DPWH evicts 50 bridge families

Nestle L. Semilla, Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/17/2016

For more than 20 years, Nelson Heyrosa has been an “under-the-bridge” dweller but he will soon have to vacate the house  he built beneath the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge. Heyrosa, 52,  a former messenger of the Mandaue city government, …

Startup vows fast delivery in Cebu

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/16/2016

FROM feminine hygiene products to vaccines for dogs to infant’s milk, a fledgling local startup claims it can get and deliver to residents of Metro Cebu. PasPas, a short messaging service (SMS)-based delivery service operating in Cebu…

Alternative solutions sought for worsening metro traffic

Nestle Semilla, Vanessa Claire Lucero, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/15/2016

A leader of the Cebu business community called on both the city governments of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu and other agencies to find ways to solve the traffic problem in the two cities now that repairs at the…

Dialogue between SWU, college slated in Manila

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/15/2016

A DIALOGUE between representatives of Southwestern University (SWU) and Matias H. Aznar Memorial (MHAM) Colleges of Medicine will be mediated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in Manila on March 4. “We are very much happy…

Nominations open for retailers’ award

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/15/2016

The  Philippine Retailers’ Association Cebu chapter (PRA Cebu)has opened the nominations for the Outstanding Filipino Retailers Award (OFR) 2016. The award aims to: recognize Cebuano retailers who are successful in terms of growth in business and good…

COST OF TRAFFIC

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/14/2016

At least P132 million worth of man-hours is wasted and economic opportunities lost in one day in Metro Cebu because of traffic congestion. Actual losses are likely to be more, since civil engineer Fortunato “Jun” Sanchez, Jr.…

Local businessmen told: Invest in Pinoy startups

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/14/2016

Filipino businessmen should look at digital startups and innovators as the “next big thing” and invest in them, a government executive said. “Who or what is going to disrupt our businesses in the next 20 years? The…

DTI backs coffee industry road map

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/14/2016

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cebu provincial office has committed to support the five-year road map for the coffee industry. Nelia V. F. Navarro, DTI Cebu provincial director, said they will coordinate with other government…

Open to two-way traffic for a month: DPWH

Nestle L. Semilla, Vanessa Claire Lucero, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/11/2016

There will be momentary traffic relief in Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu cities after the Department of Public Works and Highways decided on Thursday to keep the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge open to two-way traffic for a month while authorities address…

Cebu retailers feel pinch of increasing competition

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/11/2016

The growing competition for foreign and Manila-based brands is starting to take a toll on Cebu retailers, especially those in the apparel and food sector. “We are being eased out of our malls. We’re beginning to shrink,”…

Chong Hua to open cancer center

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/11/2016

THE P5-billion Chong Hua Hospital Mandaue and Cancer Center will be launched on Feb. 18. It is fully operational, with 500 doctors on its staff, although only 165 out of 350 hospital beds are being used initially.…

Chong Hua Hospital Mandaue offers specialty care for cancer patients

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/11/2016

Cancer patients from other provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao do not have to go to Manila to get comprehensive treatment. Chong Hua Hospital Mandaue and Cancer Center at the Mandaue reclamation area has been accepting patients…

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