DILG adds Bogo City in list of passers for Good Financial Housekeeping

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city government of Bogo has made it to the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) list of passers for Good Financial Housekeeping for the year 2019. In a letter sent to…

Effect of border controls on COVID cases in province may determine quarantine fate

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The effect of the reimposition of the strict border controls between Cebu province and Cebu City may decide on what is up next for areas in the province that have a high number…

Gov: No mass testing yet, use limited resources wisely

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the limited supply of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test kits, the Cebu provincial government maintains that resources should be used wisely. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in response to continued call for mass testing,…

‘Sin’ tax collections hit P269B in 2019

Ben O. de Vera - Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/01/2020

Collections from so-called sin products, including sugary drinks, totaled P269.1 billion in 2019 amid higher excise tax rates slapped on their consumption, Department of Finance (DOF) data showed. Based on preliminary figures from the DOF’s strategy, economics…

3 Chinese kids in Aklan hospital for possible 2019-nCoV discharged

Nestor P. Burgos Jr. 01/28/2020

ILOILO CITY –– Three Chinese nationals confined at the provincial hospital of Aklan for possible novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV infection were released on Tuesday morning, health officials said. Dr. Cornelio Cuachon Jr., Aklan provincial health officer, said…

Capitol BAC reviews pending infra projects from 2019

Rosalie Abatayo 01/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Infrastructure projects of the Cebu provincial government funded by its 2019 budget are currently under review at the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC). Dr. Mary Rose Vincoy, chairman of the infrastructure arm of…

2019 inflation settles at 3-year low of 2.5%

Ben O. de Vera 01/08/2020

Inflation rose by 2.5 percent year-on-year in December last year amid seasonal price increases during the Christmas holidays and the typhoons that jacked up food prices, the government reported Tuesday. For the entire 2019, headline inflation averaged…

Cebu City among Top 100 Destinations in the world 

Morexette Marie Erram 01/06/2020

CEBU City, Philippines—Cebu City is among the Top 100 most visited cities in the world for 2019, according to a report published by Euromonitor International. Cebu City ranked 77th in Euromonitor International’s list of Top 100 destinations…

Samsung chairman retains top spot as wealthiest businessman in S. Korea

The Korean Herald/Asia News Network via Inquirer.net 01/01/2020

SEOUL — Ailing Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee retained the top spot as the wealthiest South Korean businessman with his stock assets rising by 4 trillion won ($3.4 billion) in 2019, to reach 17.6 trillion won, according…

In 2019, the box office belonged to Disney

AP 01/01/2020

NEW YORK — Every movie year offers up a parade of hits and flops. But in 2019, no winner was in the same galaxy as the Walt Disney Co. And the biggest loser might have been anyone…

Gerald Anderson bids goodbye to ‘negativity’ of 2019: ‘You kicked my a$$’

Niña V. Guno 01/01/2020

Actor Gerald Anderson got candid about what the past year was like, stating that it had “so much negativity.” Anderson posted on Instagram today, Jan. 1, his reflection for the past year and the year to come.…

Thank you for these lessons, 2019

Immae Lachica 01/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— As we welcome the first day of 2020 let’s take a look at what we’ve learned from 2019. It was a whirlwind of experiences, chances we took and chances we allowed to slip away.…

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