VP Binay visits towns hit by Seniang

Doris C. Bongcac 01/05/2015

Vice President Jejomar Binay gave out 7,500 food packs to families affected by tropical storm Seniang (international name: Jangmi) in southern Cebu yesterday. “Titingnan ko muna ho kung magkano ang [kailangan] pero pinangako po namin kay mayor…

Senior citizen sues Rama over incomplete aid

Doris C. Bongcac 01/05/2015

  A senior citizen is asking the office of Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas to conduct a fact finding investigation on the failure of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and acting city treasurer Diwa Cuevas to release…

DPWH: Steel bridge for Sibonga up in one week

Doris C. Bongcac, Melissa Q. Cabahug 12/31/2014

With the concrete Dumlog bridge cut off, people traveling through Sibonga town in south Cebu have to take a detour. Bus passengers  get down and transfer to a habal-habal or motorcycle-for-hire that takes riders through a barangay…

‘Seniang’ crosses south Cebu, Central Visayas

Bencyrus Ellorin, Carine M. Asutilla, Chito O. Aragon, Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Rene Alima 12/30/2014

POWER OUTAGES, HEAVY RAIN   Power outages were reported in south Cebu towns of Oslob and Alcoy as typhoon Seniang made a second landfall in Bohol province about 10 p.m. last night. The storm’s 65-kilometer-per-hour winds  toppled…

Last storm of the year to affect south Cebu

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/29/2014

26 vessels grounded in Cebu port   Thousands of holiday travelers were stranded in  Cebu yesterday as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended sea travel to areas in the Visayas and Mindanao placed  under public storm warning…

Speech therapy offered in Cebu

Doris C. Bongcac 12/29/2014

Increasing market demand is driving the Cebu Doctors’ University to  expand the operation of its Department of Speech and Language Pathology (DSLP). Genevieve Roble, the university’s DSLP chairperson, said  more patients, especially those recovering from stroke and…

4 diggers electrocuted in hole in Danao City

Doris C. Bongcac 12/27/2014

Four men, three of whom were  believed to be treasure hunters, were electrocuted while digging a hole in the ground behind the barangay hall of Maslog in Danao City, north Cebu. The site, a few meters from…

4 diggers electrocuted in hole in Danao City

Doris C. Bongcac 12/27/2014

FOUR men, three of whom were  believed to be treasure hunters, were electrocuted while digging a hole in the ground behind the barangay hall of Maslog in Danao City, north Cebu. The site, a few meters from…

1 death, firecracker injuries on holiday

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Norman V. Mendoza 12/26/2014

One died while  at least 36 persons including a 3-year-old child were brought to  hospitals for firecracker injuries, vehicle accidents  and medical emergencies in cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu on Christmas eve and Christmas Day. In…

Dec. 31 deadline or Delute goes to Ombud

Doris C. Bongcac 12/23/2014

He collected his share of P3,000 yesterday as a senior citizen but Cebu City lawyer Reymelio Delute said he would still file a complaint if the balance of P2,000 isn’t released by December 31. The delayed release…

200 CH workers may lose jobs next year

Doris C. Bongcac 12/22/2014

Close to 200 job order (JO) workers of the Cebu City government risk losing their employment next year. This came about after the City Council deleted the P58-million lump sum allocation which Mayor Michael Rama requested for…

Cebu City’s 2015 budget bigger than Makati, Manila outlay

Doris C. Bongcac 12/21/2014

P13.4 BILLION BUDGET Cebu City yesterday approved its biggest ever budget of P13.4 billion for 2015, more than double  this year’s annual outlay. With 80 percent of revenue pegged on the disposal of assets, mainly prime lots…

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