P68M in crops, fisheries ruined by Mt. Kanlaon eruption

Carla Gomez 06/15/2024

BACOLOD CITY — Farmers in two cities and one town in Negros Occidental province lost more than P68 million worth of crops and fisheries due to the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon early this month, reports from the…

Talisay fire: 15 families displaced, over P600k properties destroyed

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 02/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The fire that hit a residential area in Talisay City on Wednesday has displaced a total of 15 families and damaged more than P600,000 in properties. The fire struck at 4:38 p.m. in…

At least 57 dead, buildings destroyed as powerful quakes hit Japan

Associated Press 01/03/2024

WAJIMA, Japan — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 57 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned Tuesday that more quakes could lie ahead. Aftershocks continued…

Court convicts dog killer in Cavite

Tetch Torres-Tupas 07/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines–-The Dasmariñas City Municipal Trial Court has convicted a man who stabbed to death a dog out of spite for its owner. Based on the certification issued by the court to the Philippine Animal Welfare Society…

Ugandan court orders woman to pay ex for breakup

Agence France Presse 01/30/2023

KAMPALA, Uganda–A Ugandan court has ordered a woman to pay her ex-fiance more than $2,800 for breaking off their engagement after he paid for her studies, saying she caused “inconvenience and psychological anguish.” According to court documents…

2 dating kasambahay ni Ruffa naghain na ng pormal na reklamo sa NLRC para sa ‘backwages & damages’

Ervin Santiago 07/24/2022

PORMAL nang naghain ng reklamo ang dalawang dating kasambahay ng aktres at former beauty queen na si Ruffa Gutierrez. Sa National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) dumulog ang mga dating helpers ni Ruffa na nagrereklamo sa ginawa umanong…

Damages in interior lines delay Visayan Electric’s restoration efforts; Rama ‘pissed off’

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 02/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The extent of the damages in the interior power lines of Metro Cebu is the reason why Visayan Electric failed to fully reenergize its franchise area on time. This was the power utility’s…

Damages due to unauthorized substitution of employment contract

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 05/05/2021

Licensed recruitment agencies will be liable for damages due to the unauthorized substitution of the government-approved employment contracts. The Supreme Court stressed this principle in the case of recent case of Marcelo M. Corpuz vs. Gerwil Crewing…

Damages for unjustified withholding of the  seafarers’  travel documents

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 10/20/2020

  Manning companies are liable for damages due to unjustified withholding of seafarers’ travel documents preventing them  from seeking lucrative employment elsewhere. The Supreme Court considered as an act tantamount to bad faith the company’s arbitrary imposition…

Airlines cancel Cebu-Clark flights following 6.1-magnitude earthquake

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines-The country’s three airlines have canceled flights from Cebu to Clark and vice versa following the damage sustained by the Clark International Airport terminal after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Zambales and Pampanga late on Monday…

Cebu City starts prohibition on vandalism

Intern 08/24/2018

The Cebu City government has started implementation of the anti-vandalism ordinance on Friday (August 24). The Anti-Vandalism Ordinance of 2018 defines vandalism ‘as the willful act that damages or defaces property belonging to another person or to…

Poe: Xiamen Air should pay for damages for NAIA closure

Inquirer.net 08/21/2018

Xiamen Air should pay for damages caused by the closure of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s (NAIA) runway after one of its passenger aircraft skidded off the runway last week and paralyzed operations for two days, Senator…

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