BOC condemns, burns foreign donations

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/03/2018

Donations that were supposedly intended for victims of Supertyphoon Yolanda which badly affected northern Cebu towns in October 2013 were destroyed through thermal burning on Wednesday morning. Elvira Cruz, customs district collector, said that the donations that…

PH ranks last in mobile video quality

Inquirer.net 09/26/2018

The Philippines has a long way to go in terms of delivering high-quality mobile video services, based on a crowdsourced survey conducted by OpenSignal, a wireless mapping company based in the United Kingdom. In the debut of…

Belgium finishes third at World Cup

AP 07/15/2018

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — For Belgium and England, the third-place match at the World Cup was more like a dress rehearsal for future finals. At least they hope. The Belgians earned their best World Cup finish by…

Belgium bags third place in World Cup

Mars G. Alison 07/15/2018

Belgium won the battle for third with a 2-0 blanking of England and claimed its best ever World Cup finish late Saturday night, Philippine time. Eden Hazard, who sealed the win for Belgium with a goal in…

Foreign runners abound in Cebu Marathon 2018

Glendale G. Rosal 12/26/2017

  THE UPCOMING Cebu Marathon 2018 will be well represented by runners from different countries around the world. The race, which starts and finishes at the Cebu Business Park on January 14, 2018, has attracted 4,997 runners…

Belgium ambassador pays courtesy visit to PRO-7

Benjie Talisic, Intern 12/05/2017

The Belgium Ambassador to the Philippines visits the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 on Tuesday to strengthen its ties with the police as well as establish more business opportunities for its citizens. Chief Supt. Franklin Mabanog, PRO…

New Belgian consul

Jaime Picornell 11/30/2017

THE Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium HE Michel Goffin will host a reception on Monday, Dec. 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the ballroom of the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel. It has a double purpose:…

Youths build health center in Mandaue relocation site

Norman V. Mendoza 08/04/2016

Twenty-three youth volunteers from Belgium and The Netherlands and Cebu City help construct the multipurpose center and health center at a 6.5-hectare relocation site in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City. The project’s construction started last Aug. 2 and…

Olivia’s birthday

Jaime Picornell 07/17/2016

TO celebrate the National Day of Belgium, the Ambassador of Belgium and Mrs. Roland Van Remoortele and the Honorary Consul of Belgium in Cebu and Mrs. Enrique Benedicto will host a reception on Thursday, July 21 from…

Belgian prosecutors issue warrant for new suspect

03/26/2016

Brussels — Belgian prosecutors issued an arrest warrant Saturday for a new suspect in the attacks on the Brussels airport and subway as authorities moved to clean up damage caused by the explosions. The federal prosecutor’s office…

21 dead in Belgium terror attacks

03/23/2016

Brussels, Belgium — Belgian firefighters said at least 21 people had died after “enormous” blasts hit Brussels airport and the city’s metro system yesterday. Pierre Meys, spokesman for the Brussels fire brigade, told AFP that 11 people…

Envoy: No Pinoy killed in Brussels blasts

03/23/2016

NO Filipino was reported injured or killed in a series of explosions that rocked Brussels yesterday morning, Philippine Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg Victoria Bataclan told Inquirer.net. “We called hospitals, too,” Bataclan said. “Expect police info before…

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