Queen Elizabeth II has canceled a pre-Christmas lunch with her family as a precaution while cases of COVID-19 soar in Britain, a Buckingham Palace source said.
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Authorities had investigated the bank accounts of the 16, who are members of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines.
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
Airlines in the Philippines have pledged to adhere to the government’s order on lower fuel surcharge. Will this make Filipinos travel?
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
A school in Quezon City has announced its closure on its supposed first day of face-to-face classes. More details about the school shutdown here.
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered operators of Cordova’s floating and fixed cottages to temporarily stop their operations by Aug. 29, 2022.Garcia made the announcement after Cordova’s concerned stakeholders and representatives of government agencies agreed on the temporary stoppage during a meeting in the town on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 17.Garcia said they agreed to this in order to facilitate the rehabilitation of Cordova’s coast that was found to have been heavily affected by pollution
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama's "investment begging" yielded over P1.3 billion worth of funding commitment for the completion of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) and the construction of multiple medium-rise buildings (MRBs).Lawyers Colin Rosell and Jerone Castillo presented on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, the result of Rama's week-long meeting with different business tycoons in Manila to seek funding for different projects in pursuit of the mayor's goal of achieving a Singapore-like city.Rama was
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
Cebuano giant June Mar Fajardo leads the cast of PBA players who have been called up to join the Gilas Pilipinas pool for the fourth window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.A list consisting of 24 players was released by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas on Tuesday night as the build-up for matches against Lebanon and Saudi Arabia later this month continues.Most of the players on this list come from the PBA. Also added were Japeth Aguilar, Scottie Thompson, and Arvie Tolentino from
A LIVE-IN couple and their neighbor were arrested during a drug raid in Sitio Upper Yati, Barangay Quiot, Cebu City, at 9 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2022.Operatives of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA 7) conducted the raid that led to the arrest of Albert Piala, 38, his live-in partner Maria Elena Gimena, 40, and their neighbor Hilbert Gallendo, 46.The couple sold rice cakes (puto) for their livelihood but allegedly sidelined as traders of illegal drugs.PDEA 7 spokesperson
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