Capitol employees commended

USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 09/04/2017

Four employees of the provincial government were commended for turning over lost cash of various amounts to security personnel. Jon Kristofer de Paula of the vice governor’s office turned over P10,000 to a security guard of a…

Biz leaders lament ‘deep-rooted corruption’ in gov‘t agencies

Morexette Marie B. Erram, USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 08/25/2017

BUSINESS organizations in Cebu are calling on government officials and businessmen to stop engaging in corrupt practices, following the revelation of the “tara cartel” at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) by Senator Panfilo Lacson last Wednesday. Mandaue…

Capitol breaks ground for new agri-vet building

USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 08/15/2017

THE groundbreaking of the Agri-Vet building worth P500 million took place at the Capitol on Monday afternoon. The Cebu provincial government has set aside an initial budget of P20 million to start the construction of the new…

Cebu City businesses seek exemption from smoking ban measure

USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/28/2017

SOME business establishments in Cebu City are asking for an exemption in the anti-smoking ordinance as the city government has started strictly implementing the measure amid the start of the implementation of the nationwide smoking ban which…

Osmeña, Garganera trade barbs on Korean garbage

Inna Gian Mejia, USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/18/2017

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña accused Councilor Joel Garganera of “spreading fake news” on the tons of garbage shipped to Cebu from South Korea, saying the councilor would benefit from it. “(It is) obviously Garganera. He is…

Scrap franchise rules or we strike — Piston

Inna Gian Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/17/2017

Scrap the newly signed Omnibus Franchising Guidelines for the modernization of the public utility jeepneys on or before the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Rodrigo Duterte on July 24 or we will hold another…

Person of interest in crime now a suspect

Calvin D. Cordova, USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/13/2017

CALL CENTER AGENT KILLING ONE of the two persons of interest in the killing of a call center agent in Barangay Pulangbato, Cebu City, is now considered a suspect. Testimonies and circumstantial evidence are pointing to the…

Team’s last dive? Search for Gisela shifts to Camotes

Norman V. Mendoza, USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/13/2017

ONE more day. The search for Gisela’s body will move to Camotes Island area where it will probably be their last dive. Senior Supt. Rommel Cabagnot, Lapu-Lapu Police Station chief and the head of the search and…

A birthday wish for the dead

Benjie B. Talisic, Calvin D. Cordova, USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/12/2017

CALL CENTER AGENT KILLING Lea Adolfo laid a bunch of flowers placed inside a plastic water bottle on a grassy, hilly area. She then lit candles and with tears flowing from her eyes, she offered a short…

PRO-7 marks Police Community Relations Month

USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo, Visayas State University Intern Angenette Jugan 07/12/2017

Celebration highlights the giving of awards to outstanding police offices and personnel The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) formally opened its 22nd Police Community Relations (PCR) Month on Monday with the giving of recognition and…

Cebu militants remember Fr. Romano

USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/11/2017

MEMBERS of the militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) gathered around a stone marker in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City, to light candles and offer flowers and prayers for the late Fr. Rudy Romano who went missing in…

Security detail for Asean delegates

USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/05/2017

WHETHER taking a coffee break or visiting a mall, delegates to the senior officers’ meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have a security detail assigned to them at all times. “As I said, it’s…

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