Empower women, close the gender gap

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/08/2018

“CLOSE the gender gap completely.” This was the emphatic call made by participants of Thursday’s Women’s Forum at St. Theresa’s College with the theme “We Make Change Work for Women” held in line with the celebration of…

Comelec Cebu office open to probing 2016 poll claims

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/08/2018

The provincial office of the Commission on Elections said yesterday that they are open to any investigation into allegations of poll fraud that occurred in the May 2016 elections. Provincial Comelec Supervisor Marco Castillano said their office…

Dispatcher gunned down

Norman V. Mendoza 03/08/2018

A DRUG surrenderer who worked as a jeepney dispatcher was gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants as he sat along the road in Barangay Agus, Lapu-Lapu City at 6:30 p.m. yesterday. SPO1 Allan Frederick Pantaleon of the Lapu-Lapu…

Cebu City, Yokohama ink devt pact

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 03/08/2018

A MEMORANDUM of understanding was signed yesterday between Cebu City and Yokohama City officials for cooperation in sustainable urban development. “There’s no obligation on the part of the city. It’s just to make it clear that we…

3 dead, 4 hurt in 3 accidents

Rene F. Alima 03/08/2018

Compostela, Minglanilla, Oslob Road accidents in two days in three towns in Cebu claimed three lives and injured four others in a span of 24 hours. The first accident happened at Compostela town in northern Cebu where…

Lending firm loses P20,000 to burglar

Rene F. Alima 03/08/2018

A LENDING firm in Toledo City lost P20,000 in cash and a cellphone after a burglar managed to enter its office on Thursday in Barangay Sangi, Toledo City. Fast Cash Finance Co. Inc. said the burglar entered…

LRRMO gets P4M rescue equipment

Norman V. Mendoza 03/08/2018

LAPU-LAPU City’s Risk Reduction Management Office (LRRMO) recently acquired hydraulic cutting equipment worth P4 million. The equipment included a hydraulic jack, hydraulic metal separator and a hydraulic steel or pipe cutter. Andy Berame, the city’s local disaster…

Talisay cops drug-free

Benjie B. Talisic 03/08/2018

NO police officer was positive of using drugs in the Talisay City Police Station. This was the result of a surprise drug test on 76 police officers at the police station including seven non-uniformed personnel. Supt. Marlu…

NBI files cyber libel case vs. Rappler

Inquirer.net 03/08/2018

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed a cyber libel case before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against executives of online news site Rappler in connection with the complaint filed by a businessman regarding an article…

Duterte bank accounts open to anyone except Trillanes — Roque

Inquirer.net 03/08/2018

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s wealth is always open for scrutiny by anyone except Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Malacañang said on Thursday, maintaining that the Chief Executive has nothing to hide. “Sabi po niya kahit sino puwedeng tingnan ang…

Enforce, sustain waste segregation

Editorial 03/08/2018

As expected, politics was again a factor in the (re)birth pains of the waste segregation policy resumed by the Cebu City government starting last Thursday, March 1. Councilor Philip Zafra, president of the Association of Barangay Councils,…

Don’t be a Luddite

Peter Wallace 03/08/2018

Those who oppose a national ID system need to join the modern world. We are past the point where personal privacy was a given. Just look at Facebook, where people are disclosing intimacies they’d never have thought…

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