DOH allocates P21M for bldg. repairs

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/21/2014

The Department of Health (DOH) has readied the P21.03 million budget for the first batch of repair works of public health buildings in northern Cebu. The budget, approved by the DOH central office last month, is for…

Span Asia won’t pay, insists ship not at fault in oil spill

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 02/21/2014

The Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. (PSACC) said they will not pay the P126.8-million demanded by the Cordova municipal government as compensation for the damage caused by the oil spill on the town’s mangroves and coastline. PSACC…

P-Noy to mark ’86 revolt in Cebu; visit storm-hit areas

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 02/21/2014

President Aquino has dropped earlier plans to mark the 28th anniversary of the People Power Revolution in  Malacañang and will instead fly to  Cebu and Leyte to be with the Yolanda survivors. A Malacañang announcement said the…

Citom aides sweep skaters, rollerbladers off streets

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/20/2014

The Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) has started to act on complaints against skaters who use the city’s main thoroughfares and imperil road safety Yesterday, Citom traffic aides apprehended three people and confiscated their skateboards in…

NFA sees no rice shortage ahead in Central Visayas

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/19/2014

The National Food Authority (NFA) regional office said there won’t be a rice shortage even if the region’s rice production areas were affected by supertyphoon Yolanda. NFA lawyer Danilo Bonabon said Central Visayas consumes 35,000 sacks of…

Archival, aides killed in ambush

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carine M. Asutilla, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/19/2014

A prominent criminal lawyer who mostly handled drug cases and defended some policemen facing charges was killed in an ambush yesterday afternoon in Dalaguete town in southern Cebu. Noel Archival, his driver and a security aide, were…

Policemen to check buses for ‘bad guys’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/18/2014

POLICE personnel will soon inspect buses heading to various towns in Cebu on a regular basis under the “Cops Onboard” program of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO). “They are like bus inspectors in that they only…

‘Oplan I-Love-U’ made taxi drivers behave

Chito O. Aragon, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/15/2014

Police and transport authorities were on full alert yesterday against trafficking of minors and overcharging by taxi drivers as Cebu residents joined the world in marking Valentine’s Day. Motels were inspected by police while staffers of the…

KILLER ROAD CLAIMS 3: Van carrying PWDs rams 10-wheeler truck in Argao

Carine M. Asutilla, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/14/2014

Three persons, including a 10-year old boy, were killed while 10 others were injured on Thursday morning when the van they were riding in collided with a truck in Argao town. The Mitsubishi L-300 van had 13…

DENR says damage cost in oil spill may go higher

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/14/2014

THE cost of damages to mangrove trees and other damages demanded by the Cordova municipal government from the two shipping firms could go higher after a joint assessment in the area by environmental authorities. “We are still…

DOH: No quarantine needed in Pulangbato

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/12/2014

Barangay Pulang Bato in Cebu City need not  be put on quarantine since there is no outbreak of meningococcemia, the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas said yesterday. “There is no need to be worried. As…

Lower leprosy cases in Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/12/2014

THE Department of Health (DOH) regional office reported a slight decline in the number of  leprosy cases in Cebu in 2012. Dr. Joanri Riveral, DOH leprosy control program coordinator, said there were 75 leprosy cases in Cebu…

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