A TOTAL of 87 individuals operating illegal small town lottery (STL) outlets was arrested by the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) in its nearly four months of operations against illegal gambling. They were caught from March 24, 2021 to July 9, according to MCPO information officer Lt. Col. Mercy Villaro. The MCPO crackdown on illegal […]
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UN warns excluding women from top jobs threatens COVID-19 recovery
LONDON — Global efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic are under threat because women are being excluded from critical decision-making roles, the United Nations (UN) said on Thursday. Only 6% of coronavirus task forces, which are responsible for coordinating government responses to the deadly virus, have equal numbers of men and women, while 11% […]
Anti-graft tribunal clears senator in pork barrel scam
THE COUNTRY’S anti-graft court has dismissed corruption charges against a senator whom the late President Benigno S.C. Aquino III had managed to send to prison for allegedly pocketing hundreds of millions of pesos in pork barrel funds. In a 196-page decision, the Sandiganbayan Special First Division junked 16 counts of graft against Senator Ramon “Bong” […]
Philippine College of Physicians backs Adventist Hospital cebu
THE Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) has expressed its support for the Adventist Hospital-Cebu after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed allegations of irregularities in Covid-19 claims against the hospital. In its support statement, the PCP said misconstruing doctors in committing fraud is disheartening and demoralizing, considering the emotional, physical and mental stress in […]
Wenceslao: A problem like Pacman
CALL this Round 2 of the Sen. Manny Pacquiao vs. President Duterte verbal joust. I call this the “truth hurts” match. After Pacquiao criticized the President’s China policy, the senator proceeded with this administration’s effort, or lack of it, to curb graft and corruption in the bureaucracy. The issue was once more like a left […]
NBI, IBP sign agreement to protect lawyers, judiciary members
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) signed a memorandum of agreement on June 25 to strengthen coordination and communication to prevent further attacks against lawyers and members of the judiciary. In a news release on Tuesday, the NBI said under the agreement, it committed to “provide timely assistance to lawyers, prosecutors, and […]
Libre: G7 Summit 2021
As of Thursday, June 17, 2021, the World Health Organization recorded 176,693,988 confirmedCovid-19 virus cases with 3,830,304 deaths. In the data tallied by Johns Hopkins University, it was revealed that more people died of the virus in 2021 than in 2020. Of the total deaths, 1.88 million were counted as of Dec. 31, 2020 with […]
Aaron Herps steps up as General Manager of AVIA’s Coalition Against Piracy
HONG KONG, Jun 14, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed Aaron Herps as the General Manager of its Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), following the departure of Neil Gane, who leaves AVIA to take up a position with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Herps joined AVIA […]
It’s a Suarez-Mancito fight in VSP match
OLYMPIAN Charly Suarez gets a new opponent for his ring return on July 3, 2021. Instead of unbeaten prospect Ryan James Racaza, Suarez will now face veteran Eduardo Mancito in a yet-to-be-determined venue in Luzon. Racaza was forced to pull out of the fight after suffering an injury in training. Mancito was supposed to fight […]
Higher oil prices cause peso to drop
THE PESO declined against the dollar on Wednesday as oil prices edged higher even as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) said it would hike output. The local unit closed at P47.82 versus the dollar on Wednesday, down by six centavos from Tuesday’s finish of P47.76, data from the Bankers […]
Arrest of brgy. captains for mass gathering violations covered by existing sanctions — DoJ
While President Rodrigo R. Duterte gave an order on Wednesday to arrest barangay captains in areas where there have been mass gatherings in violation of coronavirus health protocols, these are already covered by existing sanctions against public officials who fail to perform their duty, said Department of Justice (DoJ) officials. “(R)egarding Barangay Captains who fail […]
Utzurrum: Zonta Cebu 2 promotes creating safe cities
A most timely webinar on “Creating Safe Cities” was presented recently by the Zonta Club of Cebu 2, which focused on women subjected to gender-based sexual violence. This was one in a series of webinars mounted during the celebration of “18 Days Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children.” In her keynote message during […]
Tell it to SunStar: On Bakwit 7 dismissal
We welcome the decision of the Davao del Norte provincial prosecutor in ordering the release and dismissal of charges filed against the Lumad Bakwit School 7 who were arrested and detained following a police raid of the Lumad sanctuary at the University of San Carlos, Talamban campus in Cebu last February. According to Davao del […]
ARTA eyes lifestyle check on FDA execs, staff under probe
THE ANTI-RED Tape Authority (ARTA) could soon request for lifestyle checks on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employees and officials under investigation. The request will be made to the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) with whom ARTA has a partnership to align work on corruption-related complaints sent to either agency. The red tape watchdog in a […]
FDA OK´s ivermectin use vs worm
The local Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of ivermectin by humans against a certain type of parasitic worm. The certificate pf product registration paves the way for the drug to be sold commercially, FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique G. Domingo told an online news briefing on Wednesday. Lloyd Laboratories applied for the […]
Herd immunity vs COVID-19
Herd immunity is the indirect protection from an infectious disease that occurs when a high percentage of the population becomes immune, either through vaccination or previous infection. Also known as population immunity or community immunity, herd immunity makes the spread of an infectious disease from person to person unlikely. When herd immunity is achieved, even […]
‘Erring’ Sawang cops’ suer declined security protection
THE slain complainant against the alleged erring 11 police officers formerly assigned at the Sawang Calero Police Station did not avail herself of a security detail from the witness protection program despite receiving death threats after she sought help from the Commission on Human Rights 7 on her case. Victim Ritchie Nepomuceno, 35, was a […]
Peso weakens on rising COVID-19 cases, US outlook
THE PESO weakened against the dollar as coronavirus cases in the country continued to rise and with the economic outlook in the United States showing some improvement. — BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO retreated against the greenback on Monday amid cautious sentiment due to the continued increase in infections and with the dollar becoming more […]
Razon to ‘vigorously oppose’ Global Gaming in NY lawsuit
ENRIQUE K. Razon, Jr. will “vigorously oppose” Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM) Philippines in a lawsuit filed against the billionaire businessman in a New York (NY) federal court earlier this week, a listed company chaired by him said on Wednesday. “Mr. Razon (and the companies associated with him) will vigorously oppose this shameless GGAM forum […]
10 Cebu City cops face charges for ‘robbing’ woman ‘involved’ in illegal drug trade
TEN police officers assigned at the Sawang Calero Police Station in Cebu City were relieved from their posts after they allegedly robbed a 35-year-old woman suspected of being engaged in drug trafficking early this month. The team leader was also accused of raping the woman, a resident of a subdivision in Barangay Tungkil, Minglanilla. The […]