CEBU CITY – This city recorded 113 Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) cases from January to May this year. The Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) reported that out of the total cases, three patients died due to weakened immune system as a complication from...
28PEKEGWEN CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday, June 27, warned people against an Instagram user posing as her and soliciting cash from unsuspecting individuals. In a Facebook post, Garcia showed screenshots of a conversation on Instagram between her poser and an individual who was...
Gilas Pilipinas fell short anew and absorbed a 106-102 defeat at the hands of Korea in the 2022 KB Kookmin Bank Invitational Saturday, June 17, at the Anyang Stadium in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Dwight Ramos in file photo (FIBA) The Filipino cagers fought back in the payoff period and erased an...
WALA LANG A few days after President Ferdinand E. Marcos was flown to Hawaii and Mrs. Corazon C. Aquino took over in February 1986, members of the Marcos Cabinet led by Prime Minister Cesar E.A. Virata called on Mrs. Aquino. That was the last time the entire Marcos Cabinet were together. Lawyer...
The men and women of science supporting the Philippine pandemic response CLINICAL MATTERS On April 29, 2022, the Department of Health (DOH) held a recognition program for the DOH All Health Experts with the theme: “Looking Back, Marching Forward: DOH All Health Experts Convening from Covid-19 to...
BACOLOD CITY - Unidentified armed men believed to be members of the New People's Army (NPA) burned a backhoe at Sitio Cagay, Barangay Camindangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday. According to Maj. James Latayon, Sipalay City police chief, about 30 to 50 armed men arrived and told the...
President Duterte and some members of his Cabinet turned nostalgic during a public address on late Monday night, Feb. 28, after he expressed his intentions to pass them on to the next Chief Executive. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing on Monday,...
Upper row (from left): Peter Bravo (President, Intele Builders & Development Corp.), Riza Oben Dormiendo (beauty queen/businesswoman), Marissan Belangel-Conche (beauty queen businesswoman), Ginevive Antigua Louw Elite (Mrs. Philippines International 2021/beauty queen) and Arjo Atayde (actor);...
File Photo from Asa Miller's Instagram account Fil-Am skier Asa Miller ended his 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics campaign with heartbreak after failing to finish his first run in the men’s slalom event at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre Wednesday. Despite being eager to leave the ghost of...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has declared National Artist Ang Kiukok's "Men At Work" as National Cultural Treasure and Important Cultural Property as a tribute to the Filipino workforce. Men at Work (1979) (Photo courtesy of National Commission for Culture and the Arts)...
By JOEY A. CONCEPCION Few have the privilege of learning at the feet of great men. I realize I am one of those lucky few, having had as a father, Jose “Joecon” Concepcion, Jr., and as an uncle, Raul T. “Ronnie” Concepcion. Around this time every December, I always look back at the legacy of...
On the lookout for the rare and beautiful, and the beautifully rare ArtSpeak Ramon E.S. Lerma There is a cloak of mystery that envelops the fascinating world of art, where objects made out of paint, canvas, wood, paper or sometimes even scraps of metal or found objects are transformed into objects...
