3K Mandaue City employees to receive P20, 000 SRI

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/16/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – At least 3,000 regular employees of the Mandaue City Hall are set to receive the P20,000 Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) that was mandated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. On Monday, December 16, members…

TEAM enforcers nab man who punched female commuter

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/16/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A man was arrested by personnel of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) after he alleged assaulted a woman who was waiting for a public utility jeep (PUJ) ride. The incident happened…

Enjoy Christmas festivity in moderation – health official

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As we celebrate the holiday season, a health official here is reminding the public to also think of their health conditions. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of the Department of Health in Central Visayas…

Rainy weather for Cebu until Friday, says Pagasa-Mactan

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos have to brace for a rainy weather this week. In a phone interview on Monday, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan Chief Engr. Alfredo Quiblat Jr. said that Cebu…

PhilHealth has P150B surplus from 2024 budget – DOH

Jown Manalo 12/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) still has a P150-billion surplus from its 2024 budget even if it was given zero subsidy in 2025. The Department of Health (DOH) revealed this information on Monday,…

Incentives for DepEd teachers, non-teaching staff out on Dec. 20

Stephanie Sevillano - Philippine News Agency 12/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines  – The Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for public school teachers and non-teaching staff worth PHP20,000 will be released starting Dec. 20, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday. In a statement, Education Secretary Sonny Angara lauded…

Land swap: DOH-7, Cebu City gov’t ink deal

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The regional office of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) will be relocating to the South Road Properties (SRP) soon. This after they formally signed the Deed of Donation with the…

LPA forms east of Mindanao, damp weather likely in C. Visayas

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas will experience damp weather on Monday, December 16, as state meteorologists monitor at least three weather systems currently affecting the country. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported…

SOS Network urges VP Sara: Explain confidential fund spending

Germelina Lacorte - @inquirerdotnet 12/16/2024

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Save Our Schools (SOS) Network, which supports Lumad schools in Mindanao, has called on Vice President Sara Duterte to explain her use of confidential funds instead of focusing on a complaint against ACT…

Mary Jane Veloso on Indonesia death row recalls a stunning last minute reprieve and ‘miracle’ transfer

Agence France Presse and Associated Press 12/16/2024

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso knelt to pray when officers came to take her to an execution site in May 2015, just a few feet away from her isolation cell…

Pagasa: Rains expected Monday across PH due to 3 weather systems

Ma. Cristina Arayata - Philippine News Agency 12/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines – Most parts of the country will experience rains on Monday due to three prevailing weather systems, the weather bureau said. The shearline affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon will cause scattered rains and thunderstorms…

French territory of Mayotte: Cyclone may have left hundreds dead

Agence France Presse 12/16/2024

SAINT DENNIS DE LA REUNION, France — A senior official said Sunday that the death toll from cyclone Chido’s passage across Mayotte would be in the hundreds, perhaps even thousands, as France rushed in rescue workers and…

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