Digital Traffic System project 90% complete

THE installation of digital traffic lights for the Digital Traffic System project in Cebu City is around 90% complete. Traffic lights in some intersections in the city are already operational....

EdRadio project, Labella’s personal endeavor

Seniors’ aid may be delayed, Labella appeals for understanding

THE distribution of the senior citizen’s financial aid may be delayed a bit since the Cebu City Hall is still agog with the extended renewal of business permits.

Mayor Edgardo Labella ask...

First Virtual Job Fair

THE Department of Manpower Development and Placement (DMDP) will hold its first Virtual Job Fair this coming February 24, 2021.
This is in line with our ongoing thrust to provide job opportun...

Balance fight v. Covid-19, revive economy

CEBU City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said he and Mayor Edgar Labella are hopeful to balance the fight against Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) and revive the struggling economy.

Rama s...

City Hall prepares for vaccination: Rama

THE Cebu City Government under Mayor Edgar Labella and Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama is now preparing to put up “Covid Vaccination Storm Rollout Plan for Cebu City”.

Labella and Rama dec...

Boy Scouts to become leaders: Rama

CEBU City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said his philosophy before was persons who will be the Philippine president, officials of private corporations, or top government officials must be a...

Yap to harmonize health protocols

BOHOL Governor Arthur Yap will issue an executive order to harmonize all protocols for the people to easily revive the once strong economy and balance it with health program especially against...

Prepare against calamities: governor

GOVERNOR Arthur Yap has urged all Local Government Units (LGUs) to be prepared against calamities to lessen any damage to lives and properties.

Yap made the advice because of Tropical S...

Farmers’ market at CPG park to rise in Tagbilaran

THE agricultural sector, which includes farmers, fisherfolks and food producers are in favor of a farmers’ market at CPG Park in Tagbilaran City.

The park is in honor of the late Philip...

Biden to reverse Trump’s policies and legacy

THE US will have to work to earn back the trust of its allies if it was to resume a position of leadership, says President Joe Biden.

The president has pledged “unshakable” US support...

Major reset under way for US-Saudi alliance

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden’s administration has given a further indication of how it plans to distance itself from the Middle East policies of his predecessor, President Donald Trump.

The...

Facebook ‘tentatively befriending’ Australia

FACEBOOK Inc is back at the negotiating table after the tech giant blocked news on its site in the country.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, the company has “t...

UK court rules Uber driver entitled to worker rights

BRITAIN’S Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a group of Uber drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage.

The court decision was a blow to the ride-hailing service that...

China’s former richest man vows comeback

HUANG Guangyu, founder of electronics retail chain Gome Retail Holdings and formerly China’s richest man, pledged to return his company to its former glory within 18 months after completing h...

VACCINATE FIRST OFWs, SEAFARERS

THE MARINO Party-List said that there is an urgent need to vaccinate first all Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) especially the seafarers to ensure the continuity of their job abroad.

Rep....

Vaccine is key to economic revival: CCCI

CEBU Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president Felix Taguiam said in a Mugstoria Ta program that the vaccination is crucial for the full recovery of the economy.

Mugstoria Ta is a...

DOLE urged to stop inspections of firms

FORMER Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) undersecretary Josephus Birondo Jimenez has requested the government to stop inspection of business establishments to revive the once strong e...

First book on “THE ANTI-TERRORISM LAW OF 2020” released

CEBUANO lawyer and veteran law enforcement instructor recewntly released the country’s first book on Republic Act 11479 or “The Anti-Terrorism Law of 2020.

Lawyer Clarence Paul V. Oaminal...

Calooy decries wrong decisions by politicians

THE Philippine economy suffered not only because of Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) but also of wrong decisions by politicians in government.

Businessman Rey E. Calooy, president of the...

Hasten food production to survive Covid-19: DAR 7

DIRECTOR Salvador “Salva” Diputado of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 7 said that Secretary William Dar has ordered the acceleration of food production program so we can survive the damage...

Carbon vendors welcome Megawide: coop leader

COOP Leader Shirley Retuya Cardinez of CVCCO Multipurpose Cooperative said that most vendors inside and outside Carbon Public Market welcome the coming redevelopment of the area by Megawide...

Remembering Sonny O

John H. Osmeña got to live until 86 years old. I did not really know him personally. But I got acquainted with some people close to him. One of them was his only child, John-john. This column,...

Prioritize vaccination!

Felix Taguiam, the president of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), said it well. Vaccination is crucial for the full recovery of the economy.

Even if businesses began to o...

Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle

Coca-Cola is to test a paper bottle as part of a longer-term bid to eliminate plastic from its packaging entirely. The prototype is made by a Danish company from an extra-strong paper shell th...

President Sergio Osmena’s appointees in Leyte

Don Sergio Suico Osmena Sr., became the first and only Cebuano to become president on August 1, 1944, took his oath in the United States upon the death of President Quezon. He came to the Phil...

Impossible Crime

Is killing a dead person a crime?

In PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, -versus – HESSON CALLAO Y MARCELINO and JUNELLO AMAD, Accused-Appellant. G.R. No. 228945, SECOND DIVIS...

Ratification of ILO Convention to deter Pinoys’ exploitation

It was 14 years or so ago, the International Labor Organization (ILO) was looking ways to promote decent work in the fishing industry through the implementation of a new labor instrument, the...

Gradual reopening of economy pushed

THE government will continue its efforts to safely further reopen the economy to mitigate hunger among Filipinos affected by the lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Thus said So...

Correct prediction of PH -9.5% GDP for 2020

SIX of the 30 institutions polled by the Department of Finance (DOF) correctly predicted the contraction of the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) by 9.5 percent in the pandemichit yea...

P5 maximum interbank ATM fees pushed

BAYAN Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate called on the House leadership to speed up the passage of a bill that would set interbank transactions in automated teller machines (ATM) at a maximum amount of...

MVIS no longer mandatory

69% of Pinoys believe worst of pandemic is over

SIXTY-nine percent of Filipinos believed that the worst is already behind them with regards to the Covid-19 pandemic, which infected a total of 543,282 people nationwide.

The Social Weat...

CCCI works to rebuild consumer confidence

THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) works doubly hard to rebuild consumer confidence amid the economic slump due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis.

Felix...