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I have friends and relatives who, until now, still don’t have internet connection. And my heart goes out to them. Really.I know what it’s like not to be “connected.”Heck, I was als...
Is it here? Who knows? If Stealth is in its name, don’t you think it makes sense that it will sneak in while we slumber? So, wake up and watch the numbers.According to the World He...
"I hope to see the day that these everyday objects can be raised to the level of art," the historian wrote.
STAYING true to its underlying commitment amid crisis, The Bellevue Resort has been continuing its advocacy in providing meaningful hospitality service into providing the needs of...
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon claims that she is being threatened by Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) – Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s political party.
ABOITIZPOWER is willing to work with government and industry partners to come up with mechanisms to make underground power commercially viable.In a webinar dubbed “Road to Resilien...
THE opening and blessing of Interim Market stalls at the Unit 2 of Carbon Public Market and the Sto. Niño chapel near the Cebu City Hall were held Friday, January 28,2022.The newly...
Facebook posts are being shared in Kenya with a letter purportedly sent by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in January 2022 to Kenyan senator Mithika Linturi cautioning him against using a derogatory political statement while campaigning. But the court confirmed to AFP Fact Check that the letter is not authentic. The purported letter, posted on Facebook on January 19, 2022, has since been shared nearly 70 times and republished in more than 30 other posts. It was also shared here, here, and
Multiple posts on social media in Thailand claim several health benefits of carbonated water, including treating constipation and heart disease. Comments on the posts indicated some social media users were misled by the claim. However, health experts told AFP there was insufficient evidence that carbonated water can cure any existing health condition.The claim -- which appears in a Thai-language infographic -- was shared here on Facebook on January 2, 2022.It translates to English as: "How does
THREE men, including one claiming to be an employee of the Visayan Electric Company, were arrested by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas (NBI 7) aft...
Actress Rita Avila expressed disappointment to talk show host Boy Abunda after he supposedly kept on cutting her answers during the time-bound Q&A session.
An MRI scan of a mother and her child has circulated in multiple social media posts that claim it shows them releasing oxytocin, a hormone known for creating soothing sensations during pleasant social and physical interactions. The posts are misleading; AFP found the scan has been manipulated to highlight parts of the pair's brains. The original scan — featuring a Canadian neuroscientist with her son — was taken for a study on infants' brains. The scientist said that the annotations "have nothin
TWENTY-THREE barangays in Cebu City have 100 or more active Covid-19 cases as of Thursday, January 27, 2022.This number constitutes 29.48 percent of the 78 of 80 Cebu City barangay...
NORWAY-BASED Boholano Bernard Torres kept his unbeaten slate after a split decision win over Argentina’s Mauro Perouene at the WizInk Center in Madrid, Spain, Jan. 27, 2022 (PH tim...
Armed goons and security guards allegedly hired by a real estate company rained down bullets on farmers and volunteers in Brgy. Tungkong Mangga, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
VILLAGE chiefs of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu cried foul over the allegations of Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan that they did not coordinate with the giving of P5,000 financial assistance to t...
Social media posts claim traffic cameras on an Ontario highway were disabled to hide the passage of a convoy heading to Canada's capital to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates for truckers. But the city of Windsor and Ontario's Ministry of Transportation both denied the claims, and supporters of the protest could be seen on footage from traffic cameras as the convoy passed through the Greater Toronto Area."When they start turning off traffic cameras to avoid showing the convoy. The narrative runs
For the second year in a row, the Best of Cebu (BOC) search took place amid a pandemic.While the challenges of covering all bases and covering as much ground as possible have alway...
WHAT JUST HAPPENED. The Cebu City Council, on motion of Councilor Joel Garganera (Barug), Wednesday, January 26, requested again for information from Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) rega...
The Philippine Genome Center (PCG) has said that the Omicron variant accounts for almost 100% of the latest sequenced cases, making it the dominant COVID-19 variant in the country.