BFAR: Red tide alert still up in parts of Masbate, Visayas, Mindanao

Luisa Cabato - Reporter / @luisacabatoINQ 05/02/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Paralytic shellfish poison or red tide toxin continues to affect six coastal areas in Masbate, the Visayas and Mindanao as they remain positive of this toxin. This was the warning of Bureau of Fisheries…

Cebu virtually had no rains in April

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu has been experiencing below normal rainfall for half a year already as one of the strongest El Niño phenomena continues to beat down on the island province. And in April, Cebu virtually…

Rama fights back, to file ‘tsunami’ of cases vs MCWD, CPA

Josh Almonte 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama would file a “tsunami” of lawsuits against those who sued him and members of his team. “Kami sad magpusot-pusot sad ta’g file og kaso,” Rama said in an…

SC tackles back pay for illegally dismissed probationary workers

Jane Bautista 05/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has ruled that illegally dismissed probationary employees are entitled to back pay from the time their compensation was withheld up to their actual reinstatement. In an en banc decision dated April…

Cebu: Unconsolidated jeepneys tagged as colorum starting May 1

Pia Piquero 04/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The traditional jeepneys that have not joined cooperatives as mandated by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) will be deemed “colorum” or illegal, starting on May 1, 2024. As they are now…

Killing of 14-year-old girl in Talisay: Persons of interest identified

Emmariel Ares 04/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have already identified persons of interest in the shooting that resulted to the death of a 14-year-old girl who was answering her school modules inside her home in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City,…

LTO-7 eyes distribution of 300,000 license plates before 2024 ends

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Almost 300,000 plates are yet to be distributed to the owners, according to an official from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Cebu. This is already half of the figures from the total…

LTO appointment system set for driver’s license renewal in Cebu

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Good news to drivers who want to apply or renew their licenses, especially in Cebu. The Land Transportation Office confirmed on Tuesday that they are planning to implement the courier service and LTO…

4 ex-tax mappers pay of Cebu City ‘signed’ but…

Pia Piquero 04/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The payrolls have been signed and salaries are now being processed, but it is still not enough. The payroll for four Cebu City regular government employees and former tax mappers has been signed…

Prescription drug fiasco in Cebu: PH pharma group reminds public on regulations

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The country’s largest group of pharmacists reminded the public to comply with regulations over prescription drugs. The Philippine Pharmacists Association Inc. (PPhA) made this announcement on Monday, April 22, 2024, following a viral…

Cebu to hit year’s highest heat index of 40°C on April 24 – Pagasa

Pia Piquero 04/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –People in Cebu should prepare for a hot day on April 24, 2024. This as the forecasted heat index for Wednesday will be the highest of the year to date in Cebu, reaching a…

WATCH: Farmers in upland Cebu City give tomatoes for free as plants wilt

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 15,000 kilograms of tomatoes from the upland barangays here will not make it to the markets in Metro Cebu. As the drought continue to devastate farmers and crops in the mountains…

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