Cebuana nurse in Saudi flight tests negative of MERS

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/14/2015

A 29-year-old Cebuana nurse who was among the passengers of  a Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) flight that was taken by another Filipina  nurse who tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) tested negative…

Councilors want details of post-Yolanda projects

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/11/2015

Five councilors in the Daanbantayan municipal council want a detailed plan on each of the projects proposed by Mayor Augusto Corro for funding under the World Bank’s Strategic Local Development and Investment Project (S2LDIP). Daanbantayan municipal councilors…

VSMMC fined P500 for failing to segregate garbage

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/10/2015

ABOUT 11 dump trucks were used to collect the garbage generated by the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) which also paid a P500 fine for not segregating their wastes. Ma. Victoria Villarojo, VSMMC´s housekeeping chief, said…

Yolanda shelter aid only for the poor — Soliman

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/10/2015

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) stands by its guideline that limits the distribution of the Emergency Shelter Assistance to those living below the poverty line. Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman said that the…

LTFRB mulls rollback of P30 taxi flagdown

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/10/2015

Taxi fares may rollback to P30 flagdown and P2.50 per 300 meters or waiting time of two minutes any time this month. According to Reynaldo Elnar, acting regional director of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7),…

Ensure justice for fallen SAF 44

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/09/2015

The family of PO2 Windel Candano made one request to President Aquino, who turned 55 yesterday. They want the President to fulfill his promise to give justice to Candano and the 43 other Special Action Force (SAF)…

‘Oi, Pope!’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/08/2015

Michelle Padayhag started writing for Cebu Daily News in March 2013. Fielded for general assignments, she can strike anywhere and find a story. She uses a mobile phone like an extension of her hand and writes with…

Local heroes welcome for Cebuano troopers

Edison Delos Angeles, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/07/2015

THE remains of the two Cebuano members of the PNP Special Action Force who were among the 44 who perished in last month’s encounter in Maguindanao were transferred yesterday to their respective hometowns to a hero’s welcome.…

CHR-7 to conduct tests on Coliflores

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/07/2015

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR-7) offered to conduct  forensic tests on the remains of a woman who died while under the care of Mandaue City Hospital  to determine the cause of her sudden death. This, however,…

City Hall vows to improve garbage collection

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/06/2015

Hospital garbage piled up behind the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) is so bad medical staff and passersby wear face masks. “Dili na jud madala. Baho kaayo unya hasol kaayo mag suot ani (face mask) (I…

‘Rat problem’ signals need to build new CCMC

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/04/2015

A family’s complaint about rats that ate the nose of a gunshot victim’s remains inside a makeshift morgue of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) shows the urgency in rebuilding a new hospital for the city. “Yes,…

DOH clears Mandaue hospital in death of OFW’s wife

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/04/2015

The medical staff of the Mandaue City Hospital didn’t commit lapses in handling the ailing wife of a former overseas worker, the regional Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday. DOH-7 Regional Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas said in…

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