Cebu City treasurer’s office to intensify collection of real property tax

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Expect the collection of real property tax in Cebu to intensify.  This was what acting city treasurer Jerone Castillo said during a budget hearing held Thursday, August 29, 2019, by the committee on budget of…

Aboitiz Construction, Austal Philippines sign MOA for building of offshore patrol vessels

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Aboitiz Construction Inc. will collaborate with Austal Philippines Pty. Ltd. for the possible construction of offshore patrol vessels (OPV). Austal Philippines submitted a bid to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to build six…

Terminal fee for international flights to be incorporated in tickets starting Sept. 1

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/29/2019

CEBU CITY—Starting September 1, 2019, those buying tickets for international flights out of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will also be paying the International Passenger Service Charge (IPSC) on top of the cost of the ticket.  The…

Cebu Provincial Board okays increase of yearend incentives for barangay workers

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Qualified barangay workers will be receiving higher yearend incentives after the Cebu Provincial Board unanimously approved the Barangay Workers Act on Tuesday, August 27. Passed on third reading, the ordinance provides for an additional incentive…

Aboitiz Group eyes rehabilitation of Buhisan Watershed

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Aboitiz Group has committed to implement a multi-million rehabilitation project involving 150 hectares at the Buhisan Watershed. The project dubbed as the Cebu A-Park, is envisioned to be completed in five years and will…

Gwen: No town, city will be left out in this year’s Suroy-Suroy Sugbo 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/28/2019

  CEBU CITY—The towns and cities that were left out in the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo will now have the chance to show their attractions in the this year’s edition of the tour to be held in October or…

Garcia calls Pasigarbo sa Sugbo performances amazing 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY–Despite the short time given to the participants, the performances came as a pleasant surprise for Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.  Garcia noted that the participants were given just a little over a month notice about the…

Garcia: 100-day ban on entry of live pigs, other pork products remain

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines– The 100-day ban on the entry of live hogs and other pork products in Cebu will still be in effect even after Agriculture Secretary William Dar clarified that the African Swine Fever  (ASF) did not…

DTI Cebu to open Fablabs in two CTU campuses

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Recognizing the gains from the presence of shared services facility (SSF) in two academic institutions in Cebu, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office will be opening similar multi-million-peso facilities in two Cebu…

Cebu pork producers group commits full support to anti-ASF campaign

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippine—Expressing full support for the anti-African Swine Fever (ASF) measures, the Central Visayas Pork Producers Cooperative (CeViPPCo) is fielding teams to help monitor the Mactan Cebu International Airport, ports, wet markets and supermarkets for possible…

Bohol governor heads province’s tripartite industrial peace council

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bohol Governor Arthur Yap now heads the province’s Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC). Yap took over as chairman of the Bohol TIPC, replacing former governor Edgar Chatto, according to a press statement of…

TESDA-7 marks National Tech Voc Day

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Applying for a job for the first time, 28-year-old Prociso Iglesia could hardly believe it when he became the first hired-on-the-spot applicant at the ongoing local and international jobs fair organized by the Technical Education…

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