Violence against women: Women told to seek help if threatened

Emmariel Ares 12/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities are advising women and children in possibly dangerous situations at home to promptly seek help from the local police to prevent any tragic incidents from happening. Before any unfortunate and irreversible incidents…

Court in Davao grants temporary protection order to Quiboloy’s KJC

John Eric Mendoza 08/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A Davao City court on Tuesday, August 27, issued a Temporary Protection Order (TPO) to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC), ordering the police to stop any act that “threatens the life, liberty or…

Sara Duterte makes plea: Physically or online, protection for her family

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 07/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines —Protection for her family. This was Vice President Sara Duterte’s appeal after the recall of 75 police officers from her personal protection team. On Facebook, Duterte said she hopes for nothing more than her family’s…

LOOK: Bohol provincial gov’t cares for 100 giant clams as part of marine conservation campaign

Doris C. Bongcac 02/21/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Bohol Provincial government through the Bohol Provincial Environment Management Office (BPEMO) is currently caring for 100 giant clams which they seeded on Oct. 19, 2022. The clams are located at the Sta.…

Global wildlife summit approves shark protections

Agence France Presse 11/27/2022

PANAMA CITY — Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade.…

Visayan leopard cat found dead in Antique

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 02/17/2022

CEBU, Philippines — A male Visayan leopard cat was found dead in Barangay San Andres, Pandan, Antique on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. According to Philippine Initiative for Environmental Conservation – PhilinCon, the Visayan leopard was found at…

IBP-Cebu asks Ahong for additional protection, security

Futch Anthony Inso 01/06/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)-Cebu Chapter are asking Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan for additional security and protection, in light of the recent killings of lawyers in Cebu.…

Lapu CSWO head admits COVID-19 infection, appeals for understanding

Doris C. Bongcac 04/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Annabeth Cuizon, the acting head of the City Social Welfare Office (CSWO) in Lapu-Lapu City, went out on social media this morning, April 25, 2020, to admit that she was among the City…

DILG: Be creative, make your own face masks

Rosalie Abatayo 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While there may be “difficulty” in buying face masks during this pandemic, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said there could be creative ways in complying with the mandatory face mask…

How to clean your smartphone, tablet, laptop to protect yourself from coronavirus

03/23/2020

Along with washing your hands several times a day, regular cleaning of your smartphone and, as a general rule, all of your electronic devices is also essential to ensure that you are protected against the coronavirus. This…

Eating bananas can’t prevent COVID-19 infection — DOH

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 03/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There is no concrete evidence to show that eating bananas can protect a person from being infected by the 2019 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Department of Health (DOH) made this clarification on Wednesday…

WHO, two other international groups issue new guidance on protection of children, schools from COVID-19 transmission

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY—Three international organizations have come up with new guidance to help protect children and schools from transmission of the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19). The guidance issued by the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), UNICEF and…

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