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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 Director Rebecca Geamala told SunStar Cebu that the P22.2 million covers family food packs, non-food re...

February 19, 2021 CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma was admitted to a hospital in Cebu City on Thursday night, Feb. 18, 2021, after he tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Monsignor Joseph Tan, Archdiocese of Cebu spokesperson, said Friday, Feb. 19, that Palma remained in stable condition. Before he underwent a swab test, the prelate experienced fatigue and mild cough. “Let us all pray for his steady and speedy recovery,” Tan said. Palma celebrated a mass for Ash Wednesday inside the Archbishop’s Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 17, but only the members of his househo...

SunStar (Photo grabbed from Mayor Dean Michael Singco's Facebook) + February 17, 2021 GINATILAN Mayor Dean Michael Singco tested positive for the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). He confirmed this on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. He also confirmed that his wife, Hannah, also tested positive. Singco said that he was asymptomatic. He did not experience any symptoms of Covid-19. He said his wife is a legal frontliner who attended a hearing on Thursday, Feb. 11. She had a fever on Friday night. On Monday, she took a saliva test. The couple is now in isolation. Singco...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 10) — The National Historical Commission of the Philippines on Wednesday released a statement on rapper EZ Mil's song "Panalo," which has been criticized for its controversial lyrics on the death of Philippine hero Lapu-Lapu. While it said it welcomes new songs that inform Filipinos of their history, the agency stressed the importance of accuracy. "Let us not compromise our history and be conscious of our accountability on what we are conveying to our people," it said. "Lapu-lapu was definitely not killed in the Battle of Mactan. The battle...

The mayor of Lapu-Lapu City wants to declare rapper Ez Mil persona non grata, saying the rapper falsely depicted the hero the city was named after in a song.