‘Enjoy but think safety’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Rene Alima 05/08/2014

Most victims of drownings in the three days of Holy Week last year were children aged 14 years old and below. The non-profit group Philippine Life Savings (PLS) Group said this amid reports that a man drowned…

Bidders sought for 3 radar towers in Mactan channel

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/08/2014

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is looking for companies to build three radar towers and one control tower to prevent ship collisions and other accidents at the Mactan Channel. Commander Weniel Azcuna, PCG Central Visayas District…

DENR seizes P3M lumber, charcoal in Talisay City

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/07/2014

SEVEN truck loads of cut trees in Carmen, northern Cebu and two truck loads of charcoal worth P3 million were seized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) in Talisay City. DENR Forest Management specialist…

Health authorities declare Visayas still MERS-free

Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/06/2014

DOH clears 414 Etihad passengers after tests yielded negative results Health authorities declared Cebu and the rest of Central Visayas as still free from the dreaded Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) after the remaining swab…

Suroy in Camotes

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/04/2014

Less funds, more fun. Less funds used, but more time for fun. This sums up the three-day, three town Suroy Suroy Sugbo 2014 Camotes Isles Summer Interlude which kicked off Thursday in Tudela town. “Sulit kaayo siya,…

Miriam’s pick-up lines

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/01/2014

‘Password ka ba?’ Having Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago as the guest speaker of a graduation ceremony will surely spice up the event. At yesterday’s 77th commencement exercises of the University of the Philippines (UP) – Cebu, the senator…

Santiago to run for president if all ‘pork barrel crooks’ go on trial

Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/01/2014

Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago will only consider running for president if all the people involved in the pork barrel scam are brought to trial. She said if they remain in office, the possibility of stealing still exists.…

College student, farmer found hanging dead

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Rene Alima 04/28/2014

A 25-YEAR-OLD college student and a 59-year-old farmer were found hanging dead in separate incidents in Cebu. Jeoric Calimpong was found by his relatives suspended from the ceiling of his room in their house in barangay Poblacion,…

Ex-con returns to jail

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/28/2014

He never learned his lesson. Five months after he regained his freedom, a 40-year-old ex-convict found himself back in jail after he created trouble in barangay Lepanto, Alegria town in southwest Cebu. Police arrested Frediswindo Mijellano after…

‘Support Kaplag fest like Sinulog’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/27/2014

Cebu City’s Catholic faithful were urged to lend the same support they extend to the annual Sinulog festival held every January to the Kaplag Festival which marked its 449th celebration yesterday. “If we find the celebration of…

Tiamzons ask Toledo court to dismiss illegal gun charges

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/26/2014

LAWYERS of Benito Tiamzon and Wilma Austria-Tiamzon, believed to be the leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines and their six companions have asked the court to drop the the charges for illegal possession of firearms…

26 cases from Visayas pass MERS-CoV test

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/25/2014

The 26 people from eastern and central Visayas who were placed under quarantine have tested negative for the Corona virus that causes the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. Authorities are still on the lookout for…

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