Transport groups lukewarm on fare rate reduction

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/17/2014

A transport group in Cebu opposed the 50 centavo reduction of the passenger jeepney fare in Central Visayas despite the continued decline in fuel prices in the market.The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) will recommend…

Filinvest unveils enhanced master plan for 50-hectare City di Mare

Aileen Garcia-Yap 12/17/2014

P15B more for SRP project Filinvest Land, Inc. expressed renewed confidence in Cebu with the launching yesterday of a more enhanced master plan of their biggest joint venture project  with the Cebu City  government called City di…

Guns of Very Important Prisoners alarm Aquino

12/17/2014

MANILA, Philippines–President Aquino has expressed particular concern over firearms found in the possession of 19 Very Important Prisoners during a raid on Monday that also uncovered their luxurious living conditions at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in…

141 mostly children killed in Pakistan attack

12/17/2014

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In the deadliest slaughter of innocents in Pakistan in years, Taliban gunmen attacked a military-run school Tuesday and killed 141 people — almost all of them students — before government troops ended the siege.…

Demand letter and a promise

12/17/2014

It’s not surprising for Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to ask why he was being pressured to announce the release date of the final P5,000 installment owed to Cebu City’s senior citizens. He can readily see a…

Judge laments ‘lengthy pleadings’; Radaza, others wait longer

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/17/2014

BANK FRAUD TRIAL STARTING Charges of bank fraud in a case linked to the closure of the Subangdaku Rural Bank of Mandaue city five years ago will be heard in a trial court in Cebu. Yesterday was…

Archival slay suspects no longer in PNP jail

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Edison Delos Angeles 12/17/2014

The three police officers who were indicted for the ambush-slaying of lawyer Noel Archival in Dalaguete town, southern Cebu early this year are nowhere to be found, the brother of the slain barrister as well as the …

‘Ruby’ racks up P238.9M damages

Peter L. Romanillos 12/17/2014

The cost of damage caused by typhoon “Ruby” in Cebu reached at least P238.9 million with more than half of it sustained by the province’s farmers. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported yesterday…

Pyro injuries, mishaps increase by 18 percent

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/17/2014

The Department of Health (DOH-7) warns the public to exercise caution when using firecrackers to celebrate Christmas and New Year as firecracker accidents and injuries rose 18 percent in Central Visayas last year. The health department recorded…

No bullet-proof car for Pope Francis

Inquirer 12/17/2014

MANILA—The vehicles which Pope Francis will use during his apostolic visit to the Philippines next month are not bulletproof and will make him “vulnerable, open and accessible.” Pope Francis is also expected to pray over the mass…

Filinvest expects Capitol commitment to venture

Aileen Garcia-Yap 12/17/2014

Officials of Filinvest Land Inc. said yesterday that they respect the preliminary injunction issued by the Cebu City Regional Trial Court against the demolition of the wall along W. Geonzon Street. But they said they expect the…

‘J’ laments exposure, wants to go home

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/17/2014

Lost, scared and longing  to go home. This was how Rose Jao, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) assistant officer-in-charge, described “J”, the 16-year-old accused of trying to dupe a resort in Asturias town, who is…

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