Law to protect public from motorcycle-related crimes

SENATOR Richard J. Gordon has reiterated that the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Law will protect the public from crimes committed using motorcycles and will help secure the motorcycle owners and...

Red-tagging UP stupid

Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana must have thought unilaterally abrogating the UP-DND accord a stroke of genius. Obviously, this move supposedly advances the administration’s red-tagging efforts...

Blessing in disguise?

Senate President Vicente Sotto III must have thought he was at the set of Eat Bulaga. But it was a bad joke. Please do not treat the delay in ordering vaccines as a blessing.

The delay...

Business leaders must prioritize workers’ mental health

Rising coronavirus infection rates, and the accompanying wave of lockdowns across Europe, should prompt managers to spend more time considering their employees’ mental health, according to the C...

Presidential appointees of Bohol in 1946

On April 23, 1946, Incumbent Senator, Manuel Acuna Roxas ran for the President and defeated the incumbent, the only Cebuano so far to become President, Don Sergio Suico Osmena Sr. The then new...

Is a confidential agent liable for possession of firearms?

In one of the gathering of which I was invited a friend told me that he was enlisted by the AFP Military Intelligence Group as part of their confidential agents and he proudly displayed his fi...

Trade unions as price enumerators

Time was when the biggest affiliate of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the Associated Labor Unions (ALU) actively participated in the quarterly price monitoring and assessme...

PH to benefit from ‘more stable’ global economy under Biden

THE Philippines is apt to benefit from a more stable world economy and subdued geopolitical tensions after United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. took office on Wednesday.

In his i...

Digital accounting system registration process simplified

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it will no longer require taxpayers to obtain a “permit to use” (PTU) when registering their computerized accounting systems (CAS).

Revenue Memor...

No to delay in PhilHealth premium hike

THE Department of Finance (DoF) said proposals to defer the hike in premiums for members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) scheduled for 2021 and 2022 will have an “adverse”...

SSS against suspension of scheduled contribution hikes

THE Social Security System (SSS) is against proposals to suspend any increases in its members’ contributions.

“The SSS respectfully expresses its opposition to the proposals because of its...

Tilapia ideal pandemic food

THE Nile tilapia promotes food security amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

“Tilapia is a hardy fish, a fast grower, and is preferred by Filipinos,” said Eduardo V....

DOLE-7 SEnA’s accomplishments

THE Single-Entry Approach (SEnA) program of the Department of Labor and Employment Region 7 DOLE-7) has awarded 2,572 workers an accumulated amount of more than Seventy-Four Million Pesos (P7...

CCCI Releases Official List of Candidates for 2021 Annual BOT Elections

THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) through its Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has recently named the official candidates qualified to contend for vacant positions in the 2021...

Only 10 Covid-19 cases in Bohol: Yap

BOHOL Governor Arthur Yap said that only ten active Covid-19 cases were reported in Bohol this week despite that the province has 1.5 million population.

They were able to show to the...

Bohol Capitol allots P100K for each barangay

THE Bohol Provincial Government headed by Governor Arthur Yap has allocated P100,000 to each of the 1,109 barangays as initial fund for water system.

Yap told Cebu Business Week that w...

Bohol towns urged to avail of borrowing program

BOHOL Governor Arthur Yap has urged all Local Government Units (LGUs) to avail of the “Provincial Borrowing Program” to finance their infrastructure projects at low interest rates.

Yap...

Licensure exams moved from January to March 2021

THE government has allowed the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to conduct licensure examinations scheduled from January to March 2021.

“The request of the PRC to conduct and admi...

Speed up distribution of Bayanihan 2 subsidies: Gatchalian

SENATOR SHERWIN Gatchalian urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to speed up its distribution of subsidies to students in basic education under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanih...

Biden seeks 5-year extension of New START arms treaty with Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden will seek a five-year extension to the New START arms control treaty with Russia, the White House said.

It is one of the first major foreign policy decisions of...

Venezuela dictator Maduro remains in power

TWO years ago, the Trump administration declared it no longer recognized Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela.

More than a dozen countries including the European Union...

Google bids adieu to giant internet balloons idea

GOOGLE’S parent-company Alphabet bids goodbye to Loon, a company set up to build giant balloons to beam the internet to rural areas.

Loon was a long-term experimental bet from the tech...

Post-Brexit paperwork will be fine

NEW paperwork required to export goods out of Britain to the European Union will be fine once businesses have adapted to the new requirements.

Environment minister George Eustice said o...

P80M GAHIN SA DA ALANG SA ASF TEST KITS

ANG Department of Agriculture (DA) nigahin og P80M alang sa paghimo og lokal nga test kits nga makamatikod sa African swine fever (ASF) sa mga baboy.

Ang DA nibutyag nga ang mga test...

NTC makigtagbo sa mga telcos

ANG National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) nibutyag nga makigtagbo kini sa mga telecom firms ug sa Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aron pagseguro mga hingpi...

Pagbayad sa business tax nga walay silot kutob Pebrero 20

GIPANGHIMANGNUAN sa Cebu City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) ug sa Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) ang tanang magpapatigayon nga panahon na sa pagrenew sa ilang mga business permits ug l...

DepEd giawhag nga English himuong medium of instruction

SI CEBU Rep. Eduardo Gullas niingon nga gikinahanglan gyud nga ibalik ang English isip medium of instruction sa tanang hut-ong sa edukasyon.

Atol sa gisaulog nga International Day of Edu...

NO PLAINTS VS. LEARNING PLAN

DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) 7 Director Salustiano “Sal” Jimenez said the second quarter of delivering distance learning to children saw no complaints from either parents or teachers since J...

‘Bubble Tourism’ opens in Bohol

GOVERNOR Arthur Yap has opened Bohol into “Bubble Tourism” where tourists are allowed to come and visit tourist destinations within five days.

Yap said they have simple rules guided by...

P8.8B set aside for universal health care

THE Cebu Provincial Government has been allocated P4.2 billion in 2020 and P4.6 billion for 2021 for the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law.

Cebu Board Members Glen...

SSS members urged to register

THE Social Security System (SSS) has urged all members to register with the SSS Website so we can transact business for benefits and others without physically going to the agency.

Keith...

DA 7 calls for vigilance vs. ASF

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has called for public vigilance and more stringent border measures to be implemented in all ports in Central Visayas following official declaration of Africa...

DOTr, Labella to implement BRT: Rama

THE ball game in the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in now in the hands of major players which are the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Cebu City Government executi...

Rotary chapter to continue community service

THE Rotary Club of Cebu East celebrated its 40th Charter Day anniversary last January 12, 1981, at Huna-Huna Beach Resort in Catmon, Cebu with a promise to continue providing community service i...