Man nabbed, drugs seized

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/25/2015

Police arrested a man and confiscated illegal drugs worth at least P50,000 in a raid in barangay Calamba, Cebu City yesterday. Senior Insp. Delfin Bontuyan of the Criminal and Investigation Detection Group (CIDG-7) said they caught Arturo…

For every difficult question, a tear and a prayer

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/25/2015

He visited five churches before the exam, and prayed one Hail Mary for every answer he was not sure of. John Lester Lastimosa was elated to find his name in the  list of topnotchers of  the CPA…

Damage assessment first before calamity declaration

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/23/2015

PROVINCIAL Board Member Thadeo Ouano yesterday cautioned against rushing the declaration of a state of calamity in the entire province. He said the situation in each of the 51 towns and cities should be assessed thoroughly first.…

Damage assessment first before calamity declaration

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/23/2015

PROVINCIAL Board Member Thadeo Ouano yesterday cautioned against rushing the declaration of a state of calamity in the entire province. He said the situation in each of the 51 towns and cities should be assessed thoroughly first.…

Funds ready for LGUs affected by dry spell

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Norman V. Mendoza 05/22/2015

GOV. Hilario Davide III assured that the Cebu Provincial Government will help all local government units (LGUs) affected by the dry spell. Davide said they have not received any damage reports from the towns but disaster funds…

PDEA-7 task force pushed

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/22/2015

The Cebu provincial government is asking the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)  to create a regional task force to monitor drug smuggling in the province. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said the  Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council…

2 more towns placed under state of calamity

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/21/2015

TWO more Cebu municipalities have been placed under a state of calamity due to  below-normal rainfall since March. Argao in the south and  Borbon in the north  joined Tuburan in passing separate resolutions declaring a state of…

3 Capitol workers test positive for drug use

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/20/2015

Three employees of the Cebu provincial government tested positive for illegal drug use in a surprise test yesterday at the Capitol’s legislative building. However, the results are still subject to confirmatory tests, said  Joey Herrera, executive director…

Disaster council cites ‘creeping disaster’

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/20/2015

The Cebu provincial disaster  council yesterday recommended the declaration of a state of calamity in the entire province. Below-normal rainfall since March has damaged crops and caused water levels to go down, said Baltazar Tribunalo, Jr., head…

Graphic warnings on cigarette packs to be changed this year

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/18/2015

Graphic warnings on cigarette packs will be changed by cigarette manufacturers within the year, the regional Department of Health (DOH-7) said over the weekend. Ligaya Moneva, DOH-7 education officer,  said cigarette manufacturers asked the DOH-7 to give…

Smartphone app to identify disaster-prone areas

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/18/2015

A smartphone application that will identify disaster-prone areas in Central Visayas is being developed by the regional Mines and Geosciences Bureau-7 (MGB-7). Al Emil Birador, MGB-7 chief geologist, said they already finished conducting geohazard mapping to identify…

Job order worker, applicant test positive for drug use

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/16/2015

A JOB order employee and an applicant tested positive for drug use in a surprise drug test conducted on municipal workers of Alcoy town, southern Cebu. Joey Herrera, head of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CPADAC),…

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