Toledo imposes earlier curfew hours

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Non-workers and non-exempt persons in Toledo City must be home before 9 p.m. Toledo City will be imposing a longer curfew, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., from the present 10 p.m. to…

Shabu no longer manufactured in Philippines — PNP

Cathrine Gonzales 01/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as “shabu,” is no longer being manufactured in the country, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said Wednesday. According to Banac, shabu recently seized in big-time operations…

Duterte signs into law longer maternity leave benefits 

02/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Expanded Maternity Leave Act that will provide longer maternity leave to all working mothers. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed this to reporters, adding that the law was signed Wednesday.…

DepEd sets longer Xmas break from Dec. 15 to Jan. 2

Inquirer.net 11/28/2018

The Department of Education (DepEd) released on Wednesday an order that extends the Christmas vacation for elementary and high school for the current school year. According to the order, the department ordered schools nationwide to start the…

‘Police no longer reliable’

Delta Derycka Letigio, Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/13/2018

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is riding his campaign on peace and order as he seeks reelection, saying Cebu is no longer safe. “Ang usa nako ka priority kay ang kalinaw sa atong syudad. Dili na ta…

Barili water taps no longer run dry

PR 10/12/2018

With the presence of rivers and watershed areas in Barili town, southern Cebu, water is not a problem there. Yet, according to Magdaleno Bargamento of Kauswagan Water Services and Sanitation Cooperative (KAWSSCO), the coop could hardly provide…

Parojinog group no longer in Mandaue?

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/11/2018

Alleged members of the notorious Parojinog crime group, believed to be responsible for the spate of killings in Cebu, have reportedly fled from their rented houses in Mandaue City. Police Senior Supt. Julian Entoma, chief of the…

India’s top court rules adultery no longer a crime

AFP 09/27/2018

India’s top court Thursday ruled that adultery is no longer a crime, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail time unconstitutional and discriminatory against women. The more than century-old law prescribed that any man…

Trillanes: Documents prove I’m no longer a soldier

Inquirer.net 09/05/2018

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV showed Wednesday documents which he said will prove that he is no longer part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) since 2007. “These documents would prove that I am already separated…

9 ways to make your clothes last longer

Toni Pino-Oca 08/08/2018

GETTING good mileage out of my clothes is one factor I always consider whenever I go shopping. I always go for quality, function, and classic styles that transcend time and trends. I prefer clothes that I can…

No longer a cesspool, Boracay to reopen on Oct. 26 – Cimatu

Inquirer.net 07/13/2018

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has reaffirmed that Boracay Island would be reopened to tourism on Oct. 26. “I would like to say categorically that we will be opening Boracay [on] Oct. 26 … Categorically, I am saying…

Batomalaque’s widow will no longer seek CHR’s help

Rene F. Alima 06/22/2018

Just leave him in peace. The wife of slain policeman, PO2 Melchizedek Batomalaque said she would no longer seek the assistance of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate the brutal slaying of her husband and…

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