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SunStar Bakwit School 7 cleared of charges, released REUNITED. Six of the Bakwit School 7 detainees find themselves together at the Police Regional Office 7 for medical check-up prior to their release on Friday, May 14, 2021. / CONTRIBUTED + May 14, 2021 AFTER almost three months in detention, two teachers, three adult Lumad students and two Lumad elders were set free on Friday, May 14, 2021. The Davao del Norte Provincial Prosecutor issued a release ord...

Press Release May 8, 2021 Bong Go pushes measures to fill gaps in pandemic response and strengthen govt preparedness for public health emergencies Senator and Chair of the Senate Committee on Health Christopher "Bong" Go during a hearing on Thursday, May 6, pushed for a set of measures which aim to strengthen the countrys epidemic preparedness and response to COVID-19 by addressing the gaps and weaknesses in the health care system. In a speech delivered before the Committee on Health, Go acknow...

May 08, 2021 Admit it, on more than one occasion, we’ve all had a sudden craving for Filipino comfort food but not the time, energy or the ingredients to recreate it at home. A common favorite is the kare-kare or beef stew in peanut sauce. Fork-tender meat simmered in rich and savory peanut sauce for hours—you can either do it yourself or save yourself the trouble and simply break open a tin can. Yes, you read that right. Plantation Prime, a boutique manufacturer and canning fa...

SunStar Generation charges, hotter months cause spike in electricity bills Visayan Electric says managing power consumption especially during this summer period can help lower electricity bills. / SUNSTAR FILE + May 07, 2021 THE Visayan Electric Company has advised consumers to put more conscious effort in managing their power consumption especially during this summer period. In a statement, Visayan Electric said one of the reasons that could explain cus...

Published May 5, 2021, 3:03 PM CEBU CITY—He is already fragile at 89 that he has to be aided by a cane when walking. VACCINATED — Vicente Suico, 89, gestures after receiving his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine last May 4 at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex. (Calvin D. Cordova) His house has been inaccessible by four-wheel vehicles due to an ongoing road construction. But Vicente Suico defied all these roadblocks—literally and figuratively—just so he could proceed with his sc...

ORMOC CITY – Actor and current Mayor Richard Gomez has said that his wife, Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, may run for a higher post in the upcoming national and local elections.  SENATOR LUCY? A bid for a senate seat is now a possibility for celebrity congresswoman Lucy Torres-Gomez as she continues to perform well in several surveys. (Photo from Lucy Torres-Gomez FB Page / MANILA BULLETIN) This was Gomez’ revelation in an exclusive interview with The Manila Bulletin Tuesday, May 4. Gomez m...

BusinessWorld May 6, 2021 | 12:05 am BW FILE PHOTO THE MICROINSURANCE industry’s total premium production dropped by 14.5% last year, but the number of persons covered by these products increased at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Insurance Commission (IC) reported on Wednesday. The IC said in a statement that the total premiums produced by microinsurance companies in the country went down to P7.8 billion in 2020 from P9.12 billion in 2019, citing unaudited financi...

The aerial survey was conducted at a time when the Visayan city was the only area in the country placed under the enhanced community quarantine due to its then-rising COVID-19 infections. Latest reports from the Department of Health for that period noted that Cebu City has the highest COVID-19 cases in terms of city level. Eleazar, who is the commander of the Joint Task Force COVID Shield, oversaw the inspection to reportedly assess its situation. He also inspected the quarantine checkpo...

Visayan Electric: Manage consumption to avoid high electricity bills

Aboitiz, Citicore RES firms added to DOE GEOP list on May 4, 2021 at 11:23 am Three retail electricity suppliers (RES) under Aboitiz Power Corporation and one under Citicore Power, Inc. were added to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) list of participants under its Green Energy Option Program (GEOP). AboitizPower RES firms now included in the list are Aboitiz Energy Solutions, Inc., which caters to corporate clients, and AdventEnergy, Inc., which serves end-users within economic zones specific...