Marina orders halt on boat building in Cordova lot

Norman V. Mendoza 01/29/2018

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) ordered a halt into the construction of a motorboat in a private property in Barangay Alegria, Cordova town after the lot owner filed a complaint at their office last year. A hearing…

Quarters for single parents in BPOs

Therese Mae Alegado 01/27/2018

  Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s plans of building a residential quarters for call center agents who are single parents has been accepted by Qualfon, a call center company which agreed to his conditions. Qualfon is a…

Pasil fire victims ask City Hall for building materials

USC Intern Therese Mae Alegado 01/24/2018

Though the displaced fire victims of Sitio Lawis, Barangay Pasil, are grateful for the donations, they are now asking the Cebu City government to provide them with the materials to rebuild their homes. “Their services were okay,…

Thief caught for triggering fire alarm in downtown Cebu City building

Benjie B. Talisic 01/15/2018

What started as a fire alarm ended as a theft alarm after personnel from the Parian Police Station found a burglar inside the UV Building in Colon Street, Barangay Parian Cebu City this afternoon. Firefighters rushed to…

BFP asked to intensify building inspections

Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 01/10/2018

The Cebu City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) will intensify its inspections of establishments in the city to ensure compliance with safety standards. This comes at the heels of the fire that hit Metro Ayala last week.…

Tom: Roaches, rats, ‘crocodiles’ in legislative building

Inna Gian Mejia 01/10/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the City Administrator’s office should handle the pest problem at City Hall’s legislative building. He said he will talk about it with City Administrator Nigel Paul Villarete. “We’ll let them solve…

Grade 12 student jumps off school building

Benjie Talisic 01/04/2018

  A grade 12 student allegedly jumped off the fourth floor of a university along N. Bacalso Avenue on Wednesday morning. According to PO1 Andy Bayarcal of Punta Princesa Police Station, the student (name withheld) survived and…

John Gokongwei pays Kawit property a surprise visit

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/27/2017

Cebu City officials got a surprise visit yesterday from one of the country’s biggest business magnates. John Gokongwei Jr., founder and chairman emeritus of JG Summit Holdings Inc., visited and inspected the Kawit property in the South…

Gaming for nation-building

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/08/2017

I am the last person you will see in an internet café playing computer games. It is just not my thing. My husband, Jeff, has a different opinion about computer games. He said when he plays “Orcs…

Colliers: Nat’l developers to still pursue mixed-use communities for Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/28/2017

FOR national developers to make more headway in the competitive real estate market in Cebu, Colliers Philippines, a property research and management firm, has recommended that they would need to develop mixed-use communities; differentiate integrated projects; as…

Building a competitive edge

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 11/24/2017

Legacy hotel bets on Glass House, multimillion face-lift to get bigger share of Cebu’s garden hotel market As new properties rise in the business district and lesser-known pension houses fade in the background, a 45-year-old legacy hotel…

Grade 12 student jumps off school building

Agnes B. Alpuerto, Benjie B. Talisic 09/28/2017

A senior high school student jumped off the seventh floor of a college building in Barangay Kalubihan, Cebu City past 4PM on Thursday, September 28. The student, a 17-year old girl, was rushed to the hospital but…

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