World faces new ‘Great Depression’ as virus death toll mounts

04/10/2020

UNITED States — World powers scrambled on Thursday to build a global response to the human tragedy and once-in-a-century economic collapse caused by the coronavirus epidemic, as the worldwide death toll topped 90,000. In a locked-down New…

Africa faces an ‘existential threat’ as virus cases spread

04/03/2020

JOHANNESBURG  — Some African countries will have more than 10,000 coronavirus cases by the end of April, health officials projected Thursday, as the continent least equipped to treat serious infections has an “enormous gap” in the number…

Faces of Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan

Immae Lachica 01/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines– So it begins! The festivities for Sinulog 2020 has officially began today as six contingents from the provinces of Cebu battled it out on the streets for the Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan. Contingents…

Health secretary faces graft, plunder charges

06/25/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is facing graft and plunder charges in the Office of the Ombudsman over a lease agreement between a company owned by his family and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).…

5 reelectionists, 4 returning, 3 new faces proclaimed senators

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Five incumbent senators won back their seats in the Senate in the midterm elections, with three first-time senators and four former senators joining them when the 18th Congress opens in July. Topping this year’s…

Negros priest faces rap for molesting girl

Inquirer.net 02/28/2019

BACOLOD CITY — A Catholic priest was removed from his parish in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental province, after police filed charges against him for allegedly molesting a 4-year-old girl. But San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, who has…

Clarkson’s baptism of fire today as Gilas faces China

Inquirer 08/20/2018

JAKARTA — Jordan Clarkson will treat this as any other game he has played in his life, but for the people back home, the anticipation is numbing. Clarkson finally gets his baptism of fire in international play…

Man faces drug raps

Benjie B. Talisic 08/18/2018

Charges were filed against a 23-year-old man for selling prohibited drugs in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu CIty on Friday, Aug. 18. Ronald Buaya was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Mambaling Police Station for peddling shabu…

Lapu church faces demolition

Futch Anthony Inso 08/15/2018

A CHURCH built within the three meter easement of Sitio Camansi, Barangay Pajo in Lapu-Lapu City faces demolition even as their members remain defiant against Lapu-Lapu City Hall’s order for them to leave the place. “We are…

K-pop fan convention faces up to mental health, truth of idol life

AP 08/15/2018

INSIDE the Los Angeles Convention Center last weekend (Aug. 10-12), KCON, a yearly celebration of South Korean pop culture, saw 94,000 K-pop fans mob their favorite artists in meet-and-greets, dance like crazy in choreography workshops and bond…

CADUNGOG FACES MURDER RAPS

Jessa Mae O. Sotto and Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla, Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/01/2018

From a victim of a failed slay attempt, Tejero Barangay Councilman Jessielou Cadungog is now officially a suspect after murder and frustrated murder charges were filed yesterday against him and his bodyguard by the Criminal Investigation and…

Wenceslao faces unbeaten Uzbek

Glendale G. Rosal 07/23/2018

HARD-HITTING Rodel Wenceslao will try to stage an upset when he faces Uzbek rising boxer Jasur Akhmadjonov in the undercard of the “Brawl At the Mall” of Sanman Boxing Promotions this Sunday at the Robinsons Mall in…

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