Special kids flaunt athletic genius in Special Olympics

Jade S. Violeta 12/11/2014

By far, this is one of the most successful editions of the Special Olympics regionals. This was the assessment of Special Olympics Philippines national sports director Christian Doroin at the close of the 2014 Special Olympics Visayas…

Islands Group will open 12 more Islands Pinoy Deli outlets next year

Aileen Garcia-Yap 12/11/2014

Homegrown tourism-anchored retail chain will open at least 12 more outlets under their different brands next year. Jay Aldeguer, Islands Group president and chief executive officer, said they will continue to expand their two brands — Islands…

Parklane to open resorts, condotel

Aileen Garcia-Yap 12/11/2014

A local hotel chain will invest about P300 million for three expansion projects in the next five years. Cebu Parklane International Hotel holding company, Five Power Ventures Development Corp. (FPVDC), is set to expand their hotel business…

LTFRB approves P1 provisional jeepney fare rollback in NCR

12/11/2014

Starting Thursday, the minimum jeepney fare in Metro Manila will be P7.50, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has announced. From the previous standard fare of P8.50, the LTFRB issued a provisional decrease on fare…

Lawyer prods Cebu City to release balance of P5,000 for senior citizens

12/11/2014

TIME TO PAY UP A lawyer is pressing the Cebu City government to release in full the remaining P5,000 cash assistance for each senior citizen. With the year about to end, lawyer Reymelio Delute wrote Mayor Michael …

Cebu City falls short of revenue target by P1.3B

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/11/2014

Despite reporting an increase in revenue collection this year, the City Treasurer’s Office of Cebu City will again be falling short of its P5.89 billion target. This means, several projects that City Hall had programmed for implementation…

Pope’s visit to be broadcast live during Sinulog parade

12/11/2014

2-in-1 celebration of Christianity Giant TV monitors to show live feed during grand parade People attending the Sinulog grand parade in Cebu City will not miss the highlights of Pope Francis’ visit to the country next year,…

DPWH gets Capitol support to resume Boljoon projects

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/11/2014

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) supported the resumption of excavation of Ili Rock in Boljoon town  and a reclamation by  the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that were put on hold in the past two…

Ruby destroys crops, affects fisherfolk most

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Peter L. Romanillos 12/11/2014

Typhoon Ruby inflicted most of its damage on crops and fishing as it caused rains and strong winds in 12 northern Cebu towns for nearly four days, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management chief Baltazar Tribunalo said…

‘Agri exec need not be meted suspension’

Peter L. Romanillos 12/11/2014

Provincial Administrator Mark Tolentino said he doesn’t see the need to place Provincial Agriculturist Roldan Saragena under preventive suspension while authorities investigate the intimate photos of him and a woman uploaded online. Unlike the case of former…

Pitalo school loses 2 rooms in fire

Apple Ta-as 12/11/2014

A 65-year-old school building in Pitalo Elementary School in San Fernando, south  Cebu was gutted by fire yesterday noon. Fortunately the two classrooms were vacant as students and teachers were out for lunch. Fire investigators are looking…

American files raps against Talisay dad

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/11/2014

Three months after he was cleared of rape charges, an American retiree is getting even with a  Talisay City councilor whom he accused of trying to destroy his reputation. Richard Dunn yesterday asked the  Ombudsman-Visayas to investigate…

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