Weak La Niña to hit C. Visayas next month

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/27/2017

A WEAK La Niña is projected to prevail over Central Visayas and the rest of the country by the first week of December this year, the state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)…

Cebuanos told to prepare for ‘weak’ La Niña

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/27/2017

Pagasa Visayas head Oscar Tabada said weak La Niña expected to bring rains in Cebu and rest of the Visayas starting next month. Tabada warned Cebuanos of flooding and landslides that may result from above normal rainfall…

Cebu City ties up with Uber, Grab

Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Inna Gian Mejia 11/24/2017

The Cebu City government will try the new systems or technology used by ride-hailing car booking services of Grab and Uber for City Hall employees. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the new technology would help the…

Slow work on underpass causing traffic gridlocks

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/23/2017

The slow progress of work on the P638-million underpass project on N. Bacalso Avenue and F. Llamas Street is creating a traffic gridlock that has become a cause for concern, said Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak. He…

Two Cebuanos top Civil Eng’g exam

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/22/2017

TWO new civil engineers from the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) and the University of San Carlos (USC) were topnotchers in the November 2017 Civil Engineering Licensure Examination. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the official list…

3 women charged for trying to sneak drugs into city jail

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/22/2017

CASES have already been filed against the three women who were arrested after they allegedly tried to sneak illegal drugs into the Cebu City Jail, according to Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, deputy mayor for police matters.…

Basilica vendors’ registration to start next month

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/21/2017

    Minda Moralde, 94, has been selling candles at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño for more than 50 years already. Moralde of Barangay Guadalupe said sales have been dwindling lately because of competition with several…

NEW LIFE FOR ANGKAS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Inna Gian Mejia 11/20/2017

Osmeña wants city to take over operation of motorcycle ride booking service to ease traffic Wisdom Lazaga wakes up at 5 a.m. on weekdays to avoid the gridlock during rush hour.But no matter how early he gets…

Ambulance, P2M cash aid set for Surigao town

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/20/2017

ASIDE from P2 million in cash aid, the Cebu City government will also donate one ambulance to quake-struck San Francisco City in Surigao del Norte province. “I’m going to help expedite the release of the P2 million.…

Dumpsters to be set up at Cebu City streets next year

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/18/2017

DUMPSTERS will be placed in Cebu City’s streets to collect garbage from households as early as next year, Mayor Tomas Osmeña said. The mayor said commercial businesses that produce large volumes of garbage should include in their…

Osmeña to sue Ermita officials, tanods

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/17/2017

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the city would file a case against Barangay Ermita officials and tanods for allegedly being involved in an “extortion racket” after they collected P10 from the vendors at Unit 1 of…

Alcover lobbies anew to regulate habal-habal

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/16/2017

COUNCILOR Pastor “Jun” Alcover Jr. lobbied anew for the passage of an ordinance he authored that would regulate the operation of habal-habal or motorcycle-for-hire operations in Cebu City. The councilor floated his proposed ordinance in response to…

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