Piston Cebu asks LGUs ‘leeway’ to returning PUJ drivers

THE Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston) Cebu asked local government units (LGUs) to forego unnecessary fees for jeepney who have resumed operating.
“There sho...

Labella takes 3 weeks sick leave

Mayor Edgardo C. Labella has taken a leave of absence for three weeks begin...

Cebu bizmen oppose proposed water hike

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has strongly opposed ...

Gov’t soon to release online discount guidelines for senior citizen, PWD

The Anti Red Tape Authority (ARTA) announced that the Department of Social...

Clarin officials defend town’s Solid Waste Management Plan before NSWMC

Clarin Vice Mayor Allen Rey Piezas and the rest of the Sangguniang Bayan (S...

51 OFWs from Cebu arrive in Bohol

About 51 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have arrived in Tagbilaran City f...

Dar lauds Bohol’s agri direction

Department of Agriculture (DA) Sec. William Dar lauded the agriculture init...

Yap gets 1st dose of anti-Covid vax

Bohol Gov. Arthur Yap got his first dose of the anti-Coronavirus disease (C...

Trump’s FB suspended for two years

Facebook Inc has suspended former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and...

Rich nations now closer to tech tax deal

A global agreement to end the "race to the bottom" on corporate taxation is...

El Salvador mulls making cryptocurrency legal tender

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says he will make the Bitcoin cryptocurr...

PH WITH MONEY TO UPGRADE AFP

FORMER Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro of the Department of National Defense said the country has so much money now for military modernization under the care of Philippine economic managers. <...

Opposition should only field one bet: Leni

VICE President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo said the opposition against the political group of President Rodrigo Duterte should field only one candidate for President in 2022.

She said...

No case to be filed vs. Gwen: Dino

PRESIDENTIAL Assistant for the Visayas Michael Lloyd “Mike” Dino has assured the Cebuanos that the National Government will not file a case against Governor Gwendolyn Garcia for allegedly violat...

Marina briefs party-list on Filipino seafarers

MARINO Party-List Rep. Sandro Gonzales and Rep. Macnell Lusotan were briefed by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on the agency’s actions on the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) r...

Group conducts activities backing Sara

THE group which initiated the “Run Sara Run 2022” in Cebu headed by Businessman Winley S. Dela Fuente has been conducting several activities to support presidential daughter Davao City Mayor Sar...

BOC Cebu among 4 PGS Gold awardees

BUREAU of Customs in Cebu was among the four collection districts in the country that were recognized for their transformation commitment and outstanding compliance to the Performance Governan...

7,520 calves produced in CV thru AI

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) 7 was able to produce 7,520 calves in 2020 through artificial insemination of 16,682 heads of cattle,

The inseminated animals and their offsprings have...

Oust Pacquiao?

Whether efforts to oust PDP-Laban president and Senator Manny Pacquiao from his party position would succeed, today’s PDP-Laban assembly in Cebu City only shows one thing. Loyalists of Preside...

Modernizing the AFP

There is much debate whether President Rodrigo R. Duterte has been too soft or pursuing the correct path in dealing with China in the West Philippine Sea. However, the effort to modernize the...

Philippines resumes sending migrant workers to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is the Philippines’ top destination for migrant labour, accounting for a fifth of workers’ deployment in late 2019, according to government data. The Philippines resumed deploying...

THE BATTLE OF MACTAN, always a public holiday (except its 500th year)

For decades, April 27, the Battle of Mactan has always been a public holiday. The wisdom of its declaration is to remind Cebuanos of the great national importance of...

Gwen’s Gambit

Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia stood firm on her stand favoring for the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROF) as she modified the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Managem...

Greening the Workplace: Reimagine. Recreate. Restore

The theme for World Environment Day 2021 is “Ecosystem Restoration”. On June 5, a Saturday will see the launch of the United Nations (UN) Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. It is putting ecosystem...

DTI provides business name info to aid PACC

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officials and employees participated in the Project Kasangga: Tokhang Laban sa Korapsyon Anti-Corruption Manifesto Signing on the Pledge of Cooperation...

Oil prices to increase anew next week

OIL companies have hinted that pump prices will go up again next week.

Based on initial computation, oil firms said the price of gasoline could increase by P0.60 to P0.70 per liter; die...

Workers can claim COVID-related benefits from SSS

WORKERS who contracted COVID-19 could avail of the benefits from the Social Security System (SSS) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

The Department of Labor and Employ...

Cebu City reopens traditional PUJ routes

THE Cebu city government will implement “to the full extent” the minimum health standards against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJ) as it reopen...

Go gives health kits to Cebu City market vendors

SENATOR Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go gave out face masks, shields and vitamins to at least 317 market vendors through personnel from his office at the Cebu Coliseum last Wednesday, May 26. <...

Cebu hotels are not full

IT IS not true that hotels in Cebu are fully booked, even without counting mixed-used hotels.

Alfred Reyes, president of the Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu Incorporat...

Rama tells city to prepare for Tropical Storm Dante

CEBU City Vice Mayor Rama has instructed the emergency personnel of the city to prepare for the effects of Tropical Storm Dante.

Rama is the acting mayor of the city in the absence of...

Labella on 3 days leave

CEBU City Mayor Edgardo Labella said he was admitted to the hospital during the weekend due to fever and pneumonia.

However, Labella said he is due for discharge but his doctor advised...

Benliw SRIP to boost Bohol rice sufficiency

THE Benliw Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (SRIP) in Ubay, Bohol opened during the turn-over of operations on Thursday, May 27.

National Irrigation Administration’s (NIA) senior dep...

Fake PCRs intercepted in Bohol

AT LEAST 23 local government units (LGUs) in Bohol reported to having intercepted individuals who allegedly submitted false real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests as they attempted...