Injured seaman who lost foot: I’ll find a way to earn a living

Carine A. Lapid, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/20/2015

  No regrets for rescue, says chief mate; banca crew released without charges After losing his right foot trying to rescue passengers of a capsized motorbanca, chief mate Rudyard Payusan is uncertain about his future. But Payusan,…

NO SEA TRIPS DUE TO ‘LANDO’

Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/18/2015

Over 2K passengers stranded in ports as gale warning still in effect Some 2,313 passengers were stranded in Cebu City’s ports as of 4 p.m. yesterday due to strong winds and waves caused by the southwest monsoon…

RESCUED

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/18/2015

Motorbanca capsizes at midnight; all 28 persons saved but rescuer loses foot A rescue in rough waters took place almost eight hours after a motorbanca capsized off waters  between Liloan town and Camotes Island, north Cebu last…

‘Listen to those who suffer depression’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/18/2015

PEOPLE should not hesitate to help those suffering from mental or emotional problems. Education Secretary  Armin Luistro made this appeal during the “Dignity in Mental Health” forum at the University of San Carlos (USC) South Campus yesterday…

Motor banca sank near Camotes Island

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/17/2015

M/B Mansan, a motor banca carrying still unconfirmed number of passengers from Talibon, Bohol sank near Camotes Island early today. In an interview, Cokaliong Shipping Lines founder and chief executive officer Chester C. Cokaliong said their vessel,…

Bus operators want status quo; MLC welcomes mass transit

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/17/2015

Is there a need for new high-quality, less-polluting buses in Metro Cebu? Bus operators and public utility drivers yesterday joined forces in opposing the grant of a franchise to a fleet of 77 brand-new air-conditioned hybrid buses…

Transport groups rally against joint bus venture

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/16/2015

Transport groups voiced their opposition to the European made buses to be operated by the consortium Metro Transit Services Inc. during today’s public hearing at the regional Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7). Ryan Benjamin Yu, chairman…

Pagasa: ‘Lando’ won’t hit Cebu

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 10/16/2015

Cebu won’t be affected by tropical storm “Lando” (international name Koppu), the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Alfredo Quiblat, Pagasa Mactan chief, said Cebu will experience cloudy to sunny weather in the…

Mass for departed Cebuana beauty titlist tonight

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/16/2015

FRIENDS of the late Miss Tourism International 2012 Rizzini Alexis Gomez from the modeling and fashion industries will offer  Mass for her at the St. Peter Funeral Homes in Mandaue City tonight. Ricky Ballesteros, executive director of…

Bag thieves strike in resto

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/16/2015

Watch your handbag. A 60-year-old woman  lost her bag with  cash and valuables to  thieves while she was having Sunday lunch with her family in a mall restaurant  in  Consolacion town, northern Cebu. Police said Gwyndolyn Lastimosa,…

Rizzini, Cebu’s int’l beauty titlist, passes away at 25 after illness

Jonas N. Panerio, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/14/2015

She will  be remembered as professional, silent, charming, and intelligent. Rizzini Alexis Gomez, Cebuana beauty queen and Miss Tourism International 2012, passed away yesterday morning due to lymphoma of the lungs. Ricky Ballesteros, executive director for Sinulog…

Rally against bus line on Friday

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/14/2015

A CEBU-BASED transport group will stage a rally in front of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) this Friday to air  their opposition to the operation of European-made buses that will soon ply Metro Cebu routes.…

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