BOMB SCARE ROCKS 7 SCHOOLS, DEPED

Calvin D. Cordova, Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Inna Gian Mejia, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Miguel Ernest Ermac, USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/18/2017

Catherine Faith Sabala, 12, was busy finishing a school project when she and her classmates were calmly advised by their teacher to move out of the classroom. Since there was no explanation given, the girl started to…

Suicide probe resumes

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/17/2017

  THE Cebu City Police Office (CPPO) has resumed its investigation into the live-streamed suicide of a 21-year-old single mother after the victim was laid to rest on Sunday. CCPO director Senior Superintendent Joel Doria said that…

City Hall to release funds for Ormoc

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/14/2017

ORMOC City needs water. This is the ground assessment of former Cebu City councilor Alvin Dizon in his return from earthquake-stricken Ormoc City and Kananga, Leyte. Dizon reported to Mayor Tomas Osmeña that of the 29 electricity-run…

Council honors Filipino-Chinese businessman

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/13/2017

THE Cebu City Council handed over a plaque of recognition to businessman and philanthropist Leo Lim Liu in simple rites at the council session hall last Wednesday, July 13. The plaque was turned over to Alfred Go,…

DILG to resolve majority dispute in City Council

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/11/2017

THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) will resolve the dispute between the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) and Barug Team Rama blocs over what constitutes the majority in the City Council. This came after Vice Mayor…

City Hall readies cash aid for Sirao families

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/11/2017

FAMILIES in Barangay Sirao who lost their homes to series of landslides affecting the mountain barangay will soon be getting P20,000 cash aid from City Hall. Lea Japson, head of the Department of Social Welfare and Services…

Aftershock prompts drills, evacuations and inspections

Cris Ligan, Morexette Erram, USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/11/2017

No casualties, injuries or major damages on infrastructures were reported to authorities when another quake rocked Visayas at 9:41 a.m. on Monday, four days after a 6.5 tremor shook the region last Thursday. According to the reports…

Disaster management chief spending funds on preparedness projects

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/11/2017

WHILE the Cebu City government affirmed the Commission on Audit report claiming the disaster management fund was underutilized by the city, the current city disaster management chief is already spending funds for preparedness projects. “We spend our…

Cash aid distribution set in Guadalupe

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/08/2017

Distribution of the P2,000 cash aid to 4,586 seniors in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City began past 7 am at the Guadalupe Sports Center. The beneficiaries were listed alphabetically and assigned to a specific table number. Bed-ridden beneficiaries…

Random drug test for Cebu City teachers

Nestle L. Semilla, USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/05/2017

Cebu City’s 5,500 teachers will undergo random drug testing to save on time and expenses, City Councilor Joy Augustus Young said yesterday. The councilor, who met with Cebu City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Bianito Dagatan, said they…

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