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Vendor, victim of hit and run in Quirino Ave.

A 23-year old vendor was a victim of a hit-and-run when he approached a trailer truck in Quirino Ave. According to witnesses, Edmund Francisco was approaching the driver’s side of the truck, when the driver opened the door. When the vendor was near the truck, the driver suddenly closed the door and hit him intentionally. The authorities are still in pursuit of the truck.

Just because it’s sweet and sticky doesn’t mean it’s ‘honey’: FDA

(Reuters) – Honey mixed with sugar might be sweet, but it is not “honey.” Food companies and other producers who add sweeteners to honey have to alert consumers by labeling their products as a “blend,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday. Only manufactures that do not add sugar, corn syrup or other sweeteners should label their products as pure “honey,” the FDA said in draft guidelines posted online. The proposal aims “to […]

Napoles’ biopsy result to come out in three days

According to Dr. Florentina Villanueva, head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Ospital ng Makati, tissue samples were taken from Janet Lim Napoles’ cervix and said samples will undergo numerous examinations, thus the results will only be available after three days.  

Lost Faberge Egg

$20 million dollar Lost Faberge Egg can be seen in London after more than a decade of not seeing this. This was commissioned by the Russian Emperor Alexander III as a present to his wife on 1887 but was taken during Russian Revolution on 1917 and was found nowhere in United States. Faberge Egg was bought by the unknown man for $14,000 and decided to exhibit it for 4 days in a small exhibit in […]

Tornado Hits Barangays In Cebu

A tornado damaged some houses and electric posts in Cebu and caused power outrage in some barangays in Cebu. Most affected residents were Badjaos but no one was initially reported injured in the tornado’s wake.

SC declares RH law constitutional

BAGUIO CITY — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Republic Act 10354, or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, more popularly known as the RH law is constitutional, except for eight provisions. In a press briefing broadcast over radio and television stations in from Baguio City, Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te said, “The RH law is not unconstitutional>” The high court has been holding its summer session in Baguio City since […]