Cebu City dad pushes bid to increase taxes on banks

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/14/2017

  In order to increase revenues for Cebu City, a councilor is proposing to increase the taxes imposed by the city on banks and other financial institutions. But during a public hearing on the proposed ordinance by…

Scavengers oppose waste plant bid

Chris A. Ligan, USJ-R Intern Kristine Remolisan 09/27/2017

About 50 scavengers of the Inayawan landfill were joined by ecology advocates and militant groups in denouncing Cebu City Hall’s plans to set up a waste to energy plant near the landfill site. The protesters sought a…

San Miguel kisses grand-slam bid goodbye with loss to sister-team Barangay Ginebra

Brian Mikhael J. Ochoa 09/27/2017

Defending champion Barangay Ginebra ended the grand-slam bid of sister-team San Miguel Beer with a masterful 104-84 rout of the Beermen Wednesday night in the quarterfinal round of the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Mall of Asia…

SWU-Phinma’s semis bid ends with 30-point loss to UV

Jonas N. Panerio 09/26/2017

THE DEFENDING champions University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers put an end to the semifinal aspirations of the Southwestern University (SWU)-Phinma in emphatic fashion, routing the Cobras by 30 points, 94-64, in the 17th Cesafi men’s…

Boosting Cebu’s medical tourism bid

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 09/01/2017

  The ongoing P500-million upgrade of six hospitals under the Cebu Doctors’ Group (CDG) of Hospitals is expected to give Cebu’s bid to become a medical tourism destination a needed boost. This developed as the Cebu Doctors’…

Taxi fare hike bid up to nat’l heads — LTFRB-7 director

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/28/2017

ALTHOUGH he agreed that an increase in taxi fare if approved will burden the passengers and benefit the operators and drivers, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) chief Ahmed Cuizon will leave the…

CIB.O seeks industry support in bid to secure talent pool

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/22/2017

A leader in the local information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) sector called for greater collaboration between industry and the academe in talent preparation, especially with the anticipated shortage of college graduates in the next two years. Wilfredo…

Bad weather foils Macarine’s English Channel bid anew

Glendale G. Rosal 08/18/2017

FOR THE second straight year, Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine has called off his bid to cross the treacherous English Channel. Macarine was supposed to swim the 33-mile channel from Dover, England to Calais, France on Friday, but…

City Hall, first step in bid for Cebu’s digital transformation

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/25/2017

CEBU CITY EXPERT TAKES ON NEW ROLE City Hall will go digital, the “ground zero” for the bid to hasten the digital transformation of business processes in Cebu. Joel Mari Yu, Cebu City’s consultant on business and…

DOT pushes bid to make PH the ‘freediving capital of Asia’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/19/2017

A top tourism official called for sustained involvement from Cebu’s private sector in the government’s bid to make the Philippines “the freediving capital of Asia.” Benito “Bong” Bengzon, Department of Tourism (DOT) undersecretary for tourism development, said…

Young Gilas Pilipinas squad off to Chinese Taipei for Jones Cup bid

Inquirer.net 07/13/2017

THE FIRST step to the World Cup in China will be taken Friday when Gilas Pilipinas 5.0 flies out to Chinese Taipei for the 39th edition of the Jones Cup Invitational as coach Chot Reyes takes with…

2002 Lions keep semis bid alive

Jonas N. Panerio 07/03/2017

USC North Alumni Basketball Conference THE 2002 Lions forced a do-or-die game for a ticket to the semifinals in Division 3 after they blew away the 2007 Waybus, 79-49, in the quarterfinals of the University of San…

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