CEBU CITY – Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. lauded the creation of a task force to combat illegal drug activities in the island of Cebu. GOV. Gwen Garcia (left) was cited by DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. for creating a task force against illegal drugs in Cebu....
The implementation on Jan. 1, 2023 by the Social Security System (SSS) of a one percent increase in its members’ contribution rate to 14 percent is the third step of its four-tier contribution increase. This is in accordance with Republic Act 11199 that was enacted in 2018 to strengthen the...
Around the world, the celebration of Christmas Day 2022 will be defined by tradition and change. After two years of muted Christmas activities, people have brought back everything about Christmas as we celebrated it before the pandemic. In the past weeks, despite the rising prices of fuel, food and...
Two days from now, the entire Christendom will commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Year in and year out, this is the time of year when people plan festive gatherings for their families, friends, and colleagues to celebrate the season. It’s also the time for people to prepare gifts for those...
Stephen Loman (ONE Championship) It’s been a roller coaster year for Philippine mixed martial arts in ONE Championship. The organization has experienced the joy of watching new stars grow and the pain of losing ONE World Championships and seeing...
Cauayan City, Isabela -- In support of environmental protection, employees of SM City Cauayan joined the biggest tree-planting activity of the provincial government of Isabela, the One Million Bamboos in One Day Project. SM showed its support to environmental protection by donating 10,000 bamboo...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin They say be careful what you wish for, because it may come true. And for the cycling community in Metro Manila, this is exactly what happened when the government created make-shift bike lanes across various main roads within the capital region last June of 2020. At...
At least nine people were reported to have died in a fire that hit a two-storey house in Muntinlupa City on Sunday morning, Dec. 18. Muntinlupa City fire marshall Supt. Eugene Briones said the fatalities were found on the ground floor of the house in Barangay Putatan. At least one person remains...
The Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu has joined an inter-agency task force in Central Visayas that was created to beef up the security and operation against the proliferation of illegal drugs in the region. Port of Cebu District Collector Elvira Cruz said the BOC is among the 15 government...
Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga (ONE Championship) Third-ranked atomweight contender Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga doubled-down on her intentions to fight only the best by calling out her pal and top-ranked Stamp Fairtex . Fresh off a...
Denice Zamboanga expressed desire to face one of his closest friends Stamp Fairtex, the top-ranked atomweight contender, after returning to the win column in ONE Championship. Denice Zamboanga (ONE Championship) Zamboanga declared this after scoring a split decision win against Chinese opponent...
Jenelyn Olsim seeks to redeem herself big time after absorbing a huge knockout loss against Chinese opponent Meng Bo in ONE: 164 last Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Jenelyn Olsim of Team Lakay (ONE Championship) Olsim suffered the biggest loss of her career so far as...
