Mayor Rama to leave for Russia on Sept. 8 for three-day economic forum

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is set to leave for Russia on Friday, September 8,  to attend the 8th Eastern Economic Forum in the City of Vladivostok. Rama, in a press conference via Zoom…

Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years for US Capitol attack

09/06/2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of…

House sets P2-billion aid to ease impact of rice price cap

Jerome Aning, Julie Aurelio 09/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is earmarking P2 billion to ease the impact of the price ceiling on rice on retailers who bought their stocks above the cap of P41 a kilogram for regular-milled and…

Senators question Palace’s 2022 allocation to OVP

Marlos Ramos, Melvin Gascon 09/05/2023

Vice President Sara Duterte admitted to senators on Monday that her office received over P221 million in confidential funds from the Office of the President (OP) in December 2022, a budget entry that did not exist in…

Rama: I will bring One Cebu Island to Russia

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama expressed his support to Cebu governor Gwen Garcia during the flag ceremony on Monday, September 4, 2023, at the Plaza Sugbo grounds. Rama said that he talked with…

Lapu-Lapu police assures protection for politicians who receive threats

Futch Anthony Inso 08/31/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) continues to monitor politicians whom they considered as target personalities in lieu of the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30, 2023. Police Colonel Elmer Lim,…

Parade route of Mandaue Charter Day on Aug. 30 set

08/29/2023

The Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) has released the parade route for the Mandaue City Charter Day slated Wednesday, August 30, 2023. The parade route will start and end at the Mandaue City Hall in Barangay…

Trump’s mug shot released after being arrested on election charges

08/25/2023

ATLANTA—Donald Trump’s mug shot was released on Thursday evening after he was booked at an Atlanta jail on more than a dozen felony charges as part of a wide-ranging criminal case stemming from the former U.S. president’s…

Younger Aquinos uphold ‘Lolo’s memory’ against the times

Krixia Subingsubing 08/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — For many people who had lived through the last years of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the 1983 assassination of opposition leader Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. had been their political awakening. But for…

On Ninoy Aquino Day, Marcos calls for unity: ‘Let us transcend political barriers’

Jean Mangaluz 08/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wants to “transcend political barriers” for Ninoy Aquino Day. Aquino had been the leader of the opposition during the term of Marcos Jr.’s father, late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.…

Teves: Suspect, ‘terrorist,’ now expelled lawmaker

Julie Aurelio 08/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — With 265 members in favor and three abstaining, the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday night to expel Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on several grounds, including abandonment of public office and indecent…

Rama: 6,000 Cebu City Hall employees to lose jobs before 2025

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is “serious” on having only 3,000 employees in the Cebu City Hall before 2025. Rama made this announcement during the flag ceremony on Monday, August 14, at the…

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