A mountain resort in Vietnam has opened the Bach Long suspension bridge, a bridge with a bottom made of glass over a gorge 492 feet below.
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OFFICIALS of Barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City launched a 120-day feeding program for malnourished children on Friday, July 1, 2022, as the country observes National Nutrition Month.The 120-day feeding program is Subangdaku’s way of defeating malnutrition in the community.Rebecca Colina, barangay councilor and chairman of Subangdaku’s committee on health, told reporters that the feeding activity is annually done and starts in July.Under the program, malnourished children in the barangay identi
THE Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutors Office has requested for deportation proceedings against three of the four Nigerian nationals who were arrested in June this year for allegedly falsifying government identification cards and documents.This after the criminal charges against the suspects identified as Augustine Onyekachi Nkwocha, also known as Arlaed Klean Frank, 40; Tosin Samuel Oguntuye, also known as Philip, 30; Chibuike Joseph Nwokoro, also known as Felix, 31, were upheld by the Lapu-Lapu City P
SEVERAL families living in Lower Beceril-Granada, Boljoon town, southern Cebu who were affected by Typhoon Odette (Rai) in December 2021 will soon have their own core-progressive shelter units.These housing units, usually measuring 12 square meters of floor space, are environment-friendly and are built to withstand typhoons, flooding and mild earthquakes.Materials for the construction of these shelters are locally sourced. They are called “progressive” because the beneficiary-family can expand a
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City will be conducting satellite voter registration inside malls starting Monday, July 4, 2022.The satellite voter registration is aimed at attracting new voters to participate in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on Dec. 5, 2022.Marchel Sarno, who serves as Cebu City North District election officer, said on Friday, July 1, that the Comelec has decided to conduct off-site registration since its offices cannot accommodate the volum
The new president isn’t holding back in evoking his deposed father’s image.
THE Philippine government’s total outstanding debt settled at P12.50 trillion as of the end of May, 2.1 percent lower compared to the previous month, the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) reported Friday.BTr said the decrease was due to the repayment of provisional advances from the central bank.Out of the total debt stock, 30.7 percent was sourced externally while 69.3 percent were domestic borrowings, it said.Official data showed domestic debt for the month stood at P8.67 trillion, which is 3 percent l
The BBC reports that the Intellectual Property Office of Sweden granted trademark registrations for: (1) “cariad,” the Swedish word for “love;” (2) “hiraeth,” a Swedish word loosely translated to “longing;” and (3) “Welsh cake.” All three trademark registrations were issued to a candle maker for its candles products. The registrations have been criticized by candle makers who complain that they have candles which bear the word “cariad” and can no longer sell them. A spokesman of the Welsh IPO sa
A 50-YEAR-OLD puto vendor was injured in a shooting incident at his house in Sitio Luna, Barangay Lagtang, City of Talisay, Cebu on Saturday afternoon, July 2, 2022.Police Officer 1 Ariel Balde, investigating officer of Talisay City Police Station, identified the victim as Jose Ronaldo Todacio Coronel of Barangay Lagtang, City of Talisay, Cebu.Balde said around 1 p.m. Saturday, the wife of the victim Ermelinda personally appeared at their station to report the shooting incident and told police t
The Supreme Court ruled that the Ombudsman has the power to access the bank accounts of former President Joseph Estrada and his alleged mistresses.
INTERNATIONAL passenger traffic is expected to increase at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) as travel restrictions further ease, Megawide Construction Corp. said on Friday, July 1, 2022.“In the airport segment, the company is expecting a boost in international numbers at MCIA, particularly with the opening of the thrice-weekly Cebu-Istanbul route via Turkish Airlines and the return of the daily Cebu-Dubai route via Emirates,” Megawide, the Filipino private operator of the airport tog
A 22-YEAR-OLD man was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill his wife with an improvised gun (pugakhang) in Carcar City, southern Cebu on Friday noon, July 1, 2022.The Carcar police, together with Police Staff Sergeant Camia Codo from the city's Women and Children Protection Desk, arrested the suspect identified as Anmar Sasuman Encabo in his house in Sitio Saay, Barangay Can-asujan, Carcar based on a complaint from a barangay worker.The Carcar Police Station reportedly received a call from
International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight champion Rene Mark Cuarto makes his second world title defense on July 2, 2022 against Mexican challenger Daniel Valladares in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.Both Cuarto and Valladares tipped the scales at the minimumweight limit of 105 pounds during the weigh-in on July 1.The 25-year-old Cuarto will be defending his belt for the first time overseas after fighting his two previous world title fights in the Philippines against his nemesis Pedro T
A 75-YEAR-OLD man was found lifeless in a bushy area in Barangay Panadtaran, San Fernando town, southern Cebu on Saturday afternoon, July 2, 2022.Corporal Mario Paul Pino, investigating officer of San Fernando Police Station, identified the victim as George Tañola Paradela of Sitio Panaghiusa of the said barangay.Based on investigation, the victim attended a wedding prior to the incident.Neighbors found his body around 3 p.m. Saturday.By 5:30 p.m, Paradela's death was reported to the San Fernand
ERCO-Bro FC finished third place in the San Carlos City Negros Football League Charter Day Invitational Football Men’s Open after a 3-2 win over Club De Los Hermanos De Futbol (CDLH) in the battle-for-third match on July 2, 2022 at the San Julio Realty Inc. Football Grounds in San Carlos City.John Clyde Vitualla scored in the 22nd, followed by Kiann Partosa in the 50th and Pomeroy Veloso in the 75th.Erco-Bro FC finished as the third seed after the elimination round with seven points from from tw
MOTORCYCLES were finally allowed entry into the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) for the first time on Saturday, July 2, 2022.In a statement, officials of the CCLEX said motorcycles have been given their own lane marked by a blue line and a toll booth located at the right side of both the Cebu City-bound and Cordova-bound lanes at the toll plaza.Motorcycles, which are categorized by the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC) as Vehicle Class 1M, are required to pay a discounted tol
It’s easy to be sad—especially when you think and feel too much like I do but I like to think I’ve become better through time—in coping with stress and anxiety on a daily basis.I’ve learned that problems abound for everyone but not everyone responds to crises in the same manner. Some cope better than others. I strive to be part of the former.When my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, the doctor gave her three months. God gave her three months and three weeks. Those 15 weeks turned out to be
TWO Mandaue City village chiefs whose barangays were awarded a Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed to continue improving their services in behalf of their constituents.Barangay Subangdaku village chief Ernie Manatad and Barangay Tabok village chief Maliquias Soco both said that receiving the SGLG is a big achievement for their offices.Manatad, who is also Mandaue City’s Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president, told Sun
A list of herbs that are said to induce miscarriages is circulating on social media following the US Supreme Court decision to end the right to abortion nationwide. Some of the substances promoted online have been linked to pregnancy loss, but abortion providers say they can be ineffective and medical experts warn they could be dangerous to consume."Just as a heads up, if you are in early stages of pregnancy definitely DO NOT ingest the following as they can potentially induce a miscarriage espe
Throughout my professional journey, there were a lot of changes to my way of thinking. There was a time in my life where I thought “I don’t mind staying as an Event Manager,” and I saw nothing wrong with it at that time. This was an issue because this sense of contentment that I had was actually complacency, which hindered my growth and progress.Contentment is not a bad thing. In fact, being happy with how far one has gone is definitely the long-term goal. However, this feeling can be the very t
THE Philippines lost another one of its world champions after Rene Mark Cuarto was dethroned by Mexican challenger Daniel Valladares of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight belt via a close split decision in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on Saturday (PH time).Two judges scored it 116-111 and 115-112 in favor of Valladares, while the other judge saw it the other way around with a 114-113 score for Cuarto.Valladares started out the fight strong and dictated the distance.Cuarto s
