Center island trees to go

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 08/17/2015

DENR permit still needed to earthball, transfer 11 trees The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) said 11 of the 34 trees on the center island along Pope John Paul II Avenue will be earthballed and transferred to…

Street dwellers let go

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/17/2015

Street dwellers who were rounded up in last Friday’s campaign by the Cebu City government returned to the city’s streets hours later. Ester Concha, head of Cebu City Hall’s Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS), said…

Education students urged to study, work hard to excel

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/17/2015

KIM Roxan Arong, 21, worked hard to pass the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) with flying colors. As she went up the stage to receive her diploma from the University of Cebu-Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) last year,…

Cebu ship on fire in Ormoc

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/16/2015

A Cebu-based vessel caught fire in Ormoc city port, destroying several vehicles and cargo on board at 4:30 a.m. yesterday. All 544 passengers of the MV Wonderful Stars safely got off the roll-on-roll-off vessel, said Jose Emery…

Passenger vessel catches fire in Ormoc; 2 hurt

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/15/2015

(2nd Update) A passenger vessel caught fire while docked at Ormoc Port, 4:20 a.m., Saturday. MV Wonderful Stars of Roble Shipping carrying 544 passengers left Cebu port at 10:30 a.m. and arrived at 3:50 a.m. Coast Guard…

Three Cebuano grads land in top 10 of nat’l PT exams

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/13/2015

Four other Cebuano graduates rank high in August exams Kevin Delgado Velasco only hoped to pass the August 2015 Physical Therapist Licensure Examination given by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC). Having graduated from Velez College with average…

Cebuano topnotcher in therapist exam got average grades

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/12/2015

The Cebuano topnotcher of this year’s Physical Therapist Licensure Examination was an average student in Velez College who scored a passing 3.0 average in some of his subjects. Kevin Delgado Velasco, a 22-year-old graduate of Bachelor of…

CDN columnist, groups honored in 888 Forum

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/12/2015

A Cebu Daily News columnist and two government institutions  were honored during yesterday’s 9th anniversary  of the 888 News Forum at the Marco Polo Plaza. CDN columnist Jaime Picornell, the  forum’s individual awardee, was recognized for his…

Cebu malls eyed as voters precincts—Comelec

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/12/2015

Two malls in Cebu are being studied as potential sites for voting precincts in next year’s election. These are Robinsons and SM City Cebu, said Cebu Provincial Election Supervisor Lionel Castillano in yesterday’s 888 News Forum. The…

Hotels stand by increase

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/12/2015

APEC rates are ‘market-driven’, say international hotels in Cebu Some APEC-venue international hotels in Cebu increased their rates in time for this month’s hosting of economic and trade meetings, a hike they don’t plan to  roll back.…

Hospital apologizes for expired ointment

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/12/2015

THE Visayas Community Medical Center (VCMC) has apologized to the family whose newborn baby boy sustained rashes after he was allegedly given expired ointment  by the hospital staff more than a month ago. Dr. Eli Belarmino, VCMC’s…

Cebu to host confab on best transport practices in East Asia

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/11/2015

About 800 transportation researchers and professionals from East Asia will converge here next month to discuss the best transportation practices in the region, including the bus rapid transit (BRT) system that will be established in Metro Cebu.…

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