Wasted talents and squandered wits

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 03/23/2023

One of the biggest wonders of the human race is that its members are endowed with an immense variety of interests and a vast diversity of talents. Do we ever wonder why different persons get interested in…

Random drug test conducted in Mandaue City Hall

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Almost 400 personnel from three offices of the Mandaue City Hall were subjected to a random drug test organized by the Mandaue City Substance Abuse Prevention Office (MCSAPO) on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Atty. Ebenezer…

Cebu City Hall employees continue to wait for release of P15,000 Charter Day bonus

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Casual and regular employees of Cebu City Hall may have to wait a little bit more for the release of their P15,000 Charter Day bonus, as the city council is still set to…

Cebu province implements own anti-ASF measures

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Pigs, pork products and byproducts, even those from areas with confirmed cases of the African Swine Fever (ASF), can now be transported without restrictions in Cebu province.  This after the provincial government decided to take…

Mandaue starts accepting applicants for scholarship program

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/22/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Government is now accepting applicants for its scholarship program for school year 2023-2024. Councilor Malcolm Sanchez, chairman of the Committee on Education, said the city will accommodate at least 30 poor but…

Feasibility study for building PH’s first suspended transport system in Cebu launched

Philippine Daily Inquirer 03/22/2023

CEBU CITY — A feasibility study was launched to construct the country’s first suspended transport system that will be built in Mandaue City, Cebu. Futran (or Future of Transport) Philippines, Inc. signed a Memorandum of Agreement with…

Traces of Philippine history in SFO

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 03/22/2023

San Francisco, California—On the way from the San Francisco International Airport to Berkeley last weekend, I remembered “The Streets of San Francisco,” a US TV series from my childhood. Street signs in this part of the world…

Bigger cash incentives proposed for winning Mandaue City athletes

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/21/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Bigger cash incentives await Mandaue City athletes who will win in local and international competitions. This is after the city council passed on the first reading on March 20, the proposed ordinance amending…

Mandaue City to set up more border checkpoints to prevent entry of ASF

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/21/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City police have identified at least 10 borders where checkpoints may be set up to prevent the entry of pork products contaminated with African Swine Fever (ASF) into the city. Mandaue…

Toledo Trojans climb to No. 2 in PCAP chess standings, battle 2 more northern teams Wednesday

Glendale G. Rosal 03/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Toledo-Xignex Trojans take on two more northern division teams tomorrow evening in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) third season first conference. Last Saturday, the Trojans dislodged the erstwhile No.…

Capitol to reappraise real estate properties in the province

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu Provincial Government will undertake reappraising of real estate properties throughout the province, focusing on Metro Cebu, where the majority of commercial establishments are situated. The Capitol’s Public Information Office (PIO), in a statement…

Rama to sign new EO following detection of ASF virus in Cebu City

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Additional measures would be introduced soon as to how else the Cebu City government and its residents could avoid the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF). Mayor Michael Rama said these will…

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