Houses to be turned over to displaced Sta. Fe folk

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/08/2015

BASION Ilustrisimo, a resident of barangay Talisay in Sta. Fe town, Bantayan Island, had something to smile about when Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) staff visited her on Friday. The 55-year-old grandmother, who carried…

K TO 12 REALITY

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/07/2015

Parents mixed over additional two years of school next year Jozasana Gallego is scheduled to graduate from a private school in Cebu City two years from now. But if the K-to-12 program takes effect next year, then…

Province to develop more tourist spots

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/07/2015

Bojo River, Aguinid Falls eyed The Cebu Provincial government is planning to develop another community-based tourist destination in the province. Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale, chairman of the committee on Tourism, said the committee already met with Gov.…

3 provinces want Visayan Sea declared as marine reserve area for small fishers

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/06/2015

THREE provinces in the Visayas requested Congress and the Office of the President to declare the Visayan Sea as a National Marine Reserve Area for small fishers. Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. and representatives of Cebu…

Public advised to clean homes amid increase in dengue cases

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/05/2015

Health authorities called on the public to clean their surroundings amid a 20 percent increase in dengue cases in Central Visayas from January to May this year. Dr. Jonathan Niel Erasmo, DOH-7 dengue program coordinator, said in…

4 governors meet today for protection of Visayan Sea

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/05/2015

Four governors, in the Visayas, including Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III, will be meeting today  in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan island to discuss updates and ways to enforce   laws in protecting the  Visayan Sea. In November…

174 hectares of crops in four areas damaged

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/01/2015

The dry spell damaged 174.67 hectares of crops in at least four Cebu towns and cities. Dr. Roldan Saragena said the El Niño phenomenon has affected the towns of Samboan and Sibonga and the cities of Talisay…

Coop helps Sevilla quake survivors get back on their feet

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/01/2015

She almost lost everything when the 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Bohol province on October 15, 2013, but she did not lose hope and believed that she could survive the greatest challenge of her life. Annabelle Paler, 49, said…

Cordova fined P50K for illegal reclamation

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/29/2015

THE  Cordova municipal government will be fined P50,000 for dumping limestone in a fish pond in barangay Ibabao without an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). Engr. William Cuñado, regional director of the Environmental and Management Bureau (EMB-7) said…

Cordova town faces penalty for dumping limestone in private property

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/29/2015

The Cordova municipal government will be penalized for conducting illegal reclamation for their proposed Cordova slaughter house project located in barangay Ibabao without securing the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). Engr. William Cuñado, regional director of the Environmental…

Deped urged to clean ranks after teacher’s arrest over drugs

Apple Ta-as, Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/28/2015

The Department of Education (DepEd) was asked to check its ranks for drug users following the arrest of an acting supervisor of a public elementary school in Badian town, southwest Cebu. “I think it would be  proper…

Study plan to declare Cebu bird, bat sanctuary

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/26/2015

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III said he would need a  thorough study on a  proposal to make the province a sanctuary of birds and bats. “I need to also take a look at that recommendation, how they…

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