Bizman translates classic ‘Matud Nila’ to show love, support for China, other countries fighting COVID-19

Rosalie Abatayo 02/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayan love song “Matud Nila,” used to reverberate from local radios every Sunday, sending nostalgic ambience of love to the listeners’ ears. This classic song, which first captured the Cebuanos hearts in…

Province shocked by ‘demanding’ passengers from Taiwan

Rosalie Abatayo 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  While the Capitol express surprise with the increase in the number of persons that are now under quarantine, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said they are shocked by how “demanding” the new batch of passengers…

Cebu province maintains 90-day total ban vs Mindanao-sourced hogs, pork products

Rosalie Abatayo 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government maintains its position in totally banning live hogs, pork and pork-related products from Mindanao from entering the province. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a press conference on Wednesday, February 12,…

Gwen says she has no hand in GSIS insurance cards printed with her face

Rosalie Abatayo 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has clarified that she has no hand in the printing of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) insurance cards distributed to Capitol employees that bore her face. Garcia made the…

DOLE tells companies to accept certified true copies of pre-employment documents

Rosalie Abatayo 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Instead of submitting original copies of their pre-employment documents, first time jobseekers may now just submit certified true copies of their papers to their potential employers. This as Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello issued…

Mild earthquake rattles parts of south Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 02/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A magnitude 3 earthquake jolted parts of southern Cebu at 6:32 p.m. today, February 11, 2020. According to the Earthquake Information bulletin issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs), the…

Jagobiao school assures students’ safety amid nCoV threat

Rosalie Abatayo, Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Leonard Wood Elementary School in Barangay Jagobiao in Mandaue City was supposed to celebrate the feast day of the Our Lady of Lourdes this Thursday, February 13, 2020. But as threats of the…

Danish nursing students to take internship program in Cebu provincial hospitals

Rosalie Abatayo 02/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu provincial government-run provincial and district hospitals will be hosting the internship program of nursing students from the University of Denmark. The internship program will be facilitated by Bylling Foundation, a Danish-founded nongovernment…

Vehicles in ‘minor accidents’ should pull aside or face fines

Rosalie Abatayo 02/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fines of up to P3,000 may soon await motorists who figure in “minor” road accidents and fail to pull their vehicles aside within five minutes. The Fender Bender Ordinance of 2019, which provides…

PB to pass ordinance imposing penalties on netizens who spread false info about nCoV

Rosalie Abatayo 02/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board is expected to pass on Monday afternoon, February 10, 2020, an ordinance imposing penalties on individuals who spread false information about the 2019 novel coronavirus on social media. The…

Amihan will continue to bring rains, rough seas this Valentine’s week

Rosalie Abatayo 02/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Don’t forget your rain gear as you get yourself ready for this new workweek. The state weather bureau has warned the public that the weather will remain to be cold with widespread rains…

Carcar City to shut off ACs to fight spread of coronavirus

Rosalie Abatayo 02/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city government of Carcar in southern Cebu has taken the cue from the Capitol in shutting off their air conditioning units as a measure against the possible spread of the 2019 novel…

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