The Colombian pop star is charged with failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014.
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THE municipal government of Minglanilla is finally getting a boost in it traffic enforcement and management capability.This after Minglanilla Mayor Rajiv Enad and officials of the Minglanilla Traffic Command (Mitcom) unveiled its new traffic command center, which featured cameras that can do facial and vehicle plate recognition capability.The unveiling of Mitcom’s new command center occurred on Friday, August 5, 2022.With this new upgrade, Minglanilla has become the first among Cebu Province’s m
RAIN won’t be a problem for those participating during the Ironman 70.3 Philippines in Lapu-Lapu City on Sunday, August 7, 2022.This was what Nagiel Bañacia, head of the Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), told SunStar Cebu when asked whether it is safe to push through with the triathlon event should there be a downpour.“Magbasa man gani ang mga athletes (Athletes even get wet) to sustain the race,” said Bañacia.Low chance of rainEngineer Al Quiblat, chief of t
The Sherilin-Unisol Mandaue Plastic Men asserted their dominance in the second half to come away with a 94-72 win over the Bogo City Bugoys in the Pilipinas Super League 21-Under VisMin Leg on Friday night at the Cordova Sports Complex.Mired in a neck-to-neck battle with Bogo City in the first half which ended with Mandaue up by just two, 45-43, the Plastic Men of businessman Richard Mercado turned up their level of play and began their breakaway in the third.Up by just one, Sherilin suddenly we
MANDAUE City Lone District Rep. Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon turned over four completed infrastructure projects worth P166 million to the municipal government of Consolacion on Thursday, August 4, 2022.These projects include covered courts for Barangays Tilhaong and Panoypoy worth P8 million each; road concreting with a drainage facility from Barangays Polog to Panoypoy worth P75 million; and a riprap slope protection along a portion of Panoypoy worth P75 million.During the turnover ceremony, O
NETIZENS can now witness the live performances in this year’s Pasigarbo sa Sugbo on August 28, 2022 as well as vote for their favorite contingents online.Since the capacity of the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC), where the event will be held on a Sunday, August 28, is limited to only 12,000 persons, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said they came up with the idea to have the activity shown through Facebook Live to give everybody the chance to watch.Garcia said that aside from viewing the Pasigarbo, net
RAIN or shine, the Ironman 70.3 Philippines will proceed as scheduled on Sunday, August 7, 2022.This was what Nagiel Bañacia, head of the Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), told SunStar Cebu when asked whether it would push through with the triathlon event should there be a heavy downpour."Magbasa man gani ang mga athletes (Athletes even get wet) to sustain the race," said Bañacia.Engr. Al Quiblat, chief of Pagasa Visayas weather bureau, however, said in a sep
There are many famous blondes in Hollywood but none could match the cultural impact that Marilyn Monroe caused, even years after her untimely and mysterious death on Aug. 4, 1962.Pop culture’s fascination with the iconic blonde has ceased to waver, and it seems to still make waves even decades after her tragic demise. A biopic is soon to be released titled “Blonde” starring Ana de Armas who shares an uncanny resemblance with the deceased star.Very few stars, let alone those who have already pass
SUMMER might be coming to an end but you might want to have a spontaneous getaway before reality starts to cave in. Pack your bags and enjoy the beautiful and tropical retreat destination: Solea Coast Resort in Panglao, Bohol.With affordable room rates and exceptional service rendered, one’s weekend getaway couldn’t get any better. The resort finally had its grand opening on July 29 after years of delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the devastation of Typhoon Odette.Celebrate small and big vi
A BOOKKEEPER was arrested for allegedly embezzling money intended for the Social Security System (SSS) contributions of her fellow workers in Cordova town, eastern Cebu on Friday morning, August 5, 2022.Marilyn Regner, 37, of Barangay Gabi, Cordova town, was arrested by local police past 10 a.m. on Friday while she was talking with her family inside her house.PCpl. Roy Roberts served the arrest warrant issued by Lapu-Lapu City Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 1 Judge Genevieve Lawas
THE Cebu City Government will begin its massive clearing operations on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in a bid to recover the three-meter easement of rivers and waterways.Mayor Michael Rama ordered the destruction of at least 2,000 structures along rivers in the city as he wanted to prevent casualties during heavy rains, following the Thursday night, Aug. 4 downpour that caused flooding and the overflowing of several rivers in the city, including Kinalumsan River in Barangay Mambaling, whose raging w
A MOTORCYCLE-FOR-HIRE driver was shot dead in Sitio Mabugnao, Barangay Guadalupe in the City of Carcar past 12 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.The fatality, identified as Leo Barcenas Sabayton, was believed to have been killed by the person transacting with him over illegal drugs.Police identified Sabayton, 36, as a drug personality from Sitio Graje, Guadalupe.Officer Elmer Abesia, investigator at the Carcar City Police Station, said a male Mabugnao resident had heard a series of gunshots.The resident
A 28-YEAR-OLD MAN who had been to prison four times for drug-related charges was shot dead by two men riding on a motorcycle in Barangay Kamagayan, Cebu City past 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022.The fatality was identified as Jayson Samson Borces, who was shot while he was resting in a chair outside a house in Fatima, a sitio located in Kamagayan’s interior. It was raining at the time of the incident.Borces, a resident of San Jose, a mountain village in the city, succumbed to gunshot wounds on one
THE director and writer of the controversial film "Maid in Malacañang" said he had nothing to apologize for despite some people taking offense at a scene in his film.Darryl Yap, who was in Cebu with the cast on Saturday, August 6, 2022, for the film's local premiere, also urged his critics to watch the film first before judging it."For the people asking for boycott and for sorry, for them that are waiting for me to apologize to them, I’m sorry but I cannot apologize for the hurt that was taken v
THE director and writer of the controversial film "Maid in Malacañang" said that he has nothing to apologize to those offended by some scenes in his film.Darryl Yap, who was in Cebu with the cast on Saturday, August 6, 2022, for the film's local premiere, also urged his critics to watch the film first before judging it.“For the people asking for boycott and sorry, for them that are waiting to apologize to them. Im sorry I cannot apologize for the hurt that was taken voluntary,” Yap said, during
ONE-TIME world title challenger Eduard Heno had an impressive ring return with a lopsided unanimous decision win over Renoel Pael on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at the Yñares Sports Arena in Pasig City.Although Pael was aggressive all night long, Heno picked his punches well and landed the more telling blows.All three judges scored the fight in favor of Heno with scores of 115-112, 117-110 and 117-110.The 29-year-old Heno ended a three-year layoff and improved to 15-1-5 with five knockouts. He los
We all saw what happened. After dishing out as much as he got in their first encounter—prompting Naoya Inoue to call it his most difficult fight to date—Nonito Donaire got waylaid in the rematch and was knocked out in just 284 seconds.Age? Inactivity? We were all left scratching our heads as to why the second battle was nowhere near as competitive as the first.The retirement option was quickly brought up, but I thought he was still good enough to defeat some of the top 10 bantamweights out there
DARELL Bada and Adrian Ungos topped the 13-14 years old division in the Ironkids Philippines race on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Mactan Newtown in Lapu-Lapu City.Bada was way ahead of the rest of the competition with a 33:22 finish. Carron Canas finished second with 34:09, while Connor Hodges was third with 35:13.Bada was trailing Canas after a strong performance in the swim and the bike leg of the race. Behind by nine minutes going into the last part of the race, Bada literally made a run for
FORMER Olympian Charly Suarez defends his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia super featherweight belt against journeyman Marjohn Yap in the main event of Part II of the Ultimate Knockout Challenge (UKC) Tiger: “Annihilation” on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex in Parañaque City.The 33-year-old Suarez is looking to continue his dominance in the pro boxing scene and move up to the next level with a win over Yap, who’s considered a gatekeeper to test
PAG-IBIG Fund members collectively saved P38.82 billion in the first six months of the year, an increase of P7.23 billion or 23 percent compared to the P31.59 billion collected during the same period last year. This set a record for the highest amount saved by members with the agency for any January to June period.“I am happy to note Pag-Ibig Fund's excellent performance in its members' savings collections. Our strong collections mean that we have funds to finance our programs and continue provi
DEL Monte Pacific Ltd. said its US subsidiary has acquired the maker of ready-to-use stock and broth products Kitchen Basics from McCormick & Company for $99 million.Its US subsidiary Del Monte Food Inc.’s acquisition deal took effect on Aug. 3, the company said in a disclosure to the stock exchange.Kitchen Basics will join the company’s portfolio as part of its plans to expand its retail presence in the category.The shift in consumer preference towards home meal preparation and health and welln
