‘Dating app’ now a must, quips Poe amid rage over single-passenger car ban

Inquirer.net 08/09/2018

  “Singles” no longer allowed on Edsa? Fret no more because Senator Grace Poe has a quick “solution” to the problem. “Maghanap muna sila ng makakapareha (ng mga singles),” Poe said in jest on Wednesday when asked…

Indonesia to ban dog meat consumption

Asia News Network/Inquirer.net 08/08/2018

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has agreed to issue a regulation banning the trade in dog meat amid concerns over the spread of rabies and animal abuse following a series of campaigns against the consumption of dog…

City Hall plastic ban starts today

USJ-R Intern 07/31/2018

Cebu City Hall officials and employees report to work today with a reminder to observe and comply with the ban on single-use plastic materials which takes effect today. As of yesterday, City Hall employees like City Environment…

BAN MOTORCYCLES IN CEBU?

MAO BA? 07/28/2018

Cebu-based netizens are amenable to prohibiting the use of motorcycles in Cebu City following the shooting of a PDEA-7 officer by motorcycle-riding assailants last Friday, July 27. Netizen Mr Jimmy Lorca wrote, “Ibawal nlng motor ky kasagaran…

VM Bucao backs ban on sikads in highways

John Aroa 07/16/2018

Talisay City Vice Mayor Allan Bucao voiced support to the provincial government’s proposed ban on traysikads at the national highway. Bucao said Cebu Provincial Traffic Coordinator Joy Tumulak’s proposed ban on traysikads especially along the Talisay City…

Environmental activitists seek ban on plastic straws

AFP 07/01/2018

FOR decades, plastic straws have been essential props for cocktail makers, smoothie lovers and fast food addicts. But that may be starting to change, thanks largely to vigorous environmental campaigning. Under pressure from activists, the European Union,…

Saudi gov’t overturns ban on women drivers

AFP 06/24/2018

Saudi women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time in decades Sunday as the kingdom overturned the world’s only ban on female motorists, a historic reform expected to usher in a new era of social mobility.…

Doubling down on plastics ban

Editorial 06/13/2018

Cebu City Hall’s plans to amend its plastics ban ordinance to emulate that of Mandaue City is a small recognition of Mandaue City Hall’s efforts to substantially reduce its plastics garbage output to a substantial level that…

Total ban on ‘pisonet’ operations not legally possible – councilors

Futch Anthony Inso 06/08/2018

LAPU-LAPU CITY A MOVE to ban the operations of “pisonet” in Lapu-Lapu City faced serious opposition before the city council as two councilors who were both lawyers believed that such would prohibit a legal trade. “We might…

Checkpoints in Cebu net 4 gun ban violators

Benjie B. Talisic 04/16/2018

“We are serious in implementing the election gun ban.” Chief Supt. Moises Mabanag, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas deputy regional director for administration, said this on Monday amid the arrest of four gun ban violators in…

Eighty face mask ban violators caught

Norman V. Mendoza 04/03/2018

ABOUT 80 violators of Lapu-Lapu City’s face mask ban were caught by the city government’s City Traffic Management System (CTMS) last Sunday and Monday. CTMS deputy chief Roderick Daño disclosed the numbers, saying their office conducted a…

Face mask ban in Lapu

Editorial 04/02/2018

We hope that Lapu-Lapu City will have better luck in enforcing their own ordinance to ban face masks and tinted helmets after they reactivated its enforcement yesterday. It’s interesting to note that Lapu-Lapu City enacted their ordinance…

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