Two new attractions for Suroy-Suroy south tour

Peter L. Romanillos 12/18/2014

The Cebu provincial government said two new attractions will be unveiled in the southern Cebu tour of its Suroy Suroy sa Sugbo countryside tourism program in January next year. Provincial Tourism Officer Mary Grace Paulino said the…

‘Ruby’ racks up P238.9M damages

Peter L. Romanillos 12/17/2014

The cost of damage caused by typhoon “Ruby” in Cebu reached at least P238.9 million with more than half of it sustained by the province’s farmers. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported yesterday…

Settlement sought on child custody case

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

The Provincial Women’s Commission (PWC) said it is looking for ways to secure an amicable settlement in  a child custody case involving businessman Glenn Anthony Soco and the mother of his one-year-old son. A preliminary conference was…

Warden wants signal jammers in jail

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

Provincial Jail Warden Romeo Manansala lobbied for the installation of signal jammers in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to block incoming network signals of cellular phones inside the facility. This after Manansala and Capitol…

P22K bonus for Capitol workers

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

Capitol employees will receive a P22,000 Christmas bonus before the end of the week. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said this amount  is higher compared to last year’s across-the-board incentive of P20,000. Davide’s announcement during yesterday’s flag…

Jail guards foil ‘bombing’ at CPDRC

Peter L. Romanillos 12/13/2014

A BOX containing ampules of Nubain and packs of suspected shabu was recovered inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) in barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City last Thursday night. The sealed box contained nine ampules of…

Mactan bridge suicides spur steps to repair gear

Peter L. Romanillos 12/12/2014

On the eve of Nov. 22, an unidentified woman  in her thirties made her way to  the Marcelo B. Fernan Bridge alone. She climbed the railing, stood on the edge of the bridge, then disappeared. Excerpts of…

Ruby destroys crops, affects fisherfolk most

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Peter L. Romanillos 12/11/2014

Typhoon Ruby inflicted most of its damage on crops and fishing as it caused rains and strong winds in 12 northern Cebu towns for nearly four days, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management chief Baltazar Tribunalo said…

‘Agri exec need not be meted suspension’

Peter L. Romanillos 12/11/2014

Provincial Administrator Mark Tolentino said he doesn’t see the need to place Provincial Agriculturist Roldan Saragena under preventive suspension while authorities investigate the intimate photos of him and a woman uploaded online. Unlike the case of former…

Zero casualties but crop damage high

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Peter L. Romanillos 12/10/2014

Cebu City had zero casualties after typhoon Ruby but the City Council still declared the city under a state of calamity after close to P40 million worth of crops and livestock in upland barangays were  reported damaged.…

Argao, DENR resolve issues

Peter L. Romanillos 12/10/2014

The legal row between the Argao municipal government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) over a farm-to-market road project in the southern Cebu town is over. Yesterday, they signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)…

‘People were ready’

Apple Ta-as, Peter L. Romanillos, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/09/2014

The minimal number of casualties and the orderly evacuation of people averted what could have been another catastrophe. This was the initial assessment of Cebu’s so-called “disaster czar” as the skies cleared yesterday a day after typhoon…

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