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Senior citizen shot dead in Cebu City; personal grudge eyed
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A senior citizen was killed after he was shot by a gunman in Cabancalan 2, Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City on Thursday morning, February 22, 2024. The victim was identified by his sister as 63-year-old Juan Ordenieza, who works as a parking attendant. He was shot while he was buying alcohol to have a.....»»
Cebu-Based Filipino Homes Launches Global Partners Facility Against Scammers in Real Estate
Cebu-based Filipino Homes intensified its campaign against scammers in buying real estate properties with the launching of their “Global Partners” facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The facility will help in particular Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) or Filipinos living abroad access to right information pertaining to property investments in the Philippines and other related […].....»»
Warning Out on Cancer-Causing Cadmium in Lucky Charm Bracelets
Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is warning luck seekers from buying charm bracelets adorned with metal components containing extremely high concentrations of cadmium, a chemical that is linked to various types of cancer. The group, which has been campaigning against toxic metals like cadmium, lead, mercury and other chemicals of concern, made […].....»»
Car owners warned vs ‘made to order’ plates
Motorists should refrain from buying “made to order” or stolen license plates available on the market, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos said yesterday......»»
Gluten and GMOs
Now that we have gotten into the habit of buying local and eating local, the next level is to find out who makes our food......»»
Phoenix stops buying imported oil
Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. of businessman Dennis Uy has suspended its procurement of imported diesel and gasoline......»»
PH Development NGOs Deeply Concerned over Alleged Signature Buying for Cha-Cha Push
The Caucus of Development Non-Government Organization Networks (CODE-NGO) is deeply concerned with the reports of alleged bribery by some officials in their effort to launch a people's initiative and mobilize support for charter change.Earlier this week, several lawmakers sounded the alarm that some local officials were allegedly offering money to secure signatures for a people's initiative seeking to amend the.....»»
PH Development NGOs Deeply Concerned over Alleged Signature Buying for Cha-Cha Push
The Caucus of Development Non-Government Organization Networks (CODE-NGO) is deeply concerned with the reports of alleged bribery by some officials in their effort to launch a people's initiative and mobilize support for charter change.Earlier this week, several lawmakers sounded the alarm that some local officials were allegedly offering money to secure signatures for a people's initiative seeking to amend the.....»»
ACT solon moves to probe efforts to jumpstart Cha-cha
MANILA, Philippines — A resolution seeking to investigate the reported signature-buying and the alleged use of public funds to push for constitutional reform or Charter change (Cha-cha) through the “so-called” people’s initiative (PI), has been filed in the House of Representatives. Alliance of Concerned Teachers Rep. France Castro said on Sunday that she electronically filed.....»»
Is it traceable and organic?
Now that we have gotten into the habit of buying local and eating local, the next level is to find out who makes our food......»»
Devotees urged to buy Santo Niño clothed in red, not green
CEBU CITY, Philippines — When buying images of the Sto. Niño, priests here urge the public to buy the image clad in red robe, not the one in green. Fr. John Ion Miranda, one of the priests in the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, echoed this call in a news forum on Tuesday, Jan. 9......»»
WATCH: Early look at Comelec’s new vote counting machines for 2025
Catch the live demonstration on Thursday, June 6 at 9:30am.....»»
Democratie en Afrique : la technologie de vote numerique et les medias sociaux peuvent tre une force pour le bien et le mal
_C'est une annee exceptionnelle pour les elections sur le continent : d'ici la fin 2024, 20 pays devraient organiser des elections nationales. Une poignee d'autres prevoient egalement des elections locales. Comme partout ailleurs dans le monde, les technologies numeriques sont amenees jouer un role cle dans les elections africaines et, plus largement.....»»
A humbled Modi needs allies, and answers to India’s unemployment, inflation
As the general election's vote count neared completion on Tuesday, June 4, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance appeared headed for a narrow majority, falling well short of the anticipated landslide in a stunning setback for the populist leader.....»»
Comelec deactivates nearly 5 million voters
The number of deactivated voters who may not be able to vote in the 2025 midterm elections is now nearing five million......»»
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 2
HELSINKI -- Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir is set to become Iceland's new president, official data from the Icelandic national broadcaster RUV showed Sunday. According to the RUV, Tomasdottir led her opponents with 34.3 percent of the vote, followed by former Prime Minister Katrina Jakobsdottir, who came in second with 25.2 percent. (Iceland-New President) - - - - CHICAGO -- An overnight shooting.....»»
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 2
HELSINKI -- Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir is set to become Iceland's new president, official data from the Icelandic national broadcaster RUV showed Sunday. According to the RUV, Tomasdottir led her opponents with 34.3 percent of the vote, followed by former Prime Minister Katrina Jakobsdottir, who came in second with 25.2 percent. (Iceland-New President) - - - - CHICAGO -- An overnight shooting.....»»
Mexicans vote in election seen crowning first female president
The winner will face formidable challenges, especially how to tame organized crime violence that contributed to more than 185,000 people being murdered since Lopez Obrador took office in December 2018.....»»
Forwarding of divorce bill to Senate deferred
MANILA, Philippines — The transmission of the absolute divorce bill from the House of Representatives to the Senate has been deferred pending questions about the final vote count when the lower chamber passed it on third and final reading on May 22. In a message to the Inquirer on Tuesday, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco.....»»
‘Purchase of new VCMs a decision of entire government
The purchase of new vote-counting machines (VCMs) to be used in the May 2025 midterm elections was not the sole decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)......»»