Duterte okay, but he needs to leave Cebuanos alone: Tom

USJ-R Intern 07/19/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña expects President Rodrigo Duterte to reiterate his vow to wage war against illegal drugs in his State of the Nation Address this Monday. Mayor Osmeña said he approves of the President’s stand…

Passport on Wheels program extended to Friday this week

USJ-R Intern 07/17/2018

Submission for requirements in the “Passport on Wheels” program of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is extended to Friday noon this week, July 20. In his Facebook page, Councilor Raymond Garcia said applications for renewal, new…

PB okays deed of sale for CICC

Jessa Sotto, USJ-R Intern 07/16/2018

The Provincial Board (PB) approved a resolution in its Monday session authorizing Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III to sign the deed of sale for the 3.2-hectare Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) property in the North Reclamation Area…

PHO to use Ovitraps in anti-dengue fight

USJ-R Intern 07/13/2018

The Provincial Health Office (PHO) is planning to have about a million ovitraps manufactured as part of the Cebu provincial government’s anti-dengue campaign. Dr. Rene Catan, PHO head, he will have the needed ovitraps manufactured by pupils…

Man hacks father to death

USJ-R Intern 07/11/2018

A MAN surrendered to authorities not long after he reportedly hacked his 63-year-old father to death in Asturias town Wednesday. Teofilo Celin had a drinking session with his 25-year-old son Marlon Alicabo Celin at the family’s makeshift…

20 job order workers quit posts at Capitol

USJ-R Intern 07/11/2018

At least 20 Job Order (JO) employees left their posts in different government offices, according to Provincial Human Resource Management Head Bobby Nacorda. According to Nacorda, 13 JOs resigned after finding another job, Five won in the…

No more inmates at CPDRC next month

USJ-R Intern 07/11/2018

No inmates will be accepted by the Cebu Provincial Detention Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) by next month or September this year. CPDRC program head William Boco said their jails are filled to overcapacity and he hopes the Regional…

Market stalls closed due to unpaid rent

USJ-R Intern 07/09/2018

IT was not to be another uneventful day of selling pineapples for market vendor Lolita Rible yesterday. The 57-year-old Rible was just as shocked as other vendors at the Carbon public market and Ramos public market when…

Indigent students avail of scholarship program

USJ-R Intern 07/09/2018

ELIAKIM Cantunao of Toledo City, southern Cebu, works as a motorcycle driver to help his family after losing his father recently. Now on his second year of an education course at the University of Visayas (UV), Cantunao…

Canadian faces assault charges

USJ-R Intern 07/09/2018

A student and a taxi driver will file charges of sexual assault and physical injuries against a Canadian who was arrested for allegedly attacking them in a shopping mall in uptown Cebu City last Sunday. Janet Vino,…

Rama worries safety amid killings of mayors

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Morexette Marie B. Erram, USJ-R Intern 07/05/2018

Former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama fears for his life once again after two mayors were killed in separate shooting incidents in Luzon this week. “Really, it’s not a joke seeing all of these occurring. I’ve long…

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