THE Philippine Accessible Disability Services Inc. (Pads) broke ground Wednesday, June 22, 2022, for its first Adaptive Sports and Rehabilitation Center in the country located at Pajara Park, Umapad, Mandaue City, Cebu.The Pads’ Adaptive Sports and Recreational Rehab program was launched in 2016 through direct aid from the Australian Embassy in the Philippines.Wednesday’s groundbreaking of […]
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Booster shot required for Ironman 70.3 participants
ONLY individuals with booster shots can participate in the Ironman 70.3 in Cebu on Aug. 7 this year.During the coordination meeting of the technical working group at the Waterfront Airport Hotel in Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday, June 23, 2022, It was emphasized that all participants, including the organizers, must be inoculated with at least the […]
Fuel depot, longer discounts eyed to slash high oil prices
THE construction of a fuel depot in the South Road Properties in Cebu City may reduce fuel prices by up to P20 per liter, a disaster management official said Wednesday, June 22, 2022, amid the successive fuel price hikes in the country.Lawyer Gerardo Carillo, chairman of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, […]
Ched 7: 39 of 181 colleges, universities applied for F2F
AT LEAST 39 out of 181 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Central Visayas have applied before the Commission on Higher Education in Central Visayas (Ched 7) for permission to conduct limited face-to-face (F2F) classes.Dr. Johnny Yao, Ched 7’s alternate focal person for limited face-to-face classes, said they are still accepting more applications for limited F2F […]
3 Cebu City gas stations scored for improper pump calibration
THREE gasoline stations in the south of Cebu City had their gas pumps temporarily locked after they were found to have failed to meet the standard calibration requirement in an inspection conducted by Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (Probe) personnel led by Raquel Arce last Monday, June 20, 2022.In a press conference Thursday, June […]
Saludar, Carcosia to see action in Japan
SANMAN fighters Froilan Saludar and Presco Carcosia are seeing action in the undercard of the world title rematch of World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka and four-division world champion Donnie Nietes on July 13 at the Ota City Gymnasium in Ota City, Tokyo, Japan.Saludar locks horns with former World Boxing Council (WBC) […]
Bangko Sentral hikes benchmark rate to 2.5% to tame soaring inflation
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday hiked its benchmark interest rate by another 25 basis points to temper the country’s surging inflation.BSP Gov. Benjamin Diokno made the announcement in a virtual briefing.The 25 bps hike brought the overnight reverse repurchase rate, used by banks to price loans, to 2.5 percent.The rate hike was […]
Philippines withdraws from global initiative on extractives transparency
THE Philippines has withdrawn from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on the back of questionable metrics and procedures for assessing the compliance of implementing-countries with the international organization’s transparency requirements.In a June 20, 2022 letter addressed to EITI chairman and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III called Eiti’s […]
Mizu Japanese Restaurant reopens its doors
JAPAN is one of the few countries that is able to preserve its rich culture and history, and this includes maintaining traditional culinary techniques and recipes.Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino’s Mizu Japanese Restaurant reopens its doors to the public with enhanced safety protocols in place, after two years of closure because of the pandemic.Its […]
Meralco thumps NorthPort to move up to second in PBA Philippine Cup
The Meralco Bolts got back on the winning track as they downed the NorthPort Batang Pier, 97-87, in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup on Thursday evening at the Ynares Center.The Bolts got off to a fast start and led by 19 at halftime, 56-37. They kept their foot on the gas pedal and pushed […]
Some Cebuanos favor optional wearing of masks in open, well-ventilated spaces
SOME residents in Cebu Province have supported Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s executive order that allows the optional use of face masks in well-ventilated and open areas in the province.In an interview with SunStar Cebu Tuesday, June 21, 2022, Marilyn Jagbel, 40, from Alegria town, said wearing a face mask is acceptable in crowded areas to prevent […]
ABC Cebu prexy backs policy on optional wearing of face masks
CEBU Provincial Board (PB) Member Celestino “Tining” Martinez III is also supporting the move of the Cebu Provincial Government to allow the optional wearing of face masks in open and well-ventilated spaces.Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia issued Executive Order (EO) 16 on June 8, 2022, making the wearing of face mask in well-ventilated and open spaces in […]
Limpag: Five stars for GAB, PSC
With a change of administration just days away, it’s time to say goodbye to two of my favorite government officials in the Duterte Administration—Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez.When I first heard of Baham Mitra taking over GAB six years ago, I didn’t pay much […]
Marcos Jr. needs ‘caretaker’ to lead DA, says official
INCOMING President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will need to appoint a caretaker for the Department of Agriculture (DA) even with his decision to head the agency once his term starts on July 1, 2022.This was what DA Assistant Secretary Salvador Diputado said Wednesday, June 22, 2022, when he received word of Marcos’ plan to head […]
Seares: Why ex-‘usec’ Josephus Gimenez declined Mayor Rama’s job offer: ‘We don’t support the same president.’ People expect more from a garbage czar.
‘WITH RESPECT & POLITELY.’ A May 27, 2022 message of Atty. Josephus B. Gimenez to his companera and friend, retired Court of Appeals associate justice Portia Alino-Hormachuelos, was posted on Facebook thus: “With due respect & politely, I declined an offer to work in government again. I opted to serve the people through an NGO […]
CVFA beats Kaya, advances to PFF’s U-19 national stage
THE Central Visayas Football Association (CVFA) has advanced to the national stage of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) U-19 National Championship Division 2 after finishing as the best team of Group E.CVFA defeated Kaya FC-Iloilo, 3-1, on June 22 at the Cebu City Sports Center and finished unbeaten in the Visayas Leg.Striker Keenen Cergneux got […]
Elite teams to compete in Palaro Boxing
EIGHT elite teams from Visayas and Mindanao will be competing in 10 different divisions of the Palarong Pambansa Boxing Vismin Cup at the Cebu City Sports Center on July 12-15.The tournament is comprised of a total of 80 boxers from Cebu City, Cebu Province, Cebu North, Davao Region, Cagayan de Oro City, Negros Occidental, Iloilo […]
Utzurrum: Mother’s, Father’s Day treats at Marco Polo Plaza
Never have I witnessed an event so elegant and empowering as the one at the Mahogany Room of Oakridge Executive Club, Oakridge Business Park in Mandaue City. The event? Passing of the torch to new leaders—the installation of the Zonta Club of Cebu 2’s incoming officers and board members for the Biennium 2022-2024. What a […]
Cebu City’s John Ernest Tan Ting ready for Mister International Philippines 2022
A competitive pageant entrant from Cebu is vying for the premier national male pageant in the country in the hopes of representing the Philippines in international competition. Before the international competition begins, hopefuls first try their luck on the national stage, clamoring for a place to represent the country.For John Ernest Tan Ting, an athletic […]
Editorial: Protect children from abuse
In 2020, there were 1.3 million reports of child sexual abuse materials (CSAMs) coming from the Philippines. The reports of CSAMs coming from the Southeast Asian country dramatically jumped to 3.1 million last year.The 138 percent increase in 2021 is terrifying. This could mean that more people, presumably parents or close kin, have engaged children […]