Apas demolition A Cebu City Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge approved a final extension of one month for 140 families in barangay Apas to vacate the privately owned lot that they now ocupy. RTC judge Olegario Sarmiento said the settlers have until June 15 to vacate the 4.7-hectare lot owned by Mariano Godinez. Lot occupants [...]
A former security guard’s love of acting has gained the support of Cebuano officials after the Visayan film he starred in won inclusion in the prestigious 34th Gawad Urian Nights this Tuesday. Gregg Tecson was nominated as best supporting actor for his role of “Tatay Carding” in the Cebuano independent film “Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria,” [...]
Nearly a day after it started, the standoff in Compostela town ended with assurances from Interior and Local Governments Secretary Jesse Robredo that he will look into and push the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to resolve the election dispute that deprived the town not only of its mayor but its elected council as well. The [...]
“Abby, what color would you like this time?” her mother asked. “Since I gave red roses yesterday, maybe yellow ones would be fine,” Abby replied. “I think yellow is a very nice choice, dear.” Her mother bought the flowers. “I just wished there were more colors to choose from,” the girl exclaimed. “But there are [...]
Nyor Gamay (NG): Ang kinabuhi kuno, Nyor, pasapasa… Nyor Daku (ND): Unsa man, magpa disguise ka nga chix ka unya makig textmate og mga lonely souls dayon mamaraeg og pasa load? Mao nay gipasabot nimo, Nyor? NG: Karaang modus na intawon na, Nyor. ND: A, mao ba? Kon moingon kag karaang style nagpasabot ba nga [...]
Tacloban City — The 10 bricks of suspected cocaine found by a group of teenagers in Borongan City, Eastern Samar, and turned over to the police on May 6 were not cocaine after all, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, said yesterday. Liza Baoy, information officer of PDEA in Eastern Visayas, said that [...]
Bacolod City — Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. and the mayors of Negros Occidental are asking President Aquino to stop offshore mining of magnetite-laden sand, citing irreversible damage to the province’s coastal areas and marine ecosystems. They also asked Aquino to direct the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) to stop accepting [...]
WANT whiter skin? Better stick to natural methods like eating lots of watermelon, avocado, broccoli, spinach and tomatoes to boost natural glutathione levels in your body, said the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA gave this bit of advice to complexion-conscious Filipinos, warning that high doses of glutathione administered intravenously as a skin whitening agent [...]
Game Saturday: Cebu Coliseum 6 p.m. – MLKP-Cebu Niños vs. Petron The M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Niños will be up against a familiar foe with a brand-new name today as they take on the visiting Petron Blazers in an exhibition game at the Cebu Coliseum. The multi-titled Niños of head coach Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba are [...]
THE LION TIGER Aerosols-University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers are steadily gaining steam heading to the semifinals that starts tomorrow. This after they beat down the San Marino Corned Tuna-Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras, 59-45, in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) Partner’s Cup late Thursday night at the Cebu Coliseum. The victory stopped [...]
Atlanta — The Chicago Bulls are off to the NBA Eastern Conference finals for the first time since the Michael Jordan era after beating the Atlanta Hawks 93-73 yesterday to complete a 4-2 series victory. Carlos Boozer scored 23 points and Derrick Rose doled out 12 assists, pushing Chicago out to a big lead in [...]
Dapitan City — The 2011 Palarong Pambansa will have its final day today with Region 7 poised to improve its string of fourth place finishes. As of 9:50 p.m. yesterday, Region 7 was at third place with 240.50 points, followed closely by Region 4-A, which had 231 points. Perennial champion National Capital Region (NCR) still [...]
