President Rodrigo Duterte says a lot of things — and Yahoo Philippines gathers some of his most notable quips.
STATE-OWNED Development Bank (DBP) of the Philippines has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the establishment of an indigenous seed source center in Mt. Apo Natural Park in Digos City, Davao del Sur, a top official said.DBP president and chief executive officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said the seed center shall serve as a storage facility of endemic species from the forests of Mt. Apo Natural Park and other neighboring forests in Min
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
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
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
Representative France Castro says that House Bill 207 seeks to to return Philippine history in high school as a separate subject.
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.
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.
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
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
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A TOTAL of 168 individuals have registered on the first day of registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Talisay City, Cebu.Lawyer Charisse Faith Sojor, election officer of Comelec Talisay, said she is expecting a turnout of 500 registrants every day until the registration period ends on July 23.The registration for Barangay and SK elections is held at the satellite Comelec office on the second floor of Starmall in Ba
LABOR Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma expressed support to the continued adoption of work-from-home arrangement by business establishments and companies amid the continuing threat of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).In a virtual press forum Wednesday, July 6, Laguesma said he is in favor of the continuation of the work-from-home setup in a bid to prevent infections in the workplace."One case of Covid-19 infection, the workplace will automatically be locked down. We cannot overemphasize that it is be
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
McDonald’s Philippines insists there is no poultry shortage in the country but why is the production playing chicken?
The humble bibingka has been named one of the 50 best cakes in the world, according to a list released by online travel food guide TasteAtlas. The coconut rice cake ranked 12th on the list, even outranking internationally famous favorites such as Spain’s Basque Cheesecake, which earned the 22nd spot, and the classic American molten…
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
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
A 17-YEAR-OLD houseboy died after being electrocuted in Purok 2, Barangay Tuburan Sur, Danao City, Cebu on Tuesday afternoon, July 5, 2022.Master Sergeant Raymund Bacordo of Danao City Police Station said that the victim had already stopped schooling to run errands for Lyndon Del Rosario, owner of a fried chicken business.Bacordo said that around 1 p.m. of July 5, the minor victim assisted Del Rosario in welding a food stall when he got electrocuted.The victim, identified as Reynante Lucero, all
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
ABOUT 50 of the 51 local government units (LGUs) in Cebu province have committed to join the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo, which will be held in commemoration of the province’s 453rd founding anniversary in August this year.Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said she will provide the necessary funds to the concerned LGUs for the celebration.She promised a P1-million assistance to those joining the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo, while she said towns in Bantayan and Camotes will get a P1.5-million fund.Garcia led Wednesday, Ju
