The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a restrictive New York gun law in a major ruling for gun rights.
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DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said that he will also institute reforms in the conduct of the drug war operations.
OFFICIALS of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) have welcomed the appointment of retired Philippine National Police (PNP) director Debold Sinas as an adviser for the city’s peace and order council.Mayor Michael Rama introduced Sinas during the city’s flag-raising ceremony at City Hall on Monday, July 4, 2022.Lt. Col. Maria Theresa Macatangay, CCPO spokesperson, said Sinas’ presence will greatly help in police operations especially in enforcing order in the city.“I believe his presence in the Ceb
Batch 1994 took down 1997, 61-53, to force a five-way tie for the lead in the standings in Bracket A of the University of Southern Philippines Foundation Alumni Association Panthers Cup Season 2 Inter-Batch Basketball Tournament last Sunday at the Capitol Parish Gym.Jojo Quilab led the way for 1994 with 15 points. More importantly, Batch 1994’s victory forced a logjam for the lead in the standings with four other squads, as they all hold similar 3-1 records.Batch 1998 trounced 1991, 81-70, thank
Burberry is collaborating with Thai actor Bright Vachirawit on an exclusive photography project to celebrate the brand's iconic Lola bag.
Representative France Castro says that House Bill 207 seeks to to return Philippine history in high school as a separate subject.
A 74-YEAR-OLD woman was shot dead by her neighbor inside her house in Sitio Malingin, Barangay Gunting, Barili, Cebu on Tuesday morning, July 5, 2022.Staff Sergeant Erwin Alviso, investigating officer of Barili Police Station, identified the victim as Melchora Aligato Bayadog, of Sitio Malingin, Barangay Gunting.The suspect was Joel Saplaag, a construction worker and resident of the same village.Alviso told SunStar Cebu that the incident was reported to police around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday by Crisiol
INFLATION further soared to 6.1 percent in June as food, fuel and transport prices continued to increase, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.“The uptrend of inflation for June 2022 was primarily brought about by the higher annual growth rate in the index for food and non-alcoholic beverages at six percent, from 4.9 percent in the previous month,” the state statistics bureau said.Transport costs meanwhile grew by 17.1 percent annually, from 14.6 percent in May, the PSA note
BUSINESSMAN Michael Lloyd Dino bade the public goodbye as his term as presidential assistant for the Visayas ended last June 30, 2022.President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on June 29 declared vacant some of the government posts and items under the Executive department through Memorandum Circular (MC) 1.In a statement posted last June 29, Dino thanked the people of Visayas for the support they have extended to the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (Opav).“To the people of t
ALMOST P2 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in separate anti-drug operations in Cebu on Tuesday evening and Wednesday dawn, July 5 and 6, 2022.First to be arrested on Tuesday at 6 p.m. was a public school teacher identified as Brendo Aringay Villafranca, 34, of Barangay Kansi, Tuburan town.Seized from him were packs of suspected shabu worth around P2,000, buybust money and his motorcycle.Around 11 p.m. on the same day, a certain Lilia Hernane, 52, was nabbed in her house in Bamboo
Filipino-American educator Dr. Eleuterio “Ely” Timbol, Jr. was one of 54 New York State public school teachers given the Governor’s Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award in June.
DEPUTY Speaker and Cebu Rep. Pablo John “PJ” Garcia (Cebu, Third District) has submitted 10 House bills (HB) during the first week of the 19th Congress, including a measure seeking to convert the midwestern Cebu town of Balamban into a component city.In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Garcia said he had also filed HB 1019, which aims for provinces to get a fair share in the proceeds of real property taxes imposed by component cities.He also submitted HB 1020, which seeks to transfer the
Selena Gomez fans will not want to miss the upcoming Rare Beauty Kind Words matte lipstick and matte lip liner launch happening from 7 July onwards.
In his essay,“It’s Time to Decolonize Wine,” he writes about some of the microaggressions he’s experienced as a wine professional of color in a white-dominated industry
The University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers will have veteran Cebuano coach Albert Alocillo as the team’s head coach in the upcoming 2022 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup.Competing under the banner of Builders Warehouse, the proud Growling Tigers are looking to build their skills up in time for Season 85 of the UAAP later this year. After a dismal Season 84 that saw them miss the Final Four, the Cebuano coach will be calling the shots as the team tries to march back up the UAAP ladder.Alocillo brin
Playing in front of a hometown crowd, an inspired Philippines squad scored a huge upset in its Asean Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship with a 1-0 over world No. 12 ranked Australia at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.Sarina Bolden was credited with the goal though it appeared it was an own goal by a defender in the 59th minute from a throw-in by Eva Madarang. It was Bolden’s 10th goal in 20 caps for the Philippines.“This is an amazing win for us. As I said earlier it does not ma
THE Cebu Cacao Industry Development Council Inc. (CCIDCI) launched Tuesday, July 5, 2022, a three-day exhibit showcasing different cacao and chocolate products from different areas in Cebu.The exhibit, which is being held at the Robinsons Galleria Cebu, will run until July 7. It has been held as part of this year's celebration of the World Chocolate Day, which is on July 7.Among the chocolate products being featured are those from Armsons Foods Corporation, Rachael's Homemade, Jomara-Bionutrient
A DISPUTE over property boundaries pushed a construction worker to gun down his 74-year-old neighbor in Barili town, southwest Cebu on Tuesday morning, July 5, 2022.Police identified the fatality as Melchora Bayadog, a resident of Sitio Malingin, Barangay Gunting, in the same town.The suspect, Joel Saplaag, a resident of the same area, remains at large.Staff Sgt. Erwin Alviso, an investigator for the Barili Police Station, said the incident was reported to them at 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday.Alviso sai
The Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) hits out against the "sweeping generalization" of the school as a "haven for abuse". Read the school's statement on why the accusation is "unfair".
UNBEATEN prospect RV Deniega gets a huge step up in competition as he takes on former world champion Sonny Boy Jaro in an eight-rounder on Aug. 5, 2022 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.The 22-year-old Deniega is just in his third year as a pro but he has shown that he’s one of the promising young fighters to look out for.Deniega made his pro debut in 2019 with a first round knockout of Jun Roy Matias.Following an 11-month lull in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Deniega returned to the
Blackwater Bossing’s rookie big man Ato Ular has been a huge reason why the team is surging in the ongoing PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup. And for that, he has been named as the league’s Player of the Week for the period of June 29 to July 2.After going through a miserable stretch over the past few seasons, Blackwater has turned things around and is in third place in the standings with a 4-1 card, trailing only powerhouse teams San Miguel Beer (6-1) and Barangay Ginebra (5-1).And while the team ha
