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TALISAY City Councilor Eduardo “Digul” Gullas III is eyeing to replicate the Sugbo Mercado at the Cebu IT Park in Cebu City as part of his city’s tourism attractions.However, Gullas, the younger brother of Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr., said they still have to find a suitable area where they can establish the food park.Gullas, who chairs the committee on trade and industry; livelihood, labor and employment, told reporters that the proposal aims to promote the city’s culinary ventures
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THE Bohol run of the Motor7 Photo and Video Competition 2022 rolled out this week. Motorbikers have until August 22, 2022 to roam the Philippines’ 10th largest island and snap stills or record videos of their experiences at its alluring geosites.Motorbike riders are capturing the amazing natural and man-made wonders of the Central Visayas provinces in awe-inspiring pictures and videos through the contest series initiated by the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Central Visayas.“Motor7–The Geopark Ride
THE Mandaue City Government is planning again to conduct another clearing operation to relocate families living within the three-meter easement of the different rivers in the city.Lawyer Jamaal James Calipayan, city administrator, told SunStar Cebu on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, that they started the clearing operations in 2012 but suspended it in 2020 to give the residents leeway due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.Among the areas that were affected by the clearing operations were C
ANTI-NARCOTICS operatives revealed that a trustee of a drug lord is the alleged mastermind of two former inmates who were arrested in a drug bust at 9 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2022, in Sitio San Vicente, Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City.The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA 7), however, refused to give to the media the name of the drug lord, who operates in Cebu City, so as not to jeopardize their follow-up operation.The drug raid resulted in the arrest of Rey Steven Buena
Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China’s territory since ancient times. The history and legal facts are very clear. There are plenty of historical records and documents that show how the Chinese people developed Taiwan in earlier periods. The world’s earliest account of Taiwan could be found in the Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer compiled in 230 A.D. by Shen Ying of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. In 1335, the Yuan dynasty set up a patrol and inspection agency in Penghu to
MANDAUE City will soon implement the use of electric buses following an ordinance approved by the Mandaue City Council that mandates using environment-friendly transport units to address the city's environmental problems.Edwin Jumao-as, Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (Team) head, told reporters on Friday, August 12, 2022, that they are now coordinating with transport operators in the city to conduct a transition period for using electric buses.Jumao-as said they mandated operators to have
THE world-famous dancing inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) took the center stage again when they performed Friday, August 12, 2022.Despite the downpour, around 800 inmates graciously danced to the tune of different music in front of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and other high-ranking government officials in Central Visayas.The persons deprived of liberty were taught by Dancesport Team Cebu led by renowned Cebuano choreographer Edward Hayco.Garcia said t
You know you’re getting old, my favorite law professor Teddy Almase once told me, when you start missing some steps that you used to make even with your eyes closed around the house. It starts with your eyesight, former Talisay City mayor Delia Bacaltos Tiu said on another occasion, and it goes downhill from there.I had sage advice about getting old. Nobody taught me what it was like when you got there.I turned 70 this year. Along the way, I had angioplasty, dealt with a volatile blood pressure
After six Pakistan servicemen including a senior commander were killed in a helicopter crash on August 1, Facebook posts shared photos of wreckage that they claimed showed the aftermath of the disaster. However, the photos are old; one was taken after a deadly accident in Pakistan in December 2021 and the others were taken following separate crashes in Afghanistan in May and June 2011.“An army helicopter has crashed in Balochistan's Uthal area," reads an Urdu-language Facebook post shared on Aug
PINOY veteran Jetro Pabustan looks to upset fellow former world title challenger Tramaine Williams in a 10-rounder on Aug. 13 at the Findlay Toyota Center, Prescott Valley in Arizona.The 32-year-old Pabustan is looking to log his second straight win by beating Willams in his US debut. He’s coming off a split decision win over Bryan Tamayo after losing his last two fights before that.Pabustan has already fought in the elite level, losing to Panya Uthok in a world title fight and recently retired
The EcoOil-La Salle came alive in the fourth canto to thwart the Adalem Construction-St. Clare, 89-74, in Game One of the 2022 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup semifinals on Friday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.Schonny Winston put up 24 points, four assists, three rebounds, and three assists to power the Green Archers to the easy win and move a victory away from advancing to the championship series.CJ Austria was also crucial for EcoOil-La Salle's 11-2 fourth quarter pullaway that gave the Archers a
A SANITATION worker for a food manufacturing firm in Compostela town was arrested after he tried to sneak out a bottle of chlorine worth P61 from their plant on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.When local police asked him why he committed the crime, Florito Pelit, 28, said he only did so because he wanted to disinfect the rainwater stored in the concrete tank in his residence so it can be used by his two children.SunStar Cebu withholds the name of the firm pending its comment.Lt. Andrew Rellanos, Compost
THE Department of Tourism (DOT) is eyeing to establish four tourist rest stops in Cebu for travelers to have a place where they can stay and rest during their visit to tourist destinations in the province.This was announced by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco during the Go Explore Cebu: Summit at the convention hall of SM Seaside City Cebu on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.Frasco said two rest stops will be constructed in southern Cebu and two in northern Cebu, and these will be managed by DOT
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A TALISAY City councilor is eyeing to replicate the Sugbo Merkado at the IT Park in Barangay Apas, Cebu City.Councilor Eduardo “Digul” Gullas, younger brother of Mayor Gerald Anthony "Samsam" Gullas, said though that they still have to find a lot where they can establish the food park."Mag estorya mi mag-brainstorm mi human among estoryahan uban ni mayor, ang pangitaon gyud ana ang lot," Gullas said on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.(We will discuss and brainstorm ideas and talk with the mayor afterwar
