Ban smoking, Cebu LGUs urged

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/16/2015

CEBU’S local government units should enact an ordinance to ban smoking within their areas if only to reduce the incidence of lung cancer and other types of cancer. Ligaya Moneva, education officer of the Regional Department of…

Ban smoking, Cebu LGUs urged

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/16/2015

CEBU’S local government units should enact an ordinance to ban smoking within their areas if only to reduce the incidence of lung cancer and other types of cancer. Ligaya Moneva, education officer of the Regional Department of…

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),…

DENR to plant trees to counter the effects of mild El Niño

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/15/2015

TO counter the effects of the  mild El Niño, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) is preparing seedlings for planting in the third quarter of this year. DENR-7 information officer Eddie Llamedo…

Madrigal laments cases filed vs illegal fishers ‘neglected’

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/15/2015

Former Capitol Chief Security Officer Loy Anthony Madrigal is disappointed that some of the cases he filed against illegal transporters of endangered shells and birds were dismissed while some cases were no longer attended to by the…

DENR cites violations in Cordova ro-ro project

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/14/2015

Cordova town can be held liable for  its roll-on-roll-off port terminal built in 2010. The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources -7 (DENR-7) said  the municipality violated terms of its Enviornmental Compliance Certificate…

More Cebu mayors want to join LP

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/13/2015

More Cebu  mayors who belong to other parties have shown interest to join the Liberal Party, said  Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale. She refused to give out names saying it was still premature. Magpale said the administration has…

San Francisco has a new councilor

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/12/2015

THE municipality of San Francisco in Camotes Island, northeast Cebu,  now has a complete set of town officials. The vacancy left with the death of Vice Mayor Allan Arquillano was filled by the highest ranking councilor, Aaron…

San Francisco gets new vice mayor

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/09/2015

Former San Francisco Municipal Mayor Alfredo “Al” Arquillano in the Camotes Groups of Islands is now the town’s vice mayor following the demise of Vice Mayor Allan Arquillano, his younger brother. The town mayor, Ally Arquillano, is…

Prioritize pregnant, elderly in evacuation – DILG tells LGUs

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/09/2015

PREGNANT women and senior citizens must be prioritized during evacuation in times of disasters. This was what the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) told the local government units (LGUs) during an open dialogue at the…

Some ship crew members plying drug trade, says PDEA

Chito O. Aragon, Intern, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Norman V. Mendoza 05/08/2015

Port areas are usual targets for surveillance by  drug enforcement agencies as entry points of illegal drugs. But authorities said they noticed a new modus of  slipping in narcotics. Some crew members  in passenger and commercial vessels…

Books, international cuisine available at MV Logos Hope

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/06/2015

The world’s largest floating bookstore is back in Cebu City. MV Logos Hope docked at the Malacañang sa Sugbu port area yesterday carrying with it over 5,000 books and will formally be opened to the public today.…

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