Memorial mass, wreath-laying honor PNoy in Cebu

CEBUANOS honored the late former president Benigno Aquino III with a memorial mass at the Sacred Heart Parish in Cebu City on Monday, June 28, 2021.

PNoy now enjoys his “deserve rest in the...

Senior citizens body to launch info drive on vaccination

THE National Commission for Senior Citizens (NCSC) will soon conduct a nationwide information campaign to persuade senior citizens on the wisdom of getting their vaccination injections and help...

PNoy dies!

The death of former president Benigno Aquino III has placed the Duterte camp in a quandary. After years of demonizing the Dilawan and PNoy himself, President Rodrigo Duterte suddenly faces a...

What if Delta enters Cebu?

The Cebu provincial government insists on its position on the quarantine protocols for returning Filipinos as the Inter-Agency Task Force sticks to its guns.

With the stalemate, however,...

SpaceX aims to launch first orbital Starship flight in July

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is shooting for July to launch the first orbital spaceflight of its Starship rocket, company president Gwynne Shotwell said Friday. SpaceX has conducted multiple short test...

Honoring Leaders of the 1898 Cebuano Revolt

The study of Philippine history has been distorted for decades. Our schools teach the lives and stories of the heroes of Manila and Luzon.

The Battle of Tres de Abril, for example, is n...

Paying Tribute to Noynoy

The nation mourns the loss of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III who passed away because of a lingering illness. Rival political camps and parties have offered tributes for the man who onc...

Urgent need for economic reform, protection of all workers

In lieu of my column, I am reprinting this message of Pope Francis during the recently concluded 109th Session of the International Labor Conference, June 3-19, 2021, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Private schools may start classes for next school year

PRIVATE schools that offer basic education may now begin holding classes for the next academic year, provided there is no face-to-face learning.

“Private schools and nonDepEd schools int...

DA to boost palay production in 2021

THE Department of Agriculture is targeting to boost palay production to a sufficiency level of around 93-95%.

Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the additional palay production will...

Amendments to the Data Privacy Act sought

THE House of Representatives – Committee on Information and Communications Technology, has approved the substitute bill to amend the Data Privacy Act (DPA) or Republic Act No. 10173.

Ray...

Pork prices “stable” after tariff adjustments

THE government’s move to adjust tariffs on pork has proven to be effective as prices have stabilized in the past few weeks.

“The prevailing retail prices of imported frozen pork in kas...

Employers wary of SHS grads’ readiness for work

SOME employers are hesitant to hire senior high school (SHS) graduates on concerns about their readiness for the workplace as most SHS graduates have expressed a preference to pursue further st...

US FDA warns Covid-19 vaccines’ risk of heart inflammation

THE US Food and Drug Administration added a warning about the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis to fact sheets for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines.

The warning notes th...

Almost 300K in Cebu get 1st dose of Covid vax

A TOTAL of 275,326 persons in Cebu got their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Of this, 87,083 have been fully vaccinated as of Friday, June 25, 2021, according to reports from all public and...

Flyover project on P. del Rosario St. opposed

CEBU City Councilor Joel Garganera, author of the ordinance titled “Cultural Heritage Site Declaration, Protection and Preservation Ordinance of Cebu City,” said the proposed flyover project...

City opens another vax site

THE Cebu City Government recently opened on Friday June 25,2021,a new vaccination cite at the Cebu City Resource Management and Development Center (CREMDEC) located in Barangay Taptap a mount...

Balik Pasada reaches out to TPUJ drivers

Rama orders Cebu City garbage hauler to explain ‘failures’

FOR failure to follow the conditions stipulated in the contract with the Cebu City Government on Feb. 16, 2021, the city’s garbage hailer was issued a show cause order to explain such failures...

State of Emergency in Barangay Inayawan mulled

CEBU City Acting Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama is mulling to place Barangay Inayawan under a State of Emergency or Calamity for the quick solution of the problems at the White Road and the transf...

Mabatid retains committee on women, coops

DESPITE the revamp in the chairmanship of committees at the Cebu City Council, Councilor Prisca Niña Mabatid was happy to retain the Committees on Women and Children, Labor and Cooperatives. <...

Bohol priority of IATF for vaccination

GOVERNOR Arthur Yap said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has chosen Bohol as priority province in the vaccination of tourism frontliners.

He thanked President Rodrigo Duterte, Unders...

Bohol picked for trial takeover of agri functions

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has chosen Bohol for the trial local takeover of national functions and services using a national agriculture program in preparation for the implementation of t...

Yap considers priority lab for soil, water

BOHOL Governor Arthur Yap said one of his most important programs for the farmers is the installation of a laboratory for soil and water.

In an interview with Cebu Business Week and DYRC...

Toshiba chairman ousted by investors

THE chairman of scandal-hit Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has been voted out after a shareholder revolt.

Osamu Nagayama was ousted after the company was found to have colluded with the...

World’s most expensive cities for expats

U.S. consulting firm, Mercer Strategy announced the Top 10 World’s Most Expensive City for Expatriates in an annual cost of living.

Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat topped the list, fo...

Google probably to face antitrust violations

A GROUP of state attorneys general may file a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google as early as next week, accusing the search and advertising giant of violating antitrust law in running its mob...

El Salvador offers $30 of Bitcoin to citizens

EL SALVADOR President Nayib Bukele doubled down on the country’s new law that made Bitcoin legal tender and offered $30 worth of the cryptocurrency to any citizen who signs up for a digital wa...

BIGGER BUDGET FOR AFP PUSHED

FORMER Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro said most countries in the world have big annual military expenditures for a credible military posture.

Stre...

Vivant wins bid for desalination plant project in Cebu

POWER firm Vivant Corporation on Monday said its subsidiary has won a bid to build a desalination plant for the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD).

Vivant disclosed its wholly-owne...

Cebu car dealers see economic recovery with vax rollout

CEBU’S car dealership industry expressed support to the government’s vaccination drive, saying this is an important step towards economy’s full recovery and regaining consumer confidence.

Safety seal certificates to be issued starting this week

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will issue a Safety Seal Certificate to establishments found to be compliant with the minimum public health standards set by the government startin...

City Hall to meet groups in Carbon market

THE Market Operations Division (MOD) of the Cebu City Government has been arranging series of meetings with associations and organizations in Carbon Public Market.

Last, March 24, 2021,...

2 lawyers plead in court vs. IATF protocols

                LAWYERS Clarence Paul Oaminal and Valentino Bacalso Jr. have filed a petition in court last June 21...