, both vegetable farmers, gave her the bouquet to represent how proud they were of what she had been able to accomplish thanks to all their hard work.
THE fifth most wanted person in Cebu province was arrested early morning Friday, August 19, 2022, for a child abuse case filed against him following a complaint raised by his 10-year-old son.The arrest was made around 6 a.m. Friday by personnel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Cebu Field Unit who were armed with a warrant for the suspect’s arrest.SunStar is withholding the name of the suspect to protect his son.Police said the 35-year-old suspect was still asleep when the
TYTANS Properties and Development Inc., which is trailblazing in resort living, is set to turn over condominium units of its Mactan residential resort project by first quarter of 2023 despite the distractions caused by Typhoon Odette (Rai) in December 2021.Keeping its commitment intact, Tambuli Seaside Living, an 11-hectare residential resort community in Buyong Road of Barangay Maribago, Lapu-lapu City, recently topped off the fifth tower of the sprawling resort village led by company chief exe
THE Talisay City Police Station has set aside one day of every month so police personnel can familiarize with their issued firearms and practice their marksmanship.Station chief Lieutenant Colonel Randy Caballes said it’s important for his men to know how to handle firearms while in the line of duty.Aside from practicing their shooting skills, they must also know how to store their guns safely as well as know how to clean them, he said."That’s why our police personnel must practice regularly so
