Chinese firm explores oil in Alegria

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/10/2014

Oil exploration in barangay Montpellier, Alegria town in southwest Cebu has started last Aug. 28. “We are expecting oil and gas from the site which will be for commercial use,” said Mayor Verna Magallon said. The oil…

3 Cebuanos, two Boholanos test negative for MERS-Cov

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/09/2014

THREE Cebuanos and two Boholanos tested negative for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (MERS-Cov) based on throat swab examination results released last week. They were among the passengers on board a Saudi Airlines Flight SV870 and…

Three Cebuanos, two Boholanos test negative for MERS-Cov

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/08/2014

Three Cebuanos and two Boholanos tested negative from MERS-Cov yesterday. The five are among the passengers onboard Saudi Flight No. SV870 that carried 247 passengers and Cebu Pacific SJ997 with 143 passengers together with a Filipina nurse…

Contractor wants DENR assessment of trees

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/08/2014

THE contractor of a road widening project in barangay Manipis, Talisay City wants an assessment from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) of the 30 trees in the area before proceeding with their work. “We…

27 Cebu City streetkids returned to families

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/08/2014

TWENTY-SEVEN street children were recovered by City Hall’s Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) from various areas in Cebu City last Friday. The children were found begging from passersby in front of the Robinson Mall in…

Campo 5 in Talisay is ‘no habitation zone’

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/07/2014

Mayor JVR appeals to residents to move out of harm’s way The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has declared the landslide-prone area of Campo 5 in barangay Manipis…

Ship victims’ kin not keen on pursuing case

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/07/2014

It’s been more than a year but the families of the passengers who went missing in the collision of two vessels off Lawis Ledge, Talisay City are reluctant to file charges against the ship owners. “I cannot…

Talisay mayor urges families to move out of landslide-prone Manipis road

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/06/2014

Talisay City Mayor Johnny V. delos Reyes yesterday pleaded with families to move out of Manipis road where a landslide left the road impassable for seven hours after Thursday’s downpour. He said residents could stay at the…

Visayas coast guard chief receives 2-star rank

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/05/2014

President Aquino has approved the promotion of Commo. William Melad, commander of the Philippine Coast Guard Central Visayas District, to rear admiral, a two-star rank in the country’s uniformed services. Melad recently took his oath before Transportation…

Probe: Both liners liable for oil spill

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/03/2014

Both the 2GO Group Inc. and the Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. (PSACC) are liable for the Aug. 16 collision of their vessels off Lawis Ledge in Talisay City last year. This was the finding of the…

Cebu City classes suspended due to rains

Carine M. Asutilla, Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/02/2014

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama ordered the suspension of classes yesterday afternoon, sending elementary and high school students home early before a heavy downpour hit the city. Oscar Tabada, Mactan chief of the state weather bureau Pagasa,…

Family, contacts of meningo victim test negative for symptoms

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/02/2014

HEALTH officials said all relatives and co-workers who were in contact with the 50-year-old man from Danao city who died of meningococcemia were cleared after showing no symptoms of the disesase. Reynan Cimafranca, chief of the Regional…

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