Shift to old school calendar gets teachers’ support

Jane Baustista, Julie Aurelio 06/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The three-member Makabayan bloc on Monday filed a bill that would revert the 2024 to 2025 school calendar to the prepandemic schedule of June to March, with students going on break in April and…

Spending time on Mother’s Day with cancer-afflicted kids

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 05/16/2023

The month of May has three significant dates for our family: Mothers’ day, Mama’s birthday and her death anniversary. My mother, fondly called Mama Linda, died on May 17, 2002 due to pericarditis and lymphoma three days…

Cong. Edu Rama Softball Cup kicks off with 8 teams vying for supremacy

Glendale G. Rosal 05/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The inaugural Cong. Edu Rama Softball Cup officially kicked off on Sunday, May 7, at the Labangon Elementary School with eight teams vying for supremacy. One of the tournament’s goals is to revive the…

Pagasa: PH has 41% chance to experience ‘strong’ El Niño this year

Faith Argosino 04/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The El Niño phenomenon, which would likely start to affect the country this May, has a 41 percent chance of reaching a “strong” level from November to January next year, according to the Philippine…

Rodel “The Hulk” Wenceslao faces setback with postponement of South Africa fight to May

Glendale G. Rosal 04/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—- ARQ Boxing Stable’s lone welterweight pugilist, Rodel “The Hulk” Wenceslao needs to wait a bit longer for his much-awaited bout in South Africa after a minor setback from his South African foe. ARQ Boxing…

Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel to visit Philippines in May

Evangeline Valderrama 03/20/2023

Reigning Miss Universe R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States will be visiting the Philippines in May due to a “huge event” of the Miss Universe Organization. Gabriel, who is half-Filipino courtesy of her father who was born…

Cebu City logs first two COVID deaths in May

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/29/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) recorded its first two COVID-related deaths for the month of May this weekend. The EOC May 28, 2022 report showed that the City logged its…

POC includes pole vault star Obiena in Team PH list for SEA Games

Glendale G. Rosal 03/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) as expected listed embattled Filipino pole vault star, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, on Team Philippines for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. POC President,…

IN PHOTOS: CCTO issues over 7K citations tickets during first half of May

Doris C. Bongcac 05/19/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) issued a total of 7, 441 citation tickets to traffic violators during the first half of May 2021. CCTO also impounded a total of 369 vehicles.  Most…

Choice treats for your moms this Mother’s Day

Marc Cosep 05/08/2021

There is nothing quite like our Mother! She is both gentle and kind, and harbors generations worth of advice and lessons while whipping an elaborate meal for the family.  However, most of the year, we never seem…

279K senior citizens in CV to receive P3K social pension by May — DSWD-7

Futch Anthony Inso 04/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The nearly 280,000 senior citizens in Central Visayas, who are social pensioners of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7), will all receive their P3,000 ‘semestral pension’ in May.…

Galvez says COVID-19 vaccination may start by May 2021

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government is eyeing to start the inoculation of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by May next year, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a television interview on Thursday. “Ang prediction po…

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