LEADING up to its much-awaited opening, NUSTAR Resort and Casino held its opening ceremonies on May 8, 2022, which unveiled the North Wing of its gaming floor, as well as the casual and fine dining options in the sprawling resort complex.With a total floor area of 21,000 square meters at full operations, NUSTAR’s gaming floor […]
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RLC Residences launches AmiSa Private Residences’ newest tower
RLC Residences recently launched AmiSa Private Residences Tower D located in Punta Engaño Road, Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan, Cebu.This new tower continues to deliver a luxurious vacation lifestyle which the property is known for. It provides an unobstructed view of the sea and the upscale ambiance of urban living.AmiSa offers resort-like living with its enhanced facilities […]
Qavalo earns DOST project grant and wins two international awards for innovation
THE Cebu-based healthcare outsourcing company, Qavalo, has earned funding for their Quicker Analytics for Responsive Home Health Care (QARE-HHC) project from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy Program (Cradle). It was announced last April 26, 2022, during the inception meeting and project launch attended […]
NSAC features winning art works in digital fine arts, oil-acrylic, sculpture and watercolor
PILIPINAS Shell’s 54th National Student Art Competition (NSAC) Virtual Gallery showcases the best of rising Filipino art while being a platform to support the next generation of young artists. On display for public viewing are 40 artworks that won in the contest’s four categories: Digital Fine Arts, Oil-Acrylic, Sculpture, and Watercolor. All the proceeds that […]
Gilas rights ship with 100-32 mauling of Cambodia in Hanoi SEA Games
The Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team imposed their will on Cambodia and came away with a 100-32 victory in the 31st Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball tournament on Tuesday at the Thanh Tri Gymnasium in Hanoi, Vietnam.Even though the Gilas won over Thailand, 76-73, in their first outing, the result left a lot to be […]
DENR: Reclamation project will not affect mangrove area
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Management Bureau (EMB Region 7) assures the Cansaga Bay mangrove farm will not be affected by the construction of Global City Mandaue when the reclamation project begins in September 2022.Cindylyn Pepito, Engineer IV Chief of the Environmental Education and Information Unit of the DENR EMB 7, […]
Immunocompromised patients lukewarm on second booster
ONLY 239 individuals availed of the second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine since the start of its rollout in April 2022 in Cebu City.Jeffrey Ibones, chief of the Cebu City Health Office (CHO), said on Tuesday, May 17, that for now, the additional booster shot is exclusive only to persons who are immunocompromised.According to […]
Cordova mayor-elect to answer accusations of election fraud
CORDOVA Mayor-elect Cesar “Didoy” Suan is confident that the “rule of law” will prevail, and he praised the integrity of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) amid his opponent’s allegations of irregularities during the election.He said he would answer defeated reelectionist Mayor Mary Therese “Teche” Sitoy-Cho’s allegations this week.Suan, an incumbent municipal councilor of Cordova, defeated […]
‘Scubasurero’ underwater cleanup held by Therma Visayas in Toledo
LEADING up to the celebration of Earth Day this year, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas Inc. (TVI), in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation, organized an underwater garbage cleanup with its volunteer “Scubasureros” in Barangay Bato, Toledo City, Cebu last April 14, 2022.“Scubasurero is a term coined from ‘scuba diving’ and ‘basurero’ or garbage collector,” said Therma […]
Mandaue NGO converts election trash to school bags
A NONGOVERNMENT organization (NGO) based in Mandaue City has found solutions to the tarpaulins and other materials left after the May 2022 elections.Kaabag Mandaue Foundation Inc., along with other groups, initiated the “Tarps to School Bags” on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, as a way to help the city eradicate harm from plastic election materials following […]
EXPLAINER: In first 50 days, Mayor Rama to fulfill 9 of 21 promises. He may also do what rival Margot O. vowed to do: ‘fix’ City Hall, take out deadwood and corrupt, overhaul system to run the house efficiently. Plus, for Mike: remove traitors who ‘stabbed me in the back.’
AMID the thanksgiving and merriment Sunday, May 15, after a convincing win in the elections, reelected Mayor Michael Rama broke away from script and normal celebratory mood to warn party-mates and supporters it wouldn’t be business as usual at Cebu City Hall.In Cebuano-Bisaya, Mayor Mike chided jobseekers, casual employees, and other favor-hunters depending on the […]
Cordova mayor cries cheating in polls, claims 100 witnesses
THE team of defeated reelectionist Cordova Mayor Mary Therese “Teche” Sitoy-Cho is set to file an election protest against the team of her rival, mayor-elect and incumbent Councilor Cesar “Didoy” Suan, and several individuals reportedly involved in “dirty politics” during the 2022 elections.Based on Commission on Elections (Comelec) results, Sitoy-Cho garnered only 17,052 votes in […]
Espina: Violence against women
Zonta International has a very relevant advocacy focusing on the crusade against Violence against Women (VAW). Our club, Zonta Club of Cebu I, has undertaken several long- and short-term projects in tandem with the academe, government and civic agencies: The Zonta Club of Cebu I VAW Referral Center, located in the University of the Visayas; […]
Ahong warns constituents of voice phishing scam
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has warned his constituents of a scammer who passed himself/herself off as a member of the mayor’s staff, telling would-be victims that he/she would facilitate the delivery of prizes they won from the mayor’s online contest.This is a case of voice phishing or vishing—the term for fraudulent phone calls […]
Gilas Pilipinas gets SEA Games title defense off to great start with close win over Thailand
The Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team came away with a close 76-73 win over Thailand at the start of their title-retention bid in the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Monday at the Thanh Tri Gymnasium in Hanoi, Vietnam.Thailand’s defense was hapless to stop Cebuano big man June Mar Fajardo who led the way for Gilas […]
Basketball takes over social media, NBA Playoffs locks in ‘Final Four’
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 […]
‘Cult leader’ nabbed for interrupting Mass in Barili
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 […]
Paragliding in Oslob put off after foreigner’s death
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 […]
CLI to pour P8B in fresh capital for Cebu projects
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 […]
ICT-BPM summit to tackle work-from-home issue, hopes new admin to adopt hybrid model permanently
THE work-from-home (WFH) scheme currently being implemented in the business process management (BPM) space will take center stage in one of the discussions during this year’s information and communications technology (ICT)-BPM Summit happening in June.Joslyn Canon, vice chairperson of the Cebu Business Month 2022, admitted that the mandatory return to work order after April 1, […]