Cebu under storm signal no. 1

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/24/2016

Heavy rains spawned by Tropical Depression “Marce” are expected in Cebu which is now placed under Storm Signal Number 1. Vhan Singson, weather specialist of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) based on Mactan Island, Cebu,…

Amputee off to Korea to claim award

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/21/2016

Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City native wins bronze in handicraft competition in S. Korea Grace Escrupolo was born with no hands and feet. But the amputee from Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City said that disabilities did not hinder her…

Youth group to lead anti-Marcos protest in Cebu via ‘wall art’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/20/2016

YOUTH-initiated activities against the burial of the late dictator former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) will continue in Cebu City this week. Niño Olayvar, vice president of Anakbayan-Visayas, said another protest will…

Walking towards a new and better life

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/20/2016

It is not too late to change for the better. This was what Martha (not her real name) said to herself, the moment she decided to quit the habit a year after starting it upon the influence…

Drug Awareness and Prevention Week kicks off with a fun run

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/20/2016

At least 566 individuals including drug surrenderers joined in the five-kilometer Color Fun Run and Walk in Cebu City early Sunday morning. Cebu Provincial Anti- Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO) Chief Ivy Durano-Meca said that the activity is part…

Cebuano grad in top 10 of Customs exam

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/19/2016

Arnold Sortones Librado and his friends studied together every Wednesday at the Customs Building of the University of Cebu (UC) since last July hoping to pass this month’s Customs Broker Licensure Examination. Librado did not only pass…

Lawyers group offers to help threatened LTFRB enforcers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/19/2016

A former Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) member and now the founder of Lawyers for Commuters’ Safety and Protection will extend legal assistance to personnel of LTFRB-Central Visayas who received threats due to their active…

SEND MARCOS BACK TO ILOCOS

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/19/2016

The furor over the “surprise” burial of strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is far from over. Youth, anti-Marcos groups and Martial Law survivors in Cebu yesterday vowed that Friday’s protests were not going…

Groups stage protests in uptown, downtown Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram 11/18/2016

WHILE the remains of Ferdinand Marcos were being laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB), anti-Marcos organizers converged in at least two different parts of Cebu City. A group of students affiliated with party-lists…

UC grad in top 10 of Custom brokers exam

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/18/2016

A graduate from University of Cebu (UC) was the lone examinee from Cebu who made it to the top ten of the November 2016 Customs Broker Licensure Examination. Arnold Sortones Librado ranked third with an average rating…

Militant groups to hold protest over Marcos’ burial in LMB

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/18/2016

Sanlakas and other militant groups in Cebu City are staging a protest against the burial of the late dictator and former president Ferdinand Marcos. Teody Navea, secretary general of Sanlakas-Cebu, says there will be a noise barrage…

Duterte’s ‘endo’ gains traction, 24K workers regularized

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/18/2016

Employers across the country have heeded President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to stop contractualization. In his keynote speech at the Labor Summit on Friday in Cebu City, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that as of November 11,…

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