Habal driver dies, 6 hurt in Carcar road accident

Rene F. Alima 03/30/2016

A HABAL-HABAL (motorcycle-for-hire) driver was killed while six persons were injured after two motorcycles collided along a national road in Barangay Valencia Carcar City, southern Cebu last Tuesday night. Police identified the fatality as Severino Ledisma, a…

Local trade, tourism to benefit from new Cebu-Dubai flights

Vanessa Claire Lucero 03/30/2016

Emirates launch caps month’s opening of new international routes to Mactan airport Cebu’s tourism and trade economies can expect significant growth this year and in the years to come due to the launch of new flights, several…

More Cebu developers joining PPA seen as victory

Vanessa Claire Lucero 03/30/2016

A CEBU developer who saw more homegrown developers joining the Philippine Property Awards said this was already a victory for them. “This is good. It means that developers in Cebu are very healthy,” said Jose Franco Soberano,…

Court orders detention of EgyptAir hijacker

03/30/2016

Larnaca, Cyprus — A Cyprus court yesterday ordered the detention for eight days of an Egyptian man who admitted to hijacking a domestic EgyptAir flight and diverting it to the east Mediterranean island nation by threatening to…

Suu Kyi ally sworn in as Myanmar’s new president

03/30/2016

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Htin Kyaw, a trusted friend of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, took over as Myanmar’s president on Wednesday, calling it a “historic moment” in the country’s long-drawn transition to democracy after decades of…

Dallas man set to die for killing 2 daughters

03/30/2016

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Attorneys are asking federal courts to halt the scheduled execution of a 60-year-old former Dallas accountant condemned for gunning down his young daughters while their mother helplessly listened on the phone. John Battaglia is…

53 finish free electrical, plumbing courses

03/30/2016

Fifty-three individuals from barangays Cabadiangan and Tamiao in Compostela, northern Cebu graduated from the free basic electrical and plumbing courses initiated by AboitizLand and Aboitiz Foundation last March 6 at Cabadiangan Barangay Hall. Twenty-four students of basic…

Binay’s bid

Editorial 03/30/2016

One Cebu’s break with the United Nationalist Alliance of Vice President Jejomar Binay spells uncertain times ahead for the former Makati City mayor whose quest for the presidency is all the more hobbled by the slew of…

Crisis in Philippines higher education

Jobers R. Bersales 03/30/2016

The numbers speak for themselves. Among all the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines, with a population of nearly 100 million, ranks the highest in terms of number of universities and colleges,…

Missing the boat

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 03/30/2016

Crown Legacy, Baguio City – Close to a thousand co-operative leaders, mostly women are meeting here for the 2nd national summit on Gender and Development in Co-ops, quite a fitting event to conclude the international celebration of…

PH SHOCKS NOKOR

Rabboni Centino Borbon 03/30/2016

Playing with style and substance, the Philippines delivered a performance for the ages to topple a nation that played in the World Cup just six years ago. Complimenting their hard-nosed, no-nonsense defending with a flair rarely seen…

Batch 1995/New Millennium Hardware gains share of top spot

Calvin D. Cordova 03/30/2016

BATCH 1995/New Millennium Hardware forged a two-way tie at the number one spot after it demolished CEC-C/ATS Aljhune Tinsmith/NST Rubbers, 74-53, last Tuesday in the Cebu Eastern College Alumni Basketball Association (Cecaba) 15th Dr. Chen Lieh Fu…

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