Sandra Brown, a former elections manager, turned herself in to Mesa County Sheriff's Office on Monday after a warrant for her arrest was issued.

OFFICIALS of Barangays Lahug, Apas and Busay, as well as top management of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) inspected the ongoing site development of the Lusaran Bulk Water Project six weeks before it will start supplying potable water to the water district.The three barangays will directly benefit when the project is commissioned on September 4.Engr. Joffrey Hapitan, CEO of JE Hydro and Bio-Energy Corp., the company undertaking the project, said his men are working 24/7, as he is det

IN TWO reports involving the 2021 spending of two Cebu local governments, among the audits released this week, the Commission on Audit (COA) struck down the two local government units' (LGUs) argument that lower price of procured goods or services justifies the selection of a contractor or supplier even though it is not qualified.[1] Cebu City, through the city accountant, said in its reply to COA’s finding -- that Docast Construction and JJ & J Construction and General Supply were not qualified

THE Mandaue City Environment and Natural Resources Office (MCENRO) has come up with a five-year integrated plan for the rehabilitation of the Mahiga Creek and Butuanon River.Araceli Barlam, MCENRO head, told reporters on Thursday, July 21, 2022, that the plan was approved in January last year under the Performance Governance System (PGS), the river boards, and the city council.The plan called the Integrated River Rehabilitation Plan (IRRP), will start this year and will end until 2027.It will co

IN TWO reports involving the 2021 spending of two Cebu local governments, among the audits released this week, the Commission on Audit (COA) struck down the two local government units' (LGUs) argument that lower price of procured goods or services justifies the selection of a contractor or supplier even though it is not qualified.[1] Cebu City, through the city accountant, said in its reply to COA’s finding -- that Docast Construction and JJ & J Construction and General Supply were not qualified

THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) announced that the Lusaran Bulk Water Project is set to supply potable water to them starting September 4, 2022.MCWD made the announcement in a statement they sent to SunStar Cebu on Friday, July 22, 2022.Engineer Joffrey Hapitan, chief executive officer of JE Hydro and Bio-Energy Corp., the company undertaking the project, said his men are working 24/7, as he is determined to keep his promise to deliver as scheduled.The Lusaran water project will supp

Lately, the weather has been indecisive.In the morning, the weather is scorching hot, then an hour or hours after the rain starts pouring. But no matter what the weather is, an icy treat—it may be ice cream, gelato, bingsu, frozen fruit shake—is always a good idea after a long day.There’s something about that literally melt-in-your-mouth and delightfully cool sweet treat that takes away the sadness and tiredness one feels. It’s like it brings you back to the time when the solution to every probl

LEADING integrated telco company PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) are urging their customers nationwide to stay vigilant against illegal activities that lead to interruption in their internet connection, such as deliberate cable cutting and inflicting damage to network equipment.This comes in the wake of an incident in Laguna where a group of men intentionally cut and damaged PLDT fiber optic cables, disrupting the delivery of PLDT services in the ar

CEBU-BASED journeyman Renoel Pael looks to upset former world title challenger Eduard Heno in a 10-round bout on Aug. 5 at the Yñares Sports Arena in Pasig City.“We’re not sure if we will win. What’s certain though is that Pael will give him a good fight,” Noy Pacing Flores (NPF) Boxing Academy head coach Brix Flores told SunStar Cebu.Pael and Heno are both coming off long layoffs.Pael last saw action on Nov. 9, 2019 in Japan. He lost to Japanese veteran Tatsuya Takahashi via a close split decis

A 35-YEAR-OLD man with a physical disability was shot dead by a motorcycle-riding gunman while tending his family’s sari-sari store in Barangay Lower Lipata, Minglanilla in southern Cebu on Saturday morning, July 23, 2022.Investigators believe that Adrin Solamo Llamas may have been killed due to his previous background as a petty thief.Witnesses told police that Llamas, who has a walking impairment, was at his family’s sari-sari store at around 7:15 a.m. on Saturday when an unidentified man on b

A poultry farm owner was shot dead in his residence in Purok 2, Barangay Tampaan, Aloguinsan town, midwest Cebu around 3 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022.Corporal Jose Sayson of Aloguinsan Police Station told SunStar Cebu that the victim identified as Gregorio Maambong Jr. was having a drinking spreee with his friends as they were celebrating a fiesta in their barangay when the gunman arrived and shot him multiple times.Maambong succumbed to gunshot wounds in the head and body.The suspect, who wore

AS THE voter registration period for the December 5 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls ended, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, July 23, 2022, sought understanding from those who were not able to sign up.Acting Comelec Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said they hope the public will understand why the deadline had to be set on July 23, just three weeks after it opened."To our countrymen that failed to get registered for this voter registration period, we appeal for your

A poultry farm owner was shot dead in his residence in Purok 2, Barangay Tampaan, Aloguinsan town, midwest Cebu around 3 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022.Corporal Jose Sayson of Aloguinsan Police Station told SunStar Cebu that the victim identified as Gregorio Maambong Jr. was having a drinking spreee with his friends as they were celebrating a fiesta in their barangay when the gunman arrived and shot him multiple times.Maambong succumbed to gunshot wounds in the head and body.The suspect, who wore

An article shared online says Pacific islands are growing and are therefore not threatened by climate change. The claim misrepresents scientific research: one of the studies cited said the expansion was mostly due to construction, while scientists agree that rising seas and stronger storms threaten such islands."The doomsday scenario for Pacific atoll nations has nothing to do with the climate," said the article published on Facebook by the conservative lobby group Advance Australia on July 18.

While it is true that one’s past doesn’t define someone, I believe that our past is what brought one to where one is now. While it’s true that one’s past can hold someone back, it should not prevent the dream one has for the future. However, in the journey of achieving one’s goals, some things have to break free and some things should be made free. Although it may be difficult and scary to break free and to let go, giving the freedom yourself and others deserve is a massive step in forging the f

THE Central Visayas Football Association (CVFA) U-19 squad gets much-needed experience before its campaign in the final stage of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) U-19 National Championship Division 2 as the team competes in a mini tournament next month.CVFA is up against Bohol FA, Negros Occidental FA and Forza FC in the CVFA U-20 Invitational on Aug. 4 to 6 at the Dynamic Herb-Borromeo Sports Complex in Talisay City.“We will be up against good competition because our opponents are hand-

Donnie Nietes’ defeat was exceptionally disappointing for this Last Rounder. Nietes was the very first boxer I interviewed one-on-one for this column. That he would later on become the country’s longest reigning boxing world champion, surpassing the great Gabriel Elorde, was unforeseeable at that time but brought us all immense pride and joy when it happened.In their first fight back in 2018, Nietes handled Kazuto Ioka quite well even though the verdict was a split decision.But in the second fig

FILIPINO-AMERICAN flyweight prospect Mark Climaco looks to bounce back from his first career defeat as he takes on undefeated Cody Davis in Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) 137 on July 29, 2022 at the Commerce Casino and Hotel in Commerce, California.Climaco, who has Cebuano roots, suffered his first career defeat last year after getting stopped by Japanese Yuma Horiuchi in the first round. The 24-year-old American Kickboxing Academy stalwart had a meteoric rise in the American MMA scene but it ca

OFFICIALS of the Mandaue City Environment and Natural Resources Office (MCENRO) have come up with a five-year integrated plan for the rehabilitation of the city’s two major river systems, the Mahiga Creek and the Butuanon River.Araceli Barlam, MCENRO head, told reporters on Thursday, July 21, 2022, that the plan was approved in January last year under the Performance Governance System (PGS), the city’s river boards, and the Mandaue City Council.The Integrated River Rehabilitation Plan (IRRP) is

A photo has been shared in multiple Indonesian-language blog and Facebook posts alongside a claim that it shows two people who came back to life after they were dead for a century. However, the claim is false; the photo shows a ritual ceremony to clean mummified corpses in Indonesia's Sulawesi island.The photo appeared in this Facebook post, uploaded in a group with more than 217,000 members on July 16, 2022. "Praise be to God. These two people have been dead for 100 years but they came back to

The actor-turned-politician is urging President Bongbong Marcos to renegotiate with China the terminated joint energy exploration talks. Why is he pushing to revisit the discussion?