RCE meeting to tackle environmental issues

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/05/2015

THE Regional Center for Expertise (RCE) will hold its 8th Asia Pacific RCE Meeting today until tomorrow at the University of the Philippines Cebu College in Lahug, Cebu City. In a press conference yesterday, Dr. Rhodora Bucoy,…

DOH verifying reports of typhoid fever epidemic

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/03/2015

The Department of Health (DOH-7) recorded 47 suspected cases and seven confirmed cases of typhoid fever in barangay Camugao, Pinamungajan town in northern Cebu. “It’s not an outbreak but it is an epidemic. Based on our review,…

RH law foes warn against Implanon

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/03/2015

Opponents of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law warned women not to use Implanon, a new contraceptive introduced by the regional implementation team (RIT) of the law. In yesterday’s press conference,  Dr. Rene Josef Bullecer, country…

‘Use of Talisay Ro-Ro port needs CPA consent’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/02/2015

The Cebu Ports Authority has asked the Talisay City government to submit a proposal on the use of the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) port in connection with the 25-year deal it signed together with Asia Marine Transport Corp. Lawyer…

Showbiz’s teen royalty

Jonas N. Panerio, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Neil Iosif Ylagan 03/01/2015

Just what makes the hysteria-inducing pairing of  Kathryn Bernardo and  Daniel Padilla today’s hottest love team? Is it the natural chemistry on and off screen between the two? How about  the gracious charm of Kathryn, who is…

Pregnant women get birth control

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/01/2015

SHE bore her first child when she was 19 years old. Now pregnant with her fourth child,  23-year-old homemaker Mary Ann Amance said she and  her husband, a worker in the Mactan Export Processing Zone,  decided to…

Funeral procession, candle lighting for slain German set tomorrow

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/27/2015

FRIENDS, fellow volunteers and the girlfriend of slain German tourist Heinrich “Henry” Haffner will hold a funeral procession and candle lighting  at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Cebu City. The public is invited to join. Sheila Jane Gimutao,…

‘Typhoid’ kills 2 in Pinamungajan town

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/25/2015

TWO people died of suspected typhoid fever in barangay Camugao, Pinamungajan town, midwestern Cebu last week, the town’s municipal health office said yesterday. Municipal health officer Dr. Sheila Faciol identified the victims as Marivic Macalipay, 16 and…

CPA questions Talisay city ro-ro port agreement

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/25/2015

by Michelle Joy L. Padayhag Correspondent The Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) yesterday questioned the 25-year agreement signed between the Talisay City government and the Asian Marine Transport Corp. to develop and operate the idle Talisay fish port.…

WHY HENRY LOVED CEBU

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/24/2015

Sun, surf and spicy lechon by Michelle Joy L. Padayhag Correspondent HEINRICH “Henry” Haffner so loved Cebu that he kept coming back to enjoy the sun, the surf, the sandy beaches and spicy lechon. Recalling the night…

Friends of slain German to hold farewell toast

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/22/2015

by Michelle Joy L. Padayhag Correspondent CLOSE friends of slain 31-year-old German Henry Haffner will hold a toast in memory of his good deeds at the Cebu Rolling Hills in Mandaue City tonight. “Henry will always be…

LTFRB wants pink jeepneys in Cebu, CV

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/22/2015

by Michelle Joy L. Padayhag Correspondent THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) urges the operators and drivers in Cebu and the rest of Central Visayas to adopt “pink jeepneys.” The “pink jeepneys,” first launched in…

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