Cebu PB defers action on 93-1 land swap deal

Jessa Mae Sotto 06/25/2018

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) has decided to defer action on the proposed resolution that would authorize Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III to enter and sign a deed of donation with the Cebu City government as part…

More than 600 afflicted by mental illness in Cebu

Jessa Mae Sotto 06/24/2018

Psychosis topped the list of mental health disorders of the Provincial Health Office (PHO). Based on data obtained by Cebu Dail News, 679 persons in Cebu province were afflicted by psychosis from 2015 to 2017, followed by…

‘Possession’ or mass hysteria?

Benjie Talisic, Jessa Mae Sotto, Morexette Erram 06/22/2018

AN EARTHQUAKE drill at the Ronda National High School was disrupted when 30 of its over 1,000 students were “possessed” by “evil spirits” and began to experience chest pains, difficulty breathing, cold sweat, body spasms and stiffening.…

Barangay Treasurer asks Ombuds to probe Sta. Fe mayor Esgana

Jessa Mae Sotto 06/21/2018

The treasurer of Barangay Talisay in Sta. Fe town, Bantayan Island has asked the Office of the Ombudsman for the Visayas to investigate Mayor Jose Esgana on accusations of grave misconduct and unlawful arrest. Vicente Ilustrisimo filed…

Magpale urges community, parents, LGUs to fight sexual exploitation of children

Jessa Mae Sotto 05/19/2018

Cebu Vice Governor Agnes Magpale, co-chair of the Provincial Women’s Commission, has urged the public to help fight sexual exploitation of children by being vigilant and report to authorities any incidents of child abuse. Magpale said she…

Voting for Barangay, SK bets officially ends

Jessa Mae Sotto 05/14/2018

The nationwide voting for Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections has ended at exactly 3 p.m. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Election Supervisor, said voters who came late after the cutoff time will…

Use social media with responsibility

Jessa Mae Sotto, Rosalie Abatayo 05/09/2018

WHILE Facebook gives Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates an avenue to deliver their campaign messages to their constituents, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminds candidates and voters to be more responsible in promoting or bashing aspirants.…

10% of Cebu province barangays targeted to be drug free

Jessa Mae Sotto 05/07/2018

Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III said they will declare drug free barangays which already gained approval from the oversight committee, on May 10. He added that they are targeting least 10 percent of the 1,066 barangays in…

Gov’t also engages in contractualization

Fe Marie Dumaboc and Jose Santino Bunachita, Jessa Mae Sotto, Nestle Semilla 05/02/2018

Labor contracting in public sector should be fixed first – Escudero; Davide describes gov’t ‘worst violator of contractualization’ GUESS who is the biggest employer of contractual employees? Government. Sen. Francis Escudero lamented that the government remained to…

AFTER BORACAY CLOSURE IS CEBU READY?

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo, Jessa Mae Sotto, Morexette Marie Erram, Nestle Semilla 04/09/2018

Visayas remains safe but hotels, resorts may not have enough rooms for influx of tourists; DOT to local officials: Learn from Boracay One island’s loss is another island’s gain. The six-month closure of the renowned island-resort of…

Pirated DVDs, VCDs seized in downtown raid

Jessa Mae Sotto 03/24/2018

Police and members of the Optical Media Board (OMB) seized sacks of pirated DVDs and VDCs during a raid on Saturday, in Colon St. Cebu City. At least 12 stalls were raided by the operatives. Raids were…

Cebu Capitol distributed P4M worth of cash incentives

Jessa Mae Sotto 03/17/2018

The Cebu Provincial Government has distributed P4.38 million worth of cash incentives to barangay workers of the towns of Dalaguete, Argao and Cordova. Cebu Provincial Board (PB) Member Jose Mari Salvador led the distribution to 2, 400…

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