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PoliticsSunstarCebu City prepares to procure vaccine for coronavirus
WITH the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) granting an emergency use authority to the Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine, the Cebu City Vaccine Advisory Board (VAB) will
NewsSunstarSunday Essay: How to make a taxpayer’s day
TRAVEL these days from one island to another requires the patience of a saint and the organizational skills of a wedding planner. To get from Manila to Cebu, for example, you need to get cleared by the
ScienceSunstarTabada: Sa bangkito
LIKE the “kabo (dipper),” the “bangkito (stool)” is a ubiquitous prop for the Pinoy’s art of making do.It is cobbled from “retazo” wood, leftover pieces from a bigger construction project.
SportsSunstarLapu-Lapu City team to compete in Pilipinas Vis-Min Super Cup
THE ARQ Builders Lapu-Lapu City Heroes is raring to bring pride and glory to the city as they compete in the upcoming regional basketball league called the Pilipinas Vis-Min Super Cup.The team was launched
SportsSunstarMunzon applies for PBA Rookie Draft
POTENTIAL top pick Joshua Munzon has formalized his entry into the 2021 PBA Rookie Draft after he submitted his application to the PBA office on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021.The 25-year-old is one of the most
NewsSunstar5 fast facts about the Sinulog
THE Sinulog Festival is one of the most attended festivals in the country. It has gathered millions of people since its inception.Throughout centuries, the Sinulog has evolved from simple foot movements
SportsSunstarQuijano: Only two weeks into 2021
I’m afraid 2021 is turning out to be a variant of 2020. Before you get alarmed, let me clarify that I am referring to the chances of aberrant things happening.Consider how the US Capitol building was
NewsSunstarMendoza: Dilemma grips Tokyo Olympics
CALLS are mounting again to cancel the Tokyo Olympics set to open this July.Already postponed for a year, the quadrennial meet is once more facing opposition, the most vocal coming no less from the home
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5 things to look forward to in 'virtual' Sinulog 2021
ALTHOUGH physical activities have been canceled, there is no stopping Cebu City from celebrating this year's Sinulog Festival on Sunday, January 17, 2021, as the government promised a "grand virtual
EntertainmentSunstarThe sound of color
WHAT does color sound like? Is it a peaceful melody, or a thundering ruckus? No one really knows. It is not even really objectively quantionable. It can vary from person to person, from a delicate whistle,
HealthSunstarSolon: Build habits the easy way
It’s the middle of January and I hope most of us are sticking to our New Year’s resolutions of getting healthy. Getting healthy requires some willpower if you’re not used to it, but the most efficient
EntertainmentSunstarAlden set to delight viewers Sunday, Jan. 17, with ‘Alden’s Reality: The TV Special’
FOLLOWING the overwhelming success of his sold-out and record-setting virtual reality concert, Asia’s Multimedia Star Alden Richards welcomes the New Year with a bang as he gives an early treat to Kapuso
ScienceSunstarMalilong: The irrepressible octogenarian
CALL me alarmist but unless the current surge of Covid-19 cases proves to be short-lived because of timely intervention, we have to brace for another round of more stringent measures against people movement
EntertainmentSunstarCabaero: Streaming the Sinulog
THE live streaming of the Sinulog celebration is not new. For several years now, organizers and media organizations like SunStar have been airing the festivities on the internet with much impact.It was
EntertainmentSunstarLim: Dim and dimmer
MY NIECE called an employee out for chatting with some random guy on the street, unmasked. He cockily replied that the other guy wasn’t masked either. Why do they think they win when they match an idiotic
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Tell it to SunStar: Minors at large
A GROUP of minors reportedly from Sitio Maharlika in Barangay Sambag 2, Cebu City have been roaming the streets of its neighbor, Sambag 1, well into the night.Aside from violating the City’s curfew ordinance,
NewsSunstarBriones: Making a comparison
It looks like vulnerable persons – those who are 60 years old and older with existing health conditions like lung or heart disease, diabetes or conditions that compromise their immune system – are
PoliticsSunstar30 Latransco modern jeepneys now ply Cebu City streets
A TOTAL of 30 units of modern public utility jeepneys (MPUJs) from the Lahug Apas Transport Cooperative (Latransco) are now plying the roads of Cebu City.Latransco launched its additional units at the
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30 more modern PUJs deployed in Cebu City
A TOTAL of 30 units of modern public utility jeepneys (MPUJs) from the Lahug Apas Transport Cooperative (Latransco) are now plying the roads of Cebu City.Latransco launched its additional units at the
LifestyleSunstar'Huy, kinsa nang balyena?!': 5 Sinulog party confessions you'll die laughing
WHAT happens at Sinulog, stays at Sinulog.Remember the wild street parties? Paint and sweaty bodies everywhere? Yeah, Sinulog is a place to get merry all right, sometimes too merry. And when we have a
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Organizers promise a grand ‘virtual’ Sinulog
DESPITE the cancelled physical activities, the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) and the festival steering committee said people can look forward to this year’s Sinulog Festival on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021
BusinessSunstarLow sales, unpaid debts
VENDORS of Santo Niño images are experiencing low sales this year as only few customers came to visit their stalls since the start of the nine-day novena for the feast of Cebu’s patron.The vendors who
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Septic tank project turns into illegal treasure hunt
WHAT was originally an excavation for a septic tank turned into an illegal treasure hunt after some residents of Sitio Hawaiian, Brgy. Marigondon in Lapu-Lapu City claimed to have found signs pointing
NewsSunstar8 men on motorbikes gun down jail officer
A JAIL officer guarding the entrance to the Danao City Jail was killed when eight men on four motorcycles peppered him with bullets on Thursday night, Jan. 14, 2021.Jail Officer 2 Reymond Roble Vasquez,
NewsSunstarMandaue City extends business permit renewal
THE Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) of Mandaue City has extended the schedule of application for business permits and renewal through a city ordinance.By law, businesses must renew their business
