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SunStar + May 16, 2021 The Lumad 7, including volunteer teacher Chad Booc, were released on May 13, 2021 after three months of illegal detention under police custody. The Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Davao del Norte found insufficient evidence, lack of probable cause and lack of territorial jurisdiction on the charges filed against them. The dismissal of the trumped-up charges and the release of the Lumad 7 from illegal detention by the police are victories of the people, pa...

SunStar + May 16, 2021 We welcome the decision of the Davao del Norte provincial prosecutor in ordering the release and dismissal of charges filed against the Lumad Bakwit School 7 who were arrested and detained following a police raid of the Lumad sanctuary at the University of San Carlos, Talamban campus in Cebu last February. According to Davao del Norte Provincial Prosecutor Norman Solis, the charges lacked evidence and there’s no probable cause for further detaining them. Th...

SunStar + By a concerned citizen The reopening of the Cebu City Sports Center after more than a year since it was closed made a lot of people happy, especially those who miss jogging or walking at the oval. The current restrictions imposed by management are understandable and necessary to ensure that users comply with minimum health protocols like the wearing of masks and social distancing. However, I feel that enforcers don’t treat everybody equally. They accost some but leave others alone. ...

SunStar + May 13, 2021 PLEASE allow me to react to the incisive article by Mr. Pachico Seares on the issue revolving around Vecos high electricity rates. This is also a commentary on all the players -- business sector, politicians, and other stakeholders -- who are complaining, wanting to investigate, and eventually hoping to bring the rates of Veco down. First off, we are one with these groups in seeking Veco to reduce its power rates. We believe there is always a way to bring cos...

SunStar May 06, 2021 AWARE and compliant of the prevailing health protocols, our family observed a milestone -- the 7th birthday of granddaughter Jillian, sole daughter of my son, Jonathan and wife Karen. Off we went to Bale Balayan resort in nearby Bamban town, specifically at sitio Virgen delos Remedios. It was a virtual reunion for the family: Joben and Ingrid, with children Nash, Jeneva, Jeorgina and Dudut; Jonathan and Karen with sole daughter Jillian; Jerome, still a bachelor...

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Woman who died at troubled Calif. skydiving center had made 2,000 jumps FacebookTwitterEmail Skydive Lodi Parachute Center. (Photograph is from the centers Yelp page, and does not depict any incident mentioned in this story.)Anthony R. via Yelp A woman who died last week in a parachute accident at the troubled Skydive Lodi Parachute Center had made thousands of previous jumps, the owner of the center said Monday. Sabrina Call, 57, of Watsonville, Calif., died Saturday when her primary parachute...

Woman Who Accused 11 Cops Of Robbery, Rape Shot Dead KEY POINTS She accused 11 police officers in the city of robbing and raping her last month Her alleged rapist was found dead in an apparent suicide four hours after her killing A 35-year-old woman from the Philippines who accused multiple policemen in Cebu City of robbing and raping her last month was gunned down Monday, local authorities said.  Ritchie Nepomuceno was shot repeatedly and killed by unknown assailants in Natalio Bacalso Aven...

Yet another death at notorious Calif. skydiving center, bringing total to 22 since 1981 FacebookTwitterEmail Skydive Lodi Parachute Center. (Photograph is from the centers Yelp page, and does not depict any incident mentioned in this story.)Yelp Yet another skydiver has died at the Skydive Lodi Parachute Center. The skydiving school in San Joaquin County is now the site of 22 recorded deaths since opening in 1981. Nine of those deaths have occurred since 2016, according to the FAA. The woman, i...

SunStar + April 16, 2021 WEEKS after saying that the Filipinos shall prevail over the pandemic, President Duterte warned of “bleak months” ahead and admitted that he is having a hard time addressing the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis amid the continuous infection (with a running average of 12,000 cases daily recently), and limited vaccine supply. President Duterte said the pandemic is taking much of his time and likened his situation to passing through “purgatory....