20 finalists for youth and barangay dance contests

Morexette Erram 11/30/2016

Twenty finalists will vie for three titles in the Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan and Sinulog sa Barangay in the 2017 Sinulog Festival that organizers hope will bring to the audiences, as well as the judges, fresh…

Proposed law pushes ban on full face helmets

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/30/2016

AN ordinance requiring the use of half face rather than full face helmets by motorcycle riders underwent first reading in last Monday’s Provincial Board (PB) session. PB Member Sun Shimura, author of the proposed ordinance, said half…

Alegria, Badian to share canyoneering management

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/30/2016

But Badian wants own entrance and exit points for tourists Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III’s executive order creating an Alegria-Badian River Tourism Committee ran into some objections from the Badian municipal government. “Their number one objection is…

Team Rama mulls shrinking budget

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2016

CEBU City Hall’s budget for next year may be smaller than the P7.2 billion proposed by Mayor Tomas Osmeña depending on how the Team Rama bloc sizes it up. Councilor Joy Pesquera, who chairs the council’s committee…

Argao food fest this weekend

PR 11/30/2016

The Municipality of Argao will host a two-day food festival this weekend, Dec .3 and 4, at the town’s Cabecera or the church-rectory, municipal building, plaza complex. Dubbed as, “Eats Meets West,” the event sponsored by the…

SWU Phinma marks Int’l Students Day

PR 11/30/2016

SOUTHWESTERN University Phinma currently has the biggest number of international students in Cebu. This has made the university a lively and dynamic melting pot of different cultures and nationalities. SWU Phinma held extracurricular activities to celebrate this…

DSWD bares 2017 thrusts, priorities

PR 11/30/2016

TO promote collaborations with critical stakeholders at all levels, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) recently conducted a brief orientation highlighting the 2017 thrusts and priorities of the agency issued by Secretary…

Go bananas!

Dominic D. Yasay 11/30/2016

Traders urged to consider exporting fruits to get slice of China’s market Explore opportunities in the fruit export sector. Federico Escalona, Philippine Exports Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) Cebu Chapter executive director, made this call to local exporters as…

Survival tips for exporters

Dominic D. Yasay 11/30/2016

EXPORTERS in Central Visayas are encouraged to continue to innovate and improve their products and explore new markets to survive in a market that has been experiencing a 17-month decline in demand. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said…

Asian stocks mixed as markets await OPEC meeting results

11/30/2016

ASIAN stocks were mixed Wednesday, as investors awaited the results of a key meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was flat, finishing at 18,308.48, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.3 percent…

Senate OKs on second reading resolution to ratify AIIB Treaty

11/30/2016

The Senate has adopted on second reading a resolution seeking its concurrence in the ratification of the Articles of Agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). No senator objected when Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto…

New-look E-Painters crush Floodbusters

Inquirer.net 11/30/2016

ANTIPOLO — Rain or Shine continued to show that, despite a major shakeup in team composition in the preseason, it belongs with the big boys in the PBA and would be just fine for the rest of…

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