Bridge jumper identified by mother

Norman V. Mendoza 06/21/2016

THE man who jumped off the Marcelo Fernan Bridge had been identified by his mother who was visited by police to inform her of what happened to him. Cleofe Laguna said she last saw her 20-year-old son…

Customs seize P5M used clothing at Cebu port

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/23/2016

TWO containers filled with imported used clothing worth P5 million were seized by Customs officials at the Cebu International Port (CIP) last Monday. Lawyer Rico Rey Francis “Koko” Holganza, Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu district…

Unloading of imported rice delayed

Marites Villamor Ilano, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/19/2016

UNLOADING of a shipment of 800,000 bags of rice from Vietnam has been delayed because of the lack of berthing space at the Cebu International Port (CIP). As of yesterday, National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Renan B.…

Proposed port is next big-ticket infra project in Cebu

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/20/2015

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the proposed new Cebu International Port will be the next big-ticket infrastructure project that will be rolled out in Central Visayas region. Efren Carreon, NEDA regional director, said the…

Customs prepares warrant for confiscated used tires

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/04/2015

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu will soon issue a warrant of seizure and detention for the custody of the used tires which were seized from a warehouse in barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City last week.…

Customs tracks down 15 missing container vans

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/29/2015

FIFTEEN container vans stored at the Cebu International Port (CIP) were  illegally withdrawn from June to July, said officials. Four of the missing vans which contain used tires were found by officials of the Bureau of Customs…

Floods trap commuters, stall traffic

Apple Ta-as, Doris C. Bongcac 07/28/2015

Parts of Cebu City were submerged in knee-deep floodwaters after a downpour  broke out past noon yesterday. By midafternoon, part of  S. Osmeña Road in the North Reclamation Area  near SM City was underwater, slowing  vehicles to…

Port body allows use of CIP lot

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/09/2015

THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) has allowed the use of a 1.2-hectare container yard at the Cebu International Port for storage of seized and forfeited cargo containers. Bureau of Customs (BOC) Cebu Port District Collector Arnulfo Marcos…

PB supports Cordova on international port project

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/07/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) unanimously approved last Monday a resolution authorizing Cordova town to negotiate with a major developer for a 1,500-hectare port project in barangay Gabi. The resolution authored by PB Member Arleigh Sitoy involves…

BOC asks shipping firms to scrap port congestion fee

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/26/2014

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Cebu is asking shipping lines to stop charging the $200 port congestion fee that they impose on importers as there is no congestion in the Port of Cebu. Kenneth Sesante, BOC …

Work on Mahiga river easement starts

08/15/2014

CIVIL works started yesterday on a P6 million embankment project along parts of Mahiga Creek in Cebu City. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama led the groundbreaking of the 160-meter project at Block 27 in the North Reclamation…

Customs Cebu targets P12.4B in 2014

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/28/2014

Cebu Customs district collector Roberto Almadin told the weekly 888 News Forum that their collection target for 2014 of P12.4 billion is 43 percent higher compared to last year. He said they have a target collection of…

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