President Biden and the Democratic Party face no shortage of challenges heading into the 2022 midterm elections. But inflation is by far the most formidable — and now, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, Americans say that Republicans (31%) rather than Democrats (26%) can do a better job of “fixing” it.
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OVER P800,000 worth of illegal drugs was seized during anti-narcotics operations in Talisay City, Cebu on Saturday, May 14, 2022.At 12:48 a.m., e-bike driver Junjie Labuca Cabuenas, 26, yielded 80 grams of shabu in Barangay Cansojong. The contraband’s value was pegged at P544,000.Talisay police chief Lt. Col. Randy Caballes said Cabuenas had been included in the list of personalities involved in illegal drug trade, or high value individuals. The suspect was caught in August 2019 for drug charges
THE Philippines added nine more gold medals in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam over the weekend.Olympian Ernest Obiena won the gold in the Men’s Pole Vault after setting a SEA Games record of 5.40 meters. Another Olympian, Carlos Yulo bagged his second gold medal after topping the Men’s Artistic Floor event in Gymnastics, beating Singapore’s Terry Wei-An Tay and Vietnam’s Trinh Hai Khan. Kim Mangrobang also won her second gold in the tournament after dominating the Women’s Indivi
Carlos Yulo continued his supreme gold-winning form at the Hanoi SEA Games, as he added two golds on Monday for a five-gold total haul.
PROPERTY developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) is pouring in an estimated P8 billion in fresh investments for Cebu this year.During the first quarter investors’ and analysts’ briefing on Monday, May 16, 2022, Jose Franco Soberano, the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, said this new investment will finance three projects in Cebu—a P2 billion residential project in Danao, P4 billion mixed-use Pristina North project and P2 billion residential development in Casuntingan
The petition to cancel the certificate of candidacy of presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 17).
A FIRE hit a house in Sitio Panas, Barangay Tuboran Sur, Danao City Monday afternoon, May 16, 2022, but no one was hurt in the incident.Senior Officer 1 Ronald Tellidua of Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Danao told SunStar Cebu that the fire started around 3:48 p.m. at the house of Genita and Eric Continido.Authorities are eyeing faulty electrical wiring, a butane canister or other flammables as possible cause of the fire, which left an estimated damage of around P5,600.Master Sergeant Raymund B
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia exceeded the votes she received in the 2019 midterm elections after she got more than 500,000 votes in this year’s general election.The four-time governor was proclaimed winner on Tuesday, May 10, a day after the elections, after securing a historic 80.80 percent of the votes or 1,478,436 votes, beating former tourism secretary Joseph Felix Mari “Ace” Durano, who garnered only 18.66 percent of the votes or 341,155 votes, and Nito Magnanao, who got 0.53 percent or 9,812
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OVER P800,000 worth of illegal drugs was seized during anti-narcotics operations in Talisay City, Cebu on Saturday, May 14, 2022.At 12:48 a.m., e-bike driver Junjie Labuca Cabuenas, 26, yielded 80 grams of shabu in Barangay Cansojong. The contraband’s value was pegged at P544,000.Talisay police chief Lt. Col. Randy Caballes said Cabuenas had been included in the list of personalities involved in illegal drug trade, or high value individuals. The suspect was caught in August 2019 for drug charges
The Robredos flew in to attend Jillian’s graduation from NYU on May 18
THE paragliding activity in Sitio Canan-aw, Barangay Poblacion, Oslob town, southern Cebu has been suspended.Maria Lester "Marty" Ybañez, head of the Cebu Provincial Tourism Office, said the suspension was made following an incident Sunday morning, May 15, that claimed that life of American paraglider Peter Clifford Humes, 63, an education and safety director of Paraglide Tandem International, which has branches in New Jersey, USA and Bangkok, Thailand.According to Ybañez, pilot error caused Hum
CHAMPION gymnast Carlos Yulo continued his stellar showing in the 31st Southeast Asian Games as he won gold medals in the floor exercise and rings events of the gymnastics competition at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam.As a matter of fact, gymnastics gave the Philippines’ campaign a boost as Fil-American Aleah Finnegan added the women’s vault gold to Team Philippines’ harvest, scoring her second victory after leading the women’s squad to the team title last Saturday, on top of a si
It’s an exciting time for basketball fans in Metro Cebu. Not long after Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks demolished the Phoenix Suns in their Game 7 matchup on May 16 (PH time), fans took to social media already sharing how they felt about the Mavs’ chances in the next—and last round—before the NBA Finals.Waiting for Dončić and the Mavericks? The battle-tested Golden State Warriors led by the half-court, do-it-all trio of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.Much to the delight of b
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has initiated the conduct of a probe into defective vote counting machines (VCMs) following the May 9 national and local elections and even before President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement.“Even before the pronouncement of the President, we already initiated the investigation of the VCMs. In fact, the national tech support center was already reviewing the tickets... inannounce po ni Comelec Commissioner (Marlon) Casquejo na nag-meeting po ang project managem
FOUR individuals, including a minor, were injured in a vehicular incident in Barangay Liong, Dumanjug town in southern Cebu Monday afternoon, May 16, 2022.Police Corporal Marlo Sentillas, investigating officer of Dumanjug Police Station, identified the victims as Ponciano Aninipot, driver of the motorcycle; and passengers Rosa Aninipot, Elma Pisalbot and the minor.The victims are all residents of Barangay Liong.Investigation revealed that the motorcycle was hit by a car driven by Philip John Lop
ORGANIZERS of the annual Cebu Business Month (CBM) 2022 has outlined several business activities for six months starting June to make known that Cebu is back to business, stronger than before.Anchored on the theme, “Go Cebu!” with the tagline “Realign, Reinforce, Rebuild,” this year’s CBM 2022 envisions to help make businesses strong so it could create jobs and make a stronger local economy.“As we are all witnessing a transition into a post-pandemic society, we are inviting you to further Cebu’s
A 46-YEAR-OLD “cult leader” was arrested after he shouted loudly while a Mass was ongoing in Barangay Mantalongon, Barili, Cebu Sunday afternoon, May 15, 2022.Police Major Felicisimo Aranas identified the suspect as Jerome Villarin, a faith healer and resident of Sitio Tagatay Barangay Vito, Barili, Cebu.Aranas told SunStar Cebu that around 4:15 p.m. Sunday, a concerned citizen called up to report that more or less 20 cult members were in the vicinity of the Mantalangon Parish Church.He said whe
FORMER world champion Marlon Tapales made quick work of Mexican journeyman Jose Estrella after knocking him out in two rounds last Sunday, May 15 (PH time), at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.The 30-year-old Tapales unleashed a vicious body shot that dropped Estrella to the canvas. Estrella tried to stand up but was counted out by referee Ray Corona at the 1:39 mark of the second round.Tapales won his third straight fight and improved to 36-3 with 19 knockouts.The 32-year-ol
OUTGOING Lapu-Lapu City Rep. Paz Radaza has acknowledged the absence of outfall in all her drainage projects in the city but she stressed that it is still better than having no project at all to address the long-standing problem of flooding in the city.Radaza made the statement after reelected Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, whom she challenged in the mayoral race but lost, pointed out that the former’s drainage projects have no outfall, the place the drainage empties into a body of water—a sea, a ri
A CEBUANA working student will graduate with flying colors as summa cum laude with a degree in accountancy at Kean University in New Jersey, USA.Wynell Omaña Morga, 22, of Green Village, Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City, will receive the highest academic honor an institution can give for an undergraduate course during the university’s commencement exercise on May 19, 2022.“It was very unexpected, but it’s my ultimate goal. I just tried my best so that regardless of what the results were, I had no r
