Subcontractors told to comply with labor laws

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/29/2015

TWO subcontractors have been given until today to comply with labor standards, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Pamcore Steel Corp. and Top Glass and Aluminum Construction, subcontractors of SM Seaside City at the South…

Market chief: No ban on sale of shellfish

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/29/2015

The sale of shellfish bought from Bohol province will continue in Cebu City’s markets until the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) says otherwise, Cebu City Market Administrator Raquel Arce said. Arce said the shellfish sold…

Aquino to join airport ceremony

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/28/2015

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will be in Cebu tomorrow for the groundbreaking of the new Terminal 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). He will be joined by Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II, Tourism Secretary  Ramon…

Aquino to join airport ceremony

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/27/2015

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will be in Cebu tomorrow for the groundbreaking of the new Terminal 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). He will be joined by Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II, Tourism Secretary  Ramon…

Teachers demand release of PEI

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/27/2015

Close to 50 teachers in Central Visayas asked the Department of Education (Deped-7) yesterday afternoon to release their incentives equivalent to a one-month salary. Antonia Lim, regional president of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Region 7 Union said…

RED TIDE ALERT

Eileen G. Mangubat, Jhunnex Napallacan, Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/26/2015

Avoid shellfish, alamang from Bohol All kinds of shellfish and alamang (Acetes sp.) gathered from Dauis, Bohol are not safe for eating. Fish is safe, but the gills and intestines must be removed before cooking. Squid, shrimps…

Mandaue City road repairs stopped for APEC, Ironman

Apple Ta-as, Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/26/2015

Motorists will have to bear with traffic problems as completion of roadworks in Mandaue City will be further delayed  because of Cebu’s hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and the Ironman Triathlon in August.…

DepEd secretary welcomes proposed drug test on teachers

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/26/2015

The Secretary of the  Department of Education (DepEd) welcomes the proposal that teachers undergo drug testing saying teachers should not be into drugs being second parents of students. “We are parents to students. So the last thing…

Shellfish poisoning downs 11 in Bohol

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/25/2015

ABOUT 11 people have fallen ill after eating shellfish contaminated by red tide from the waters off barangays Totolan and Songculan, Dauis town and barangays Poblacion and Bool in Tagbilaran City, Bohol province since Friday last week.…

Child labor remains prevalent in Region 7

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/24/2015

CENTRAL Visayas ranks fifth nationwide with the most number of child labor cases according to a labor official. Remedios Densing, regional focal person for the Child Labor Prevention and Elimination Program (CLPEP), said during the AGIO forum…

Cebu ordinance: Free medical care for kids of indigents

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/23/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) approved on third and final reading an ordinance mandating provincial and district hospitals in the province to provide free medical care to children of indigent families from newborns to 6 years old.…

DOH: Cebu has fewer toilets

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/22/2015

Despite having the more progressive economy, Cebu province has the least number of households with toilets in Central Visayas. Nikko Dajao, environment occupational health coordinator of the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas said only 68.15…

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