Healthcare BPOs booming amid Covid-19

THE Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines (HIMAP) said business outsourcing for healthcare is booming. This even as the need for physical distancing made healthcare...

Biden presidency to strengthen PHL-US ties

THE leadership of newly elected United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. would have a gradual positive impact on the Philippines.

“The US taking climate change and COVID-19 seriousl...

Senate approves FIST bill

SENATE Bill (SB) No. 1849 otherwise known as the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act was passed by Senate with 18 yes votes, no negative and abstention.

 FIST allows...

Filipinos best Asia Sustainability Awards

EVEN the pandemic that brought most business activity to a standstill was not able to dampen the Filipino spirit as it strives to rise above the adversity and emerge not just victorious—but on...

Pork in Cebu, CV safe from ASF: NMIS

THE National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) said the pork supply in Cebu and Central Visayas is safe from African Swine Fever (ASF), hence, this is even sold to other regions.

Dr. Eduar...

Noah Center to become Liberation Center: Rama

THE Cebu City Council has approved to convert the Noah Center into the “Liberation Center” at South Road Properties (SRP) to liberate the people from the awful effects of Covid-19

Vice Ma...

HRRAC confident tourism to recover in early 2021

THE Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) is optimistic that the Cebu tourism industry will start to recover by the first quarter of 2021.

HRRAC president Carlo Suarez w...

Look at PH agri, tech sectors, government asks US investors

DEPARTMENT of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III urged American investors to look into opportunities in agriculture, digital technology, manufacturing and medical research to help the...

DTI-7 monitors Noche Buena products

THE Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7) started monitoring Noche Buena products in malls and supermarkets as Christmas season approaches.

Ines Cajegas, chief of...

Bill on hazard pay for other workers up in Senate

A BILL aimed at giving hazard pay to workers in public hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic has been filed at the Senate.

led Senate Bill 1908 that will cover sanitation workers, h...

USC holds Investiture of new president

THE University of San Carlos (USC) welcomes Fr. Narciso A. Cellan, Jr., SVD, D.Comm. as its new President – the eleventh President of USC.    

The Investiture of Fr....

DepEd adjusts 4 quarters of School Year 2020-2021

THE Department of Education (DepEd) has adjusted the four quarters for school year 2020-2021 in response to the “key challenges” in teaching students during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-...

Hungary seeks to ban same-sex adoption

HUNGARY’S government has drafted a change to the country’s constitution that would in effect ban adoption by same-sex couples.

The proposed amendment would specify that “the mother is a wo...

UAE sets new decrees to ‘modernize’ Islam

LOCKDOWN POSSIBLE KON KASO SA COVID-19 PADAYON PAGSAKA

ANG Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) nipasidaan sa publiko is nga kon mupadayon ang pagsaka sa kasi sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), hayan ipaubos na sab ang siyudad sa lockd...

Biz sector di makatugot og laing lockdown

ANG mga negosyante sa Siyudad sa Sugbo nipahimangno sa publiko sa pagmabinantayon kanunay batok sa sa coronavirus

Kini human ang Emergency Operations Center (EOC) sa siyudad niluwat og pas...

Hugtan ang border controls sa Siyudad sa Sugbo

ANG gamay nga pagsaka sa kaso sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa Siyudad sa Sugbo nakaaghat sa kagamhanan sa siyudad sa pagpakanaog og mga lakang aron mapugngan ang padayon nga pagsaka...

Simple nga Fiesta Señor

USA ka Joint Advisory kabahin sa pagsaulog sa ika-456 nga pista ni Señor Santo Niño sa Sugbo ang naumol ug gilagdaan sa mga kadagkuan sa Siyudad sa Sugbo.

Ang Joint Advisory gipirmahan sa C...

NO SHARES FOR CAPITOL: SOCO

THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has already paid Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Company Inc. a total of P1.3 billion but the Cebu Provincial Government failed to get...

Visayan artists emerge with Shell Virtual Art Interact

DESPITE the various problems around the world, Shell Virtual Art Interact was held last November 7, 2020, where Visayan artists emerged into the spotlight to tell their own unique stories of...

DOE forfeits 300,000 illegal butane cannisters

THE Department of Energy (DOE) has forfeited in favor of the government about 300,000 seized illegal butane canisters refilled with Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and will be soon disposed at its...

DA to teach urban gardening, says Diputado

DEPARTMENT Agriculture (DA) 7 Director Salvador “Salva” Diputado said they are eager to conduct lectures for city residents who are willing to engage in “urban gardening” under its food produc...

Joe Biden wins US presidency

THE United States of America (USA) has a new president in the person of Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. or Joe Biden who won in the November 3, 2020 election.

Biden was born on November 20, 1...

Avoid scammers, SEC tells public

WHILE the number of investment scams increased, the Securities and Exchange Commission-Cebu Extension Office (SEC-CEO) is urging the public to avoid the scammers and ask the agency before putt...

LTO 7 to LGUs: Implement speed limit

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) 7 incessantly urges all local government units (LGUs) in Metro Cebu to unite in addressing the issue of road accidents involving Ceres Bus Liners.

Jo...

Trump cries ‘cheating’

In 2016, the followers of Hillary Clinton could not accept that Donald Trump won. And they found the reasons agonizingly long in coming. But Hillary readily accepted defeat. Last week, Presid...

Biden presidency and Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated President-elect Joseph ‘Joe’ Biden for his victory over Donald Trump in last week’s US presidential election.

“The Philippines and the United State...

Deutsche Bank to sell Trump’s loans?

Deutsche Bank executives were reportedly looking to offload President Donald Trump’s loans as part of an effort to cut the institution’s financial ties to him after the U.S. election. Three unn...

Marcos order of integration of police, fire and jails

Here are excertps the Presidential Decree of Marcos integrating the said offices, including that of Cebu.

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 482 (June 13, 1974) INTEGRATION OF POLICE AND FIRE DEPA...

U.S. Presidential Race thru Electoral College

Much has been said about the U.S. Election. Each camp claiming victory trading charges of fraud and cheating. Today, Presidential Candidate Joe Biden leads the race to White House and would b...

Chinese workers jeopardize employment, livelihood

The influx of Chinese nationals seeking to work in the country has become an issue of concern. It threatens not only local employment and livelihood but also on a possible “threat” as sounded...

Lower tariffs on pork imports, importers ask NEDA

MEAT importers belonging to the Meat Traders and Importers Association has asked the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) on Thursday to reduce tariffs on imported pork to stabilize p...

Rural banks must support agriculture sector

THE rural banking industry must play a proactive role in modernizing the agriculture sector to support the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Department of Finance...

BSP considers publication of bank offenses

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering a framework on publicizing criminal offenses made by supervised financial institutions and their officials as well as the corresponding enfo...