Brownouts start

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Carine M. Asutilla, Inquirer, Jhunnex Napallacan 05/21/2014

Parts of Metro Cebu started to endure the effects of the power supply shortage in the Visayas Grid as rotation brownouts were implemented as early as 7 a.m. yesterday. A group of call center workers, who had…

US to help restore Dalaguete church

Inquirer 05/16/2014

The United States government is helping restore and conserve two historical churches in the Visayas that were damaged by an earthquake and by supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last year. Kristin Kneedler, cultural affairs officer of the US Embassy,…

Gullas, del Mar: That’s impossible

Inquirer 05/14/2014

Two Cebu congressmen whose names appear in the purported pork barrel scam list that was released by Presidential Assistant Panfilo Lacson denied they have anything to do with the scam. “It’s impossible for my name to be…

Cebuana crowned Miss New Zealand

CDN Research, Inquirer 05/12/2014

A 22-year-old Filipina who has deep roots in Camotes Island in northern Cebu was chosen to represent New Zealand in the next Miss World pageant. Arielle Diane Garciano, who was born in New Zealand, won the pageant…

Serge asks Supreme Court anew to scrap Mactan airport deal

Inquirer 05/11/2014

Sen. Sergio Osmeña III has filed a second petition with the Supreme Court seeking to nullify the award of the P17.5 billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport passenger terminal project to the GMR-Megawide consortium. In a supplemental petition, Osmeña…

Megaworld to pour P8B in five hotels in Mactan

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Inquirer 05/09/2014

Megaworld Corp. is placing a bigger bet on Cebu’s tourism industry with P8 billion in fresh investment to build five new luxury hotels on Mactan Island. This capital outlay will increase Megaworld’s hotel portfolio by 2,000 rooms…

Health authorities declare Visayas still MERS-free

Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/06/2014

DOH clears 414 Etihad passengers after tests yielded negative results Health authorities declared Cebu and the rest of Central Visayas as still free from the dreaded Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) after the remaining swab…

Bright future for Bohol: Aquino says local officials are positive, ‘tireless’ workers

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Inquirer 05/03/2014

President Benigno Aquino III yesterday praised Bohol officials for bringing the province back on its feet six months after a powerful earthquake destroyed farms, homes, roads and centuries-old churches. He said the island recovered quickly because its…

Gov’t lawyers oppose Gwen’s plan to travel

Inquirer 05/03/2014

State prosecutors have opposed the request by Cebu Rep. Gwen Garcia to travel to China on the grounds she was not specifically invited and the trip was unnecessary. In a six-page opposition filed in the Sandiganbayan anti-graft…

LPG prices rollback

Inquirer 05/03/2014

TWO major liquefied petroleum gas suppliers are cutting prices this month despite mixed market signals as demand for heating fuel weakened. Petron, which holds more than 40 percent of the Philippine LPG market, said in an advisory…

Santiago to run for president if all ‘pork barrel crooks’ go on trial

Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/01/2014

Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago will only consider running for president if all the people involved in the pork barrel scam are brought to trial. She said if they remain in office, the possibility of stealing still exists.…

Bar passers’ oath rites moved to May 5

Inquirer 04/26/2014

THE Supreme Court yesterday rescheduled the oath-taking ceremony of the 2013 bar examination passers to May 5 instead of April 28. Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te said the oath-taking was moved to May 5, 2 p.m. at…

Previous           Next
No tags found for this post.
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.