Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said on Thursday that 600 National Guard members were aiding the response to the water crisis in the state capital, Jackson.

- I am bringing soldiers and airmen in from all over the state to help with this. We've got, as the governor said, 600 men and women who will be on the [INAUDIBLE] sites helping distribute water. We also have tankers at those sites. So we've got non-potable water that's available for containers that people may want to bring in.

A DRIVER of an e-bike and his two passengers were injured after they were hit by a multicab in Sitio Riverside, Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City early Thursday morning, Sept. 1, 2022.They were identified as Ruel Tabelon, a 43-year-old resident of Barangay Poblacion, and Timotheo Baron, 56, and his wife Maria Lilibeth, 54, who reside in Barangay San Roque.According to Patrolman Earl Danford Ignacio, traffic investigator of the Talisay City Police Station, Tabelon was ferrying the couple home when

A MEMORANDUM of understanding (MOU) was signed between a foreign foundation, different business organizations and local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas to help boost the livelihood of small-scale fishermen and micro-, small-, and medium-sized entrepreneurs.The Afos Foundation for Entrepreneurial Development Cooperation (AFEDC) from Germany inked the agreement with the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Siquijor Chamber of Comme

The SABR Solutions Inc.-2018 gutted it out to pull off a 78-70 win over the Casa Mira-2021 in Division C of the 25th Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) last Wednesday at the Magis Eagles Arena in Canduman, Mandaue City.Playing with just seven players, 2018 dug deep and leaned on the shotmaking of Eroll Pastor, who had 26 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and three assists to help his team improve to 3-1 in the standings.Pastor was aided by Andre Chua who had

FILIPINO infrastructure firm Megawide Construction Corp. and New Delhi-based GMR Airports International BV (GAIBV) are divesting their stakes in GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC), the operator of Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).This developed after Megawide and GMR executed a share subscription and transfer agreement with Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC), for AIC to acquire shares in GMCAC worth P9.5 billion.In addition, GMCAC shall utilize a portion of the primary infusion to acqu

The Philippines has once again expressed interest in joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea with China. Why is the country open to such partnership with the aggressive Asian giant?

Another Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) star is escaping the coop to play in Japan’s B.League as Fil-Canadian wingman Matthew Wright has signed on to play for Kyoto Hannaryz.The team announced the massive development on Friday a few days after Wright bid farewell to his one and only PBA team, the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters."I am excited to embark on this new journey and looking forward to reuniting with coach Roy Rana. I'm eager to help take this team to the next level and build a wi

THE Consolacion Sarok Weavers escaped with a 79-76 victory over the Davao Occidental Dreamers in the Pilipinas Super League Battle of Champions on Friday night, September 2, 2022, at the Cebu City Sports Institute in Sawang Calero.The victory placed the Visayas champions a win away from booking a spot in the national championship game set on Monday at the same venue. But first, the Sarok Weavers must hurdle the Luzon titlists, Pampanga, in their match-up on Saturday at 8 p.m.The three area champ

Social media posts pushed by a politician and an anti-vaccine group in Australia claim that thousands of reports of adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines in children is evidence that the jabs are not safe. However, they base the claim on unverified, self-reported cases of adverse events which were not necessarily caused by the vaccine. Health authorities say the benefits of Covid-19 vaccination far outweigh the risks."Not sure how many more children need to be injured by the Covid vaccine befor

Social media posts in August 2022 repeatedly shared a claim that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) removed information about myocarditis -- a rare side effect of certain Covid-19 vaccines that causes inflammation of the heart -- from its website. The claim is false. As of September 2, the information is still on the NHS website. An NHS spokesperson said they published information about the condition in June 2021 and have kept their guidance up to date."Myocarditis removed from the NHS webs

A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in August 2022 in posts that claim it shows Saudi Arabia's defence minister fleeing from fireworks ignited outside the Chinese embassy in the capital Riyadh. This is false. The video actually shows a mock military drill in 2019 in Kuwait. The video was shared here by an India-based Twitter user on August 23, 2022. It was viewed more than 150,000 times before it was deleted."The Saudi Defence Minister arrived at the Chinese Embassy in Riyadh to c

FLOATING cottages cannot open to business in Talisay City until the City Government comes up with an ordinance regulating their operation.Once all the kinks are ironed out and the ordinance is approved, then it’s all systems go, said Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr., referring to the floating cottages owned by businessman George Aznar that are currently anchored off the coast of Barangay Poblacion.“I am for the improvement of our tourism in the city, especially if it benefits the residents of Tal

Kababayans will have a chance to meet President Marcos at the National University Singapore. Ready to bump fist?

THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said it will wait for the guidelines that may be released by the Philippine National Police (PNP) with regard to Mayor Michael Rama’s executive order that made the wearing of face mask “non-obligatory” in areas within its jurisdiction.Police Lieutenant Colonel Janette Rafter, deputy city director for operation of the CCPO, said that as of now, they will continue to encourage the public to wear face mask every time they go outside their residences.She said the C

Social media posts claim Starbucks will stop accepting cash. This is misleading; while some individual stores may decide to go cashless, the American coffee company said it has no plans to roll out the policy to all branches in the United Kingdom, Canada or the United States."Time to boycott Starbucks," says an August 29, 2022 Facebook post that has been shared thousands of times.The post includes a picture of a sign with the Starbucks logo that says: "We're going cashless. From 1st October 2022

PATROL officers of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) can now flag down and issue the temporary operator’s permit (TOP) to erring motorists who violate traffic rules while traversing the expressway.The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO 7) formally turned over the TOPs to 16 deputized patrol crew members of CCLEX Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022.Under LTO Memorandum Circular 515-2004, the TOP is issued to drivers at the site and time of the driver’s apprehension for a violation. It

IT’S DEJA VU for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as it finds itself confronting a Cebu official again on the mask policy amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, after Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama insisted Thursday that his order making mask wearing in the city “non-obligatory” would remain.Rama’s declaration came after DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. announced that Rama had agreed to temporarily put on hold the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 5.Rama s

Social media users are sharing photos of a Twitter page that purportedly belongs to Hallie Biden, the widow of US President Joe Biden's son Beau. This is false; the foundation that Hallie Biden chairs told AFP she is not active on Twitter, and the account has been suspended for violating the platform's rules."Good for Hallie Biden," says an August 31, 2022 tweet with a screenshot of the account.The image appears to show Hallie Biden saying she is "coming out as a Donald Trump supporting Republic

A BRANCH manager and a teller of a company allegedly engaged in pyramiding scam similar to the Ponzi scheme in Bohol was arrested in Barangay Capio-an, Argao town in southern Cebu past 2 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2022.The operatives of Argao Police Station served the warrants for syndicated estafa issued by Judge Glenn P. Pergamino of Talibon Branch 52 that led to the arrest of Renato Autida, 38, married, manager of Organico Talibon branch, and Vincent Bunado, 30, married, branch teller.Police

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THOUSANDS of residents in Cebu City barangays have already secured a student permit through the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas’ (LTO 7) Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) headed by Regional Director Victor Caindec.Among the barangays that benefited from the 15-hour TDC are Sudlon 1, Apas, Quiot and Tisa.Current and former officials of the barangays expressed gratitude to the Land Transportation Office for helping aspiring drivers in their locality secure a student permit.Residents a