Use water chlorinators, LGUs told

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/12/2015

WITH the rainy season in full swing, health authorities called on local governments to prevent water contamination by installing water chlorinators for its water systems. “Contaminated water system can be the cause of diarrhea, typhoid fever and…

Imprisonment, fines await owner, crew of seized banca

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/11/2015

Criminal charges await the owner and  crew members of a motorized banca that was seized in Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City for transporting sacks of prohibited species of seashells. Jovilito Beñanel, owner of MB Josevel Joy 4, may…

CDU students top radiologist exam

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/11/2015

Two Cebu Doctors’ University (CDU) graduates topped the July 2015 Radiologic Technologist Licensure Examination. Melanel Shine Reyes Fuentes landed in first place with an average rating of 89.6 percent while Krisnalyn Deiparine Las Piñas ranked 10th with…

Pilar running out of supplies

Jhunnex Napallacan, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/10/2015

BAD weather has isolated  the remote island towns of Camotes in northeaast Cebu. With boat trips cancelled, the town of Pilar and parts of Tudela are running out of food and other supplies, said officials. This has…

DOLE orders halt on project

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/09/2015

THE regional Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ordered a halt on construction of the FLB Corporate Center project at the Cebu Business Park last Tuesday. “Most of its workers for exterior works like cladding and glass…

Port body allows use of CIP lot

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/09/2015

THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has allowed the use of a 1.2-hectare container yard at the Cebu International Port for storage of seized and forfeited cargo containers. Bureau of Customs (BOC) Cebu Port District Collector Arnulfo Marcos…

No MERS-CoV case in Central Visayas yet

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/09/2015

7 patients test negative;  swab tests available at Vicente Sotto Medical Center SIX persons in Cebu and one in Bohol have tested negative for the infectious viral respiratory disease MERS-CoV, health officials said. “Central Visayas is still…

BOC monitors entry of fake rice in Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/08/2015

The Bureau of Customs is closely monitoring the entry of fake rice in Cebu according to BOC District Collector Arnulfo Marcos. “So far we haven’t seen any fake rice here but we are constantly monitoring,” Marcos told…

Cebu City urged to protect sharks

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/02/2015

THE CEBU city government was urged to strengthen enforcement of the ban on illegal trade of marine species. While Cebu province has an ordinance banning the catching and trading of all species of sharks and rays, sale…

Early pregnancy rates rise in Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/30/2015

A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl in Cebu became the youngest mother in Central Visayas after she gave birth at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC). The Regional Population Commission (PopCom-7) also identified a 12-year-old girl from Bogo City…

150-kilo sunfish found in Cebu port

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/28/2015

An injured sunfish weighing 150 kilos was found near berth 1 of Cebu International Port (CIP)  Thursday afternoon. But it died a few hours after it was turned over to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources…

Kepco union votes to strike

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/28/2015

The majority of the Korean Electric Power Co.-Salcon Power Corp. (Kepco-SPC) labor union voted to hold a  strike last Friday night at their headquarters. Regional Director Edmundo Mirasol of the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) said…

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