NEW YORK — US prosecutors on Wednesday said the multiplatinum R&B singer R. Kelly deserves to spend more than 25 years in prison after being convicted of sex trafficking. In a filing in Brooklyn federal court, prosecutors said Kelly exploited his stardom and wealth over a quarter century to lure women and underage girls for […]
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Bea Alonzo, Alden Richards are the faces of Century Tuna’s healthy living campaign
ACTORS Bea Alonzo and Alden Richards are the new ambassadors for the food and beverage company Century Tuna. Mr. Richards was a Century Tuna endorser in 2020, and is now joined by Ms. Alonzo for the “Love Strong” campaign which connects a healthy lifestyle with the pandemic. “As we are living through the pandemic, we […]
FACE-OFF: Cebu City VM bets eye infra, barangay services, education
IT’S a three-way race for Cebu City vice mayor as Councilors Raymond Alvin Garcia and Franklyn Ong square off with urban poor leader and former Cebu City administrator Francisco “Bimbo” Fernandez for the role in the May 9 elections.Name: Raymond Alvin Neri GarciaAge: 45Highest educational attainment:- Bachelor of Laws, University of San Carlos- Masters in […]
North Cebu gears up for Little League Baseball
THE North Cebu baseball team composed of players from the municipalities of Carmen, Asturias, Sogod and Tuburan is set to play its very first major tournament since the Covid-19 pandemic put the sporting events at a standstill for two years.The North Cebu Charter will host the Little League Baseball Philippine Series 2022 Visayas Qualifier at […]
Manila International Auto Show nets better-than-expected 120K visitors
1 of 2 PHOTO FROM WORLDBEX SERVICES Organizers and exhibitors of the 2022 MIAS pose at the opening. — PHOTO FROM WORLDBEX SERVICES THE FIRST physical staging of the 2022 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic proved better than anticipated, as people trooped in droves to the World Trade […]
‘Buhing Kalbaryo’ organizers assure health protocols are met during performance
ORGANIZERS of this year’s Buhing Kalbaryo in Cebu City have assured they will continue to implement health protocols to ensure that their performance would not be become the stage for Covid-19 transmission.To achieve such, they have required their performers and crew to be fully vaccinated.Elmer “Jojo” Labella, the creative and artistic consultant for this year’s […]
Creamline battles sister team Choco Mucho in semifinals
By Joey Villar CIGNAL tries to sustain its magical run as it clashes with Petro Gazz even as sister teams Creamline and Choco Mucho collide on Friday at the start of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference semifinals at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan. Coming into the season as underdogs after […]
Batuhan: Both sides of the story
Who could forget the 25th of February 1986?At least to those of the Martial Law generation, it was Nirvana and The Rapture all rolled into one, an experience so cathartic for the Filipino nation, it had to be illegal for causing the ultimate high.And why wouldn’t it be?The Marcos years were the darkest this country […]
Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia Authorizes Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine in Children (6-11 Years)
Cambridge, MA, Feb 17, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Moderna, Inc., (NASDAQ:MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has granted provisional registration for the use of Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, in a 50 ug dose, two-dose series, for […]
Limpag: Massive break for Cebu football
This week marks two years since sports events in Cebu had to be canceled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. I still remember the events that had to be canned two years ago, just wee…
2 cities start vaccination of kids aged 5-11 next week
TWO highly urbanized cities in Cebu will start vaccinating children ages five to 11 years old next week.Lawyer John Eddu Ibañez, executive secretary of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cor…
Schwarzenegger and Shriver divorce final after 10 years
ARNOLD Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s marriage is officially over more than 10 years after the award-winning journalist petitioned to end her then-25-year marriage to the actio…
City’s ‘Pasko sa Uptown to help 4K kids this Christmas
ABOUT 4,000 underprivileged children from Cebu City’s 80 barangays will benefit from the City’s annual gift-giving activity this Christmas season. The 4,000 children will serve as beneficiaries for this year’s “Pasko sa Uptown,” which is now celebrating its 11th year. During a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, Vice Mayor Dondon Hontiveros said this […]
Bill extending validity of 2021 budget passed on 2nd reading
HOUSE LEGISLATORS approved a bill on second reading Monday that would extend the validity of this year’s budget. House Bill 10373 will extend all appropriations under the 2021 General Appropriations Act until Dec. 31, 2022. Completion, inspection, and payment of infrastructure projects and maintenance and operating expenses should also beat that deadline. No individual amendments […]
Dondon agrees to calls for banning kids under 12 from entering malls
ACTING Cebu City Mayor Donaldo “Dondon” Hontiveros has supported the calls to ban children under 12 years old from going inside malls. Hontiveros agreed with Dr. Alfredo Bongo Jr., president of the Philippine Pediatric Society Inc. (PPSI) in Central Visayas. Bongo said the PPSI discourages parents from bringing along with them their children under 12 […]
Sanman Promotions inks promising Paras
SANMAN Promotions added another prospect to its growing roster of elite fighters after signing one-time world title challenger Vince Paras to a promotional deal. “I am happy with my new management and promoter. I know they will help me realize my world championship dream,” Paras said in a statement. Despite being just 23 years old, […]
Senate body tells DepEd to clarify procurement of digital devices with proposed budget to double in 2022
THE SENATE Finance committee asked the Education department to explain its purchases of digital devices for teachers and students this year as the allocation for this budget item is proposed to be doubled in 2022. Senator María Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos, during Thursday’s hearing, said this year’s procurements did not meet the target and questioned […]
Economist: Private sector can speed up economic recovery
THE Philippines will not need to wait for 10 years to return to its pre-pandemic economic status as this can be shortened into three to four years, an economist on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 said. But to achieve the shortened recovery timeline, the private sector will have to accelerate the way they do business, said […]
Honda: Takahisa Fujinami to End 26-Year Trial World Championship Career
TOKYO, Sep 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda announced that Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) contract rider Takahisa Fujinami (Repsol Honda Team), the first Japanese rider to win the FIM* Trial World Championship in 2004, will be retiring from the championship at the end of this season. Honda is truly grateful for all […]
PJ Garcia files bill protecting lawyers
A BILL protecting lawyers in the exercise of their profession was filed in Congress by a Cebuano legislator. House Bill (HB) 9882 or “Protecting the Practice of Law Act” was filed by Deputy House Speaker Pablo John “PJ” Garcia in the House of Representatives in July 2021. Garcia, a lawyer, represents the third district of […]