Toddler brutalized

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/18/2017

A two-year-old child was brutalized apparently by members of her own family. The child was rescued and taken from her home in Barangay Sangi, Toledo City, on Friday evening by the Department of Social Services. She bore…

Dead dolphins found along Tañon Strait Protected Seascape

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/17/2017

THREE spinner dolphins were found dead, one off Panagsama Beach in Barangay Basdiot, Moalboal town and two in Barangay Montañeza in Malabuyoc, all along the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS). Kristina Luz Uy Tapales, TSPS operations head…

DOH-7 team off to quake-hit Surigao to conduct stress debriefing for teachers by earthquake

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/17/2017

A nine-man team from the Department of Health Central Visayas office (DOH-7) left for Surigao City on Thursday to conduct stress debriefing for teachers affected by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake which hit the city last week. The…

Labor groups: Scrap DTI-7, Neda-7 reps’ voting power in wage board

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/16/2017

AFTER their proposal for a P150 minimum wage increase was brought down to the approved P13 wage hike for Central Visayas, the disappointed labor groups in Cebu said they would lobby in Congress for the scrapping of…

Juvenile dolphins die after being washed ashore in Malabuyoc

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/16/2017

Two juvenile dolphins died on Thursday afternoon in Barangay Motañeza, Malabuyoc, southern Cebu after they were washed ashore by strong waves. Erik Ybas, OIC Environment and Natural Resources Office and Municipal Tourism Operations Officer of the Municipality…

8 vessels cancel trips out of Cebu over gale warning

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/16/2017

Eight inter-island vessels cancel their trips out of Cebu on Thursday morning due to the gale warning hoisted over the area. Apprentice Gerald Medina of Philippine Coast Guards (PCG) in Cebu said the vessels that cancelled their…

Gwen elected as IAPP-Philippines chairperson

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/15/2017

Cebuana lawmaker and Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia is the chairperson of International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace-Philippines. Her election was announced in a post on official Facebook page Cong. Gwen Garcia on Wednesday evening. According to the…

BFP codes for love

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/14/2017

IT was a different kind of Valentine’s Day celebration at the Bureau of Fire Protection office in the region (BFP-7) on Tuesday, as employees traded their government uniforms for civilian clothing that would reveal their relationship status.…

Aid from LGUs, civil society pours for earthquake victims

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Thea Verona Oliverio 02/13/2017

Minda Ocleasa turns 74 on February 21. But instead of throwing a birthday party, she decided to donate the P5,000 she set aside for her party to earthquake victims in Surigao City, saying it will be better…

Free condoms at Colon Street

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/13/2017

ONE youth group and a militant youth party-list group marked Valentine’s Day eve by distributing free condoms at the heart of Cebu City’s downtown Colon Street yesterday afternoon. Chatch Calderon, coordinator of Youth for Sustainable Change (Y4SC)…

Commuters told to report abusive cabbies

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/13/2017

COUPLES who get exploited by opportunistic taxi drivers can seek redress through the “Oplan I Love You” launched by the regional Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) in Cebu today. LTFRB Regional Director Ahmed Cuizon said…

Wage board approves P13 hike for Central Visayas employees

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/13/2017

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7) approved on Monday afternoon the P13 wage hike covering the Central Visayas region. Joe Tumungha, coordinator of Nagkaisa and a member of RTWPB-7, said they will send the approved…

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