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Lala Sotto’s resignation sought after MTRCB’s suspension of ‘It’s Showtime’
FILE PHOTO: Lala Sotto | PHOTO: Official facebook page of MTRCB
The Department of Broadcast Communication of the University of the Philippines is calling for the resignation of Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Diorella “Lala” Sotto-Antonio amid the agency’s sanctions on “It’s Showtime.”
In a statement posted on its Facebook page Tuesday, the UP department expressed dismay at Sotto, saying she “evidently compromised her position and objectivity as a public official” when her agency meted a 12- airing day suspension on “It’s Showtime” — a decision that, it said, “lacked wisdom and discernment.”
Casares, Mangrobang rule Dapitan 5150 Triathlon
As expected, top bets Fernando Casares and Kim Mangrobang ruled the inaugural Dapitan 5150 Triathlon on Sunday, September 10, 2023.
These Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) gold medalists topped the men and women’s overall in the Olympic-distance triathlon race held for the first time in the “Shrine City” of Zamboanga del Norte.
DSWD-7 extends deadline for ‘Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program’ to January 2024
The deadline for application for the “Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program” of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has been extended to January 2024.
This was confirmed by Kerwin Macopia, DSWD’7 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) information officer.
The Lifeline Rate Act is a law that allows the grant of subsidies or discounted rates to low-income, marginalized electric consumers, such as the beneficiaries of 4Ps and Listahanan-identified poor households.
Metro Cebu will have generally fair weather in next 5 days – Pagasa-Mactan
Metro Cebu will have generally fair weather for the next five days, according to an official of a state weather bureau stationed in Mactan.
Engineer Al Quiblat, chief of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Mactan (Pagasa-Mactan) said on Sunday, September 10, that it would be sunny during the day until 3 p.m. in Metro Cebu.
He said that there would also be chances of rain showers or isolated rains especially in the afternoon and in the evening due to localized thunderstorms.
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