School opening moved to September in GCQ areas

Neil Arwin Mercado 04/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to move the opening of the next school year to September in areas placed…

Filipinos now allowed to visit South Korea except in areas affected by COVID-19

Krissy Aguilar 03/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tourists may now travel to South Korea, except in areas heavily affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases…

Cenro wants designated smoking areas part of OBO, business permit requirements

Rosalie Abatayo 12/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Two years into the effectivity of Cebu City’s Anti-Smoking in Public Ordinance, the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) admitted that several establishments are still non-compliant with the requirement of putting up…

BFP urges Cebu City to reblock fire-prone areas

Delta Derycka Letigio 02/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Cebu City is urging the local government unit (LGU) to consider reblocking fire-prone areas in the city and to improve the urban plan in order to minimize the…

BFP to shift focus to preventing residential fires

Morexette B. Erram 12/07/2018

The Bureau of Fire Protection in Cebu City recorded 218 fires from January to October this year. More than half of the fire incidents affected residential areas. With this, BFP – Cebu City will be shifting the…

PNP identifies 7 ‘election watchlist areas’ in Cebu

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 12/06/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has included four cities and three towns in Cebu in its Election Watchlist Areas (Ewas) to ensure the conduct of a clean and honest May 2019…

Police: No backpacks in key areas of Sinulog

Nestle L. Semilla 11/25/2018

HEADS up. Backpacks will no longer be allowed at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño and nearby areas during the novena and feast of the Child Jesus next year. This was agreed on Friday during a meeting…

Conference to discuss power solutions in remote areas

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 10/23/2018

A CONFERENCE to discuss solutions in delivering power to remote and developing areas in the country is slated in Cebu starting today, October 24 until Friday, October 26. The 2018 Philippine International Microgrid Exhibition and Conference (PIMEC)…

Some Cebu areas susceptible to landslides host mining operations

Morexette B. Erram 09/22/2018

MGB-7 GEOHAZARD MAP SEVERAL areas in Cebu province that are susceptible to landslides also happened to host mining operations. Data from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7), an attached office of the Department of…

Solon calls for price freeze in typhoon-affected areas

Inquirer.net 09/15/2018

ANAKPAWIS Rep. Ariel Casilao on Friday urged Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to order a price freeze in typhoon-affected areas in Northern and Central Luzon instead of merely warning the public about possible price increases due to Typhoon…

Motorists told: Avoid areas near Basilica

Morexette B. Erram 09/08/2018

Sunday activities marking former President Osmeña Sr.’s birthday, Masses may prompt CCTO to close roads Motorists are advised to avoid today (Sunday, Sept. 9) areas around Basilica del Sto. Niño, Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, Cebu City Hall and…

DENR to finalize assessment of structures in Oslob coastal areas

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/19/2018

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) will finalize its assessment of structures built on the coastal areas in Oslob town to determine if its owners violated the 20-meter easement zone. Oslob Mayor Jose Tumulak Jr.…

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