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Loosely described, priority is giving specific attention to someone or something, like prioritizing stuffing maletas with wads of money in total disregard of the malady the nation is in. Let the people swim in floodwaters, we're dry anyway, they say.
NBA legend Derrick Rose is all set to dazzle Cebuano fans in his first visit to the Queen City of the South two days from now.
A live-in couple was arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Binlod, Argao, Cebu, at around 10 A.M. Friday, August 21, with police seizing more than 110 grams of suspected shabu worth an estimated ?748,000.
Senator Risa Hontiveros has called for the immediate passage of the Child Online Safety and Protection Act, an expanded version of the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (Anti-OSAEC) Law, to equip the government with stronger legal tools against the growing threat of Nihilistic Violent Extremism (NVE).
A 59-year-old motorcycle rider is now in critical condition after allegedly running a red light and colliding with another motorcycle at the intersection of P. Del Rosario and Junquera Street in Barangay San Antonio, Cebu City, around 8:58 P.M. last Friday, August 21.
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero emerged as the highest-rated senator-judge in the maiden Senator-Judge Scorecard of Pulso Intelligence, as he called on his fellow senator-judges to remain impartial and exercise "cold neutrality" in deciding the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte.
A new hospitality festival in Cebu will give students opportunities to sharpen their skills, compete with peers from other parts of the country, and gain exposure to industry professionals as organizers seek to prepare the next generation of tourism and hospitality workers.
Repairs and improvements worth P13.4 million are being undertaken at the Cebu Provincial Hospital-Bogo City as the provincial government moves to restore and strengthen the facility following damage from past earthquakes.
Cebu is set to welcome around 120 delegates from across East Asia as it hosts the 19th East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF) General Assembly from September 2 to 4, 2026.
The police are now looking into reports that the firearm found inside the school bag of a 14-year-old student during a routine inspection in Pinamungajan, Cebu, may have been owned by his grandfather.
Travel has never been just leisure for me. It is not simply the act of moving from one place to another, nor the gathering of photographs and souvenirs.
I was at a lunch meeting with a Japanese expert on waste-to-energy, a technology feared by so many. Apparently, in many countries, it's a solution to a growing problem of garbage that continues to pile up, from packaging to food waste. In Cebu, it has been brought up many times in discussions but was always turned down by communities.
Following the fatal school shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University last Tuesday, which left two students dead and nine others injured, news reports say that the Philippine National Police is considering imposing additional, stricter requirements for the issuance of firearm permits.
Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was assassinated at the tarmac of the Manila International Airport shortly after his 1 P.M. arrival that fateful Sunday, August 21, 1983.
Some good news comes to us from South Korea; a Cebu-based educational institution, Marie Ernestine School, has won the grand prize at the World Robot Olympiad Korea Nationals held from August 7 to 10 at the Osong Convention Center in Cheongju, South Korea.
The Gunners and Venom Vipers rolled to their second straight victory in the D'Generals Basketball Club Season 4: Camaraderie Cup at the Aulga Citi Sports in Barangay Lawaan II, Talisay City.
Former world champion Sivenathi "The One" Nontshinga of South Africa beat Regie "Filipino Phenom" Suganob of PMI Bohol Boxing Stable by unanimous decision during their first meeting three years ago.
The proposed P644 billion budget for the Department of Public Works and Highways under the 2027 National Expenditure Program elicited heavy criticism. As investigations reveal ghost and substandard projects, civil society coalitions, labor groups, business organizations, and some senators strongly complained and questioned the continuous massive allocations for infrastructure and flood control.
Beyond training, Grab and ITC will track whether digital adoption translates into changes in business performance.
Grab Philippines is partnering with the International Trade Centre , a joint agency of the United Nations and World Trade Organization, to help Filipino micro, small and medium enterprises strengthen their digital and artificial intelligence capabilities as businesses face growing pressure to adopt new technologies.
What must have been his last thought before he committed the gruesome crime?
Kon tinuod ang sulti ni Orly Guteza nga gipugos ug gisaaran siya og kuwarta nilang kanhi Kongresista Mike Defensor ug Senador Rodante Marcoleta sa pagpirma og affidavit batok ni kanhi House Speaker Martin Romualdez sa Septiyembre sa niaging tuig, unsa may garantiya nga wala siya pugsa ug gisaaran og mas dakong kuwarta sa pagpirma sa bag-ong affidavit sa niaging semana nga ni-absuwelto nang…
We can't help but pick up where we left off in an editorial a few days regarding another school shooting.
The University of the Visayas Green Lancers and the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles will not only defend their thrones but also aim for another piece of history in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc, Season 26 basketball tournament set to kick off on August 29 at the Cebu Coliseum.
I am following with great interest the desires of young people to get top jobs.
Publicly-listed Top Line Business Development Corp. is expanding its retail fuel footprint beyond Cebu, completing the renovation and rebranding of five acquired stations in Negros Oriental under its Light Fuels brand.
Cebu's power problem is no longer only about adding generation.
The Cebu Provincial Government is eyeing the establishment of an integrated waste management hub to consolidate recycling, recovery, and other waste management activities in strategic areas of the province, as it grapples with limited landfill capacity and inadequate waste segregation.
Dumanjug Mayor Efren Gica has issued an August 25 deadline for the voluntary surrender of expired and unregistered firearms. He also lifted the ban on mobile phones in schools.
Metro Cebu's air quality ranged from fair to unhealthy for sensitive groups based on the latest monitoring data from the Environmental Management Bureau Central Visayas-7 as of 8 a.m. Thursday, August 20.