LAW REDUCES TAX FOR FIRMS

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law last March 26, 2021 Republic Act (RA) No. 11534 or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE).

The new law provid...

20 vaccination sites eyed in Cebu

AT LEAST 20 vaccination sites will be launched in Cebu.

In support of the vaccine rollout in Cebu, a ceremonial signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA)

The MOA signing led by...

Education sector in crisis

THE current learning loss currently experienced by Filipino students portends a slow economic growth in the years to come, threatening the country’s chances of a full recovery.

“The gro...

VisMin Speaks

A forum that seeks to articulate key voices from Visayas and Mindanao finally launched. VisMin Speaks should interest people like me – a PR and media practitioner as well as a political office...

Is lugaw essential?

This question arose when some law enforcers in NCR prevented bikers from delivering lugaw orders during curfew. They stupidly argued that lugaw is not essential.

A video of the incident...

High-Growth Tech Stock Outlook Uncertain for 2021

The technology industry has seen unprecedented market growth in the year since the COVID-19 crash last March. Now, as coronavirus cases drop and vaccine distribution ramps up, these same tech s...

President Sergio Osmeña’s appointees in Samar (Part I)

Don Sergio Suico Osmena Sr., the only Cebuano who became President was the the Liberator President and rebuilt the country by appointing officials to govern the local government units. He made...

When can evident premeditation be appreciated?

The Supreme Court in PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, -versus- MICHAEL DELIMAN and ALLAN DELIMA, Accused-Appellants. G.R. No. 222645, THIRD DIVISION, June 27, 2018 declared that...

DA agencies to partner with TUCP on Kadiwa

A noble and timely partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and affiliates of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on a marketing strategy dubbed as Katuwang sa Diwa at...

Rollback on gasoline prices looms

PRICES of gasoline products at Philippine pumps will rollback this week by P1.20 per liter and diesel prices by P1.30 per liter.

Also for price cuts are kerosene products at P1.40 per li...

Hog raisers to stop operations if govt. cuts pork tarif

HOG raisers threatens to stop their operations if the government cuts the import tariff for pork.

“If we want to import pork, our present system allows importers to import pork. Any im...

Unveiling of new traffic light system causes heavy traffic

THE unveiling of a new traffic light system in the middle of a national road in Cebu City in the late afternoon on Friday, March 26, 2021, resulted to a heavy traffic.

The Cebu City go...

Cebu City COVID-19 situation improving

THE Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported a 50% decline the daily positivity rate. It now stands at 6.71 percent ---only 57 left out of 850 individuals tested positive of the COV...

Council, PB should talk on land swap: Rama

CEBU City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said that there is a need for the Cebu City Council and the Cebu Provincial Board to meet and talk about the controversial swapping of lands between t...

Bohol town to get P200M for water projects

THE Bohol Provincial Government is giving almost P200 million total financial assistance for the municipalities and barangays to realize their water supply projects.

The number one prio...

Chatto pushes to make good air quality the ‘new normal’

BOHOL First District Representative Edgar Chatto, chair of the Committee on Climate Change called for strengthening policies in order to make good air quality become the “new normal”.

C...

Public library day relaunched

BOHOL Vice Governor Rene L. Relampagos said they re-launched and celebrated Public Library Day last March 26, 2021 in the Municipality of Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol.

The town, Carlos P. G...

Georgia passes new voting restriction law

THE State of Georgia passed the Election Integrity Act of 2021 in both chambers of the state’s Republican-controlled administration on Thursday.

It makes Georgia the second state to pas...

Cyber-attack on Australia’s Channel Nine

LIVE broadcasts on Australia’s Channel Nine TV network on Sunday were disrupted by a cyber-raising alarm about the country’s vulnerability to hackers.

Nine said it was investigating whethe...

Wales’ FM bashed over English-only leaflet

THE English-only leaflets supporting Wales’ first minister Mark Drakeford went to some homes in the Fairwater area of Cardiff West ahead of May’s Welsh Parliament election.

The leaflets c...

Intel to produce more chips

INTEL will invest $20 billion in two new fabrication plants in the US state of Arizona, apart from a major expansion of an existing Irish facility in County Kildare.

Intel’s new chief ex...

REVISED LABOR LAW COMPLETE

THE former Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) undersecretary has submitted the proposed amendment to the 47-yearold Labor Code of the Philippines to benefit both labor and management....

DOLE-7 releases half a million worth of livelihood assistance in Bohol

ADDITIONAL beneficiaries are to start soon with their business projects after collectively receiving more than P500,000.00 from the Department in the province of Bohol.

Department of Labo...

Business in limbo as consumers show no confidence: businessman

BUSINESSMAN Rey E. Calooy said the business sector is still in wait-and-see stance while the consumers still have no confidence because of Covid-19 resulting to the collapse of the economy....

Investors in Pag-IBIG get 6.12% dividend

THE Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), most popularly known as PagIBIG Fund, has given 6.12 percent dividend to investors and savers under Modified PagIBIG 2 (MP2) program.

PagIBIG...

BIR closes firm in Liloan for P2B deficiency

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 13 has padlocked the Cebu Grand Dragon Corporation in Liloan, Cebu last March 19, 2021 and was assessed of a P2 billion tax deficiency.

Atty. Nico L...

Globe’s tower builds on track; secures 495 permits in Jan-Feb

GLOBE’S target of installing 2,000 new towers this year got a massive support after it secured a total of 495 permits from different local government units within the first two months of the ye...

Megawide Carbon Market modernization holds groundbreaking

THE Carbon Market modernization program finally had its groundbreaking on March 24, 2021after facing delays for two times.

This signals the launch of the multibillion public-private part...

Unity against Duterte?

1Sambayan seeks unity among the presidentiables to field one candidate against the one supported by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. However, the convenors rejected one key presidentiable – S...

Fearsome Covid-19 at nigh

Many accepted that imposing curfew and forcing people to go home early at night would prevent Covid-19 from spreading. However, people go out during the day. Is the Covid-19 virus less infecti...

G7 agrees to back expansion of IMF financial firepower

The world’s seven largest advanced economies have agreed to support the first expansion of the International Monetary Fund’s reserves since 2009, a step meant to help developing countries cope...

Pres. Sergio Osmeña’s appointees in Bukidnon

Don Sergio Suico Osmeña Sr. is the only Cebuano who became the Liberator President and rebuilt the country by appointing officials to govern the local government units after World War 2.

Do medical practicioners need to warn patients on risks?

A reader of Cebu Business Week asked this writer whether a medical doctor needs to warn a patient on the danger of the operation and the side effects of the treatment?

Jimmy was rushed...

Health and safety in the workplace. A bane or boon?

Recognizing the accountability of governments and employers in saving lives at work, unions all over the world are calling for the International Labor Organizations (ILO) to designate workers’...