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Leaders of the local communist rebel group have earned "billions" from the extortion of businesses including the "malls" in Manila, President Duterte said Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte In his visit to Cagayan de Oro City, the President said the rebel taxation has become so widespread in t

Published March 2, 2021, 8:18 AM CEBU CITY—The so-called social media influencers were asked to help boost the vaccination campaign in the Visayas. The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) said these social media influencers will play a key role in helping increase the confidence in COVID-19 vaccines. One of those who committed to help push the government’s vaccination campaign was Jess Labares, a transgender beauty queen. “I really do believe in this vaccination pu...

SunStar Negros Press Club officers take oath of office BACOLOD. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia is delighted to see his former portrait shown by newly installed Negros Press Club President Yves Montecillo after the officers oath of office held at the NPC building yesterday. Leonardias framed photo was taken when he was serving as president of the Negros Press Club in 1985-1986. (Contributed photo) BACOLOD. NPC President Yves Montecillo presents this certificate o...

PHILIPPINE WONDER The Chocolate Hills, one of Bohol’s most famous tourist destination (Photo by Per-Andre Hoffman) Bohol is my most favorite Philippine destination. Sure, crowd favorite Boracay has the world’s best beaches, unrivaled by any place here or abroad, and Palawan is so beautiful I’ve shed many tears in dramatic reverie, just watching its sublime majesty unfold from the balcony of my private villa (it sounds pretentious but Palawan is just luxe).   But I’ve made so many memor...

Bayan Muna solons slam Tokhang proposal against leftists in Cordillera By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News Published February 25, 2021 12:01pm Updated February 25, 2021 1:10pm Two progressive lawmakers on Thursday condemned the resolution in the Cordillera region that seeks to enforce a Tokhang-style campaign against left-leaning individuals and organizations, as part of the efforts against insurgency. Bayan Muna Representatives Carlos Isagani Zarate and Eufemia Cullamat expressed alarm ov...

SunStar 13 Lumad students back in Davao GOING HOME. According to a social worker, the 13 Lumad students who flew to Davao City on Sunday night, Feb. 21, 2021, were excited by the trip since it was their first time to ride in a plane. / PRO 7 + February 21, 2021 THIRTEEN Lumad children from the Ata Manobo tribe who were “rescued” during a police operation on Feb. 15, 2021, boarded Cebu Pacific flight 5J-593 bound for Davao City on Sunday night, Feb. ...

February 21, 2021 THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is now selling both the Lapu-Lapu banknote and the medal to the general public. This was announced by BSP Gov. Benjamin Diokno during this speech at the Ulat ng BSP sa Bayan on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. “We would like to inform the public that they can now buy the Lapu-Lapu commemorative banknotes and medals starting today,” Diokno said. The P5,000 Lapu-Lapu banknote is for sale for P5,500 while the Lapu-Lapu medal is for sal...

SunStar Typhoon Auring path February 19, 2021 NATIONAL government agencies and even local government units in Cebu are bracing themselves for Tropical Storm Auring (International name: Dujuan), which is expected to make landfall in the Visayas during the weekend. In preparation for Auring’s impact in the region, officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD 7) have prepared P22.2 million worth of stockpile aid and standby funds. DSWD 7 Dir...

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III believes Metro Manila will not be affected by the two COVID-19 mutations recently detected in Central Visayas.

SunStar Fishing ban at Visayan sea lifted BAN LIFTED. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources lifts the three-month closed season in the Visayan Sea earlier this week. (File photo) + February 19, 2021 THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea earlier this week. Under the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 167-3 Series of 2013, the government places the Visayan Sea and ...