Corro asks Davide aid to secure WB loan

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/09/2015

Daanbantayan Mayor Augusto Corro went to Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III last Friday to hand over his two-page letter asking for the governor’s help in securing World Bank-funding for rehabilitation projects in his town. “Mangayo lang ko’g…

Anti-drug commission urges stricter hiring guidelines in LGUs

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/09/2015

The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Commission (CPADAC) called on municipal and city governments in the province last week to strictly monitor the hiring of employees. Joey Herrera, CPADAC executive director, said their random drug tests conducted from March…

Local heroes welcome for Cebuano troopers

Edison Delos Angeles, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/07/2015

THE remains of the two Cebuano members of the PNP Special Action Force who were among the 44 who perished in last month’s encounter in Maguindanao were transferred yesterday to their respective hometowns to a hero’s welcome.…

RAFI, Capitol ink agreement to build classrooms

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/07/2015

The provincial government and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) signed the memorandum of agreement yesterday afternoon for the construction of 75 classrooms in 10 towns across the province. The Memorandum of Agreement was signed in a…

Oceana : Stop illegal fishing in Tañon Strait

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/05/2015

Management plan needed to conserve marine life in area An international ocean care group and government agencies are encouraging fisherfolk in Cebu and Negros to stop illegal fishing in  the Tañon Strait. Representatives of Oceana, the Philippine…

SAF cop’s wake to be moved to wife’s home

Jhunnex Napallacan, Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/04/2015

The remains of PO1 Windel Candano will be buried on Sunday  at the Cebu South Memorial Garden in Talisay City. Before that, a  two-day wake will be held at the home of Michelle Candano in barangay Mambaling,…

Scholarships, cash aid for slain cops’ families

Apple Ta-as, Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/03/2015

Scholarship grants will be given to the children whose fathers were among the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos that died in action at Mamasapano town, Maguindanao province last January 25. Chief Supt. Prudencio Tom Bañas, Police…

8 nabbed in weekend drug busts

Anie M. Paujana, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Norman V. Mendoza 02/02/2015

Eight persons were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu cities over the weekend. First to fall was Madie Parreño, 28, of sitio San Miguel, barangay Apas, Cebu City. Police moved in after a…

Bantayan, Camotes to have airports

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/02/2015

Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III said the plan to build airports in Bantayan and Camotes islands would push through. Davide told the media  last Friday that he already talked with Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) General…

Suspected meningo death in Medellin probed

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/01/2015

The Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (Resu-7) of the Department of Health is looking into the death of a 1-year-old girl in Medellin town, northern Cebu who reportedly died of meningococcemia on January 22. There is, however, no…

Egg sales help Medellin folk

Melissa Q. Cabahug 02/01/2015

More than a year after surviving the onslaught of supertyphoon Yolanda, northern Cebu residents like Raul Remulta have picked themselves up and rebuilt their lives. Remulta, a barangay councilman of barangay Caputatan Norte in Medellin town, Cebu…

DOH giving free drugs for leprosy

Melissa Q. Cabahug 01/30/2015

The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) will be giving away free drugs to leprosy patients until the year 2020. This was announced by Dr. Joanri Riveral, medical specialist of DOH-7, during a forum held last…

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