Mayor Rama suspends bike runs, cites safety

Nestle L. Semilla 03/31/2015

Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama said he would no longer allow bike runs in the city after seeing thousands swarm the street during Earth Hour on Saturday night. He said they looked “like ants”. “They were everywhere…

Why the Navara is fit for Cebu

Brian J. Ochoa 03/30/2015

We’ve already done a couple of articles about the Nissan Navara NP300 since it was launched last month. We know that it is one heck of a vehicle that is about to spice up the Philippine pickup…

Sugarcane worker arrested during graduation of daughters

Apple Ta-as 03/30/2015

A 39-year-old man was arrested during the graduation of his three daughters  in Caputatan Norte Elementary School in Medellin, northern Cebu last Sunday night. Danilo Dumaguit, a sugarcane laborer was arrested by police due to a standing…

LGU help needed for K to 12

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/30/2015

Kate Guinocor, 12, was all smiles as she was officially named class valedictorian of the Cabancalan I Elementary School and received medals for: most obedient and creative, historian of the year, researcher of the year and camper…

Palma: Holy Week not for partying

Apple Ta-as 03/30/2015

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is hopeful Cebuanos will find renewal of faith and receive the grace of God during the Holy Week where the mysteries of faith, sorrow, death and resurrection of the Lord is being highlighted.…

P58-M CCTVs, other equipment for SRP

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/30/2015

Cebu City Hall’s South Road Properties Management Office (SRP-MO) is asking for P58.4-million worth of heavy equipment and security cameras. “With the growing demands at the SRP, we feel that these items are of vital importance in…

Incoming storm Chedeng may affect Holy Week travelers

03/30/2015

A typhoon approaching the country from the east will enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said yesterday. In its 10:30 a.m. weather bulletin, the state…

Quake jolts Cebu, Bohol anew

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Norman V. Mendoza 03/30/2015

An earthquake was felt in Cebu at 9:47 a.m., Monday. According to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) the 4.7 magnitude quake originated 8 kilometers southeast of Buenavista, Bohol and is tectonic in origin. The earthquake…

No monthly release of senior citizens’ aid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/30/2015

Cebu City Hall will not release the cash assistance to senior citizens on a monthly basis. This was the reply of the city legal office to the demand letter sent by lawyer Reymelio Delute to Cebu City…

Partnership, not privatization for south bus terminal

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/30/2015

It will be a partnership with the private sector and not full privatization of the Cebu South Bus Terminal, so transport operators and commuters need not worry, Capitol officials assured yesterday. Ramon Dumayac Jr., operations manager of…

Kids in drug den have solo parents

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/30/2015

The anti-drug raid where children were caught sniffing shabu should serve as a wake-up call for society, specifically parents,   Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella said yesterday. “The drug buy-bust operation last (Friday) night at Duljo-Fatima which…

More than five months after bike lane ordinance, mayor still has to convene board

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Norman V. Mendoza 03/30/2015

 TINDAK SUGBO GAINS GROUND The Cebuanos’ observance of the Earth Hour exceeded the one-hour switch off and spilled into the streets, as more climate-conscious people use bicycles as a  mode of transportation. Aside from surpassing almost tenfold…

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