DA bans poultry products from France, Belgium due to avian flu cases

Jean Mangaluz 01/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in France and Belgium, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has prohibited the importation of poultry products from these countries. In a statement on Tuesday,…

BFP-Mandaue reminds public of citywide ban on firecrackers

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/27/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Fire and Protection in Mandaue City (BFP-Mandaue) is reminding residents about the ban on the use and sale of firecrackers. Fire Officer 1 Arjim Mendaros, the BFP-Mandaue Public Information Officer,…

Loitering, gossiping banned at voting precincts on election day 2022 – Comelec official

Christia Marie Ramos 11/30/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Loitering and gossiping at voting precincts on election day will not be allowed to prevent the risk of COVID-19 infection in the 2022 polls, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said Monday. “Our experience…

Lapu police to apprehend those flying kites 

Norman V. Mendoza 04/27/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Kite flying in Lapu-Lapu City can get you in trouble. This as police here announced they will be apprehending anybody flying a kite while the city is under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). According to Lapu-Lapu…

Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran songs banned in Indonesia after being deemed pornographic 

Marc Cosep 03/01/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines — Ariana Grande’s “Love Me Harder” and Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” are among a list of western pop songs banned in Indonesia’s West Java province after being deemed as “pornographic.” In a…

FIRECRACKERS BANNED IN MANDAUE

Norman V. Mendoza 12/04/2017

Quisumbing: Prohibition meant to prevent fires, injuries during holidays For over 50 years, it has been a tradition of the family of Chinese businessman Siam Sy to explode long stripes of firecrackers every Christmas and New Year’s…

Liquor now banned on Boracay beaches, river fronts, public places

Inquirer.net 05/14/2017

ILOILO CITY — Tourists drinking alcoholic beverages on the renowned island-resort of Boracay in Aklan should be forewarned on expanded restrictions imposed by the local government. The municipal council of Malay which covers the island-resort has passed…

Something positive about Duterte’s media slur

Nestor Ramirez 06/14/2016

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s slur against the media should not be taken as entirely negative. The only thing that I did not agree about in his strong statement against the media is the part when he said that…

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