Cebu City mall thieves strike, steal jeans and chocolates

Emmariel Ares 12/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police apprehended two Cebu City mall thieves caught stealing a pair of jeans and chocolates from a mall in Brgy. Mabolo, Cebu City on Thursday evening, December 19. One of the suspects allegedly…

Rep. Ouano-Dizon denies hand in cancellation of Cortes’ COC

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/21/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The camp of Mandaue City Lone District Representative Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon, has denied any involvement in the cancellation of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of dismissed Mayor Jonas Cortes. Ouano-Dizon said that the…

Mandauehanons rally behind embattled Mayor Jonas Cortes

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/20/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – At least 300 members from different sectors in Mandaue City rallied behind dismissed mayor Jonas Cortes and asked the Comelec-Mandaue office to change its earlier decision to cancel Cortes’ Certificate of Candidacy for…

Cebu theft: 2 men nabbed for selling stolen rectifier batteries

Emmariel Ares 12/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two men were caught in the act of selling stolen rectifier batteries owned by a telecommunications company in Cebu City on Thursday morning, December 19. The citizen’s arrest was conducted along B. Rodriguez…

RCSU-7 reminds public: Do not buy banned firecrackers

Emmariel Ares 12/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Regional Civil Security Unit 7 has reminded the general public to refrain from purchasing any of the banned firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices in order to avoid untoward incidents that would spoil their…

LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards

Associated Press 12/20/2024

LOS ANGELES — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to Australia and…

What happens in a US government shutdown?

Agence France Presse 12/20/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — The US government is hurtling towards a shutdown ahead of the Christmas holiday, after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk scuppered a cross-party deal to keep federal agencies running.…

Escudero: PhilHealth’s zero budget is ‘because of their own failure’

Antonio Iñares - @inquirerdotnet 12/20/2024

Senate President Francis Escudero announced that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will not receive any funding in the 2025 national budget because it failed to meet its goals. Half of the tobacco excise taxes are allocated to…

PNP partners with TikTok to fight cybercrimes, protect children

Jason Sigales - Reporter / @jasonsigalesINQ 12/20/2024

The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) has partnered with TikTok, a Chinese-owned social media platform, ahead of its federal ban in the United States on Jan. 19. PNP-ACG did not disclose the details of the partnership,…

US government shutdown looms as Trump, Musk kill funding deal

Agence France Presse 12/20/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States was staring down the barrel of a holiday-period government shutdown Thursday after a late-hour intervention by Donald Trump and Elon Musk threatened efforts in Congress to keep the lights on…

600 new police recruits take oath in Central Visayas

Emmariel Ares 12/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 600 new police recruits in Central Visayas took their oath of service and officially joined the ranks of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday, December 19. The oath-taking ceremony…

Man found dead on shoreline of Lapu-Lapu City identified

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 12/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The dead man found along the rocky shoreline in Barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, on Thursday morning, December 19, has been identified. A woman who immediately went to check after hearing news…

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