John Gokongwei pays Kawit property a surprise visit

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/27/2017

Cebu City officials got a surprise visit yesterday from one of the country’s biggest business magnates. John Gokongwei Jr., founder and chairman emeritus of JG Summit Holdings Inc., visited and inspected the Kawit property in the South…

‘Ricky’: The man with several hats

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/26/2017

Roderic “Ricky” Rama-Poca was many things to many people whose lives he had touched. For his former students at the University of San Carlos (USC), where he taught under the Department of Political Science from 1993 to…

Ricky Poca writes 30

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/26/2017

Cebu Daily News columnist Ricky Poca passed away at dawn today due to cardiac arrest. He was 58. The news was confirmed by his first cousin, former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. “We are asking for prayers…

Vinta grounds 30 flights, strands 200 passengers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/22/2017

Christmas is the best time to go home especially for Filipinos who spend months working overseas for their family. So when Nerie Quiñonez, 45, learned that their 10:45 a.m. connecting flight from Cebu to Tandag City in…

Cebu City heightens storm alert as TS Vinta nears Visayas

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/21/2017

  AS Cebu City Hall prepares for expected strong winds and heavy rains as tropical storm Vinta made landfall, other agencies are also asked to stay on alert and do their part to mitigate the effects of…

Hike in consumer spending, demand for goods and services expected

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/21/2017

The passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill is expected to help improve the retail trade industry in 2018. With implementation of the TRAIN, which exempts workers with an annual income of P250,000…

Expedition trains sights on pollution

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/20/2017

A self-described “ambitious yet humble” ocean mapping foreign expedition ended their two-day stop at Lapu-Lapu City yesterday to raise public awareness on coral bleaching and other environmental concerns. Aboard the 33-meter-long Swiss sailboat “Fleur de Passion,” the…

Ocean mapping on a global sailing trip

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/20/2017

An ocean mapping expedition around the globe is making its stop in Cebu. The 33-meter Swiss sailboat named Fleur de Passion has 12 crew members who will take samples to assess plastic levels in the ocean, greenhouse…

CEBU CITY TO ROLL OUT LOCALIZED 911

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/19/2017

A local 911 emergency hotline may soon be up in Cebu City. If negotiations and preparations push through, the P15-million system may be in place before next month’s Sinulog Festival celebration. The system will be provided by…

Sto. Niño visits Cebu City Medical Center

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/19/2017

Patients and employees of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) are given a chance to show their devotion and love to the Señor Sto. Niño as the image of the holy child makes a visit on Tuesday…

Cebu IT Park halts extraction of vintage bomb

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/19/2017

The extraction of the vintage bomb that was found in a construction site at the Cebu IT Park in Barangay Apas, Cebu City has been called off. Apas Barangay Captain Ramil Ayuman said he was informed by…

Sinulog vendors must register first

Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2017

Vendors who wish to do business within the Sinulog route during the festival next month can start registering at Cebu City Hall. According to Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) operations chief Genevieve Alcoseba,…

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