Punta Engaño residents want barangay officials suspended for graft

Futch Anthony Inso 05/14/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Several residents from four Sitios in Barangay Punta Engaño in Lapu-Lapu City have filed a complaint before the Ombudsman Visayas for violation of R.A. 3019 otherwise known as The Anti Graft and Corrupt…

Suspension order vs Rama, 7 others not yet final – DILG-7

Pia Piquero 05/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A confusing turn of events occurred at the Cebu City Hall on Friday, May 10, involving the serving of the suspension order to Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and seven other city officials. At…

EXPLAINER: Rama suspension and why the Ombudsman ordered it?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama may not be able to report to his office at the City Hall anytime soon. This was because the Office of the Ombudsman slapped the city’s chief executive,…

Rising heat prompts more Metro Manila LGUs to suspend in-person classes

Luisa Cabato - Reporter / @luisacabatoINQ 04/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The scorching heat has prompted more local government units in Metro Manila  from announcing the suspension of in-person school classes on Wednesday, April 24. The suspension of face-to-face classes and the shift to online…

Rama asks Malacañang to suspend Gwen over CBRT dispute

Pia Piquero 03/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Preventive Suspension. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is seeking the suspension of Governor Gwen Garcia over issues related to the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT). Rama filed an administrative complaint before the Office…

NBA: Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green reinstated after 12-game suspension

01/07/2024

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been reinstated following his suspension for striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in mid-December, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Saturday. During the suspension, which began on Dec. 14…

‘It’s Showtime’ suspension highlights show, industry’s contractualization woes – MTRCB

Anne Pasajol 10/01/2023

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has distanced itself from “It’s Showtime” and ABS-CBN’s labor issues amid the 12-day suspension of the noontime show, saying the board’s ruling was “separate and distinct matter” from…

BEEP Cebu announces suspension of operations for 6 months

Futch Anthony Inso 09/25/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A modern jeepney company in Cebu has decided to temporarily suspend its operations as it suffers from “severe problems.” In a Memorandum dated September 22, 2023, BEEP Cebu said that it will suspend…

Bautista wants ‘maximum penalty’ vs Naia officer accused of stealing, swallowing $300

Zacarian Sarao 09/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Transportation Sec. Jaime Bautista has ordered the Office of Transportation Security (OTS) to file charges against the security screener accused of stealing and swallowing $300 from a departing passenger. On September 8, a checkpoint…

MTRCB gets ‘high respect’ over ‘It’s Showtime’s’ suspension

Hannah Mallorca 09/11/2023

A broad coalition of evangelical churches in the Philippines has expressed its “high respect” and “full support” to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) for suspending “It’s Showtime.” The Christian Coalition Movement (CCM), through…

Lala Sotto’s resignation sought after MTRCB’s suspension of ‘It’s Showtime’

Adrian Parungao 09/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Broadcast Communication of the University of the Philippines is calling for the resignation of Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Diorella “Lala” Sotto-Antonio amid the agency’s sanctions on…

Garcia orders temporary suspension of canyoneering in Matutinao, Badian

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, on Friday, June 2, 2023, temporarily closed and suspended canyoneering activities in Barangay Matutinao, Badian in Cebu, beginning on Friday until further notice. Garcia issued Executive Order (EO) No.…

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