Over 4,000 Filipino seafarers set to arrive in PH ports by May 17

Cathrine Gonzales 05/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 4,559 overseas Filipino workers from different cruise ships are expected to disembark at the country’s ports by May 17, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said…

Tax collections down in Q1 due to COVID-19

Ben O. de Vera - Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/20/2020

The first-quarter tax collections of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) not only declined but also slid below target as the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting quarantine imposed since mid-March hurt domestic…

Unemployment seen rising to 8% in 2nd quarter

Doris Dumlao-Abadilla - Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/14/2020

Eight out of every 100 Filipino workers may end up jobless this second quarter, resulting in the country’s highest jobless rate in 13 years, as the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was swallowed as the bitter pill to…

Get to know Cebu’s bets for the Miss Universe PH 2020

Michelle Joy Padayhag 02/17/2020

Cebu City, Philippines—Cebu is always considered as a pageant powerhouse in the country.  Last year, a Cebuana, Gazini Christiana Ganados, represented the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. This year, three ladies from Cebu are…

Karen Laurrie Mendoza, Miss Iloilo Binibining Pilipinas, considers Cebu her second home

Gresheen Gift M. Libby 01/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For Manila-based beauty queen Karen Laurrie Mendoza, Cebu is where her love for pageantry started. The 24-year old stunner from Ilo-ilo City was based in Cebu for a while in 2017, and she…

Cebu City slides down on Safest Cities List; Crime Index Rate increases – Numbeo

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/27/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City slid down on the ranks of Safest Cities for 2020, recent statistics from survey-powered, online database Numbeo showed.  The capital of Cebu province in Central Visayas was ranked the 259th…

The Latest: Halep through to 3rd round at Australian Open

01/23/2020

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local): 8:35 p.m. Wimbledon champion Simona Halep has beaten British qualifier Harriet Dart 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round. Halep ended 2019 ranked…

IN PHOTOS: Barangay Luz Fire: The morning after

Gerard Francisco 01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the most beautiful night in Cebu was happening, and Binibining San Fernando Beatrice Gomez was crowned as Binibining Cebu 2020, a barangay was fighting to save what could be salvaged from a…

Ginebra takes 2-1 lead over Meralco in PBA Governors’ Cup Finals

Dennison Rey A. Dalupang 01/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Barangay Ginebra slipped past Meralco, 92-84, for a 2-1 series lead in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals Sunday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao. Stanley Pringle emptied 17 of his 21 points in…

Things you should always bring to have fun, safe Sinulog experience

Immae Lachica 01/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The heat is on as we heat up our streets here in Cebu with the festivities for Sinulog 2020. Faces from the different walks of life putting out their phones to take the…

Ensuring CWAI’s sustainability in Tiukinhoy’s 2020 priority list

Mars G. Alison 01/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Ensuring the sustainability of its grassroots development program tops this year’s priorities of Felix “Boy” Tiukinhoy, president of the Cebu Weightlifting Association, Inc. (CWAI). “This will be the third year of its existence,…

BATTLE BEGINS

Dennison Rey Dalupang 01/07/2020

Barangay Ginebra’s Tim Cone and Meralco’s Norman Black have seen a lot of things transpire in their very long careers in the Philippine Basketball Association, and know that the Governors’ Cup Finals, which they will be a…

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