FOLLOWING his promise of a substantial change in the Cebu City Hall, Mayor Michael Rama said that Market Administrator Raquel Arce will now be the head of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office starting July 1, 2022.
Rama said Thursday, June 16, that Arce will also be the overseer of the Prevention, Restoration, Beautification, and Enhancement (Probe) Team.
EX-OLYMPIAN Mark Anthony Barriga again failed in his bid to become a world champion after bowing down to defending World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight king Jonathan Gonzalez via unanimous decision June 25 at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.Judge Rose Lacend scored it close at 115-113 for Gonzalez, while both judges Efrain Lebron and Alex Levin saw the defending Puerto Rican champion winning by a wider margin with identical 117-111 scores.The 29-year-old Barriga, who c
HIV support services are just a few clicks away with QuickRes.org, EpIC Philippines’ Joven Santiago says in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Philippines.
In a study by scientists from ETH Zurich, Metro Manila was found to be one of the few cities in 2050 that will experience climate conditions that are “not currently experienced by any existing major cities.”
A portion of the road along Sitio Absa, Barangay Don Andres Soriano, Toledo City has been closed since Saturday morning, June 25, due to a collapsed road.The City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA) is now preparing to divert traffic from Naga-Uling road to Barangay Manipis for those motorists going to Toledo and its neighboring municipalities in southwest Cebu.The CT-TODA also advised motorists who use the Manipis road to take care and be on alert.On April 8, 2022,
THE Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI 7), in partnership with DTI-Design Center of the Philippines (DCP), has launched the One Town One Product (Otop) Regional Trade Fair featuring the Kalibutan Project on Friday, June 24, 2022.The fair, which runs until June 26 at The Gallery of Ayala Center Cebu, features locally-made products such as the “Bambike,” a bicycle unit fitted with bamboo frame and bags made of woven rattan; “Balang-balang,” a resizable cup or beverage holder
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) Mandaue City said the voter’s registration period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections has been shortened from the original July-August schedule to July 4-23.Sarah Reuyan, Comelec Mandaue election officer, said Friday, June 24, that the move allows them to devote more time in preparing for the elections, which may be held on December 5, 2022 is not again postponed.Davao Oriental Second District Representative Joel Mayo Almario in November
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said that the move to block the websites of 25 organizations allegedly linked to “communist terrorist groups” is justified.
Big man Poy Erram scored on a putback with 4.9 seconds remaining to slip past the Rain or Shine E-Painters, 89-85, in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup on Thursday night at the Ynares Center.Erram’s go-ahead basket completed TNT’s incredible comeback from deficits that went as high as 16. Things looked bleak for the Tropang Giga as they still trailed by 10, 68-78, with 2:46 remaining in the fourth.However, TNT’s veteran leader Jayson Castro came alive, hitting two straight triples in less than a
INCOMING Cordova mayor Cesar Suan has vowed to continue all the ongoing projects of outgoing Mayor Mary Therese Sitoy-Cho during his term.Suan, an incumbent first councilor in the town of Cordova, won in the May 9 elections with 21,222 votes against Sitoy-Cho’s 17,052 votes.Suan said he will push for the completion of all the pending projects that Sitoy-Cho have initiated as well as the projects of the previous administrations.The projects he would continue to implement include the 254-hectare C
BARILI town’s water sources are being closely watched after at least 98 persons fell ill due to typhoid fever in the last three months. Three people succumbed to the illness.According to the Cebu Provincial Health Office’s (CPHO) inspection report, the 98 cases were reported in 24 of the town’s 42 barangays from March 16, 2022 to June 25, 2022.Of the 98 cases, 28 are from Barangay Poblacion, 21 from Gunting, 12 from Mantayupan, five from Guibuangan, five from Japitan, four from Maigang and three
IN LINE with its Information Education and Communication campaign, the local government of Daanbantayan in northern Cebu has distributed television sets to each of the 149 puroks in the 20 barangays to educate the people on issues involving calamities, health, environment, education and peace and order.The distribution was done during the orientation on pre-disaster risk assessment, rapid damage assessment and needs analysis and post-disaster needs assessment done by the Municipal Disaster Risk
WHEN he was still a student in one of Cebu’s universities, Vincent Gabucan Jr. of Barangay Kalunasan often scored high marks, which eventually led him to become part of the dean’s list in his school.But after impregnating his partner while still in school just before the coronavirus disease pandemic struck, Gabucan, 22, decided to stop going to school in order to make a living for his young family Gabucan, however, made the mistake of resorting to selling illegal drugs just to make ends meet.On
THE Cebu City Government started rounding up on Wednesday, June 22, minors and adults who chose to live in the city's streets to make a living.Those rescued will be returned to their respective home provinces.The City Government is now coordinating with the barangays where these street dwellers belong on what help they can provide to the latter.The streetchildren who begged for alms from jeepney passengers and passersby, and adults who took shelter in the city's sidewalks have been temporarily p
It’s graduation season, and there’s no better graduation gift than a trip to the picturesque white sand beaches of Anda, Bohol?It’s time to kick your sneakers off and put on your beach sandals because the municipality of Anda is as close to “untouched by civilization” as the wilderness is ever going to get, making it the perfect place for travelers with an adventurous heart. From caves to historical sites to sandy beaches, Anda is a tourist destination that’s begging to be explored.Parklane Boho
For undrafted NBA champion Jeremy Lin, one setback cannot be the end of Kai Sotto’s basketball journey.
I am perhaps the only person who likes to wake up early while on vacation yet likes to wake up late the rest of the year.I’m not a morning person. It takes a while for me to warm up. I don’t schedule morning appointments unless I have to. I don’t even want people talking to me in the morning unless it’s necessary—at least, not before I’ve had my coffee which is after my first meal of the day at 11:30 in the morning.I’m an owl, not a lark. I like to work at night and sleep in the morning.I normal
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines takes notice of the alarming arrest of journalists covering the protest actions of farmers and artists.In a recent press briefing, Philippine National Police Officer-in-Charge Lt. Gen. Danao Jr. accused the members of the press of agitating the activist groups during the protest, asking: “What is [their] purpose?” They were then swiftly charged with malicious mischief and illegal assembly alongside the persons they were covering.Journalists and other members
A video with hundreds of thousands of views is circulating in the Philippines alongside the claim it shows communist rebels surrendering to the government of incoming leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who won the presidential election in May. In fact, the footage shows a scene from a Filipino film released in 1986 about the country's communist insurgency.The video, which shows people lining up to lay down their guns while surrounded by men in uniform, was shared on Facebook on June 6.The Tagalog-langu
After that dark, terrifying addition in the jungle in the Void Empress, Bel’Veth, Nilah just might be that much-needed joyful addition who can flex in the bot lane. Her's what she brings.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said that the talks between the Philippines and China on joint oil exploration have been completely terminated.
