Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes tells team to finish stronger in coming knockout stages A huge number of OFWs celebrated with Gilas Pilipinas on Sunday night after the Filipinos topped Group B in the Fiba Asia Cup and advanced to the quarterfinals outright. But coach Chot Reyes was quick to remind his gung-ho wards that […]

Considered among the country’s poorest, coconut farmers now have the opportunity to improve their earnings by going into cacao and coffee intercropping, Sen. Cynthia Villar said Tuesday. Coconut farmers earn around of P1,500 monthly, which is way below the subsistence income of P6,300 for a family of five, noted Villar, who chairs the Senate committees […]

Organizers of the Cobra IronMan 70.3 Philippines are making sure everything will be ready for Cebu’s sixth hosting of the prestigious triathlon event on Sunday. Princess Galura, general manager of the organizing Sunrise Events Inc., said her team is in its final stages of preparation for the race that will feature 2,756 triathletes from 51 […]

BPOS’ TAX INCENTIVES retained While they welcomed the retention of the existing tax perks of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, local industry leaders are calling on the government to come up with better incentives especially for homegrown investors, improve connectivity and security, and address the basic requirement of availability of talents. Michael Cubos, president […]

After successful inaugural season, Governor’s Cup organizers promise more exciting second season To say that the inaugural season of the 2017 Cebu Governor’s Cup Under-21 Inter-Cities/Municipalities Basketball Tournament was a rousing success is an understatement. Lawyer Ramil Abing, executive director of the Cebu Provincial Sports Commission (CPSC), was grinning from ear to ear as the […]

ALERT UP IN CEBU  Don’t panic. Stay alert. While still validating reports that have flooded the social media regarding the rumored June 30 terror attacks in key areas in the country by Islamic militants, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) assured the public that they have security measures set in place in the […]

  Trade officials have urged anew aspiring business owners to take advantage of present opportunities as the government continues to roll out programs for entrepreneurial development. Ma. Elena Arbon, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cebu provincial director, said many good things in the business community are happening now. “There’s really a good mood for […]

It would be more economical for the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to replace its aging firetruck and emergency service vehicles instead of spending P45.69 million for their repair, according to the Commission on Audit (COA). The COA, in a May 15 decision, rejected the BFP’s Aug. 7, 2014 request for clearance to exceed the […]

CONSIDERING the sorry state of the Cebu City Zoo, Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella said the animals could be better off now that they have been donated and transported to Amlan town in Negros Oriental. But he still said that the city should still try and establish a bigger facility like a zoological and botanical park […]

DepEd official crafts 16 proposals to improve Palarong Pambansa In its bid to improve the succeeding stagings of the annual Palarong Pambansa, the Department of Education (DepEd) has come up with several “proposed changes” which may be implemented in the 61st edition of the weeklong, multi-sporting event next year. The 16 proposals made by Undersecretary […]