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Facebook posts claim Dollar General recently announced that all stores will stay open 24 hours a day. This is false; the US chain told AFP the posts are incorrect and that hours vary by location."Aug, 13, 2022 8:37 pm (NewsBrief) DOLLAR GENERAL announces plans to convert all stores to 24 hours a day," says text in a photo shared August 14, 2022 on Facebook. "Starting Monday August 22 all Dollar General stores will start to stay open around the clock and they will have some new expanded merchandi
BOTTLER companies on Tuesday, Aug. 16, confirmed that there’s a shortage of premium refined sugar.“We confirm our industry is facing a shortage of Premium Refined Sugar — a key ingredient in many of our products,” according to a joint statement issued by Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. and ARC Refreshments Corp.The soda companies said they are “working closely with other stakeholders of the industry and the government to address the situation.”“We thank
AGENTS of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Visayas arrested three persons during a raid in Sitio Upper Yati, Barangay Quiot, Cebu City on Tuesday night, August 16, 2022.It was the third suspected drug den that the PDEA 7 raided in the barangay this year and the 26th overall in the city.Leia Alcantara, PDEA 7 spokesperson, identified the suspects as Maria Elena Gimena, 40; her live-in partner Albert Piala, 38; and Hilberto Gallendo, 46, all residents in the area.During the an
UNVACCINATED teachers are no longer required to present either a negative rapid antigen or negative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result every two weeks in order to handle face-to-face classes.This was what Salustiano Jimenez, director of the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd 7), told SunStar Cebu on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.Jimenez said this was the initial pronouncement of DepEd Central Office, but they are still awaiting the issuance of the orde
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
Airlines in the Philippines have pledged to adhere to the government’s order on lower fuel surcharge. Will this make Filipinos travel?
Social media posts claim a US heatwave in the summer of 1954 proves global warming is "only an agenda." This is false; temperatures did break records in the Midwest that year, but experts say isolated weather events do not disprove the science of climate change, which has made heatwaves more frequent and intense."There was no 'GLOBAL WARMING' or 'CLIMATE CHANGE' agenda in 1954. The current rhetoric is only an agenda about power control and wealth redistribution," says a July 28, 2022 Facebook po
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
As Kenya was still tallying votes following presidential polls on August 9, 2022, a statement attributed to the US embassy congratulating Raila Odinga for winning the race circulated in multiple posts online. However, the US embassy in Nairobi denied issuing the message, which surfaced days before the final results of the national election were to be announced. Odinga’s rival William Ruto emerged victor late on August 15, 2022.A Facebook post published on August 14, 2022, shared an image of what
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
CEBU FC suffered a 3-0 loss to perennial contender Kaya FC-Iloilo in its 2022 Philippines Football League (PFL) opener at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila on Aug. 14.Jarvey Gayoso hit the opening goal in the 54th minute after beating Cebu FC goalkeeper Ace Villanueva coming off a beautiful pass by Daizo Horikoshi. It was Horikoshi’s turn to score as he doubled the lead with a goal in the 85th minute from a low cross pass by substitute Eric Giganto. Horikoshi finished off Cebu FC with a heade
DAVAO City-based Alsons Development and Investment Corp. (Alsons Dev) expressed interest in investing in Cebu’s bustling property market.This was announced by Jolla Amparo Soriaga, assistant general manager for business units group, during the launch of the company’s Poblacion Market Central in Davao City.“We are open to possibilities of expanding in Cebu or in the Visayas,” the official said.While plans aren’t certain yet, she said the company is looking out for investment opportunities in the
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
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Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa praised Justice chief Boying Remulla on the government's decision to not rejoin the International Criminal Court. This is what he said.
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The San Fernando Buffalos handily defeated the Bogo City Bugoys, 94-63, to even up their win-loss record in the Pilipinas Super League 21-Under VisMin Leg on Tuesday night at the Compostela Sports Complex.The Bugoys got off to a fast start early on and led by eight but the Buffalos hit their stride from the second period onwards, taking a 39-30 lead at halftime after they outscored Bogo City, 23-13, during that stretch.It was all San Fernando from that point onwards as the Buffalos led by as muc
AIRASIA Philippines wants to become a major contributor to the recovery of Cebu’s tourism industry as its Cebu hub reopens at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ricky Isla, chief executive officer of the Philippine unit of the Malaysian budget airline, led the ceremonial re-opening of the carrier’s Cebu hub, expanding its route network to the Visayas and Mindanao.Poised for a strong rebound, AirAsia is resumi
“Historians study the past not in order to repeat it, but in order to be liberated from it.” -Yuval Noah Harari, in his best-selling book (2016) “Homo Deus.”In a recent forum via Zoom, I found myself listening to a guest speaker’s lengthy attempt to explain what he saw is a trend towards authoritarianism in Philippine governance. This surprised me because as a political scientist he ought to know that since colonial times we have never been anything but a strictly authoritarian society.At home,
