Nivel relocation site ‘livable’ with water, power

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/31/2015

ELECTRICITY, water and even Internet connections are available at the two-hectare Nivel Hills property that the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu is offering as a relocation site for fire victims from sitio Avocado, Lahug. It  is…

Fire victims: How to help, donate

Juli Ann M. Sibi, Nestle L. Semilla 12/31/2015

Donations and relief aid are being received for survivors of the post-Christmas fire in sitio Avocado in barangay Lahug, Cebu City. Cooked meals in styropacks, sacks of rice, used clothes and dry good continue to arrive at…

Emergency needs first before UP Cebu dialog, says Labella

Juli Ann M. Sibi, Nestle L. Semilla 12/31/2015

ACTING Mayor Edgardo Labella yesterday said the Cebu city government will  talk with the landowner of the burned sitio in barangay Lahug “after we attend to the emergency needs” of the fire victims. He said City Hall…

Rizal Day reminds officials to cherish democracy, not bicker

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/31/2015

CEBU City Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella yesterday called on public officials  to remember the heroism of Jose Rizal and their own duty to serve  the Filipino people. Labella spoke in Plaza Sugbu  at an outdoor ceremony marking…

UP CEBU TO USE FIRE SITE

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/30/2015

Lahug victims get offer for  relocation site Fire victims in barangay Lahug were yesterday offered space in a two-hectare relocation site in Nivel Hills, but they remain wary of ongoing clearing operations and worry about their future.…

Retired Cebuana professor killed in motorcycle accident in Brazil

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/20/2015

A retired Cebuana professor known for her advocacy in gender rights died in a motorcycle accident while on vacation in Brazil last Wednesday. Portia Doroy Dacalos was riding  a motorcycle driven by Oliver Mann, the 43-year-old son…

Seniors get final tranche of cash aid

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/16/2015

Over 60,000 senior citizens of Cebu City started claiming the last tranche of P3,000 as aid from the Cebu city government in their barangays. This was the sixth round of distribution of cash aid this year for…

Program to decongest Cebu City Jail resumes

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/16/2015

TO FREE up the crammed City Jail, the Cebu City government will resume the two-year-old program called “Operation Decongestion” starting next. Cebu City jail currently has over 2,600 inmates though it was designed to house a maximum…

Cebuano surgeon eyes ‘100 affordable knee operations’

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/13/2015

Cebuano orthopedic surgeon Dr. Rene Catan is targeting “100 knee operations nationwide before the year ends” using his two-piece knee replacement technology “Logic 1.0”  so that people suffering from arthritis can be helped at half the cost…

Lumad leaders, militants hold rally to mark Rights Day

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/10/2015

Lumad leaders from Mindanao and over a hundred militants held a march rally today to call for a halt on the killings of lumads. The march rally was in commemoration of International Human Rights Day, December 10…

Study on fish immune system wins in science forum

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/06/2015

UNIVERSITY of the Philippines – Cebu Biology graduate Christiane Helene Comique spent her summer at the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology lab in Central Luzon State University, Nueva Ecija for her undergraduate thesis research. Her research, which she…

Forum: Hontiveros lobbies for universal health care

Juli Ann M. Sibi 12/06/2015

LIBERAL Party senatorial candidate and former PhilHealth director Risa Hontiveros is lobbying for a four-point universal health care agenda, such as better doctors, cheaper medicine, empowerment of health workers, and proper health education during a forum last…

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