THE Senate approved on third and final reading five bills seeking to declare special non-working and special working holidays in several provinces to commemorate local significant events. Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on…
FOREIGN investors could veer away from the Philippines over any perceived “instability” in the business environment that could arise from the second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act. Deputy Speaker Sharon Garin…
The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd-7) voiced surprise over reports that the Cebu City Science High School (CCSHS) was issued a disconnection notice by the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco). “How is that possible? We…
SCIENCE HIGH THE Visayan Electric Company (Veco) yesterday said the outstanding electric bill of the Cebu City National Science High School (CCNSHS) is over half a million pesos incurred during a five-month period. Veco said the school…
Pro-life advocates in Cebu on Saturday held a forum to help people decide on issues concerning morals. Dr. Rene Josef Bullecer, country director of Human Life International, said it is important for every Filipino to have…
Every month, the family of Jocelyn Penserga pays a monthly electric bill that ranges from P2,300 to P2,500. Jocelyn, a manager of a massage center, is married to Mark and together, they have four children. The family…
CRESCENCIA Oliverio arrived at the regional office of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in Cebu City on Friday with more than just enough time to have her old peso banknotes exchanged for new ones. Traveling…
WITH the use of a Visa credit card, one can soon enjoy the convenience of paying his or her water bill anywhere in the world. Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and the Development Bank of the Philippines…
DESPITE several requests from several old peso note holders who failed to exchange these bills, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reiterated its stand to no longer exchange these old bills for new ones after the deadline last…
MANILA — Detained Sen. Leila de Lima is asking Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III to back her bid to seek occasional furloughs so that she could cast her vote in crucial landmark legislation. In a letter to…
CEBU CITY–Activist groups in Cebu on Friday launched a signature drive to protest the administration’s plan to bring back the death penalty and to lower the criminal age of liability from 15 years old to nine. The…
A criminal complaint was filed on Monday against the 28-year-old man who was arrested by police for manufacturing and selling fake money bills in downtown Cebu City. Junrey Cagay, a resident of Barangay Quiot, Cebu City, was…
