Ayuno upsets Eslao

James Nicole Franz R. Savellon 02/28/2017

FORMER University of the Visayas (UV) Green Wizard Jowar Ayuno trounced defending champion Dart Eslao in the professional division of the 12th UV Scrabble Challenge at the Robinsons Fuente in Cebu City last Saturday. After seven rounds,…

Abarquez bags 16-under title

John Carlo Villaruel 02/28/2017

CEBUANA netter Elizabeth Abarquez defeated Merkisslyn Ubay-Ubay, 7-5 6-4, to bag the 16-under girls tiara of the Cebuana Lhuillier Age Group Tennis Championships yesterday in Cagayan de Oro. The 15-year-old Abarquez, who scored a twinkill in the…

3 Cebuano spikers make it to nat’l pool

John Carlo Villaruel 02/28/2017

Three spikers from Cebu will be part of the 20-man training pool for the Philippine Men’s volleyball team for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games slated August in Malaysia. National coach Sinfronio Acaylar, in a text message sent…

Bucoy ends title drought in Cetba

Glendale G. Rosal 02/28/2017

CEBU Tenpin Bowling Association (Cetba) board member, Eric Bucoy ended 15 years without a title by clinching the February “Bowler of the Month” title last Saturday at the SM City Cebu bowling center. Bucoy toppled 1,328 pins…

Social welfare officer warned on delays in reimbursing advances

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/28/2017

A SOCIAL welfare officer of Sibonga town, southern Cebu was reprimanded by the Ombudsman-Visayas for her delay in liquidating her cash advances worth P4,302 last year. In a joint resolution, graft investigation officer Michael Mernardo Jr. chided…

PDEA sets March 15 deadline for village drugs list

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/28/2017

BARANGAY chiefs in Cebu City have until March 15 to submit the list of drug personalities in their respective areas to the regional Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7). So far, only 14 of the 80 barangays in…

Tom: No need to phase out old jeepneys in Cebu City

Edison Delos Angeles, Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/28/2017

It would be impractical to phase out jeepneys aged 15 years and older, at least as far as Cebu City is concerned. “The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) program is going to phase out many jeepney routes when…

Police to focus on calamity aid trainings

Nestle L. Semilla 02/28/2017

AFTER being sidelined in the war on illegal drugs, the Philippine National Police (PNP) shifts its focus to crime prevention and disaster preparedness. Cebu’s police joined representatives of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and…

House visits, drills mark annual Fire Prevention Month

Dominic D. Yasay, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 02/28/2017

METRO Cebu residents can expect house visits from personnel of the regional Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP-7) as part of their campaign to prevent fire outbreaks during Fire Prevention Month this March. Senior Supt. Samuel Tadeo, regional…

Rama: Tomas ‘writing off’ Don Vicente’s place in city

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/28/2017

A day after former mayor Michael Rama complained about the lack of recognition given to the late Cebu City mayor Don Vicente Rama, it was Councilor Eduardo Rama Jr.’s turn to do the same in yesterday’s City…

Deepening rift

Editorial 02/28/2017

Seeing loyalists of President Rodrigo Duterte and adherents of the first Edsa People Power Revolution stage their own separate rallies in Manila, Cebu and elsewhere around the country drove not a few netizens to voice their despair…

The wuss of Oz

Raymund Fernandez 02/28/2017

Wuss meaning: ineffectual, even sissy, marked by an uncanny lack of courage; part wimp, part pussy; wuss was a once-secret-name the abused used with each other to confuse their bullies. Wuss was what one of his children…

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