Vietnam detects new UK-Indian variant

VIETNAM has detected a Covid variant that appears to be a combination of the Indian and UK variants and can spread quickly by air.

Vietnam’s Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long described...

Biden sets out $6 trillion spending plan

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has released his first annual budget of a $6 trillion spending plan that would include huge new social programs and investment in the fight against climate change.

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2-YEAR AMNESTY FOR ESTATE TAX

THE House committee on ways and means has recommended that the chamber House approve the Senate’s amendments to House Bill 7068, which extends the estate tax amnesty application period by two...

Desalination plants costly, impractical: Enric Rama

FORMER Cebu Vice Governor Enrique “Enric” Rama said desalination plant is a process of converting salty seawater to potable water. This is costly and impractical.

“Our water shortage is...

BFAR building P40M hatchery in Bantayan

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is now constructing a P40-million Tilapia hatchery in Bantayan Island to supply fingerlings in the entire place as another program to incre...

DOLE Pays over P4 million to TUPAD Workers

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has paid almost P4 million to about 1,000 workers in the Municipalities of Ronda and Alcantara under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvanta...

Cebu needs desalination plants: Batuhan

A LAWYER who is now handling issues on public utilities like power and water distribution and telecommunications said that when it comes to generation and distribution, desalination plant is n...

Bringing back US bases not possible: Teodoro

FORMER Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro said that at present, there is no possibility of bringing back the United States (US) military bases in the countr...

Women still face violence, discrimination

THE women’s group Lihok Filipina Foundation Inc. and Kaabag Sugbo have released a position paper from the Voices of Women Dialogue Series on Gender-Responsive Policies and Programs.

This...

Sinulog woes

Do not blame government red tape for the five months delay in releasing the P50,000 grand prize for Sinulog Idol All Star Grand Champion Melody Hodgson. The program host Sam Costanilla also re...

The future of Sinulog

The less than stelar staging of the Sinulog in 2020 and the gross delay in the payment of prizes for Sinulog Idol winners and other expenses should worry Cebuanos, to say the least.

To r...

Virgin Galactic moves one step closer to commercial space flights

Flying at Mach 3 and reaching more than 55 miles above the Earth Saturday, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s private spaceship company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE.N) completed i...

Father of Bahug-Bahug Sa Mactan

Many may have thought about it, but it was David S. Odilao who had the courage and brilliancy to make it a reality. The first reenactment was on April 27, 1979. It was also Sir Boy who convin...

Qualified Rape

For a person to be successfully charged for the crime of qualified rape, this must written clearly in the information itself. Failure to do so would certainly suffer infirmity favoring the ac...

Health risks and shortage of skilled workers hamper construction

One of the vulnerable sectors which the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the most is the construction industry. Its impact has been significant due to the abrupt decline in economic activitie...

‘Educate before you inoculate’ policy advised

THE Department of Health should launch an extensive education drive to inform the public of the importance of getting vaccinated, regardless of the brand.

Senator Joel Villanueva, chair o...

BPO workers included in A4 vax priority list

WORKERS in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector are now included in the government’s A4 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination priority list.

Trade Secretary Ramon Lop...

CHED censured for pushing flexible learning as new normal

YOUTH groups criticized the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) on its decision to continue implementing flexible learning in the coming years, saying it would worsen problems that students...

Why MCWD favored desalination?

CHAIRMAN Jose “Joey” Daluz of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) said that they favored the desalination plant because while the proposed Mananga River Dam will yield 100mld, it will...

Cebu City readies mass vaccination in June

THE Cebu City Government has received advice from the national government to get ready for the mass vaccination.

Councilor Dave Tumulak and City Health Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Ibones confir...

CCLEX project now 70% complete

THE 8.5-kilometer Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway will soon be open to motorists as its overall engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) works on the project are now 70 percent complete....

Rama assures people behind Sinulog Idol 2021 of compensation

“A FIVE-MONTH wait-- and beyond--isn’t worth waiting. Too much bureaucratic red tape is something that those in high City Hall positions should look into and stop.”

Sam Costanilla, a lo...

Total crimes drop 32.28% in first 4 months

TOTAL crimes in Bohol in the first four months of 2021 dropped to about a thousand crime cases, compared to the same period of 2020.

According to Bohol Police Provincial Office Operatio...

Yap asks Duterte for more vaccines for Panglao

BOHOL Governor Arthur C. Yap has asked President Rodrigo R. Duterte to increase vaccinations for Panglao Island.

In the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) meeting held in Dumaguete...

Einstein’s handwritten letter with E=mc² equation yields $1.2m

A LETTER written by Albert Einstein containing his E=mc² equation has sold at auction in the US for more than $1.2m (£850,000).

Experts say there are only three other known examples...

PRIVATE SECTOR NEEDS TO HELP BUY VACCINES: TEODORO

DEVELOPED countries in the world have already ordered vaccines against Covid-19 and their stockpile will last until 2023.

Former Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert...

SHIPPING TO TAKE LONG TO RECOVER

THE Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association (PCSA) has projected some three to five years for the collapsed shipping industry to revert to the pre-pandemic volume.

PCSA President Pau...

Camp Lapu-Lapu transfer to Asturias: Gibo Teodoro

FORMER Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” C. Teodoro said the transfer of Camp Lapu-Lapu in Cebu City which is the present home of Central Command (CentCom) of the...

Senator urges BI policy v. erring men

ENATOR Joel Villanueva urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to sustain its “one-strike” policy against immigration officers and personnel involved in the trafficking of Filipinos, especially wom...

MCWD bares reduced production volume

THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has informed the public of the reduced volume of water production from the Cebu Manila Water Development (CMWD) that affects the water supply in s...

Leni hits Roque, Panelo for spreading lies

VICE President Leni Robredo has criticized Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Presidential Legal Adviser Salvador Panelo for spreading lies against retired Supreme Court Associate Justice...

West Philippine Sea an important issue: Batuhan

ATTY. Aristotle “Totol” Batuhan of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is an important issue for discussion from the present to the coming a...

SSS extends deadline for new pension payment methods

STATE-RUN Social Security System (SSS) announced on Monday, May 10, that it has extended the deadline for pensioners’ compliance with the new disbursement methods for monthly pensions.

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Shattered Duterte brand

Was it the best option for President Rodrigo Duterte to present presidential spokesman Harry Roque as debate proxy? The president lost so much prestige.

The move practically shattered...