CRUSHED HOPES

Delta Dyrecka Letigio and Inquirer.net, Jessa Mae O. Sotto, JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 12/05/2018

Implementation of second fuel excise tax in January crushes hopes of a continued downward trend in oil prices The series of rollbacks in fuel prices in the last quarter of this year is apparently too good to…

WALKING: A TRAFFIC SOLUTION

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA, Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/04/2018

NEDA commissions a study on the impact of pedestrianizing parts of downtown Cebu City Walking could be the most practical solution to Cebu City’s traffic woes and could boost economic opportunities. National Economic Development Authority in Central…

CEBU STARTUP NEEDS MORE BOOST ‘Have serious innovations to get share of $200M fund’

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 10/24/2018

Cebu still needs to catch up in terms of cultivating its startup community, experts say. Frederick Amores, assistant regional director of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in Visayas, said they would need to see…

Conference to discuss power solutions in remote areas

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 10/23/2018

A CONFERENCE to discuss solutions in delivering power to remote and developing areas in the country is slated in Cebu starting today, October 24 until Friday, October 26. The 2018 Philippine International Microgrid Exhibition and Conference (PIMEC)…

DOT-7 makes sure Oslob won’t suffer same fate as Boracay

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 10/22/2018

With the upcoming reopening of Boracay Island, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Puyat said five more areas including Cebu’s Oslob were asked to also look into their own rehabilitation efforts. Sought for comment, Shalimar Tamano, director of the Department…

Filipina brings home Asean science prize

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 10/20/2018

A Filipina scientist has bagged this year’s Asean-US Science Prize for Women, which focuses on precision agriculture. Dr. Gay Jane Perez, 37, bested seven other female scientists from other Southeast Asian countries and received $20,000 in cash…

A decade of growth: Turning NRA into a center of business

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 10/17/2018

How a mall helped Mandaue, Cebu’s industrial capital, to become a place for commercialism The 200-hectare Mandaue North Reclamation Area is indeed moving forward to become the thriving central business district of Mandaue City, a city that…

Sisters switch on ‘Witch Engine’, target hidden geek in everyone

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 09/23/2018

Sisters Nikki and Joanna Uy have always had a love for pop culture and the alternative scene. In 2013, they decided to turn this love into a business as they opened Witch Engine, an online shop that…

MINING HALTED IN 8 REGIONS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 09/22/2018

  In the wake of the recent tragedies in Cebu and Benguet that many blamed on quarrying and mining activities, President Rodrigo Duterte last night announced that he would consider suspending mining activities in most parts of…

Interior designer finds niche turning scraps into treasures

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 09/16/2018

Other people’s scraps can really be other people’s treasure. Who knows the shells from restaurants that are usually just thrown away can be turned into not just fashionable, but luxurious jewelry? Susanne Verallo, 30, does this with…

Brace for ‘Ompong’

AP, Jessa Mae O. Sotto, JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla, Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/14/2018

Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) retained its ferocious strength and shifted slightly toward more densely populated coastal provinces in northern Luzon on Friday as it barreled closer to the northeastern Philippines, where a massive evacuation was underway.…

Biz group, Cebu leaders echo fear over spate of killings, Osmeña says Hamada slay might scare away investors

Benjie B. Talisic, JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA, Morexette Eram 08/25/2018

As police investigators continue to dig deeper into the slay of businesswoman Junko Hamada, business, church, and government leaders expressed concerns that the unsolved killings will affect the image of Cebu and discourage people from visiting the…

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