Palma asks faithful to pray for ‘safe Sinulog’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 01/02/2017

AS Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the faithful to “pray and trust in the Lord,” he also hoped that last month’s bombings in Hilongos, Leyte and North Cotabato won’t occur during the annual Sinulog celebration. “As what…

Police: Less firecracker, stray bullet injuries

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 01/02/2017

FIRECRACKER-related injuries incurred in the aftermath of the New Year revelry in Central Visayas dropped by half last Dec. 31, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said yesterday. From 67 cases in 2015, only 33…

Stray bullets injure 2 in Cebu; firecracker blasts hurt 42 in Central Visayas

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/01/2017

At least 42 people were reportedly injured due to firecracker blast while two others were victims of stray bullets in Central Visayas at the height of the revelry to welcome the New Year, a Department of Health…

Palma: Pray for peace

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/31/2016

Cebu Archbishop Jose T. Palma, in his homily on Saturday evening during the New Year’s Eve Mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, urged everyone to pray for peace. “Let us pray for peace, for our family and…

DOH places govt’ hospitals on Code White alert; urges public to shun firecrackers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/31/2016

GOVERNMENT-RUN hospitals across the country, including those in Cebu, have been placed on “Code White Alert” yesterday, the eve of the New Year’s day celebration. This means hospital staff are in place and ready to respond any…

A CYCLE OF TRASH

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram 12/30/2016

By the first day of the New Year, there is a big chance that the South Road Properties (SRP) has not yet been completely cleared of trash as earlier promised by the Cebu City government. This much…

The lessons of Dr. Jose Rizal

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/30/2016

At past noon on Friday at the Rizal Memorial Library and Museum along Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City, mats were laid for a bunch of street kids who were about to hear the story of the country’s…

Pagasa: It will be a wet New Year’s Day

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/30/2016

It will be a wet New Year’s Day as the weather bureau has forecast rains on the first day of 2017. Romeo Aguirre, weather specialist for Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) Mactan, said on Friday…

Strong quake hits south Cebu

Lesley Cara Delos Santos, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/30/2016

A strong quake hit Carcar City and neighboring areas in southern Cebu province on Friday night. The magnitude 3.5 tremor, was recorded at 8:12 p.m., according to a bulletin released at 8:59 p.m. by the Philippine Institute…

Hauling of SRP garbage resumes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram 12/29/2016

HAULING of Cebu City’s garbage dumped at a lot in the South Road Properties (SRP) resumed yesterday with the arrival of the heavy equipment and dump trucks of Jomara Konstruckt Corporation, which the city contracted to bring…

Taxi driver in trouble

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/29/2016

For allegedly insulting a couple, who are persons with disability (PWDs), a taxi driver is in trouble after the couple filed a complaint against him at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7)…

Traffic and the countryside

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/29/2016

(CONCLUSION) Biz leader: Set up eco-zone, townships in other Cebu areas to help ease Metro Cebu traffic Spread development to the countryside. Glenn Soco, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) president, gave this suggestion as one…

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