A CASUAL employee of Cebu City Hall has reportedly died of a heart attack after learning that his employment contract would not be renewed by the city government.Jerry Lauron, 51, a resident of Barangay Bacayan, died on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, a few hours after he was informed that he would no longer have a […]
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EXPLAINER: Proposal in Cebu City Council seeks to grant itself power to investigate, subpoena persons and documents, punish with contempt. Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos filed ordinance; laws committee chief Rey Gealon backs it. Problem: Is it within Sanggunian’s powers?
WHAT MARY ANN WANTS. Minority Councilor Mary Ann C. de los Santos last September 7 filed a proposed ordinance that would:[] “Define the powers Cebu City Council en banc or through its committee to conduct investigation in aid of legislation,” namely to gather documents; issue subpoena to testify and to submit a document, and punish […]
Cabaero: Quality over quantity
The common saying “quality over quantity” applies to many aspects of life, including governance. Whenever one proposes to increase the number of public representation, this line comes to mind.The saying applies to the suggestion of former senator Juan Ponce Enrile, now chief presidential legal counsel, to double the number of senators from the current 24 […]
Star-studded Amsterdam merges facts, fiction and teamwork
LONDON — Director David O. Russell got his starry cast involved in the creation of his new crime drama Amsterdam. The five-time Oscar nominee reunited with his The Fighter and American Hustle star Christian Bale to develop the movie, with the duo getting together in diners over several years to bounce ideas off each other. […]
Wenceslao: Military rule
September is another awkward month for the government of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. because the 21st of the month will always remind us of the ultra-rightist coup that Ferdinand Marcos Sr. launched in 1972. Since we are in a period where history is being rewritten, I don’t think President Bongbong would hold commemoration rites on […]
President leaves for New York City visit, United Nations General Assembly
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Sunday left Manila for his visit to New York, where he will meet with other world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. In a pre-departure speech, he said he would highlight his government’s “thrust for economic recovery, food security and agricultural productivity” during the 77th UN […]
Britain to borrow big again to ease energy shock
LONDON — Britain’s new leader, Liz Truss, on Thursday capped soaring consumer energy bills for two years to cushion the economic shock of war in Ukraine with measures likely to cost the country upwards of 100 billion pounds ($115 billion). With Britain facing a lengthy recession sparked by a near quadrupling of household energy bills, […]
Disney mulls membership program to offer discounts and perks
WALT Disney Co. is exploring a membership program that could offer discounts or perks to encourage customers to spend more on its streaming services, theme parks, resorts, and merchandise, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday. Internally, some executives have referred to Disney’s initiative as “Disney Prime,” although that won’t be the name of […]
Help ICC probe of Duterte drug war, DFA told
THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs (DFA) should help the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation of the Philippine government’s war on drugs, according to a congressman. “We don’t believe the judicial system is working fine,” Party-list Rep. Raoul Danniel A. Manuel told a congressional hearing on Wednesday, noting that families of drug war victims […]
PCSO eyes online lotto to boost yearly revenue
By Kyanna Angela Bulan THE PHILIPPINE Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Tuesday said it is seeking to boost its revenue through online lotto operations. “We are embarking on digital operations,” PCSO Chairman Junie E. Cua told congressmen at a hearing. “We are installing additional terminals. We would like to go online, so that it would […]
P2.5B allotted for airport upgrades — congressman
THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation plans to spend P2.5 billion to upgrade at least five airports on the three main islands of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, Makati City Rep. Luis Jose Angel S. Campos, Jr. said in a statement on Sunday. The agency’s aviation infrastructure program in the 2023 proposed national budget seeks to allot P1.42 […]
Britons to face shock of record leap in fuel bills
LONDON — Britons will learn the reality of the looming winter energy shock on Friday when the regulator announces an expected 80% jump in its price cap, heaping pressure on the government to do more to help millions of households facing fuel poverty. Wholesale gas and power prices that were already rising after the pandemic […]
Task force to use anti-money laundering mechanisms to fight online exploitation of kids
JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Tuesday said an inter-agency task force would employ the country’s anti-money laundering mechanisms to restrict transactions related to online exploitation of children. Mr. Remulla told a live-streamed press conference that he would ask telecommunications companies to implement filters that would block these malicious websites and payments. “Law enforcement […]
Analysts: Red-tagging continues with Marcos
By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE GOVERNMENT of Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. appears to be continuing his predecessor’s practice of tagging people as communists without basis, political analysts said at the weekend, after the indictment of members of a religious group for terrorist financing. “This is a continuation of the previous administration’s policy of […]
House ways and means panel OK’s bill imposing VAT on digital transactions
THE House Committee on Ways and Means said it approved a measure on first reading that would impose value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions. On Wednesday, the panel approved a substitute bill consolidating House Bills (HB) 372, 3253, and 3341. If passed, the bill would subject to 12% VAT on the sale of digital services such […]
Christmas Day sked
If reports are to be believed, the Christmas Day schedule of the National Basketball Association adds insult to injury for the Nets. Already reeling from the prospect of going through the 2022-2023 season without any as-surance that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, their top players, would be suiting up, they have found themselves victimized anew […]
House panel approves postponement of village, youth council elections to Dec. 2023
A HOUSE of Representatives committee on Tuesday voted to postpone the village and youth council elections by a year to December 2023. The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, chaired by Mountain Province Rep. Maximo V. Dalog, Jr., approved a still unnumbered substitute bill setting the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to Dec. […]
IT expert named new Comelec commissioner; watchdog pushes for changes in voter registration
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has appointed Nelson J. Celis as a commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). “I am pleased to transmit the nomination letter of Mr. Nelson Java Celis signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., for a term expiring on February 2, 2029,” according to an appointment letter signed by Executive […]
Carbon Market’s Puso Village to open in October
PUSO Village, the sophisticated commercial development showcasing the best of Cebu food and retail with a view of the Mactan Channel, will open in the redeveloped Carbon Market complex this October.“Puso is going to open sometime in October this year,” said Lydwena Eco, Cebu2World Development Inc. (C2W) deputy general manager, on Saturday, July 30, 2022.“This […]
Zubiri elected Senate president; Romualdez is new House speaker
By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, Reporter and Matthew Carl L. Montecillo SENATOR Juan Miguel F. Zubiri, who was elected Senate president on Monday, vowed to push legislation that will create jobs, cut hunger and lower the prices of basic goods including food. In a speech after his election, the senator also said lawmakers would be […]