12 Cebu City brgys tagged as COVID-19 hotspots; to be under ‘total lockdown’

Katrina Hallare 06/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Twelve out of 80 barangays in Cebu City have been tagged as hotspots for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and will be placed under total lockdown, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Thursday. “There are about…

Duterte puts Metro Manila under ‘community quarantine’

Julie M. Aurelio 03/13/2020

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday imposed a 30-day lockdown on Metro Manila, prohibiting travel to and from the national capital up to April 14, extending the suspension of classes in the metropolis until April 12, and banning…

DOH-7: More patients under investigation for nCoV in Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has confirmed that there are additional patients under investigation (PUIs) in the region. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 director, said they had just validated reports from…

DOH-7: Patients under investigation for nCoV in C. Visayas now 15

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of patients under investigation (PUIs) for the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019 n-CoV ARD) in Central Visayas have increased from 4 as reported on January 31, 2020 to 15.…

Crimes vs humanity? Democracy ‘robust’ under Duterte, says Palace

Julie M. Aurelio 01/17/2020

President Duterte has not retaliated against those responsible for “vilifying” him in the International Criminal Court (ICC), which shows to the world that the Philippines had a “robust democracy” despite complaints that the nation’s leader had committed…

‘Ramon’ now a tropical storm; 7 provinces under Signal No. 1

Katrina Hallare 11/13/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was raised over seven provinces as “Ramon” intensified into a tropical storm, the state weather bureau said Wednesday. In its 11 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric,…

48,000 Nadal vs Federer exhibition tickets gone in under 10 minutes

Agence France Presse 09/06/2019

South African tennis fans bought 48,000 tickets in under 10 minutes Wednesday for a Cape Town exhibition match next February between world superstars Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The game at the Cape Town Stadium, built for…

NFA restructuring under way

/INQ.net 05/20/2019

The restructuring of the country’s grains agency National Food Authority (NFA) has finally begun more than a month after the government released the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the rice import liberalization law. The Department of…

Palace: No impunity under Duterte; abusive cops to be punished

Inquirer.net 03/04/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Impunity has no place under the Duterte administration, Malacañang said Monday, as it assured the public that policemen who abuse their authority in the government’s war on drugs would not escape accountability. Presidential Spokesperson…

Fate of angkas, habal-habal now under House review

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/03/2019

The move to legalize habal-habal (motorcycles-for-hire), also known as angkas, is now being reviewed by the Committee of Transportation in the House of Representatives.  In a post on his official Facebook page, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña…

SHS Ateneo clinches Boys Under 18 title of 20th Aboitiz Football Cup

Mars G. Alison 12/16/2018

The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu bagged the Boys Under 18 title of the 20th Aboitiz Football Cup after prevailing in a penalty shootout against Don Bosco Boys Home, 4-1, at the Cebu City Sports Center yesterday…

STC is back-to-back champion in 20th Aboitiz Football Cup Girls Under 18

Mars G. Alison 12/15/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines -The St. Theresa’s College prevailed via a penalty shootout to once again frustrate Ateneo, 4-3, for the Girls Under 18 crown of the 20th Aboitiz Football Cup held at the Cebu City Sports Center.…

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