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SunStar + April 16, 2021 IT HAS been more than a year since the Cebu City Government shut down the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) in the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic to prevent the disease from spreading. Back then, not much was known about SarsCoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. So the City was right to be extra cautious. But much has changed in the last 12 months. Keeping fit and eating a well-balanced meal may help keep the disease at bay. Not everyone, though, can afford to buy fruits, vegetables and non-fatty meats, while a rigorous workout requires ...

SunStar Tell it to SunStar: Rights group raps separation of political prisoner from newborn a day after delivery + April 04, 2021 “Two mothers weep today—Mary grieves over the death of her son Jesus Christ and Elizabeth Estilon weeps for her newborn son who was separated from her a day after giving birth.” This was the statement of Kapatid, a support group for families and friends of political prisoners, on Good Friday, the day in which Christians annually observe the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, as it condemned what it described as the...

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Troubled Calif. skydiving school ordered to pay millions after another fatal jump FacebookTwitterEmail Lodi Parachute Center, Acampo, Calif.Yelp On Aug. 6, 2016, Tyler Turner, an 18-year-old from Los Banos who had just graduated high school with a 4.3 grade point average, went skydiving for the first time to celebrate a friend's birthday. Turner jumped in tandem with an instructor. The parachute did not open, and the two hit the ground with a fatal impact. Deputies found the bodies in a vineyard just south of the center’s landing zone. It was later revealed by the Sacramento Bee that the in...

SunStar + To President Duterte, honorable senators and representatives, Social Security System commissioners, Government Service Insurance System trustees: This open letter-appeal voices the sentiments, requests, and suggestions of the senior sector of the Filipino population. Our group, the Philippine Association of Retired Persons Inc. (PARP Inc.) is composed of elderly citizens who have contributed to the growth of our country through our blood, sweat, and tears. In short, we have paid our dues to Philippine society. At this stage of our fast-fading years, we still would like to conti...