MAO BA?

Editorial 02/27/2017

NOSE PICKER A teenage girl was eating breakfast in an eatery across a government facility when an elderly woman sat down in front of her table. The teenage girl was pissed when she saw the woman picking…

Cebu City mulls release of P4K rental subsidy for fire victims

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/21/2017

Monday’s fire which hit five densely populated sitios (zones) within the boundaries of Barangays Tisa and Labangon has paved the way for City Hall to consider the release of rental subsidies for affected families in order to…

City Hall to assess areas, Capitol to allocate P1M

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/14/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña wants a detailed on-site assessment of the situation in quake-stricken Surigao City before deciding what assistance City Hall can extend to the victims. “We don’t like to be a burden. We want…

Help amid destruction

Editorial 02/14/2017

Unlike typhoons which can be tracked by weather satellites, earthquakes can occur at any place and any time, and it was unfortunate for the people of Surigao province that they were hit by a major quake late…

Cash aid for slain cop chief’s family

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/31/2017

THE Provincial Board approved a resolution granting P200,000 in financial aid to the family of slain Catmon town police chief Supt. Alexander Nuñez. The resolution sponsored by PB Member Miguel Magpale asked Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III…

WATCH: Cebu street kids perform rap with powerful message

Ryan Macasero, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/24/2017

In Cebu City, street children who knock on windows of cars or beg for money from commuters aren’t a new sight. But Jamil Faisal Adiong, a student at the University of San Carlos, spotted two children who…

COUNTERFEITER CAUGHT

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/21/2017

All it took was a computer and a printer in an internet café. Voilà! Fake peso bills were made. Unfortunately for the fake bill maker, policemen got him and seized from him P24,000 worth of fake bills…

Cell site shutdown to affect WiFi-powered ATMs

Doris C. Bongcac 01/12/2017

Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak is asking Cebuanos to withdraw cash before Sinulog weekend. He said that he was advised by officials of the Cebu Bankers Club that the planned shutdown of cell sites along the solemn…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/22/2016

‘NAGING BATO PA’ Police generals and regional directors were supposed to receive hefty Christmas bonuses from the government. But a day after announcing the bonuses, Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said the…

Capitol gives cash assistance to six OFWs

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/12/2016

Six overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) received P20,000 in cash assistance from the Cebu provincial government on Monday morning after they were stranded in Saudi Arabia for eight months. They were Tristan Navaja, Leonardo Mangubat Palen, Jecky Tampus…

Lapu, Cebu City seniors get cash aid

Norman V. Mendoza 12/10/2016

LAPU-LAPU City’s seniors and persons with disabilities in the city’s 30 barangays received their financial assistance handed over by City Hall personnel yesterday. The senior citizens who numbered 23,000 each received P2,000 this month, about P200 more…

Mandaue City elderly to receive cash aid

Dominic D. Yasay 12/09/2016

AT LEAST 15,000 senior citizens in Mandaue City will receive the last installment of their annual P6,000 cash assistance from the Mandaue City government in the next two weeks. This developed after the city government released P32.95…

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