Medal design for Cebu Ironman revealed

Glendale G. Rosal 07/31/2015

Cebuano designer Kenneth Cobonpue unveiled the design for the medals of the finishers and trophies of the winners of the Cobra Ironman 70.3. This year’s medal are made of cast stone and resin while the miniature figures…

SWU apologizes, sends erring HS players home

Jonas N. Panerio 07/31/2015

NOT INTENTIONAL Southwestern University (SWU) through its Chairman of the Board, Chito Salazar, has apologized for the controversial fiasco that saw their high school basketball coach and five players get lifetime bans from the Cebu Schools Athletic…

Triathlon gives Fr. Brian ‘more energy’ as a priest

07/31/2015

by Juli Ann M. Sibi ,UP Cebu Intern Cebuano priest Fr. Brian Brigoli said he knows that his  mission as a “man of God” requires him to  stay healthy. At 36, he finds time in his busy…

Hoping for good weather, organizers offer eggs, prayers

07/31/2015

For organizers of the weekend’s  Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines, the weather come race day will be a crucial factor for the success of the event. Bad weather can pose safety issues and could even  lead to the…

Export sales decline, but Philexport hopes for recovery in last quarter

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/31/2015

  Export sales were down in the first five months of this year, but Philexport Cebu hopes to recover towards the end of the year. Federico Escalona, Philexport Cebu executive director, said they noticed an increase in…

Central Visayas still growing faster than rest of Philippines

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/31/2015

APEC meetings, IT-BPM sector seen to further drive growth this year The Central Visayas  economy continued to outpace the Philippines last year as it expanded 8.8 percent, government statisticians reported. The Philippine economy slowed down last year,…

AEV net income declines

07/31/2015

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) said its consolidated net income declined 18 percent to P7.8 billion in the first half of this year. This translates to P1.41 in earnings per share, the company said in a disclosure…

Aquino praises Roxas as man of ‘clear integrity’

07/31/2015

“Mga Boss, idinudulog ko po sa inyo ngayon, sa akin pong opinyon, ang nagpakita na ng gilas at ng integridad, ang hinog at handang-handang magpatuloy ng Daang Matuwid: walang iba kundi si Mar Roxas.” (To my bosses,…

Record high 2,615 in Cebu for Ironman

Dale G. Rosal 07/31/2015

FIESTA RACE AHEAD   With overcast skies and prayers for fine weather, organizers of the Ironman 70.3 look forward to a smooth triathlon in Cebu this weekend. Up to the last minute, coordination was being done to…

Smooth traffic flow on Day 2 of rerouting

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/31/2015

The Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) noticed that on the second day of the implementation of the one-way traffic scheme in the city, traffic flow was smoother. The scheme was first implemented last Wednesday and four…

Smoke fills Mactan airport arrival area; passengers evacuated

Doris C. Bongcac, Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/31/2015

Mactan airport authorities had to evacuate passengers and occupants of the terminal when thick black smoke filled the international arrival area of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) past noon yesterday. There was no fireoutbreak, however. The smoke…

Lawyer sues airline for flight delay

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/31/2015

A lawyer from Baybay City in Leyte province is demanding compensation for a flight delay of over six hours in  May. Augustin Alo sued low-cost airline Tiger Airways Philippines after his flight was cancelled and he was…

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