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A projected increase in Metro Cebu’s water demand by the year 2020 would translate to an additional need of 80,000 cubic meters of water per day. Joel Mari Yu, Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) chairman of…
Village officials are the first line of defense against the abuse of natural resources, but a municipal councilor-cum-barangay captain in Sibonga in southern Cebu now finds himself in deep trouble for allegedly violating forestry laws. Richie Fiel,…
CONTRACTUALIZATION The dialogue between labor groups and President Rodrigo Duterte during the Labor Day celebration in Davao City left a labor group in Cebu somewhat dissatisfied with the results. Lawyer Jonas Asis, regional vice president of the…
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan recorded a weather temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday afternoon in Cebu. Alice Canasa, weather specialist of Pagasa Mactan said they recorded the temperature at 1:41…
LABOR GROUPS’ CALL Almost one year since President Rodrigo Duterte was elected to the country’s highest public office, workers are still clamoring for the fulfillment of the executive’s campaign promise to end all forms of labor contractualization.…
About 720 employees and management representatives from four cities in Cebu joined the Labor Day 2017 celebration in Talisay City on Monday morning. The day’s celebration kicked off with a caravan from Lapu-Lapu City Hall going to…
A labor group is hopeful that President Rodrigo Duterte will sign an executive order today putting an end to contractualization, as the world celebrates Labor Day. Dennis Derige, coordinator of Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa,…
IF you think the weather’s been really warm the past few weeks, brace yourself for even hotter days ahead. Alfredo Quiblat, chief of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan, said May is the hottest…
Fishermen and coastal communities will be tapped as first responders during sea accidents, the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) said yesterday. Vice Admiral Valentin B. Prieto Jr., PCGA chief, said they are inviting fishermen and coastal communities…
A Cebu-based labor group is asking Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III to step down from his post for failing to address the contractualization in the country. More than 50 members of Bukluran…
THE National Food Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) assures there will be no rice shortage in the region even as President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a halt in the importation of rice. Olma Marie Bayno, NFA-7 information officer,…
Over 50 members of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) held a rally outside the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-7) office on Friday morning. BMP members called for the scrapping of DOLE’s Department Order (D.O.) 174.…
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