Some Cebu hotels double their rates for APEC

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/11/2015

ROOM rates shoot up twice their level in some Cebu City hotels if you book a reservation during meeting dates of  the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015. Cebu Daily News went on line and made phone…

Rains still on but gale warning lifted

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/09/2015

Typhoon Hanna left the country last night but thunderstorms will continue this week, said the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa. Expect heavy rainfall due to the lingering effect of the habagat winds or southwest…

Cebuano is envoy to international librarians group

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/09/2015

A 23-year-old Cebuano was chosen  the first Philippine ambassador to the International Librarians Network (ILN). John Louie Zabala, a faculty staff member  and librarian of the University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR), applied online for the post…

New container port up for approval, Korea aid

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/05/2015

If approved by the government this year, an international container port project in Consolacion would be implemented middle of next year and completed in 2019. Transportation Undersecretary Julianito Bucayan Jr. said a feasibility study conducted by the…

Commuters, van-for-hire drivers gripe about closure of Citilink terminal

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/05/2015

ON THE LOSING END   With the closure of the old Citilink terminal, south-bound commuters and van-for-hire drivers complain about what replace  it. The temporary depot near the old Compania Maritima is an unfamiliar  location, making it …

USJ-R summa cum laude graduate gets TOSP award

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/05/2015

A graduate of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) is the lone Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) awardee from Cebu and the Visayas. Adriel Gamier Sanchez, who hails from barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, received the…

Fire displaces 135 families

Apple Ta-as, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 08/04/2015

Fire destroyed more than 50 houses and damaged four other structures, including the First Baptist Church Christian School, Inc. in barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City on Sunday night. A total of 135 families were left homeless, the…

Midnight fire razed 62 houses in Sambag 1

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/03/2015

(2nd Update; August 3, 2015; 10:20 a.m.) At least 62 houses in Sambag 1, Cebu City were razed in a fire that broke shortly before Sunday midnight. The Cebu City Fire Department received the alarm at 11:30…

Memorial run for late Cobra Ironman competitor on Aug. 5

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/02/2015

THREE days after this year’s edition of Cobra Ironman 70.3, a memorial run will be held in honor of a competitor who died three years ago. “R399: Live Your Dream” kicks off at 5 a.m., Aug. 5…

‘Fine weather with small chance of rain on Sunday morning’

Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/01/2015

Security guard killed by  lightning at home in Guadalupe   THERE’S a “small chance” of rain on Sunday morning but otherwise the weather will be fine for the Ironman 70.3 races in Cebu. That’s the advice of…

‘Stay away from water, metals’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/01/2015

People should stay indoors during a thunderstorm. If you are outside, seek shelter in  a building to avoid getting struck by lightning, said Mactan weather bureau chief Alfredo Quiblat. “Stay away from water bodies like rivers, pools…

Rama and allies support Binay, gear up for 2016

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/31/2015

Alvin Garcia to run for north district congressional seat Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and his allies yesterday announced their  support for Vice President Jejomar Binay in the 2016 presidential race. In a news conference at City…

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