Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva’s performances could not have been achieved with the help of any banned substances.
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TWO additional district offices of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will soon be operational in Cebu.LTO-Central Visayas Director Victor Caindec said they are just awaiting formal information from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the agency's central office as to when would the offices in the towns of Liloan and Alcoy in Cebu operate.Caindec made the announcement on Saturday, May 22, 2022, saying he could not contain the excitement considering that it has been about two and a half
THE Philippines continued to show dominance in billiards in the 31st Southeast Asian Games after winning gold medals in both the Men’s and Women’s 10-Ball Pool Singles on Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Vietnam.The Philippines got its fourth gold medal in pool.Carlo Biado beat compatriot Johann Chua in the Men’s 10-Ball pool singles in the gold medal match. It was a rematch of the Men’s 9-Ball pool singles finals, wherein Chua defeated Biado.Meanwhile, Rubelin Amit won her second goal after defeating
WITH majority of Central Visayas’ areas now opening themselves to both local and international tourists, it is now likely that the new Omicron subvariant B.2.12.1 may have already entered the region, officials of the Department of Health (DOH) said.DOH 7 Director Jaime Bernadas and chief pathologist Dr. Mary Jean Loreche expressed the same opinion after the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) subvariant was recently detected in Western Visayas, particularly in Iloilo City, as well as in the National
The version 2.7 preview livestream gave us a lot of things to be excited about, including detailed looks at new characters Yelan and Kuki Shinobu.
MORE than P1 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by the police in Bohol during a buy-bust operation on Saturday morning, May 21, 2022.The Tagbilaran City Police Station under the Bohol Police Provincial Office launched their anti-illegal drug operation at 1:50 a.m. in Purok 3, Budlong Street, Barangay San Isidro, Tagbilaran, that led to the arrest of drug suspect Jaime Aguaviva Gumba, 31, of Purok 1, Barangay Taloto, Tagbilaran.Gumba yielded 200 grams of suspected shabu with a street valu
THE Department of Education (DepEd) is investigating what happened at Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental on Friday, May 20, 2022, wherein close to 100 students of a public school there were hospitalized after consuming contaminated milk.In a statement, DepEd officials said the alleged contaminated milk were distributed in a school under the department’s School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP).The SBFP was established by DepEd to address hunger and encourage learners to enroll and contribute to the impro
MORE than 500,000 motorcycle and motor vehicle private plates remain unclaimed by their owners in Central Visayas as of May 19, 2022.Data from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) showed that about 451,379 motorcycle private plates remain unclaimed since 2014 onwards; while 66,290 motor vehicle plates also remain unclaimed since 2015.LTO 7 Director Victor Caindec, however, said this is not yet all the plates that the agency still has to release.Of those already available, Caindec said they have
THE School-in-a-Bag (Siab) of PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has continued to reach far-flung schools as face-to-face classes resume in the province of Cebu.In partnership with PLDT and Smart Foundation Inc. (PSF) and FiberHome Technologies, PLDT and Smart recently turned over Siab packages to Cabagdalan Elementary School in Balamban, Mahanlud Elementary School in Malabuyoc, and Basak Elementary School in Samboan. These schools were among the pilot schools in the province to imp
FORTY percent or 1,215 out of 3,003 barangays in Central Visayas have been given drug-cleared status since 2018.Just recently 48 barangays in the region have received a drug-cleared status from the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC), which is composed of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, Department of Health, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.The ROCBDC’s task is to examine documents from Barangay or Municipal A
WITH majority of Central Visayas’ areas now opening themselves to both local and international tourists, it is now likely that the new Omicron subvariant B.2.12.1 may have already entered the region, officials of the Department of Health (DOH) said.DOH 7 Director Jaime Bernadas and chief pathologist Dr. Mary Jean Loreche expressed the same opinion after the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) subvariant was recently detected in Western Visayas, particularly in Iloilo City, as well as in the National
MANDAUE City-based job seekers need look no further if they are looking for job opportunities.This after Mandaue City’s Public Employment Service Office (Peso) announced on Friday, May 20, 2022, that the city currently has 1,000 local job vacancies.Mary Jeanette Reyes, Peso Mandaue marketing staff member, said interested job seekers from Mandaue City should be 18 to 30 years old to qualify for these available vacancies.But those beyond the stated age bracket may still apply as a lot of job oppor
BIG cash prizes were given by the Mandaue City Government to the top 5 best-performing barangays in administering vaccination to its constituents through its Bakuna Awards in partnership with Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (Rafi).Fully vaccinated individuals were also given cash prizes via a raffle draw.With its theme, "Barangay nga Kugihan Muawhag sa Pagpabakuna Naay Ayuda," the ceremony was held at the session hall of Mandaue City Hall on Friday, May 20, 2022.The top five barangays that belong
KEY POINTS. [1] Rep. Paz Radaza was found guilty by the Sandiganbayan even though, she argued, she had nothing to do with securing and receiving the funds from the 2002 PDAF (Priority Development Assistance Fund) or pork barrel or getting any of it after it was disbursed by the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) Cebu Council.[2] The anti-graft court rejected Radaza’s arguments, listed here. Given the ‘totality of circumstances,’ the court said, Radaza took part in a conspiracy that enabled ex-
NOW that the late Archbishop Teofilo “Lolong” Camomot has been declared “Venerable” by Pope Francis, officials of the Archdiocese of Cebu in charge with the late prelate’s cause for sainthood admitted that it may take some time before they can proceed towards the next step which is beatification.Fr. Mhar Vincent Balili, parish priest of the Mary Help of Christians Parish in Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City and vice postulator for Camomot’s cause, told SunStar Cebu that despite collecting numerous tes
Elections can be divisive. But as all my friendships survived the 2016 elections, I’m going to stay hopeful they will also survive the 2022 elections.My friends and I never discuss who we are voting for. It’s almost as if during each election, we simply put into motion our unspoken no-proselytizing rule as a gesture of respect for each person’s choice.With social media now, however, our hearts are up on our walls so our choices are implicit without specifically stating who our hearts beat for. U
Two videos have been viewed hundreds of times after they circulated in multiple Facebook posts that claim they show lifelike robot dancers made in China performing at an event in Shanghai. However, the claim is false; both videos feature human dancers. One video shows Chinese acrobatic dancers while the other shows a ballet performance in China by students from a dance school based in the United States.One video, which shows an acrobatic dance performance, was shared on Facebook here on April 1,
AROUND 105 policemen assigned in Central Visayas have been recommended for dismissal from the service after they were proven guilty of criminal and administrative charges.Some of those recommended for dismissal from the service were involved in various cases including illegal drug use, violence against women and children, among others, said Brigadier General Elizalde Quiboyen, chief of the Regional Internal Affairs Service in Central Visayas (RIAS 7).Quiboyen said that aside from those recommend
CORDOVA mayor-elect Cesar “Didoy” Suan would welcome the electoral protest that would be filed against him by his rival, outgoing Mayor Mary Therese “Teche” Sitoy-Cho, who claimed that there were irregularities during the May 9 elections.In a press conference Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Solea Resort Hotel in Cordova, Cebu, Suan said he was willing to answer all the charges that his rival would file at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc.Sitoy-Cho’s camp has already filed a motion for d
A PROPOSED circumferential road in Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan, northern Cebu could finally see the light of day after the Cebu Provincial Government was able to secure the commitment of landowners there to donate a part of their properties for the project.Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia told reporters on Friday, May 20, 2022, that the circumferential road project they are planning to construct in Malapascua Island could provide convenience to locals and even tourists especially that the island
The two men who were arrested by the police during the Simultaneous Anti Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO) on Saturday morning, May 21, 2022,were also tagged as responsible in the killing of a man in Barangay Bakhawan, Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu.The suspects were identified as King David Molina, 19, and Danilo Montolo, 20, both residents of Sitio Mohon, Barangay Bakhawan.After their arrest, some witnesses came forward and tagged the suspects as responsible in the killing of Ma
