Ofel is now a super typhoon; Signal no. 5 raised in northeastern Cagayan

11/14/2024

Ofel has intensified into a super typhoon Thursday morning, November 14, 2024. Ofel now packs maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometer per hour (km/h) near the center, gustiness of up to 230 km/h, and central pressure of…

Bluesky, an alternative to X, adds 1M users since US elections

Associated Press 11/14/2024

LOS ANGELES — Social media site Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election, as some X users look for an alternative platform to post their thoughts and engage with others…

Cebu City: P25,000 bonus for gov’t workers out soon as SB 3 okayed

Pia Piquero 11/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City government employees can look forward to a brighter holiday season as the Cebu City Council has approved Supplemental Budget No. 3 (SB3), which includes a P25,000 bonus for qualified personnel. The…

Duterte says he killed 6 or 7 people in Davao

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 11/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — When he was Davao City mayor, former President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated on Wednesday that he killed six or seven people then. Duterte said that he roamed the city then waiting for the chance to…

Ofel nears super typhoon category, may make landfall Thursday

11/14/2024

Typhoon Ofel (International name: Usagi) has further intensified and is nearing super typhoon category based on a Pagasa update early Thursday, November 14, 2024.  Issued at 5 a.m., the Pagasa bulletin said that Ofel now has its…

Republicans complete power takeover with US House majority

Agence France Presse 11/14/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — The Republicans were declared the majority party in the US House of Representatives Wednesday, completing a clean sweep of Congress and the White House in last week’s elections and handing incoming president Donald…

1-Pacman’s Milka Romero applauds Eddie Garcia Law approval

Pia Piquero 11/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Milka Romero, the first nominee of the 1-Pacman Party List and daughter of Congressman Mikee Romero, spoke with pride about the recent passage of the Eddie Garcia Law, a policy designed to establish…

Family seeks urgent help for boy with eye pierced by steel rod

Futch Anthony Inso 11/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The family of a 10-year-old boy, whose left eye was pierced by a rusty steel rod on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, in Sitio Sto. Niño, Brgy. Apas, Cebu City, has appealed for urgent…

Duterte admits to planting evidence on suspected criminals as Davao mayor

Faith Argosino 11/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted to planting evidence on a suspected criminal when he was the mayor of Davao City “as part of their strategy.” Duterte said this to quad committee co-chairman and…

Mandaue partners with TCI to curb teenage pregnancy

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/13/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Government has partnered with The Challenge Initiative International (TCI) to implement programs on adolescent and youth reproductive health, aiming to reduce teenage pregnancies in the city. TCI officials visited Mandaue…

Mandaue City Health Department extends school-based vaccination program

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/13/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Health Department is extending its vaccination program for vaccine-preventable diseases for targeted students in public schools throughout the city. City Health Officer Dr. Debra Maria Catulong said on Wednesday, Nov.…

Raymond Garcia offers to pay insurance premium for delivery riders

Emmariel Ares 11/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Christmas came early for over 2, 000 food delivery riders in Cebu City. Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has promised to personally pay the cost of their accident insurance premium in 2025 that will…

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