Airlines continue to operate flight schedules

AIRLINES have announced they will continue to operate flight schedules as planned.

Cebu Pacific (CEB) said it will continue to operate its flight schedule, as planned, for the next thre...

Business name registration pitched 48%

DATA from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) showed that business name registration, the first step in starting a single proprietorship business, during the pandemic year 2020 reached...

TESDA launches agribusiness program for OFWs

THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it has launched a program to train repatriated overseas workers in agribusiness.

At the launch on March 16, TESDA...

E-commerce seen to rise due to digital payments

CONSUMERS have experienced convenience on their financial transactions during the pandemic. It is expected to heighten electronic commerce (e-commerce) post-pandemic.

Dan Wolbert, Visa...

VCMC undergoes rebranding

VISAYAS Community Medical Center is undergoing a rebranding as well as a revamp in its entire operations.

Dr. Giselle Gaviola, VCMC business development executive said that the project...

DOF supports PDIC charter changes

THE Department of Finance (DOF) is supporting the proposed measure seeking to increase the deposit insurance coverage provided for by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) and the remo...

Cebu City welcomes Spanish navy ship

MAYOR Edgardo C. Labella marked a historic weekend by welcoming to Cebu City the captain and crew of the Spanish Royal Navy training ship Juan Sebastian Elcano led by Captain Santiago de Colsa....

Mayor to give fund aid to senior citizens

Cebu City Mayor Edgardo C. Labella has signed an executive order giving financial assistance to senior citizens at P1,000 a month or a total of P3,000 for the month of January, February and Ma...

Labella, Rama lead simulation of vaccination

MAYOR Edgardo C. Labella and Vice Mayor Michael Rama have led the simulation exercise at the gym of Lourdes Shrine, Punta Princesa, Cebu City for the Covid-19 vaccination of the Cebu City Gover...

Ermita chief backs Carbon modernization

BARANGAY Captain Mark Miral of Ermita, Cebu City said that development is good for the city government and its people; hence, he is supporting the modernization of Carbon Public Market by Meg...

Espina urges vaccination vs. Covid-19

A RESERVED general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) urged the people to be vaccinated against Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) so the economy will be reopened completely.

Eri...

Guardo inspects Mabolo asphalting project

COUNCILOR Jerry Guardo inspected the newly finished asphalting project of Mayor Edgar C. Labella in Sitio Holy Name, Mabolo, Cebu City which is one of the city’s massive asphalt projects in a...

Bohol SP allows Yap to borrow up to P2 billion

THE 28th Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Bohol has given its go signal to Governor Arthur Yap to avail of the Omnibus Term Loan Facility (OTLF)/Credit Line of the Land Bank of the Philippines...

Yap orders resort’s foam party dropped

BOHOL Gov. Arthur Yap has directed the mayor of Panglao to order a resort there to drop plans to hold a foam party.

Yap said Alamanza Resort has no accreditation from the Department of...

PH apprehensive over huge Chinese ‘fishing fleet’

THE Philippines has called on China to withdraw more than 200 ships allegedly encroaching upon its territorial waters in the South China Sea.

Photos released by the Philippine coast gua...

US Defense Secretary meets Afghan president

UNITED States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in an surprise visit to Kabul on Sunday, as US reviews the peace process there and its intended troop withdrawa...

UAE to test cloud-busting drones to enhance rainfall

DRONES that fly into clouds, giving them an electric shock to “cajole them” into producing rain, are about to be tested in the United Arab Emirates.

The country already uses cloud-seed...

Trump plans social media comeback

FORMER US President Donald Trump will soon return to social media “with his own platform”.

Jason Miller, Trump’s adviser, has said he believes “ we’re going to see President Trump retu...

AVAIL OF TAX AMNESTY: BIR

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 13 urged the people to avail of the estate tax amnesty and not wait for the fast-approaching deadline on June 14, 2021.

Atty. Isaac “Jun” Darcera J...

Consumers must not pay for Bantayan power cost: advocate

THE power cost in Bantayan Island, Cebu using a private plant to supply electricity to Bantayan Electric Cooperative (BANELCO) is a classic case of stranded cost from imprudent forecasting, ov...

October becomes Cooperative Month

THE House of Representatives has passed a bill into law declaring every October of the year as Cooperative Month to recognize the importance of cooperativism.

Rep. Sabeniano “Ben” Canam...

DOLE: ‘no vaccine, no work policy,’ illegal

WORKERS in the private sector, who refuse or fail to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus should not be discriminated in their workplaces.

The advisory issued by Secretary Silvestre...

Globe seeks to improve internet connectivity

THE Globe Telecom Connectivity Partnership in Liloan has sought to improve the internet connection of the people.

Adonis Evangelista, Globe Telecom regional sales head, said the conne...

Provincial board asks for stop of Philhealth Covid package

THE Cebu Provincial Board has passed a resolution sponsored by Board Member Glenn Soco requesting Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to discontinue its Covid-19 Community Isol...

Digong’s VP strategy

Presidents traditionally become lame ducks as they approached their final year in office. However, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte seeks to sidestep this with the call to run for vice president....

No water still?

Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella promised solutions to the perennial lack of water in Metro Cebu when he changed the Board of Directors with new faces months after his assumption as mayor in 201...

Hackers taking advantage of server flaws

Ransom-seeking hackers have begun taking advantage of a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft’s widely used mail server software, the company said recently - a serious escalation that could port...

JESUS P. GARCIA SR., 1971 ConCon Delegate

The son of spouses Vicente Oracoy Garcia and Josefa Paras. Jesus P. Garcia was born in Dumanjug, Cebu. Jesus was elected Delegate on November 10, 1970 for the Constitutional Delegation convene...

Bike Thru Experience

Cebu City Sugbo Bike Lanes went to a Bike Thru. It is an activity where the Sugbo Bike Lane review the bike lanes around the City and make its findings and recommend to the mayor.

Last...

Mainstreaming gender issues beyond rhetoric

Consistent with a clear commitment to a world of work free from violence and harassment, trade unionists all over the world has been calling world leaders for ratification of ILO Convention 1...

VisMin commercial launching of DITO Telecommunity

DITO Telecommunity Corporation announced it will provide free calls and texts as well as broadband services to 3,000 frontliners in ten areas in Visayas and Mindanao with the help of the loca...

Dollar reserves grew anew in February

The dollar reserves of the country grew in February after a minor decrease in January, enhanced by gains from the central bank’s investments abroad and its foreign exchange operations.

Globe 5G traffic up 24x in February

GLOBE experienced a significant increase in traffic -- up 24 times to 416.76 TB in February 2021 from September 2020 as it continued to expand its 5G network locally.

Sustained fire ups...

Smart, top network on 4G availability improvement

OPENSIGNAL, independent analytics firm, named. telecoms firm Smart as one of the “global rising stars” on 4G availability improvement during the Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2021.<...