Jack Woodley was 18-years-old when he was brutally murdered walking back from a funfair. Now his ten teenage killers, aged 14 - 18, have been handed sentences totalling 124 years.
Former Vice President Leni Robredo’s Angat Buhay has handed over a hundred housing units in Albay to victims of Typhoon Rolly in 2020. More details here.
We all undergo some transformations in life. I have been having (?) interactions with some whose lives metamorphosed successfully.The Filipinos are indeed “pliant like bamboos.” So versatile, that they can blend easily with any culture shift from one job or lifestyle to the other. Their success stories are as writer Jose Garcia Villa delineated in his short story, “footnotes to youth!”“In My Diary” has recorded a few of them.
The Thirsty Football Festival, more commonly known as the Thirsty Cup, revolutionized Cebu football in the early 2000s. The seven-a-side tournament, which was sort of a novelty then, not only had age groups as young as seven but also had the girls’ divisions. Back then, the Aboitiz Cup didn’t have those divisions so the Thirsty Cup sort of welcomed a new generation of Cebuano footballers.There were a lot of football festivals that mushroomed after the Thirsty Cup and at its peak, I think there w
A SPORTS utility vehicle (SUV) caught fire along the national highway in M. Dela Victoria Street, Barangay Pardo, Cebu City, on Monday evening, August 15, 2022.Firemen responded to the area after receiving the fire alarm at 7:06 p.m.The fire was totally extinguished at 7:13 p.m.Cebu City Fire Investigator Fulbert Navarro said that faulty electrical wirings might have caused the fire that damaged the SUV vehicle Hyundai Sta. Fe owned by a certain Jesus Lozano.But he said they still have to check
MEMBERS of the Parian Police Station arrested three persons in different operations on Saturday night, August 13, 2022.They first arrested Jerome Alburo, 38, and his live-in partner Hilda Cullamat, 47, outside a boarding house in Barangay Parian, Cebu City past 7 p.m.They recovered several sachets of suspected shabu from the suspects during the buy-bust. They also found an unlicensed .38 revolver in Alburo’s possession.According to police, Alburo and Cullamat do not live in the neighborhood, but
WATSONS Philippines has taken bold steps—from making changes in how the stores operate to empowering customers with information about sustainability—to achieve its goals consistent with its proposition of “look good, do good, feel great,” the retailer said in its “Sustainability Report Philippines 2021: Doing Good For The Community and Planet.”Watsons has approached sustainability in the most dynamic way. The retailer has spread awareness and conversion to a sustainable lifestyle through various
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama is now back in City Hall after "investment begging" in Metro Manila while handing out cash aid to earthquake-affected towns in northern Luzon last week.During the flag-raising ceremony Monday, August 15, 2022, Rama said he visited several businessmen as well as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ask for funding for the completion of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC).The mayor also announced that the City Government handed over P50 million to 11 local government unit
A FARMER died during a beach outing in Barangay Tajao, Pinamungajan, Cebu on Sunday, August 14, 2022.Executive Master Sergeant Peter Cuanso, chief investigator of the Pinamungajan Police Station, identified the victim as Renario Abiso of Purok Mahogany, Barangay Punod, Pinamungajan.Cuanso said the incident happened around 12:30 p.m., but it was only reported to the station at 1:20 p.m.According to Gena Mazo, Abiso’s niece, her uncle was sitting on the shore while they were unloading things from
PRIVATE structures along the Kinalumsan River remain a hindrance in the ongoing clearing operation of the Cebu City Government.Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairman of the committee on infrastructure, told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the City Government are expediting legal remedies for the demolition of these structures.According to Guardo, the private properties range from small lot parcels to big warehouses that are located in
PRIVATE structures along the Kinalumsan River remain a hindrance in the ongoing clearing operation of the Cebu City Government.Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairman of the committee on infrastructure, told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the City Government are expediting legal remedies for the demolition of these structures.According to Guardo, the private properties range from small lot parcels to big warehouses that are located in
THE seawaters off Cordova town are no longer suitable for swimming as they did not pass the water quality check conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) three weeks ago.This was what Cordova Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan said during his speech following the flag-raising ceremony outside the Municipal Hall on Monday, August 15, 2022, that was live-streamed on social media.“Ang coliform nga supposedly 100 below aron makaligo ang atoang mga turista ug mga taga-Cordova, ang
The Asia Democracy Network denounces the arrest of former congressman, former vice presidential candidate, and rights activist Walden Bello on 8 August 2022 on two counts of cyber libel charges.The charges and arrest are emblematic of the difficult situation for freedom of expression and dissent in the country which has remained unresolved for the longest time.These types of restrictive tactics should have no space in a democracy. Laws like the cyber libel continue to be a tool abused as a polit
Uzbekistan is not your typical vacation spot, but Samarkand and Tashkent, both ancient cities, have much to offer.
THE Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd 7) is now going full blast in its preparation for the opening of classes a week from now, or on August 22, 2022.DepEd 7 Director Salustiano Jimenez told SunStar Cebu on Monday, August 15, that all the teaching and non-teaching personnel, including other stakeholders, are now doing their best to prepare the schools to ensure the safety of the students.While he admitted that some of the schools in the region lack classrooms, Jimenez assured tha
Tingog partylist representatives have revived calls to create a sex offenders registry in the country
Around 2.3 million Filipinos were pushed into poverty between 2018 and 2021, mainly due to the COVID pandemic. Can the government meet its target of slashing the poverty incidence to 9% by 2028?
A transparency advocate has been appointed as a new commissioner of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). Can he make the changes he is advocating for in the poll body?
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 City Mayor Michael Rama is now back in City Hall after “investment begging” in Metro Manila while handing out cash aid to earthquake-affected towns in northern Luzon last week.During the flag-raising ceremony Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, Rama said he visited several businessmen as well as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ask for funding for the completion of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC).The mayor also announced that the city government handed over P50 million to 11 local government units
THE rainfall volume recorded in the entire Cebu Province in the last two weeks has already breached the forecast volume for the entire month of August, according to a weather bureau official.The estimated rainfall volume was 230 millimeters (mm), which is considered “above normal,” according to Al Quiblat, chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Visayas.Quiblat said on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, that the normal average rainfall for the month
