A netizen captures on video an ensuing fist fight between a traffic marshall and a motorist in the middle of the road in a business park. In a social media post later, the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) explained that the motorcycle-for-hire driver was piqued by the apprehending enforcer who found him violating a “No […]
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Duterte mulls arrest of vaccine refusers
INDIVIDUALS who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will face arrest, an exasperated President Rodrigo Duterte threatened on Monday evening, June 21, 2021. “Itong mga g*** na ayaw magpabakuna (These stupid people who refuse to be vaccinated) and they are really the carriers if they can travel from one place to another, carrying the virus […]
Pokwang joins GMA
GMA Network is delighted to announce that well-loved comedian and award-winning actress Pokwang is now a certified Kapuso after signing a contract on June 18, Friday. Pokwang is known for her versatility on screen as seen on various TV programs and movies she starred in throughout the years. Her decision to become a Kapuso was […]
Palmres-Moises: Health is wealth
M: Maintaining good health is a gift we can give to ourselves. More than a year after the pandemic, I truly realized that health is wealth. Even with the anxiety and stress that the pandemic brought about, let’s continue to be thankful for what we have or don’t have. If you have good health, be […]
Non-verbal cues from key talent planning to resign
We have a low turnover rate, but just the same, we’re worried that our hard-to-replace workers may be looking for the chance to move to other organizations for whatever reason. Is there a way to anticipate their moves so we can respond proactively to retain them? — Blue Tab There’s a saying — “dig the […]
Over 114, 000 receive 1st dose in 7 Metro Cebu cities, towns
ONLY six to seven persons out of every 100 vaccine-eligible residents of seven Metro Cebu cities and towns have been inoculated since the vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) kicked off about 15 weeks ago. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, Department of Health (DOH 7) spokesperson, said that although Metro Cebu is part of the […]
Editorial: Why a Day 1 swab is wrong
We continue to point out true science amid a political tussle at the risk of sounding like a voice in the wilderness. We have said a couple of times, since the clash in national and local protocols for inbound Filipinos in our international ports caught the limelight, that the basic but most crucial difference lies […]
Briones: Life beyond Covid-19
What’s the point of the government’s vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) if people continue to be subjected to rigid and constrictive guidelines to try and contain a pandemic that is not as deadly as medical experts initially thought? Don’t get me wrong. We have come a long way from the days when there […]
SpaceGrime Announces Space Initiative with X
SpaceGrime intends to be a decentralized financial technology ecosystem where the intrinsic value is derived from memes San Francisco, CA / SEAPRWire / June 16, 2021 / – SpaceGrime is an experimental interplanetary virtual currency. It is inspired by memes, music, technology, and digital art, as those items will be the cultural artifacts that transcend space and […]
Eased metro lockdown eyed for rest of June
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza and Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporters THE GOVERNMENT would probably ease the lockdown in Manila, the capital and nearby cities and provinces this week on decreasing coronavirus infections, according to the presidential palace. Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite would likely revert to a general […]
Wenceslao: Nice try
There will be no united opposition in 2022. The attempt by a group led by former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio to do so is falling via the same reason the framers of the 1987 Constitution dismantled the old two-party system in favor of a supposedly more democratic one. Now any politician who thinks […]
Editorial: Circulate with caution
Balance freedom with responsibility. Completing the two doses of vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) does not mean one is completely protected from being infected or infecting others. In a June 11 virtual press conference, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire cautioned senior citizens who have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine […]
OCTA Group backs plan to ease metro lockdown
By Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporter A GROUP of researchers from the country’s premier university on Sunday backed a plan to ease the lockdown in Metro Manila as coronavirus infections continue to fall. “We support that because the situation in the National Capital Region is improving,” Guido David, a research fellow at the OCTA Research […]
Fully vaccinated seniors now allowed to go out
EFFECTIVE June 16, 2021, senior citizens who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) may step out of their homes in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) or modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). However, they must continue to wear face masks and face shields, observe physical distancing, and avoid crowded areas and enclosed […]
108 household beneficiaries graduate from DSWD’s 4Ps
A TOTAL of 108 household beneficiaries in Lapu-Lapu City have exited from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Rebecca Geamala, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 director, said this is the first batch of exiting 4Ps household beneficiaries from the city that has been provided with a total […]
Quijano; A tale of two LA Teams (Part 2)
What a difference a week can make. Last week, the Los Angeles Clippers were teetering on the edge of disaster, down 0-2 after losing all their home games against the Dallas Mavericks. Their cross-town rivals the defending champions, the Lakers were 1-1 against the Phoenix Suns and looked poised to run over the Suns with […]
Wenceslao: Gradual is it
I don’t think that just because one has been vaccinated, one can already do anything without any care in the world. In the United States, where millions have already been vaccinated, questions were raised on the logic of continuing to wear face masks in crowded places. But I prefer the gradual lifting of restrictions before […]
Garcia: IATF’s new resolution adds burden to returning Cebuanos
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has questioned an order issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases that mandates international travelers that have already been vaccinated against Covid-19 to still undergo quarantine upon arriving in the country. In her virtual presser on Monday, June 7, 2021, Garcia said IATF’s Resolution […]
Gov’t mulls relaxing restrictions on vaccinated seniors
THE Philippine government may soon allow vaccinated seniors to go outside of their residences for non-essential activities, the Trade department said on Monday as the country aims to further reopen its economy. Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said the government is eyeing to ease restrictions imposed on seniors who have been fully vaccinated. “We just […]
Cebu City’s supply of vaccines to run out after Tuesday, June 8
THE supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Cebu City is expected to last only until Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, City Health Department officer-in-charge, said they only have 3,800 doses available and these are all intended for the first dose. Ibones, in an interview on Sunday, June 6, said they are still waiting […]