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Day: August 21, 2023

CHED orders PCU to cease, desist non-authorized programs

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday ordered the Philippine Christian University (PCU) to cease and desist from offering non-authorized programs. This came following its issuance last Aug. 15 of a show cause order against the PCU for mu…

Farmer faces charges for cultivating 25K marijuana stalks

The Mobile Force Company (CMFC) of Cebu City is set to file charges against a farmer, who eluded arrest on Aug. 19 after it was discovered he has cultivated 25,000 stalks of fully-grown marijuana worth PHP10 million in the upland sitio of Mit-ol in Ba…

Libya Central Bank announces reunification

Libya’s Central Bank on Sunday announced its reunification after being split into two for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil war. The bank, in a statement, said it has become a “unified sovereign institution” after a meeting in th…

Brooke’s Point residents hail cease, desist order vs. nickel mine

Anti-mining advocates on Monday held a ‘victory motorcade’ in Brooke’s Point town, this province to celebrate the issuance of a cease and desist order (CDO) by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and writ of kalikasan by the Supreme C…

Spain beats England to win FIFA Women’s World Cup for 1st time

Spain defeated England 1-0 on Sunday to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time. Spain broke the deadlock when Olga Carmona splendid a left-footed goal from close range in the 29th minute at Sydney’s Stadium Australia. In the 70th minute, Sp…