Ofel weakens into a typhoon after making landfall over Cagayan

Jown Manalo - Reporter / @jownmanaloINQ 11/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The weather bureau has reported that Ofel (international name: Usagi) has weakened into a typhoon after making landfall over the vicinity of Baggao, Cagayan on Thursday afternoon. Ofel’s eye made landfall of the Philippine…

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…

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…

Cebu City shooting: Man mistaken as police informant killed

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines  – A 20-year-old man was shot dead by two assailants in an alleyway in Sitio Kamagong, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City on Wednesday dawn, November 13. Authorities suspect that the deceased victim was mistaken by…

Online love scams: Filipinos are top targets

Lisbet K. Esmael - @inquirerdotnet 11/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Are you looking for love online? Then you should be wary of finding the wrong love in cybercriminals, who have been targeting Filipinos and cashing in on this. Transunion, a global information and insights…

‘Sextortion’ in Naga: Man nabbed for trying to blackmail girl, 14

Futch Anthony Inso 11/13/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A 37-year-old man was apprehended in an entrapment operation, after a 14-year-old girl lodged a complaint against him for sextortion on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at around 9:50 a.m. in a lodge in…

Ofel intensifies into typhoon, 6 areas under Signal No. 1

Jown Manalo - Reporter / @jownmanaloINQ 11/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 in six Luzon areas after Severe Tropical storm Ofel (international name: Usagi) intensified into a typhoon on Wednesday morning. Ofel was last…

Mandaue: Senior citizens receive P5,000 financial aid

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/12/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Registered senior citizens in Mandaue City have received the first part of the increase of their financial assistance worth P5,000. The ceremonial distribution of the second tranche of the assistance to seniors was…

Law firm says they did not receive P100M donation for CCMC

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Rama Baena Tan and Ang Law Offices (RBTA Law) has clarified that they did not receive the P100 million donation for the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC). The RBTA Law, the law…

Sigbin or not? Skeletons found in Talisay house spur speculations

Futch Anthony Inso 11/12/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Two skeletons of an unidentified creature with two long hind legs, which was found inside the ceiling of a believed to be nearly a 100-year-old ancestral house, has spurred speculations of them belonging…

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