Militant groups stage rallies ahead of Labor Day

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/27/2017

MILITANT labor groups based in Cebu will hold a rally today in front of the regional Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) office ahead of Labor Day on May 1 next Monday. Teody Navea, chairman of the…

TNCs’ accreditation renewal hinges on LTFRB status review

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/27/2017

Transport Network Companies (TNC) such as Grab and Uber will need to renew their two-year accreditation at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in the middle of the year. However, their accreditation renewal will depend…

Pagasa: Weekend heat index to hit 40 degrees

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/21/2017

IF you could hardly stand the heat these days, brace for an even hotter weekend ahead. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) expects the weather temperature to rise to 33 degrees Celsius due to…

Employee quits amid irregularities

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/20/2017

THE officer linked to the irregular issuance of certificates of tribal membership (CTMs) at the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) regional office tendered her “irrevocable resignation” last April 17. NCMF Regional Director Malo B. Manonggiring confirmed…

Poquita is new BFAR regional director

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/19/2017

ALLAN Poquita is now the regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7). Poquita told Cebu Daily News yesterday that his appointment was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte last week. “I…

Hybrid electric trains still okay to run — DOST-7

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/18/2017

THOUGH PARTLY FLOODED THE floods experienced at the North Reclamation Area (NRA) last weekend have prompted the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-7) to seek a place where they can park the hybrid electric road trains that…

DOST prioritizes food security programs

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/18/2017

FOOD security tops the community empowerment projects lined up by the regional Department of Science and Technology (DOST-7) for Central Visayas, the agency’s regional chief said yesterday. In yesterday’s 888 News Forum, DOST regional director Edilberto Paradela…

Student achievers recognized

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/17/2017

Hardships are no hindrance to these girl awardees Poverty is no hindrance to these two 12-year-old student-achievers, who were recognized together with 278 other student-achievers by the Cebu City government and the Department of Education, for their…

Partygoers, organizers slammed

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/16/2017

ISLA MUSICFEST GARBAGE Sacks of garbage collected at the site of the Isla Music Festival 2017 in Barangay Pooc, Santa Fe, Bantayan Island have infuriated a green advocate as he called for organizers to craft clear policies…

1,700 stranded in Cebu

Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/15/2017

At least 1,700 passengers, 13 vessels and 45 rolling cargo vessels were left stranded in Cebu as tropical depression “Crising” moved closer to Samar during the morning of Black Saturday. One of those stranded was Melissa Degamo,…

‘The Pieta’ keeps family together

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/15/2017

Keeping the family tradition during the Holy Week holds their family together. During the Holy Week, the heirs of Perfecto Mabugat Sr. and Amalia Juarez are reunited in Barangay Poblacion, Bantayan town in northern Cebu to prepare…

Isla Music fest guests, organizers told: Keep trash or get penalized

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/15/2017

SANTA Fe town officials are warning guests and organizers of the Isla Music Festival 2017 to keep their trash. “Clean as you stay and clean as you go,” said Santa Fe Mayor Jose Esgana after empty bottles…

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