COVID-19 hits 1,080 more; PH cases soar to 37,514

Darryl John Esguerra 06/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases climbed to 37,514 on Tuesday as the Department of Health (DOH) reported over a thousand new infections. In its latest case bulletin, DOH listed 1,080 new…

Jokic hits late jumper, Nuggets beat Timberwolves in OT

11/11/2019

MINNEAPOLIS — Nikola Jokic hit a fadeaway jumper with 2.4 seconds left to give the Denver Nuggets a 100-98 overtime victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday (Monday morning, November 11, 2019, Philippine time). Jokic had 20…

Man dies after shooting self, bullet hits accounting officer

Doris Mondragon, Paul Lauro 02/04/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – A 64-year-old man was found lifeless after he allegedly shot himself inside an office at the Bigblue Logistics Building along F. Zuellig Street in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City at past 12 noon on…

Data breach hits Cebuana Lhuillier, around 900k clients affected

Inquirer.net 01/19/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Data of some 900,000 Cebuana Lhuillier clients was compromised after the company admitted on Saturday that one of its email servers was affected by a data breach. According to the company, the data breach…

Stray bullet hits house in Mandaue City

Delta Derycka Letigio 01/01/2019

A stray bullet hit a man’s house along P. Remedios Street in Barangay Banilad, Mandaue City on Monday, December 31, 2018. No one was reported injured from the bullet. The house owner, Joseph Laborte, 31, reported the…

Cebu’s 24/7 public library hits 103K visitors in 2018, offers more services in 2019

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 01/01/2019

CEBU CITY – After attracting a large number of visitors in 2018, the country’s only 24/7 public library, looks forward to another fruitful year with the promise of more services and becoming a state-of-the-art library. With this,…

Report: Cyber-attack hits US newspaper deliveries

AFP 12/30/2018

LOS ANGELES, United States — A malware attack that appears to have originated outside the US delayed the hardcopy distribution of several major newspapers, according to a report. The LA Times said Saturday that the attack, which…

Fire hits Duljo Fatima in Cebu City

Benjie B. Talisic, Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 12/25/2018

A fire engulfed a densely populated residential area in Barangay Duljo Famita in Cebu City on Christmas morning…

4.2 quake hits off Tawi-Tawi

Inquirer.net 12/24/2018

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.2 quake struck off Tawi-Tawi on Christmas Eve, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Monday.…

Fire hits Carcar City, Cebu

Nestle Semilla 12/07/2018

CEBU CITY- At least 20 houses were gutted by a fire that hit Barangay Poblacion 2, Carcar City, Cebu on December 7, Friday morning. The alarm was received past 9 am. An hour late, it was raised…

Fire hits Kamputhaw, Cebu

Benjie Talisic and Marc Cosep 12/05/2018

A fire engulfed a highly residential area in Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City. The blaze was reported at 10:20 am. 12 minutes later, it was placed under task force alpha, to mobilize firefighters from neighboring local governments. According…

Pickup trucks’ sales help car dealers cope with Train’s hits

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/22/2018

Exemptions on some car models under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) law are helping car dealers cope with their sales targets. While most car models have been slapped with excise taxes ranging from 4…

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