No compromise reached after 7 hours

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/01/2015

If Kepco plant shuts down, additional power for Cebu can be tapped from Luzon NO agreement was reached yesterday between labor and management representatives of power producer Kepco-SPC even after a conciliation meeting that lasted seven hours.…

Davide asks employees to call off strike plan

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/30/2015

Instead of taking sides, Cebu Gov. Hilario J. Davide III yesterday asked protesting workers of Kepco-SPC Power Corp. to call off plans to stage a  strike. Davide said he pleaded with some Kepco workers who visited him…

Retrenched GMA employees can file complaint, labor exec says

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/29/2015

Retrenched workers of GMA Network who question their dismissal can file a complaint before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), the Department of Labor and Employment said yesterday. “If workers are uncomfortable or unconvinced about the management’s…

DOLE ASKED TO STEP IN

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/29/2015

Power plant workers  in Naga may  strike on Labor Day, May 1 Kepco-SPC  asks Labor Secretary to intervene to avoid outages Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz was formally asked  to intervene in the labor dispute in Naga  City…

LPA seen to cool off Cebu

Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/29/2015

CEBU may experience cooler weather tomorrow due to  a low pressure area in Eastern and Central Visayas, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. The LPA was located 1,100 kilometers east of Surigao…

Tañon Strait case can challenge oil exploration

Marian Z. Codilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/28/2015

The Supreme Court’s recent decision marking a victory for dolphins, whales  and  marginal fisherman in the the Tañon Strait raises questions about other service contracts for oil exploration in the country. The High Court declared as  unconstitutional…

3 armed men enter jewelry store on Colon Street, clean out vault

Chito O. Aragon, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/26/2015

5-MINUTE HEIST   Employees of MyGoldStore, a pawnshop in Colon Street, were getting ready to fill  glass display cases with jewelry at 8:30  a.m. yesterday when three armed men entered and wiped out the store. The robbery…

PNoy in Cebu on Labor Day

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/25/2015

PRESIDENT Benigno S. C. Aquino III is expected to celebrate Labor Day in Cebu. He will attend a JobStart Employers forum to be attended by 200 youths. Aquino’s presence for the May 1 forum was announced by…

Collection of hospital wastes resumes next week

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/25/2015

The Pollution Abatement Systems Solution Inc. (PASSI) will  resume collecting  infectious wastes from medical facilities next week. William Cunado, Central Visayas director of the Environmental Management Bureau, said PASSI was already issued a Treatment Storage and Disposal…

EMB hopes to find long-term solution

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/24/2015

A forum is scheduled today with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) to resolve the issue of   uncollected infectious wastes of healthcare facilities in Metro Cebu. Invited to the forum are  representatives of  hospitals, clinics, birthing homes and…

EMB-7 issues discharge permit to private waste firm

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 04/23/2015

The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) said yesterday that it has  issued a discharge permit and permit to operate for private waste management company Pollution Abatement Systems Specialist Inc. (PASSI). In a statement, Regional EMB-7 Director William Cuñado…

EMB-7 issues discharge permit to private waste firm

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 04/23/2015

The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) said yesterday that it has  issued a discharge permit and permit to operate for private waste management company Pollution Abatement Systems Specialist Inc. (PASSI). In a statement, Regional EMB-7 Director William Cuñado…

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