Cebuano tops doctors’ exam

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/17/2016

AL PATRICK Cajandab Alajas is living his dream to be a doctor, the first in his family. He topped the March 2016 Physician Licensure Examination, with a rating of 88.67 percent. A schoolmate, Francine Nayra Diloy, ranked…

With Mananga all dried up, quarrying activities worsen

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/17/2016

As early as 6 a.m. every day, Raul Cañeda readies his shovel and walks toward Mananga River in Talisay City to extract sand and gravel. Raul and his 55-year-old mother Estrella, both residents of Barangay Lawaan, have…

SWU-MHAM graduate tops physician exam

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/16/2016

A graduate of Southwestern University – Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine topped the March 2016 Physician Licensure Examination. Al Patrick Cajandab Alajas ranked first with a rating of 88.67 percent. Another SWU-MHAM graduate, Francine Nayra…

22 Maternity Hospital employees barred from working

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/16/2016

ABOUT 20 members of the Cebu Maternity Hospital employees were barred from entering the Cebu Puericulture Maternity House at 7 am Wednesday. Fundador Alforque, vice president of the union, said they received a notice yesterday from the…

RIVER RUNS DRY

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/15/2016

Faucets may be drying up in several barangays of Cebu City and Talisay City, but there is no dry spell in Cebu. In fact, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said summer hasn’t arrived…

SWU student in MedTech top 10

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/15/2016

BRYAN John Antiquina Gonzaga, a graduate of Southwestern University, was among the topnotchers in the March 2016 Medical Technologist Examination. Gonzaga, the only student from Cebu in the top 10, ranked 10th with a rating of 88.60…

DOH: Heat stroke, illnesses possible among fire victims

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/15/2016

As the country further warms up due to the El Niño phenomenon, another kind of dry spell has hit the victims of last week’s fire in Mandaue City who have sought temporary shelter at the grounds of…

Bets have 72 hours to remove campaign materials from trees

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/15/2016

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) has given all candidates for the May 9, 2016 elections 72 hours to voluntarily remove campaign materials that were nailed on trees. Raul Pasoc, Cebu community environment and natural…

SWU grad lands in top 10 of licensure exam

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/15/2016

A graduate of Southwestern University (SWU) ranked among the top 10 in this month’s 2016 Medical Technologist Licensure Examination. Bryan John Antiquina Gonzaga landed on the top 10 with an  average score of 88.60 percent. The results…

DENR tells candidates to remove campaign materials from trees within 72 hours

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/15/2016

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a 72-hour notice to all candidates to remove all campaign materials on trees effective today. The notice signed by DENR Regional Executive Director Isabelo Montejo came as the…

Bargamento: No ‘tanim-bala’ case based on CCTV footage

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 03/14/2016

A copy of the closed-circuit TV footage from the Office of the Transportation Security (OTS) was turned over to the Mactan Cebu International Airport’s Aviation Security Unit (MCIA-AVSUE) office yesterday. Senior Supt. Raul Bargamento, MCIA-AVSUE chief, said…

U-turn slot at SRP starting today

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/14/2016

The Cebu City Transportation Office is implementing a U-Turn slot under the South Road Properties (SRP) viaduct today. CCTO executive director Rey Gealon said with the U-Turn slot in place, vehicles from Talisay taking the left turn…

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