Minglanilla to augment police visibility

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/21/2017

THE mayor of Minglanilla town is looking into augmenting police visibility in areas near schools and urged parents to be extra watchful of their children. Mayor Elanito Peña was sad that four of six people initially charged…

MCWD says no new lines in El Niño-hit barangays

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/21/2017

The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) suspended installation of new connections to 27 areas in Metro Cebu which have yet to recover from last year’s El Niño dry spell. “Our stand here is we want to protect…

Demolition held off as settlers seek dialogue

Norman V. Mendoza 03/21/2017

MANDAUE City Hall’s demolition team met stiff resistance from settlers of 33 houses that occupied a city government-owned lot at B. Ceniza Street in Sitio Ihawan, Barangay Mantuyong yesterday. The settlers sought a dialogue with Mandaue City…

Four destroyed, three damaged by fires

Norman V. Mendoza 03/21/2017

FOUR houses were destroyed while three were damaged by two fires that occurred in separate occasions at a residential area in Cordova town last Monday afternoon and at dawn yesterday. The first fire broke out at Sitio…

Liloan inmate recaptured

Rene F. Alima 03/21/2017

ONE of two inmates who escaped from a police precinct in Liloan town was recaptured in Barangay Cadiangan, Compostela town at 4 p.m. last Monday. Andrew Opon, a resident of Barangay Catarman, Liloan town, was isolated from…

Drug suspects nabbed in Cordova

Norman V. Mendoza 03/21/2017

THREE suspected drug pushers were arrested in a drug bust in Barangay Poblacion, a few meters away from a police precinct in Cordova town at noon last Monday. Rey Cuizon and Ramil Daculio of Barangay Day-as and…

BPO tie-up with ICT department aims to bring jobs to the countryside

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/21/2017

A homegrown business process outsourcing (BPO) firm projects to hire 10,000 workers across the Philippines within five years through a planned partnership with the national government. Michael Cubos, founder of Cordova-based Performance 360, said he recently came…

CCCI announces Cebu Business Month 2017 activities

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/21/2017

THIS year’s Cebu Business Month (CBM), the flagship project of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), is set to address issues relevant to industry stakeholders in four key areas. Celebrated June of each year, CBM…

No deal reached in BDO-Cebu City govt. talks

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/21/2017

The legal teams of Banco de Oro (BDO) and the Cebu City government failed to reach an agreement during a court chamber conference hearing on Tuesday. This means that the court mandated status quo order, which prevents…

Road rage suspect put behind bars

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/21/2017

CEBU CITY—Nineteen hours after he surrendered, Cebu road rage suspect David Chua Lim Jr. was locked behind bars at the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) stockade on Tuesday night. Wearing a blue polo shirt, black maong pants,…

Cebu-Netherlands ties get boost

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/21/2017

The Kingdom of the Netherlands saw strengthened ties with Cebu as it reopened its honorary consulate here last week. Marion Derckx, ambassador of the Netherlands to the Philippines, said they hope to forge new connections and business…

Charges elevated to court

Nestle L. Semilla 03/21/2017

The three Romanians tagged in the series of unauthorized ATM withdrawals in the Metro Cebu branches of the Land Bank of the Philippines waived their right to a preliminary investigation at the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office yesterday.…

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