Rains seen today until Saturday in Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/09/2017

Light to moderate rains will prevail over most parts of Cebu today until tomorrow afternoon due to the tail-end of a cold front that continues to affect the Visayas and Mindanao. Alfredo Quiblat Jr., chief of the…

Higher budget for infra, education in 2018

Nestle L. Semilla 03/09/2017

The Cebu Provincial Development Council (PDC) has approved around P90 billion worth of projects for 2018 budget appropriations. During the full council meeting yesterday, the PDC on mass motion also endorsed the approved budget to the Regional…

City Hall saves P1.8M in SRP loan payment

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/09/2017

CEBU City Hall was able to save around P1.8 million in its latest payment for the amortization of the South Road Properties (SRP) loan. Last February 20, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) has started collecting…

PDEA-7 busts net half a million worth of drugs

Benjie Talisic 03/09/2017

AGENTS of the Philippine Drug enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) arrested six persons in two separate drug busts in Consolacion town and Talisay City. James Visabella, 27; Caryle Pontillas, 29; and Kareen Escaldero, 24 were arrested…

Sabalones’ ‘underlings’ arrested

Norman V. Mendoza, Rene Alima 03/09/2017

While their kingpin reportedly remains in custody at the police national headquarters in Camp Crame, the underlings of self-confessed drug lord Franz Sabalones have kept their trade going in southern Cebu as though things were normal. And…

Cebu City holds more drug tests

Nestle L. Semilla 03/09/2017

Eighty-six Cebu City employees from three different offices were found negative for illegal drugs use after surprise drug tests were conducted simultaneously at the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP), Cebu City Zoo and the…

SM vs. Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/09/2017

City business permit head summoned to court today The Cebu Regional Trial Court Branch 9 yesterday summoned the head of Cebu City’s permit office to appear before the court today as it continues to hear the petition…

Tuburan coffee farmers’ dream is becoming a reality

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/09/2017

At the rate coffee farming in a midwest Cebu town is now growing, its mayor is looking into turning the municipality’s agricultural lands into tourist attractions. Tuburan Mayor Democrito “Aljun” Diamante said that making tourist attractions out…

By the numbers

Editorial 03/09/2017

They may have the numbers, but even with the passage of the death penalty bill on third and final reading by the Lower House, the Senate version may serve to further dilute or augment the existing bill…

Water runs dry but not the drug supply

Stephen D. Capillas 03/09/2017

As I wrote this, the weather remained tolerably warm for the most part in Metro Cebu, but local news broadcasts had long reminded the public about the forecast of the state weather bureau Pagasa on the hot…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/09/2017

  EDIBLE PAPER WHILE eating at a fast-food restaurant, a female diner overheard two friends talking about the piece of paper placed under a “siopao” or Chinese meat bun. One of them asked the other why she…

Joint Tokhang: A challenge to priests and pastors

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 03/09/2017

After President Rodrigo Duterte suspended the war on drugs for one month because of alleged imperfections in the implementation, now it is back with measures to prevent some irregularities, if there is any, to happen again. Considering…

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