Rama talks with Duterte in Malacañang

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte and Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama had a one-on-one talk in Malacañang last July 13 about national and local concerns.

Duterte and Rama were lat...

Gibo opposes phase out of board, bar exams

FORMER Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro is against the suggestion of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III to phase out board an...

Learn from 2016 presidential election, says law prof

A LAW PROFESSOR has urged the Filipino voters to learn from the bitter lessons of the May 2016 presidential election so they can elect a much better president in 2022.

Atty. Josephus B...

Edlab’s dishonest PR

The PR illusionists of Mayor Edgar Labella crowed to high heavens about the “clean” rating the Commission on Audit (COA) supposedly gave his administration in 2020. But these conjurers hid th...

3rd wave

Gov. Gwen Garcia boasted how Cebu has successfully managed the Covid-19 situation in pushing for relaxing health protocols in the entry of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and Returning Overseas...

Biden signs new order cracking down on Big Tech

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at cracking down on big tech firms and promoting competition. The move points to Mr Biden’s desire for tougher scrutiny of Big Tech, wh...

President Osmeña’s debt moratorium executive orders

Don Sergio Osmena, became the successor president with the death of Don Manuel Quezon on August 1, 1944. Sworn as president by Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson of the United States of America...

Body cam requirements

Jane (not her name) went to shop for groceries in a mall located in the south on May 21 years ago with her children and household helpers. While picking some items for grocery, six unidentifie...

COVID-19 pandemic puts the country’s workers’ rights as its worst

The Philippines for the fifth straight year remains among the top 10 dangerous countries for workers, according to the 2021 annual report of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Gl...

DOTr completes 497 kms of bike lanes in Metro Manila, Davao, Cebu

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Monday that at least 497 kilometers of bike lanes and signages worth P1.09 billion have been completed in Metro Manila, as well as key areas in Ceb...

NPC issues cease-and-desist order to Pilipinas2022.ph

THE National Privacy Commission (NPC) has issued a cease-and-desist order (CDO) to the website Pilipinas2022.ph for multiple violations of the Data Privacy Act. It warns voters against giving t...

SEC warns vs. marketing center

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the investing public against an unauthorized entity promising lucrative returns.

“The commission was made aware of the illegal in...

Honor our Coast Guard who drove away Chinese vessels: Risa

SENATOR Risa Hontiveros has urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to honor officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) who drove away Chinese vessels at West Philippine Sea which is o...

Philhealth to pay serious sufferers of vaccine side effects

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) recently announced its compensation package for those who will develop serious adverse effects (SAEs) following inoculation for COVID-19...

Villanueva: Troll farms peddle ‘fatal’ misinformation

SENATOR Joel Villanueva joined calls for the Upper Chamber to investigate allegations of public funds financing ‘troll’ farms which were reportedly established to sow misinformation in time for...

City Hall to pay water bills for poor families: Daluz

STARTING July 2021, the bills of the poor families who will consume 10 cubic meters of water and below per month will be paid by the Cebu City Government, said Atty. Joey Daluz.

The c...

Zafra pushes scholarship for agri students

The Cebu City Council presided by Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama has approved the proposed ordinance authored by Councilor Philip S. Zafra giving full scholarship to students who want to take a...

Regional Food Terminal to break ground this July: Zafra

CEBU City Councilor Philiip S. Zafra said groundbreaking of the P14-million Regional Food Terminal will transpire before the end of July 2021.

Zafra, chairman of the Committee on Agric...

COA ‘unmodified opinion’ a milestone: Labella

MAYOR Edgardo C. Labella has considered the Commission on Audit (COA) “unmodified opinion” on the Cebu City Government financial statement for the year 2020 as a remarkable milestone in public...

Panaghiusa moves against personality politics: Daluz

PANAGHIUSA Party chief Atty. Joey Daluz said his group is now moving to eliminate personality politics and push for ideology that could strongly benefit the people.

“I am bringing the...

Food security ordinance approved by Council: Zafra

THE Cebu City Council has approved the Food Security Ordinance authored by Councilor Philiip S. Zafra appropriating P100 million a year to subsidize farming activities.

“We are now wait...

Bohol Capitol officials mull medical scholarship program

BOHOL Vice Governor Rene l Relampagos and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) started the legislative work needed to create the Bohol Medical Scholarship program.

During the regular ses...

Chatto earns BISU honorary doctorate degree

THE Bohol Island State University (BISU), with approval from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), conferred the honorary doctorate degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Technology Management...

Bohol to implement Universal Health Care law

THE Provincial Government of Bohol is preparing the needed requirements for the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law.

Vice Governor Rene Relampagos and the members of...

U.S. general to step down from command in Afghanistan

China vows to retaliate after US blacklists companies

CHINA on Sunday said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the US blacklisting of Chinese companies over their alleged role in abuses of Uyghur people and other Muslim ethnic minoriti...

Eased restrictions boost Scotland’s economic growth

LOOSER Covid restrictions helped boost private sector output in Scotland to near record levels last month.

A regular RBS survey of purchasing managers found a steep rise in new business...

WhatsApp faces EU consumer complaints over privacy changes

FACEBOOK Inc’s WhatsApp on Monday faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organization and others over a privacy policy update. The update prompted a global outcry and led some...

PANAGHIUSA STILL ACTIVE -- DALUZ

FORMER Cebu City Councilor Joey Daluz said that before he left Partido Barug, he was informed by the Commission on Election (COMELEC) that Panaghiusa Party is still active.

He said tha...

Innovation, technology seen to help Cebu BPO sector regain faster growth

tsourcing (BPO) sector will invest more in innovation and technology so that it can get back to faster growth after slowing down in recent years, an industry group said Monday.

Even be...

PEZA-MEZ locators receive safety seal certificates from DOLE

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) the other day awarded thirteen (13) Philippine Economic Zone Authority-Mactan Economic Zone (PEZA-MEZ) registered export enterprises with Safety...

RDC-7 calls for thorough study on Cebu town reclamation project

THE Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) has called on all stakeholders and government agencies to carefully study the impact of the proposed 234.8-hectare reclamation proje...

Visayas power demand picks up as local economy recovers

THE power demand in the Visayas is slowly approaching the pre-pandemic levels, an official from the Department of Energy (DOE) in the Visayas said.

Jose Rey Maleza, chief of the Energy...

LTFRB 7 to pay companies for free ride program participation

TRANSPORTATION companies in Central Visayas that participated in the public utility vehicle (PUV) free ride program for medical frontliners and authorized persons outside of residence will be...