Probe to go on sans formal complaint

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/12/2016

EVEN  without a formal complaint, the allegation of extortion against a member of the Aviation Security Unit (Avseu) at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will still be investigated. This comes despite the lack of progress in…

AIRPORT COP RELIEVED

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 03/11/2016

A policeman assigned to the Aviation Security Unit (Avseu) at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was yesterday relieved from his post and subsequently denied access to security areas at the airport amid allegations that he extorted…

VSMMC’s handling of patient criticized

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/11/2016

The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) is investigating the way its staff handled a suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus (MERS-CoV) patient who arrived from South Korea on March 9. The patient’s friend, a  23-year-old …

Mactan Airport investigates alleged ‘tanim-bala’ incident

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 03/10/2016

MACTAN Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) general manager Nigel Paul C. Villarete has ordered an investigation into an alleged “tanim-bala” incident at the airport. Senior Supt. Raul Bargamento, new head of the Philippine National  Police (PNP) Aviation…

BFAR to identify illegal fishing hotspots in Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/10/2016

THE regional Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) will focus on identifying hotspots of illegal fishing in northern Cebu. “I am meeting with the Coastal Law Enforcement Alliance Region (CLEAR-7) and we will soon divulge the…

Heed EMB findings, Lapu gov’t told

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/10/2016

THE findings of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) on the coastal waters of Mactan Island must be taken positively by the Lapu-Lapu City government. Regional Director Isabelo Montejo of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7)…

Taxi flagdown rate cut, but waiting time rate up

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/08/2016

EFFECTIVE March 19 and even if taxi meters are not re-calibrated yet, the flagdown rates for regular taxi and airport taxi nationwide will be permanently reduced by P10 to P30 and P60, respectively. The regular taxi’s rate…

22 employees of Maternity Hospital join hunger strike

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/08/2016

At least 22 employees of the Cebu Puericulture Center and Maternity Hospital, Inc. (CPCMHI) will only have one meal a day starting Tuesday to protest against the management’s decision to grant a P1-increase in their salary last…

LTFRB sets new rates for taxicabs

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/08/2016

CEBU CITY—The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has set new fare rates for taxicabs. During a meeting in Manila on Tuesday, the LTFRB fixed the flag down rate from P40 to P30 and shortened the…

Dennis Trillo and Piolo Pascual share Best Actor award; Bea Alonzo wins Best Actress

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/08/2016

DRAMATIC actors Dennis Trillo and Piolo Pascual tied for the Best Actor award in the 32nd Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Movies held Sunday night at Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasig. According to…

Cebu City’s upland barangays consider rationing water

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/07/2016

UPLAND barangays in Cebu City plan to start rationing water if there will be no rains next week. Although no barangay has yet requested for water rationing in their areas, some are already contemplating on doing so,…

Cebu is Zika virus-free, DOH says

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/07/2016

CEBU remains free of the Zika virus despite reports of an American testing positive for contracting it while in the country last January. Dr. Van Phillip Baton, coordinator for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Disease Program of the…

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