WAGE INCREASE SOUGHT

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/16/2016

But businessmen say there is no basis for a wage hike Five labor groups asked for a P140 increase in the daily wage for workers in Central Visayas before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7).…

MONAD SHOAL: Working against time

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/16/2016

Time is of the essence in averting more damage wrought by a foreign vessel to Monad Shoal; however, time may not be on the side of rescuers. As of yesterday, the Panama-registered cargo vessel MV Belle Rose…

Four labor groups file P140 wage hike petition

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/16/2016

Four labor groups filed a petition for a P140 wage increase at the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Thursday. The Alliance of Labor Progress (ALP), Cebu Midtown Hotel Employees Union (CMHEU-NUWHRAIN-APL-IUF) , Cebu Labor Coalition…

SHIP DAMAGED CORALS

Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/15/2016

MV Belle Rose hits 3 hectares of corals in Monad Shoal Officials of northern Cebu’s town of Daanbantayan will seek a still unspecified amount of compensation from the owners of the Panama-registered cargo vessel for the damage…

Capitol wants deeper probe on vessel mishap

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/14/2016

The Panama-registered cargo vessel MV Belle Rose veered off course to avoid hitting fisherfolk, causing them to run aground at the shallow portion of Monad Shoal in Daanbantayan town last Monday dawn. Baltazar Tribunalo Jr., head of…

VSMMC blamed for infant’s death

Carmel Loise Matus, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/14/2016

A mother who expected to deliver her baby by cesarean section but was allegedly advised by the staff of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) to opt for a normal delivery instead is now blaming the government-run…

95% student turnout in Cebu City – official

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 06/13/2016

Only 95 percent of the 170,000 public school students from kindergarten to high school in Cebu City showed up on the opening of classes yesterday. Bianito Dagatan, Cebu City Schools Division superintendent, gave the estimate that at…

Ship runs aground, damages coral reef

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/13/2016

A foreign-registered vessel ran aground in the waters off a known diving spot in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu and damaged some corals. At least 480 by 60 meters of coral reefs were affected when MV Belle Rose,…

Waterspouts form in Daanbantayan

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/13/2016

There were two waterspouts that hit Daanbantayan town last Sunday, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa confirmed yesterday. “Yes, it is possible to have two waterspouts at the same time in one place. That…

Foreign vessel runs aground in Daanbantayn

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/13/2016

A FOREIGN vessel ran aground off Monad Shoal in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu on Monday morning. The Philippine Coast Guard-Cebu station said a Bantay Dagat team received a report on the incident at 8 am. PCG Cebu…

Expect heavy rains as classes resume

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/12/2016

RAINS will accompany the opening of classes tomorrow, as thunderstorms are expected to continue within the next five days. Alfredo Quiblat Jr., weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in Mactan said…

Groups’ call: Continue Pescador oil spill probe

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/12/2016

TWO environmental groups are encouraging government agencies and the local government unit of Moalboal to thoroughly investigate the minimal oil spill off the shores of Pescador Island. Vince Cinches, Oceans campaigner of Greenpeace, said that although the…

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