Detainee faces violence against women and children charges

Benjie B. Talisic 06/07/2018

A detained man is now facing another charge for violation of Republic Act 9262 or Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004. Supt. Randy Korret, Liloan police station chief, said that Warlow Ebite, 34, a resident…

Two women nabbed in T. Padilla drug bust

Benjie Talisic 05/30/2018

Two women were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay T. Padilla, Cebu City at past 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. Chief Insp. Paul Kenneth Albutra, Parian Police Precinct commander, identified the suspects as Mary Ann Bitos,…

PH to double earnings if women are treated equal with men

Inquirer.net 05/20/2018

The Philippines can add about $40 billion to its domestic economy by 2025 — equivalent to double the current wealth of the country’s richest man, SM group founder Henry Sy – if women were equally treated to…

Women won’t get respect in Duterte administration

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/19/2018

GABRIELA Respect for women. This was the call of Gabriela, a women’s rights advocate group during a protest yesterday on Saturday, coinciding with President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Cebu. Gabriela Partylist (GWP) Rep. Arlene Brosas, who led…

Zverev beats Thiem in Madrid Open final, Kvitova bags women’s crown

AP 05/14/2018

MADRID — Second-seeded Alexander Zverev eased past fifth-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-4 to win the Madrid Open on Sunday, claiming his second title in a week. The German broke Thiem’s opening service games in each set and…

Carreta bust nets two pregnant women, P118K shabu

Benjie B. Talisic 04/15/2018

Two pregnant women were arrested in an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Carreta in Cebu City on Sunday. They were also caught with suspected shabu worth P118,000 during the operation in Sitio Ponce, said Senior Insp. Jhomar…

Two women nabbed in Lapu-Lapu for ‘pimping’ three other women

Benjie B. Talisic 04/08/2018

Two women were arrested for allegedly trying to sell three other women for sex during an entrapment operation inside a hotel in Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday. Mara Perez Pilapil, 45, and her sister, Kathleen, 38, of Barangay…

Baby Doll and other ‘unsung’ women

Rina Jimenez-David 04/07/2018

Her mother and most everybody else call her “Baby Doll,” although in typical Pinoy fashion, this nickname has been shortened to “Bidal.” When I asked exactly how Sittie Nur Dayhanna Saruang Mohamad got the moniker “Baby Doll,”…

2 women arrested in Kamagayan drug bust

Benjie B. Talisic 04/04/2018

Two women were arrested in a drug-bust operation in Barangay Kamagayan, Cebu City past 2 a.m. on Wednesday. Chyrel Cabbarobias, 40, and Leah Cabunero, 36, both from Sitio Niño Barangay Cebu City was arrested for possession and…

De Lima recognized as among ‘Women to Watch’ in Southeast Asia

Inquirer.net 03/28/2018

Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has been named as one of Southeast Asia’s “Women to Watch” for inspiring people as she continue “her fight against the Duterte administration from behind bars.” The Diplomat, a Tokyo-based international current-affairs…

Co-op women smashing glass ceilings

03/26/2018

Welcoming guests and fellow Capitol workers during the 18th Provincial Women’s Congress to celebrate National Women’s Month (March 14, 2018) Cebu Governor Hilario “Junjun” Davide III had a spot-on message: big applause for women for continuing to…

Women honored in ‘Babaye’ exhibit

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/17/2018

While climbing up the wide staircase on the way to the second floor of the Rizal Memorial Library and Museum building, visitors are led to an old wooden door. In it is the Cebu City Museum where…

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