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#WalangPasok – October 26 2017 to be declared holiday in Cebu
President Rodrigo Duterte will declare October 26 2017, Thursday, a holiday throughout the province of Cebu for the burial of the late Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal. According to Cebu Daily News, Duterte made […]
Veteran journalist and former TV host Tony Calvento passes away
Veteran media personality Tony Calvento has passed away Monday afternoon (October 9) due to multiple organ failure. He was 63. “Papa, best known as Tony Calvento to friends and loved ones, has […]
#JusticeForHoracio – Horacio Tomas Castillo III, UST law student, dies of apparent hazing
Horacio Tomas Castillo III, a 22-year old first year law student at the University of Santo Tomas, was found dead in Balut, Tondo Sunday afternoon (September 17). According to a report by […]
IN MEMORIAM: Roger Posadas, former UP Diliman chancellor, 72
Dr. Roger Posadas, one of the nation’s preeminent physicists and former chancellor of the University of the Philippines-Diliman, passed away last August 20. He was 72. Posadas earned his bachelor’s degree in […]
In loving memory of Lilia Cuntapay, the ‘horror queen’ of Philippine cinema
I’m heartbroken to hear about the death yesterday of Miss Lilia Cuntapay due to health complications at age 81. She is best remembered for her ‘aswang’ and ‘white lady’ roles in popular […]
Unidentified gunman kills Emmanuel Jose Pavia, a teacher from Ateneo HS
Emmanuel Jose “Em-J” Pavia, a teacher from Ateneo de Manila High School, was shot dead near his home in Barangay Barangka, Marikina City Monday night. According to ABS-CBN News, Pavia was shot three times […]
Erwin Dolera, one of Gloria Arroyo’s ‘bangkang papel’ boys, passes away
Erwin Dolera, one of the three boys that then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo presented to the public during her first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2001, passed away this morning. He was […]
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#CloseUpForeverSummer – ‘Green amore’ blamed for deaths during rave party
Originally hyped as the biggest music event of the season, the recently-concluded #CloseUpForeverSummer rave party is now at the center of controversy when five attendees to the event died of mysterious circumstances. The five fatalities […]
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Truck crash kills college student two days before his 18th birthday in Marikina
Two people was killed on the spot while 16 others were injured when a 10-wheeler truck crashed into the sidewalk in A. Bonifacio Avenue in Barangka, Marikina City Wednesday morning. According to published […]
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Man accused of murdering his two brothers in San Mateo, Rizal
A 21 year-old man is accused of stabbing to death his two younger brothers inside their house in San Mateo, Rizal Sunday morning. The victims were Mark Lester Raviz and Ryan Joseph Raviz, both […]
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#EarthquakePH – Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts Metro Manila, southern Luzon
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#WalangPasok – August 6 2021 declared a holiday In Cebu
The province of Cebu will be celebrating its 452nd foundation anniversary this coming August 6, Friday. August 6 of every year is a special non-working public holiday throughout the province according to […]
#WalangPasok – DepEd class suspension guidelines for the ‘new normal’
The Department of Education (DepEd) has released updated class suspension guidelines, in line with the possibility that the incoming school year 2021-2022 will still be conducted remotely. Education Secretary Leonor Briones made […]