LIBERALIZED TRADE OF RICE CUTS PRICE
THE Department of Finance (DOF) said the passage and implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) in 2019 has slashed prices of the country’s staple food to the current average of P39 per kilo or a reduction of about P7 per kilo compared to its cost in 2018 when the per kilo retail...
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Guv discusses loans to Bohol-based coop with DBP prexy
GOV. Arthur Yap met with Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) president Emmanuel Herbosa in Manila to check on the status of the credit line extended to a Bohol-based cooperative which is t...
Guv meets MVP for Balay Bol-anon project
GOV. Arthur Yap met with Manny V. Pangilinan, also known as MVP, for the Balay Bol-anon project.
In a press release, the governor met with MVP, chairman of the board of directors of Me...
Hiyas ng Pilipinas candidates visit Yap
HIYAS ng Pilipinas candidates Katherine Topsnick, Sheila Marie Fraser, and Jenelyn Guillena paid a courtesy visit to Bohol Gov. Art Yap on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
Topsnik will represe...
Berkshire rejects shareholder call to replace Buffett as chairman
BERKSHIRE Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) on Friday urged the rejection of four shareholder proposals recommending the replacement of Warren Buffett as chairman, report on its plans to handle climate ris...
One-off support payment due to begin in Northern Ireland
ONE-off £200 payments to help people struggling with rising energy costs are due to be rolled out on Friday. The scheme was due to begin on Thursday but was delayed by a day due to a technica...
SHIFT FOCUS ON UKRAINE CRISIS
BUSINESS Leader Philip N. Tan said that we should now set aside the issues on Covid-19 and the devastation of Super Typhoon Odette and focus instead on the crisis between Ukraine and Russia.
Elect candidates dedicated to service: urge movie stars
SEVERAL movie stars are urging the Filipino voters to elect leaders in the May 9, 2022, polls whose interest is to promote the welfare of the people and eradicate corruption in government.
Doctor runs for councilor: Labella
A DOCTOR of Medicine said he is running for councilor in Cebu City-North because he wants to pass good ordinances and resolutions to promote public health. Dr. Emmanuel “Boy” Labella said the...
Bet to work for sustainable potable water
A CANDIDATE for councilor in Cebu City-South said the most important element of a person is water; hence one of his platforms is to generate sustainable potable water.
Council candidat...
PhilHealth 7 extends contribution deadline
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) 7 has extended the deadline in the payment of the contribution of direct contributors because of the recent Super Typhoon Odette.
South district must vote for Rama: Daluz
PANAGHIUSA Party chief Atty. Joey C. Daluz said that the voters of Cebu CitySouth must vote for Cebu City Councilor Eduardo “Edu” Rama for congressman so his platform of government can be rea...
SEC issues cease and desist order against RGS world marketing
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered RGS World Marketing Corp. based in Negros Occidental to stop its illegal investment scheme targeting investors in Western Visayas. In a...
Zelensky
We have not seen in modern times a leader as heroic as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Leaders like the supposed Philippine strongman Rodolfo Duterte would likely prefer to give in as se...
Leni-Ace-Junjun
The emergence of the Leni-Ace-Junjun Movement confused not a few. The movement vowed to help make Vice President Leni Robredo win in the Province of Cebu along with key ally Vice Governor J...
Fast-weakening Ruble and fears for future in Russia
In bright sunshine, a long queue of shoppers snaked outside an IKEA store near Moscow this week. Similar scenes were repeated across Russia as families rushed to spend their fast-depreciatin...
Birthday Lessons
This is my birthday week. As I write this paper, I cannot help but reminisce about the memories of yesteryears. The laughter, tears, failures, successes all gave me lessons. Let me share wit...
The Sandiganbayan Saga
In 2015, a case against me was filed by BOPK, our political adversary, at that time alluding that I used city hall as an employee to work for my ex-girlfriend’s resto-bar. That was almost se...
Vote based on God’s Word
In his Facebook post, my friend Ricky Ballesteros said the church must engage in affecting public policy.
He said in influencing public policy, churches should motivate their congregati...
VAT removed in water bills
MAYNILAD Water Services, Inc. and Manila Water Co., Inc. will remove the 12% value-added tax (VAT) on water bills starting this month. The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulator...
Loan rates capped for lending, financing companies
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially issued SEC Memorandum Circular No. 3, Series of 2022 providing the guidelines on the implementation of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (B...
Foreign Investment Act amendments to advance recovery
THE amended Foreign Investments Act will probably support the economic recovery after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic due to the consequential increase in foreign investment....
CHED Scholarship for SY 2022-2023 on hold
THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday, March 3, announced that the application to CHED Scholarship Program (CSP) for incoming first-year college students for Academic Year (AY...
Landbank to absorb 2,500 ex-UCPB workers post-merger
FOLLOWING their merger that took effect on March 1, the state-run Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) will absorb 2,500 employees of the dissolved United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB).
City Hall reassesses 93-1 beneficiaries
THE Cebu City government has already begun re-assessing the beneficiaries of 93-1 in a bid to formulate Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). Atty. Collin Rosell, legal consultant of Cebu...
Rama to mediate in Casas-Alcover conflict
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama vowed that his group would look for ways to resolve the conflict between former councilor Pastor Alcover Jr. and former city administrator lawyer Floro Casas Jr.
City Council passes P1.6 billion SB
THE Cebu City Council passed the proposed P1.6 billion Supplemental Budget No.1 on Wednesday night.
Councilor Raymond Garcia, chairperson of the council’s committee on budget and finance...
Cebu City mulls constructing 10 medium-rise bldgs
THE Cebu City government plans to put up medium rise buildings (MRBs) in 10 proposed sites as part of its housing program for the poor.
Engineer Dante Arcilla, head of the Division on t...
Cebu City’s agriculture recuperates after Odette
AFTER typhoon Odette damaged a total value of P85 million in agricultural products in 31 mountain barangays and affecting at least 5,880 farmers, Cebu City’s agriculture recovers.
Ceb...
CHAMP requirements
Cebu City has a free medical aid program dubbed as “CITY HOSPITALIZATION ASSISTANCE AND MEDICINES PROGRAM” or CHAMP: This program is for all Cebu City residents who would need laboratory exams, med...
Recovery plan update presented to Bohol SP
THE shelter cluster of the Provincial Government of Bohol’s (PGBh) Barug Bohol Rehabilitation Program (BBRP) provided Vice Gov. Rene Relampagos and the members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan...
DILG grants Antequera P23.5M for waterworks rehab
THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) through its Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG) project, granted P23.5 million to the Municipality of Antequera to impro...
DepEd validates 15 Bohol schools for F2F classes
FIFTEEN public schools in Bohol started to go through inspection by the Department of Education (DepEd) to check preparedness to restart face-to-face classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden sanctions Russian oligarchs
THE US has announced fresh sanctions on Russian oligarchs - the latest attempt to squeeze President Vladimir Putin as his invasion of Ukraine continues.
The new penalties will target m...
Washington urged to recognize Taiwan as sovereign nation
ON HIS first-ever trip to Taipei, former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said the U.S. should formally recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation while continuing to diplomatically...
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The 1939 novel Gadsby is the longest book ever published that doesn’t contain the letter ‘e.’
The first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer
Santa Claus was given an official pilot’s license in 1927
A Brazilian man was killed in bed when a cow fell through the roof and landed on him
Agyrophobia is the belief that crossing a street will harm you in some way
Jackie Chan broke twelve concrete blocks with his hand, while keeping the egg he was holding intact.
Before alarm clocks were affordable, there were professional “Knocker Uppers” to wake people up for work.
In the 18th Century, Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin were both defeated at chess by a machine called the Mechanical Turk.
Japanese people use more paper for manga than toilet roll? Most modern Japanese toilets feature bidet washing facilities rather than toilet paper.
Kakorrhaphiophobia is the Fear of failure.
Chrometophobia is the Fear of money.
The symbol on the “pound” key (#) is called an octothorpe.
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is “screeched.”
In ancient Egypt, priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
“Go,” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
All polar bears are left handed.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
No word in the English language rhymes with “MONTH.”
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