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LAPU-LAPU Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan expressed hope Wednesday, May 18, that the 2022 annual budget for the city will be approved by the incoming City Council, which will assume office in June.The City currently uses the reenacted 2021 annual budget amounting to P2.7 billion as the proposed P3 billion fund for this year has not yet been approved by the council, whose majority of members are under the opposition bloc.“I think we can approve the budget once we have the new council,” said Chan Wednes
The reopening of Cebu’s nightlife spots, and the launching of new ones is proof that Cebuanos are probably genuinely good at having a good time.With the Cebuanos’ love for dancing, partying and hanging out with friends and acquaintances, everyone—including tourists—is most likely to experience some really fun and sometimes wild (but in a positive way) parties.Cebu has a wide selection of bars, clubs and lounges that offer great music by talented and renowned DJs and local artists, good company,
Looks like Marcos Jr. may be headed to the Little Red Dot soon.
Digital and hard copies of a political party poster endorsing Wiebe Boer, the CEO of an energy firm who was born in Nigeria to Dutch parents, purport to be proof of his intention to run for governor of Plateau state in the country’s central region. However, this is false: the poster is a hoax. Not only is the party supposedly backing Boer non-existent, but the country’s laws on citizenship preclude him from running for governor.Social media monitoring tool CrowdTangle revealed one of the earlies
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) Mandaue City is set to distribute on May 23 and 24 the honoraria for people who served during the May 9 national and local elections.The schedule of the distribution, which will be done at the Comelec Mandaue office, is as follows:Monday, May 23, 2022* (1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.)-- Barangays Centro, Alang-Alang, Bakilid, Banilad, Basak and Cabancalan* (2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.)-- Barangays Cambaro, Canduman, Casili, Casuntingan, Cabacub and Guizo* (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.)--
ABOUT P1.4 million worth of shabu was seized from a high-value individual at Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City past midnight Thursday, May 19.Major Joerey Puerto, commander of Police Station 8, identified the suspect as Gerald Barillo, 25, alias "Jer" of the barangay's Purok Neptune.Puerto said 20 sachets of shabu, P2,000 mark money and P250 in cash.He said Barillo was getting his supply from a drug personality in their barangay, who has been under police surveillance.Barillo himself is al
A video shows Prince Charles commenting on "Bongbong", the nickname of the president-elect of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
According to a study by ABS-CBN, 15 out of 17 incoming mayors of local government units in the Philippines' National Capital Region are from political families.
THE Monetary Board (MB) decided to raise the interest rate on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) overnight reverse repurchase facility by 25 basis points (bps) from two percent to 2.25 percent, effective Friday, May 20, 2022.Accordingly, the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities were raised to 1.75 percent and 2.75 percent, respectively.“The Monetary Board noted that the strong rebound in domestic economic activity and labor market conditions during the first quarter
THE World Cup-bound Philippines Women’s National Team failed to advance in the gold medal match of the Women’s Football tournament of the 31st Southeast Asian Games after a 3-0 defeat in the hands of Thailand on May 18, at the Cam Pha Stadium in Quang Ninh, Vietnam.Veteran midfielder Silawan Intamee scored the opening goal in the 22nd minute.The Filipinas tried its best to score an equalizer but experienced Thai goalkeeper Waraporn Boonsing was on spot all match long.Striker Taneekarn Dangda, th
Red-tagging is something we should be making a stand against, not something to make fun of.
Version 2.7 will have a duration of six weeks, which is longer than all other versions except for the currently extended version 2.6.
Social media posts shared thousands of times claim a proposed law in the Australian state of Victoria will ban people from growing their own food. However, this is false. The bill, which aims to support the agricultural sector, contains no such provision, while Victoria's agricultural department refuted the claim."VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: Premier Dan Andrews is passing a bill that prohibits people from growing their own food," reads a tweet from May 5, 2022 by an account called Apex World News."The
THE Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team overcame the host Vietnam’s raucous crowd and gritty stand to prevail, 88-60, and move closer to the gold medal of the 31st Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball competition on Thursday night at the Thanh Tri Gymnasium in Hanoi, Vietnam.Man-mountain June Mar Fajardo was once again unstoppable as he came up with a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds.Kiefer Ravena added 12 points, seven assists, and six rebounds, while young high-flyer Francis “Leb
Despite faulty vote counting machines (VCMs) and massive votes’ disenfranchisement, the recently concluded May 9 polls were “the best elections, so far” according to Commission on Election (COMELEC) officials.
Social media posts claim that shoppers desperate to get baby formula amid US shortages should turn to Amazon Canada for cross-border delivery. But this is not a reliable solution; many formula products sold in Canada by the online retailing giant are out of stock, unavailable for shipping to the states or on offer from third-party vendors charging above market prices."If you go to Amazon and change over to Canada you can order your Baby Formula, no shortage," claims a May 12, 2022 Facebook post
The acclaimed director shared an anecdote from his days as a young filmmaker during Martial Law.
[1] WHO WERE FOUND GUILTY. The Sandiganbayan announced Thursday, May 19, the decision that it promulgated last February 28 regarding the alleged misspending of P25 million pork barrel allotted in 2002 to the Cebu Council of Girl Scouts of the Philippines.In the six consolidated cases, (a) former fourth district congresswoman Clavel Asas-Martinez, (b) her son former Bogo mayor and Provincial Board member Celestino "Tining" Martinez III, (c) her daughter and ex-chief of staff Maria Cielo Asas Mart
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CORDOVA Mayor-elect Cesar "Didoy" Suan welcomes the electoral protest that his rival, incumbent Mayor Mary Therese "Teche" Sitoy-Cho, will file against him before the Commission on Elections (Comelec).In a press conference on Friday, May 20, 2022, Suan denied his rival's accusations that electoral fraud occurred during the local elections in their town on May 9.Suan, who defeated the two-term incumbent mayor, urged Cho to substantiate her claims before the court."I am not frightened by her accus
