JVR lets go of Cañete, still wants Bacaltos out

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/03/2014

Talisay City Mayor Johnny V. delos Reyes will let go of Dr. Paulus Cañete, whose appointment as Talisay City College (TCC) president is being legally questioned. The development however, doesn’t mean Richel Bacaltos, the acting president recognized…

Ex-inmate shot dead, son wounded in Dalaguete town

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/01/2014

A former inmate of the Cebu Provincial Detention Center (CPDRC) was shot dead by two unknown motorcycle-riding assailants in Dalaguete town, Monday night. Fabian Debuayan was headed home with his son Loreto on board a tricycle when…

Airport staff drilled on emergency response

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/01/2014

PERSONNAL of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) are undergoing training on Get Airports Ready for Disaster (Gard). The three-day training that started yesterday was launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with Deutsche…

Summer health tip: Drink more water

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/31/2014

THE Department of Health (DOH-7) advised the public to drink more water daily to avoid heat stroke during summer. “If you have to go outside, remember to wear a hat, cap or bring an umbrella. The elderly…

Displaced Danao miners urged shift to farming

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/30/2014

  Miners who were displaced by the closure of a mining firm in Danao City following an accident that killed one person were advised  to shift to farming. Councilor Roland P. Reyes encouraged the affected miners, who…

After Earth Hour, Cebu City to push bike lanes

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/30/2014

Many parts of Metro Cebu  were  enveloped  in darkness for at least an hour last night as the province joined the worldwide Earth Hour power switch off in a bid to raise awareness for the need to…

Caretaker of rebel safehouse ‘missing’ — Karapatan

Chito O. Aragon, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/27/2014

The human rights group Karapatan said that the caretaker of the house where rebel leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon lived in San Fernando town has been missing since Saturday. Dennis Abarientos, convenor of Karapatan Cebu chapter, said…

Clueless Reds: Captured CCP leaders under surveillance in Cebu for two months

AP, Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/24/2014

Complacency may have led spouses Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, chairman and secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), to their arrest by the military. The Tiamzons didn’t realize that they had been under…

P13 Cola takes effect in Central Visayas

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/23/2014

The P13 cost-of-living allowance (Cola) for Central Visayas took effect last March 21 (Friday) as implemented by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7). “Those affected by Yolanda in northern Cebu and the earthquake in Bohol…

Tesda chief defends self from pork barrel raps

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/23/2014

Politics may be the reason behind the persistent accusations of pork barrel corruption leveled against him, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Secretary Emmanuel Joel Villanueva said. In a visit to Cebu City last…

Caloy strands 1,781 passengers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/23/2014

At least 1,781 passengers were stranded in Central Visayas yesterday after the Coast Guard barred vessels from sailing due to the presence of Tropical Depression Caloy. Majority of the stranded passengers or 1,321 were in Cebu, while…

COPS DENY HAND IN MURDER

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/22/2014

NBI  to  subpoena four PNP suspects in Archival ambush A day after the Archival murder case was laid at their doorstep, four members of the Highway Patrol Group in Central Visayas (HPG-7) issued vehement denials of any…

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