THE Sandiganbayan has convicted former tourism secretary and Cebu gubernatorial candidate Joseph Felix Mari “Ace” Durano for violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act over the development of the tourism department’s wall-calendar project in 2009 that allegedly failed to undergo public bidding. But Durano, in a statement, said the Nov. 26, 2021 decision of the […]
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Central Visayas 4th in number of unvaxxed persons in PH
CENTRAL Visayas ranked fourth among the 17 regions in the Philippines with the highest number of unvaccinated individuals eligible for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination as of Dec. 1, 2021. Data from the national Vaccines Operations Reporting System (VORS) relayed by the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) on Thursday, Dec. 2, showed that Region 7 has […]
Fire victims caught amid old political feud
TENSIONS arose between Mambaling Barangay Capt. Gines Abellana and a barangay councilor when Abellana tried to stop the distribution of cash-for-work aid to fire victims of Sitio Lawis on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Mambaling Councilor Anne Marie Palomo, who guided the staff of Cebu City south district Rep. Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa and the Department of […]
Limlingan: Used and abused
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 10717 provides that the substitute of an aspirant who died, withdrew his candidacy, or was disqualified may file his Certificate of Candidacy for the concerned office on or before November 15, 2021, and that no substitution due to withdrawal shall be allowed after November 15, 2021. There have […]
New curfew for Cebu City
THE Cebu City Government has implemented new curfew hours starting Thursday dawn, December 2, 2021. Unlike the previous curfew hours that started at 11:30 p.m., it will now start at 12 midnight and run till 3 a.m. for adults, and run from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. for minors, according to a new directive issued […]
Road accidents in Lapu not caused by drainage project, brgy. chief says
THE barangay captain of Maribago in Lapu-Lapu City clarified that the motorcycle incident that happened on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 was not caused by a lack of barriers and early warning devices around an ongoing drainage project. In an interview with Sunstar Cebu, Barangay Captain Rosalino Abing said the motorcycle rider was trying to evade […]
Cebu City issues new directives for Christmas, 2022 activities
THE Cebu City Government has issued directives that would serve as a guide for major events such as Christmas and those in January 2022. The Misa de Gallo and New Year midnight masses have been approved by the City Hall, but physical distancing and other health standards will still be implemented to prevent the spread […]
Booster shots rollout to start
THE national government will start the rollout of booster shots against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for all fully vaccinated adults on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. Individuals who were fully vaccinated with Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Sputnik V may receive booster shots at least six months after their […]
Editorial: Staying alive: best gift amid Covid-19 pandemic
JUST as the number of active Covid-19 cases in Central Visayas and other parts of the Philippines steadily decreases in the last quarter of 2021, the news of the detection of the Omicron variant of the Sars-CoV-2, which causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), could dampen the holiday season in the country. With 22 days before […]
Malilong: Careful, MOM is watching
EVERYTHING I wanted to write about Edgar Labella, I had already written when he was still alive. So let me write about some of the people he left behind instead. Former city administrator Floro Casas Jr. was, next to the late mayor’s immediate family, the person closest to him. Jun has done errands for Edgar […]
Fewer jabs in Metro Cebu on Day 2 of national vax drive
NINE local government units (LGUS) in Metro Cebu vaccinated a total of 79,475 individuals on the second day of the three-day National Covid-19 Vaccination Days on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) reported. VVOC spokesperson Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said Wednesday this is 90 percent of its 87,819 target. The second-day […]
No RT-PCR test result, no work for unvaxxed workers by Dec. 4
WORKERS unvaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) who fail to show a negative RT-PCR test result will no longer be allowed entry to their workplaces starting Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. IATF chief implementer for the Visayas Melquiades Feliciano relayed this information to […]
LET topnotcher’s exam prep
VINCENT Casona Bayawa, 22, almost lost all his motivation to study for the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) Secondary Level after it had been postponed several times because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Bayawa, a Cebu Normal University alumnus, admitted that his motivation to study came back just a week before the examination. […]
Rama: Job order workers at City Hall might get higher Christmas bonus
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama wants to increase the Christmas bonuses of job order (JO) employees at City Hall from P3,000 to P6,000. But Rama said he still needs to find out if increasing the bonuses for their JO workers is legal. If approved, it could benefit the city’s 4,700 JO workers currently working in […]
CCPO: Only vaxxed persons should attend Misa de Gallo
AS CEBU police are preparing for the Misa de Gallo which will start on Dec. 16, 2021, they plan to suggest to the leaders of the Catholic Church and the city government that only vaccinated persons should be allowed to attend the masses in person. The upcoming Misa de Gallo still poses a huge challenge […]
Lapu residents to receive free training in welding, massage
THE residents of Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City will be provided with a free skills training program on welding and wellness massage on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan announced on his Facebook post that the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) has partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority […]
‘Cult head’ in Asturias, Cebu faces rape complaints
A “CULT leader” who is also believed to be a faith healer is being accused of raping his “patients” in Asturias, Cebu. The National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas (NBI 7) has studied the whereabouts of the faith healer after it received a complaint from two females who claimed that they were raped by him […]
Editorial: ‘Iceberg of corruption’: difficult to melt in the Philippines
ARRESTS of government officials and employees involved in unlawful activities taint the institutions they serve. Even if they still have to face a trial, the public servants exposed doing monkey business could not escape judgment in the court of public sentiment. The arrest of Cebu City Hall employee Kara Marie Arcilla-Bargamento for allegedly extorting at […]
Student shoots, kills 3, hurts 8 at US high school
OXFORD Township, Mich. — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school, killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a deputy’s patrol car on the way to a hospital, authorities said. Eight other people were wounded, some critically, including a 14-year-old girl who was placed on a ventilator after surgery. […]
Lawsuit claims abuse, threats at church farm in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal lawsuit filed this month claims boys and young men at a church-related farm business in Pennsylvania were subjected to forced labor and punishment that included dragging chains and breaking up rocks with a hammer. The lawsuit by two former residents of Liberty Ridge, an 80-acre farm in Juniata County near […]