Instagram is removing ‘plastic surgery’ filters in a bid to protect users’ well-being

10/25/2019

In the age of social media, manipulating your selfie with the help of online filters has never been easier — be it adding a cute pair of cat ears, or virtually plumping up your lips or trimming…

New body created to protect children’s rights

Julie M. Aurelio - @inquirerdotnet 09/30/2019

MANILA, Philippine — President Rodrigo Duterte has created the National Council Against Child Labor as part of the government’s increased efforts to protect child rights and eliminate all forms of child labor. Under Executive Order No. 92,…

3 simple things you can do to protect animals this Earth Day

Marc Cosep 04/21/2019

We are constantly bombarded with reminders that our planet and the species living here are in trouble. There are melting ice caps, toxic chemicals in the air, pesticides in out food, and species going extinct… yep, theses…

A pledge to protect the planet 

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/25/2019

It has been 12 years since Earth Hour started as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney, Australia and since then, the movement had spread out to different countries around the globe. The annual event has transformed into…

Centcom urges civilians to help protect Visayas from terrorists

Delta Dyercka Comendador Letigio 02/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Central Command (CentCom) of the Armed Forces in the Philippines (AFP) said keeping terrorists away from a region can be achieved if the army, police, and civilians work hand in hand. “The only…

Panglao execs told: Be ready to protect env’t

Futch Anthony Inso 11/29/2018

NEW BOHOL INT’L AIRPORT OPENS With more tourists expected to visit Bohol with the opening of the new Bohol International Airport in Panglao Island, the local government units (LGUs) there are advised to be ready to implement…

Palma: ‘Protect the blessings of God’

Morexette Erram 09/01/2018

“Let us protect the blessings of God for the welfare of the future generations.” This was the message of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma during the Mass conducted for the Season of Creation held in the Pedro Calungsod…

‘Protect selves from sun’s heat’

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/26/2018

DOH SHARES TIPS TO PUBLIC With temperatures reaching a record high last Thursday, which is supposed to be Wet Season in the country, the public are advised to take measures to protect themselves from the heat of…

Protect tourists, stakeholders told

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/15/2018

Tourism stakeholders in Cebu province were reminded to conduct safety checks on their facilities following yesterday’s accident that injured four Chinese visitors in a resort in Oslob town, southern Cebu. In its report, the Provincial Disaster Risk…

To serve and protect who?

Radel Paredes 08/11/2018

The alleged involvement of another cop in the latest killing incident in Cebu, this time the ambush in Carcar of another member of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), makes the public increasingly suspect that this series…

CHR: Drug tests must protect child’s rights

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/24/2018

Drug testing for grade school and high school students is legal provided that it complies with international and constitutional standards in protecting children’s rights, the regional Commission on Human Rights (CHR-7) said yesterday. Regional CHR-7 Director Alvin…

Support, protect priests, faithful told

Ador Vincent Mayol and Futch Anthony Inso 06/16/2018

Instead of bullets, give priests flowers. The Commission on the Laity of the Archdiocese of Cebu has set August 5, 2018 as a day of thanksgiving for all priests here to remind lay people about the value…

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